Wilt v. Department of the Navy
E.D. Texas · May 2, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- E.D. Texas
- Record ID
- wilt-v-department-of-the-navy-2025-05-02
- Observed outcome
- The court dismissed the plaintiff's claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and issued a formal warning regarding the use of AI-generated fabricated citations.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court issued a formal warning to the pro se plaintiff regarding the submission of AI-generated fabricated case law. The court explicitly stated that such conduct violates Local Rule CV-11(g) and cautioned that the use of fabricated citations will not be tolerated in future filings.
The court reasoned that the plaintiff's citations were non-existent and likely AI-generated, violating Local Rule CV-11(g), which mandates that litigants verify the accuracy of information submitted to the court.
Courts now openly label plausible-but-nonexistent FTCA and Title VII cites as AI-generated on the face of the pleading.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Tort
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Explicitly Recorded
- Recorded tool
- Unidentified
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Order Adopting Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, granting Defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court identified the citations as likely generated by AI but did not name a specific tool.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Implement mandatory verification protocols for all legal citations, regardless of the source of the draft.
- Review local court rules regarding the use of generative AI in filings, such as E.D. Tex. Local Rule CV-11(g).
- Establish a process to cross-reference case citations against official legal databases to ensure authenticity.