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Strategic Funding Source, Inc. v. STI-NY, LLC
SC New York · May 28, 2026
NY / stateEditorial impact: mediumfake citationsmisrepresented authoritycontracttrial
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited Citibank, N.A. v Velazquez, 150 AD3d 813, 814 [2d Dept 2017], but the correct authority is Citibank, N.A. v Wood, 150 AD3d 813, 814 [2d Dept 2017]; court rejected the miscitation. Outcome: Adverse Costs Order.
- Why the court cared
- The record concerns whether authorities presented to the decision-maker existed and could be verified. The tracked outcome is Adverse Costs Order; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
- Why it matters now
- This matter connects fake citations and misrepresented authority involving Unidentified with Adverse Costs Order in SC New York, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Why this matter is tracked
Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited Citibank, N.A. v Velazquez, 150 AD3d 813, 814 [2d Dept 2017], but the correct authority is Citibank, N.A. v Wood, 150 AD3d 813, 814 [2d Dept 2017]; court rejected the miscitation. Outcome: Adverse Costs Order.
Operational lesson
This matter connects fake citations and misrepresented authority involving Unidentified with Adverse Costs Order in SC New York, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Record details
New YorkSingle-state evidence scope
CourtSC New York
Jurisdictionstate
Circuit2nd Circuit
DateMay 28, 2026
UN
AI toolUnidentified
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeAdverse Costs Order
Known amount$2,000
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary
What the record establishes about AI use
not established
The current record does not establish a specific AI tool. Do not infer AI use beyond the source.
Procedural posture
Adverse Costs Order
Correction behavior
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
10 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited Citibank, N.A. v Velazquez, 150 AD3d 813, 814 [2d Dept 2017], but the correct authority is Citibank, N.A. v Wood, 150 AD3d 813, 814 [2d Dept 2017]; court rejected the miscitation.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Guevara, 137 AD3d 460, 461 [1st Dept 2016], but the proper citation is D. Penguin Bros. Ltd. v Natl. Black United Fund, Inc., 137 AD3d 460, 461 [1st Dept 2016]; court found the citation does not support defendants' proposition.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited 'Fidelity Natl. Title, Ins. Co. v Valtech Research, Inc., 73 AD3d 521, 522 [1st Dept 2010]' which yielded no results; Westlaw/Lexis correct the cite to Popowich v Korman, 73 AD3d 515, 522 [1st Dept 2010].
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Russo, 121 AD3d 506, 507 [1st Dept 2014] for a proposition not found in the reported decision; the court identified the actual decision as Sari v Alishaev Bros., Inc., 121 AD3d 506 [1st Dept 2014] which does not support defendants' claim.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited OneWestBank, FSB v Kanapathipillai, 188 AD3d 982, 984 [2d Dept 2020], but the proper citation is Citimortgage, Inc. v Zaibak, 188 AD3d 982, 983 [2d Dept 2020]; court noted the miscitation and inapplicability.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cite 'Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Russo, 121 AD3d 506, 507 [1st Dept 2014]' to support a proposition, but the decision at that citation is Sari v Alishaev Bros., Inc., 121 AD3d 506, 506 [1st Dept 2014], which does not support the asserted point.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Paper cites 'OneWestBank, FSB v Kanapathipillai, 188 AD3d 982, 984 [2d Dept 2020]' but the correct decision at that citation is Citimortgage, Inc. v Zaibak, 188 AD3d 982, 983 [2d Dept 2020]; miscitation noted.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited 'Citibank, N.A. v Velazquez, 150 AD3d 813, 814 [2d Dept 2017]' when the correct citation is to Citibank, N.A. v Wood, 150 AD3d 813, 814 [2d Dept 2017]; the case was misattributed.
Show 2 additional discrepancies
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Paper cites 'Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Guevara, 137 AD3d 460, 461 [1st Dept 2016]' but the correct decision at that citation is D. Penguin Bros. Ltd. v Natl. Black United Fund, Inc., 137 AD3d 460, 461 [1st Dept 2016]; proposition asserted is unsupported.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Citation 'Fidelity Natl. Title, Ins. Co. v Valtech Research, Inc., 73 AD3d 521, 522 [1st Dept 2010]' yields no results and was corrected by court to Popowich v Korman, 73 AD3d 515, 522 [1st Dept 2010]; appears fabricated/miscited.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Strategic Funding Source, Inc. v. STI-NY, LLC?
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited Citibank, N.A. v Velazquez, 150 AD3d 813, 814 [2d Dept 2017], but the correct authority is Citibank, N.A. v Wood, 150 AD3d 813, 814 [2d Dept 2017]; court rejected the miscitation. Outcome: Adverse Costs Order.
- Why does Strategic Funding Source, Inc. v. STI-NY, LLC matter for legal AI risk?
- This matter connects fake citations and misrepresented authority involving Unidentified with Adverse Costs Order in SC New York, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
- What does the public record establish about Strategic Funding Source, Inc. v. STI-NY, LLC?
- 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 Strategic Funding Source, Inc. v. STI-NY, LLC summary?
- The recorded source is Damien Charlotin case archive. It is classified as publisher document archive; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.
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