Shaerica L. Walder v. Experian Information Solutions
E.D. Texas · Feb 18, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- E.D. Texas
- Record ID
- shaerica-l-walder-v-experian-information-solutions-2026-02-18
- Observed outcome
- The court denied the motion for summary judgment without prejudice and issued a formal warning regarding future filings.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court issued a formal warning to a pro se litigant regarding the inclusion of fabricated case law in a motion for summary judgment. While the court accepted the plaintiff's explanation that the errors were unintentional, it explicitly cautioned that further noncompliance could lead to sanctions, including dismissal and monetary penalties.
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff repeatedly cited nonexistent/fictitious cases in her motion for summary judgment; the magistrate judge flagged the fabricated citations and the district court warned that further citation of nonexistent cases could result in sanctions.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in E.D. Texas, with the listed outcome: Warning.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Administrative
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- The district court reviewed a magistrate judge's report and recommendation de novo following the plaintiff's objections to the denial of a motion for summary judgment.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
AI (implied, unspecified) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.
Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.
- Escalate and correct a suspect filing promptly, with a documented response.