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Tiffany K. v. Commissioner of Social Security
E.D. Michigan · Jan 16, 2026
MI / federalEditorial impact: lowfake citationsadministrativetrial
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel's brief included a non-existent case citation 'Fleck v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec.'; the Court identified it as a 'phantom' citation likely generated by AI and admonished counsel. Outcome: Warning.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel's brief included a non-existent case citation 'Fleck v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec.'; the Court identified it as a 'phantom' citation likely generated by AI and admonished counsel.
- Why it matters now
- Courts now name-and-shame 'phantom' citations as AI-generated — a single unverified cite is enough to trigger public admonishment.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel's brief included a non-existent case citation 'Fleck v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec.'; the Court identified it as a 'phantom' citation likely generated by AI and admonished counsel. Outcome: Warning.
Operational lesson
Courts now name-and-shame 'phantom' citations as AI-generated — a single unverified cite is enough to trigger public admonishment.
Record details
MichiganSingle-state evidence scope
CourtE.D. Michigan
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit6th Circuit
DateJan 16, 2026
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeWarning
Known amountNot recorded
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary
What the record establishes about AI use
reported
AI (implied, unspecified) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.
Procedural posture
Warning
Correction behavior
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's brief included a non-existent case citation 'Fleck v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec.'; the Court identified it as a 'phantom' citation likely generated by AI and admonished counsel.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Tiffany K. v. Commissioner of Social Security?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel's brief included a non-existent case citation 'Fleck v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec.'; the Court identified it as a 'phantom' citation likely generated by AI and admonished counsel. Outcome: Warning.
- Why does Tiffany K. v. Commissioner of Social Security matter for legal AI risk?
- Courts now name-and-shame 'phantom' citations as AI-generated — a single unverified cite is enough to trigger public admonishment.
- What does the public record establish about Tiffany K. v. Commissioner of Social Security?
- 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.
- Which source supports this Tiffany K. v. Commissioner of Social Security 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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