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Zack Jones v. Target Corporation

D. Oregon · Mar 6, 2026

OR / federalEditorial impact: lowpro sefake citationstrial

Direct answer

What happened in this matter?

Fabricated: Case Law | Court observed that the pro se plaintiff 'relied on "hallucinated" case citations' in his filings; the opinion does not identify or analyze any specific fabricated citation. Outcome: Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case. Recommendations are here, and were later adopted.

Why the court cared: Fabricated: Case Law | Court observed that the pro se plaintiff 'relied on "hallucinated" case citations' in his filings; the opinion does not identify or analyze any specific fabricated citation.
Why it matters now: This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. Oregon, with the listed outcome: Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case.

Why this matter is tracked

Operational lesson

This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. Oregon, with the listed outcome: Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case.

Record details

OregonSingle-state evidence scope

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

CourtD. Oregon

Jurisdictionfederal

Circuit9th Circuit

DateMar 6, 2026

AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)

Party typePro Se Litigant

OutcomeRecommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case

Known amountNot recorded

Professional sanctionNo

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What the record establishes about AI use

reported

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Procedural posture

Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case

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 | Court observed that the pro se plaintiff 'relied on "hallucinated" case citations' in his filings; the opinion does not identify or analyze any specific fabricated citation.

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What happened in Zack Jones v. Target Corporation?: Fabricated: Case Law | Court observed that the pro se plaintiff 'relied on "hallucinated" case citations' in his filings; the opinion does not identify or analyze any specific fabricated citation. Outcome: Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case. Recommendations are here, and were later adopted.
Why does Zack Jones v. Target Corporation matter for legal AI risk?: This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. Oregon, with the listed outcome: Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case.
What does the public record establish about Zack Jones v. Target Corporation?: 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 Zack Jones v. Target Corporation summary?: The recorded source is websitedc.s3.amazonaws.com. It is classified as secondary or other linked source; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.

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Why this matter is tracked

Operational lesson

This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. Oregon, with the listed outcome: Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case.

Record details

OregonSingle-state evidence scope

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

CourtD. Oregon

Jurisdictionfederal

Circuit9th Circuit

DateMar 6, 2026

AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)

Party typePro Se Litigant

OutcomeRecommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case

Known amountNot recorded

Professional sanctionNo

Questions this record answers

What happened in Zack Jones v. Target Corporation?

Why does Zack Jones v. Target Corporation matter for legal AI risk?

This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. Oregon, with the listed outcome: Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case.

What does the public record establish about Zack Jones v. Target Corporation?

Which source supports this Zack Jones v. Target Corporation summary?

The recorded source is websitedc.s3.amazonaws.com. It is classified as secondary or other linked source; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.