Zaykariya v. Freedom Mortgage Corporation, et al.
W.D. Oklahoma · Jan 9, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- W.D. Oklahoma
- Record ID
- zaykariya-v-freedom-mortgage-corporation-et-al-2026-01-09
- Observed outcome
- The Court granted the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and issued a formal warning to the Plaintiffs regarding the use of AI-generated, fake case citations.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The Court issued a formal warning to pro se litigants regarding the use of AI-generated, fake case citations. The Court identified eight fabricated cases and one misrepresented case in the Plaintiffs' filings, noting these were likely the result of AI hallucinations, and warned that future similar conduct could lead to sanctions.
Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified McEwen v. McCullough, 347 F. Supp. 2d 349 as a fake case cited by Plaintiffs. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified Edwards v. First Nat’l Bank of Anchorage, 67 F.3d 1299 as a fake case cited by Plaintiffs. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified Anderson v. Nationwide Mortg. Grp., Inc., 281 B.R. 177 as a fake case cited by Plaintiffs. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified Williams v. Lowndes Cnty., 475 F.3d 820 as a fake case cited by Plaintiffs. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified Smith v. Aegis Mortg. Corp., 560 F.3d 837 as a fake case cited by Plaintiffs. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified In re Barlow, 59 B.R. 707 as a fake case cited by Plaintiffs. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified Sturdivant v. BAC Home Loans, 159 Cal.Rptr.3d 113 as a fake case cited by Plaintiffs. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified United States v. Signatone Corp., 60 F.3d 365 as a fake case cited by Plaintiffs. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Court noted Plaintiffs cited Speleos v. BAC Home Loans, 755 F.Supp.2d 304 and incorrectly represented it as supporting a RESPA violation, whereas the case did not discuss RESPA.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in W.D. Oklahoma, with the listed outcome: Warning.
Failure modes and consequences
- Hallucinated_case_law
- Misrepresented_legal_authority
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Misrepresented Authority
- Contract
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- unspecified
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Order granting Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint without prejudice.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The Court suspected AI use but did not name a specific tool.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.
- Confirm that every authority actually supports the proposition for which it is offered.