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William McNae and Ronda McNae v. ARAG Insurance Company

W.D. Washington · Nov 13, 2025

WA / federalEditorial impact: mediumpro sefake citationsfabricated quotescontract

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Fabricated: Legal Norm | Plaintiffs relied on a purported quotation from Local Civil Rule 1(c) claiming it "permits flexibility 'in the interest of justice'", but the rule contains no such language and the attribution was inaccurate. Outcome: Filing struck; monetary sanction.

Why the court cared: Fabricated: Legal Norm | Plaintiffs relied on a purported quotation from Local Civil Rule 1(c) claiming it "permits flexibility 'in the interest of justice'", but the rule contains no such language and the attribution was inaccurate. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs attributed the quotation "factual materials underlying an ERISA determination are discoverable" to Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co.; the Court found the quotation does not appear in Abatie and could not be located via Westlaw/Google.
Why it matters now: This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in W.D. Washington, with the listed outcome: Filing struck; monetary sanction.

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Operational lesson

This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in W.D. Washington, with the listed outcome: Filing struck; monetary sanction.

Record details

WashingtonSingle-state evidence scope

Jurisdiction contextThe state marker is derived from the structured case record.

CourtW.D. Washington

Jurisdictionfederal

Circuit9th Circuit

DateNov 13, 2025

AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)

Party typePro Se Litigant

OutcomeFiling struck; monetary sanction

Known amount$100

Professional sanctionNo

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Procedural posture

Filing struck; monetary sanction

Correction behavior

Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.

Tracked discrepancy record

2 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.

Fabricated: Legal Norm | Plaintiffs relied on a purported quotation from Local Civil Rule 1(c) claiming it "permits flexibility 'in the interest of justice'", but the rule contains no such language and the attribution was inaccurate.
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs attributed the quotation "factual materials underlying an ERISA determination are discoverable" to Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co.; the Court found the quotation does not appear in Abatie and could not be located via Westlaw/Google.

Questions this record answers

What happened in William McNae and Ronda McNae v. ARAG Insurance Company?: Fabricated: Legal Norm | Plaintiffs relied on a purported quotation from Local Civil Rule 1(c) claiming it "permits flexibility 'in the interest of justice'", but the rule contains no such language and the attribution was inaccurate. Outcome: Filing struck; monetary sanction.
Why does William McNae and Ronda McNae v. ARAG Insurance Company matter for legal AI risk?: This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in W.D. Washington, with the listed outcome: Filing struck; monetary sanction.
What does the public record establish about William McNae and Ronda McNae v. ARAG Insurance Company?: 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 William McNae and Ronda McNae v. ARAG Insurance Company 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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Operational lesson

This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in W.D. Washington, with the listed outcome: Filing struck; monetary sanction.

Record details

WashingtonSingle-state evidence scope

Jurisdiction contextThe state marker is derived from the structured case record.

CourtW.D. Washington

Jurisdictionfederal

Circuit9th Circuit

DateNov 13, 2025

AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)

Party typePro Se Litigant

OutcomeFiling struck; monetary sanction

Known amount$100

Professional sanctionNo

Tracked discrepancy record

2 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs attributed the quotation "factual materials underlying an ERISA determination are discoverable" to Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co.; the Court found the quotation does not appear in Abatie and could not be located via Westlaw/Google.

Questions this record answers

What happened in William McNae and Ronda McNae v. ARAG Insurance Company?

Why does William McNae and Ronda McNae v. ARAG Insurance Company matter for legal AI risk?

This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in W.D. Washington, with the listed outcome: Filing struck; monetary sanction.

What does the public record establish about William McNae and Ronda McNae v. ARAG Insurance Company?

Which source supports this William McNae and Ronda McNae v. ARAG Insurance Company 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.