Shaddai Harris v. Iliac, LLC
CA Texas · Jul 16, 2026 · Brian Walker
- Jurisdiction
- state
- Court
- CA Texas
- Record ID
- shaddai-harris-v-iliac-llc-2026-07-16
- Observed outcome
- The appellate court affirmed the trial court's no-evidence summary judgment against the appellant.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court identified that the pro se litigant included an inaccurate legal citation in her appellate brief. While the court noted this error, the case was decided on procedural grounds regarding the denial of continuances and the failure to preserve issues, rather than as a formal sanction for the citation error itself.
The court reasoned that the cited case, Valdez v. Robertson, was an inaccurate citation that did not support the appellant's proposition, as the cited cause number actually corresponded to an unrelated mandamus proceeding.
This case illustrates how appellate courts identify and flag inaccurate citations in pro se filings. It serves as a reminder that courts independently verify the validity of cited authority, regardless of whether the error is attributed to AI or manual research.
Failure modes and consequences
- Hallucinated_citation
- Misrepresented_authority
- Pro Se
- Misrepresented Authority
- Tort
- Appellate
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Appellate review of a trial court's order granting no-evidence summary judgment.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court referenced hallucinated citations in the context of the litigant's broader conduct.
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Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify all case citations against primary legal databases to ensure they exist and support the intended proposition.
- Implement mandatory citation-checking protocols for all legal filings, including those drafted by pro se litigants or assisted by AI tools.
- Review appellate briefs for accuracy before submission to avoid judicial scrutiny regarding the reliability of cited authority.