State ex rel. Steven Schnell v. Honorable Rebecca Richardson
Mo. Ct. App., E.D. · Sep 8, 2026
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited two nonexistent or incorrectly cited cases to support the proposition that all litigation involving one family must be heard by a single court. The court could not identify authority supporting that proposition and found that the citations misrepresented the law. Outcome: Writ denied; counsel sanctioned $1,750 under Missouri Rule 55.03 for filing fictitious and unsupported case citations.. Relator’s counsel, Jenna Rohr Conley, cited two cases in support of a venue-transfer argument. The citations did not correspond to the cases identified, and the cases located by the court under the same names did not support the asserted proposition. Conley admitted using generative AI to research the authorities and failing to verify the citations. The court held that filing nonexistent and unsupported authorities violated the reasonable-inquiry and existing-law requirements of Rule 55.03 and ordered Conley to pay $1,750 in reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the underlying petitioners.
- Why the court cared
- The structured public record identifies fake citations and misrepresented authority and records Writ denied; counsel sanctioned $1,750 under Missouri Rule 55.03 for filing fictitious and unsupported case citations.. The linked source controls the precise reasoning and procedural context.
- Why it matters now
- This matter connects fake citations and misrepresented authority with Writ denied; counsel sanctioned $1,750 under Missouri Rule 55.03 for filing fictitious and unsupported case citations. in Mo. Ct. App., E.D.. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited two nonexistent or incorrectly cited cases to support the proposition that all litigation involving one family must be heard by a single court. The court could not identify authority supporting that proposition and found that the citations misrepresented the law. Outcome: Writ denied; counsel sanctioned $1,750 under Missouri Rule 55.03 for filing fictitious and unsupported case citations.. Relator’s counsel, Jenna Rohr Conley, cited two cases in support of a venue-transfer argument. The citations did not correspond to the cases identified, and the cases located by the court under the same names did not support the asserted proposition. Conley admitted using generative AI to research the authorities and failing to verify the citations. The court held that filing nonexistent and unsupported authorities violated the reasonable-inquiry and existing-law requirements of Rule 55.03 and ordered Conley to pay $1,750 in reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the underlying petitioners.
This matter connects fake citations and misrepresented authority with Writ denied; counsel sanctioned $1,750 under Missouri Rule 55.03 for filing fictitious and unsupported case citations. in Mo. Ct. App., E.D.. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Record details
What the record establishes about AI use
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Writ denied; counsel sanctioned $1,750 under Missouri Rule 55.03 for filing fictitious and unsupported case citations.
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
1 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited two nonexistent or incorrectly cited cases to support the proposition that all litigation involving one family must be heard by a single court. The court could not identify authority supporting that proposition and found that the citations misrepresented the law.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in State ex rel. Steven Schnell v. Honorable Rebecca Richardson?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited two nonexistent or incorrectly cited cases to support the proposition that all litigation involving one family must be heard by a single court. The court could not identify authority supporting that proposition and found that the citations misrepresented the law. Outcome: Writ denied; counsel sanctioned $1,750 under Missouri Rule 55.03 for filing fictitious and unsupported case citations.. Relator’s counsel, Jenna Rohr Conley, cited two cases in support of a venue-transfer argument. The citations did not correspond to the cases identified, and the cases located by the court under the same names did not support the asserted proposition. Conley admitted using generative AI to research the authorities and failing to verify the citations. The court held that filing nonexistent and unsupported authorities violated the reasonable-inquiry and existing-law requirements of Rule 55.03 and ordered Conley to pay $1,750 in reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the underlying petitioners.
- Why does State ex rel. Steven Schnell v. Honorable Rebecca Richardson matter for legal AI risk?
- This matter connects fake citations and misrepresented authority with Writ denied; counsel sanctioned $1,750 under Missouri Rule 55.03 for filing fictitious and unsupported case citations. in Mo. Ct. App., E.D.. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
- What does the public record establish about State ex rel. Steven Schnell v. Honorable Rebecca Richardson?
- The record summarizes the outcome described in the linked public source. The recorded document is hosted in the upstream publisher archive. This page is not a substitute for the complete docket, subsequent history, or jurisdiction-specific advice.
- Which source supports this State ex rel. Steven Schnell v. Honorable Rebecca Richardson summary?
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