Zlatkin v. Gladwin County, et al.
E.D. Michigan · Feb 20, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- E.D. Michigan
- Record ID
- zlatkin-v-gladwin-county-et-al-2026-02-20
- Observed outcome
- The court overruled the plaintiff's objections, denied her motions, and issued a formal warning regarding future sanctions for continued use of fabricated authority.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court issued a formal warning to the pro se plaintiff regarding the inclusion of fabricated case law in her filings. The judge explicitly admonished the plaintiff that any further citation to nonexistent authority or assertion of arguments lacking support in law or fact will result in the imposition of sanctions.
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Wells v. UPS Airlines, -- F. Supp. 3d --, 2022 WL 1234567 (W.D. Ky. Mar. 30, 2022)'; the Court determined no such decision exists and noted a different similarly titled decision does not support plaintiff's recusal argument. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'ABC Corp. v. XYZ Inc., 123 F.3d 456 (6th Cir. 2019)'; the Court found that citation to be nonexistent and not a valid binding authority.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in E.D. Michigan, with the listed outcome: Warning.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Civil Rights
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Opinion and Order adopting a Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, overruling objections, and denying various motions including summary judgment and disqualification.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court record does not name a tool, but the nature of the errors implies AI usage.
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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.