Zack Jones v. Target Corporation
D. Oregon · Mar 6, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- D. Oregon
- Record ID
- zack-jones-v-target-corporation-2026-03-06
- Observed outcome
- The court recommended granting the defendant's motion for terminating sanctions and dismissing the case.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissing the case due to the pro se plaintiff's persistent failure to comply with discovery orders, failure to appear for depositions, and reliance on fabricated case law and unverifiable medical documentation.
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.
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.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Trial
- Case Dismissed
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Findings and Recommendation issued by a Magistrate Judge recommending dismissal; later adopted by the District Court.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
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Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.
- Escalate and correct a suspect filing promptly, with a documented response.