X v. Board of Trustees of Governors State University
N.D. Illinois · May 6, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- N.D. Illinois
- Record ID
- x-v-board-of-trustees-of-governors-state-university-2025-05-06
- Observed outcome
- Warning
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
Outcome: Warning. "For that principal [sic] [X] cites a case, Gunn v. McKinney, 259 F.3d 824, 829 (7th Cir. 2001), which neither defense counsel nor the Court has been able to locate. The Court reminds [X] that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 applies to pro se litigants, and sanctions may result from such conduct, especially if the citation to Gunn was not merely a typographical or citation error but instead referred to a non-existent case. By presenting a pleading, written motion, or other paper to the Court, an unrepresented party acknowledges they will be held responsible for its contents. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)."
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Rule 11 applies fully to pro-se litigants; a single unlocatable citation is enough to trigger an on-record warning.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Warning
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What this record does—and does not—establish
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Controls suggested by the public record
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