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Michigan · federal district court · 2026

Ponder v. BCG Equities, LLC

District Court, E.D. Michigan, 28 July 2026. What the court wrote about citations that did not exist, in its own words, from the document on file.

Case record · E.D. Mich.

  1. Court. District Court, E.D. MichiganCOURT
  2. Level. federal district courtLEVEL
  3. Date. 28 July 2026DATED
  4. Docket. No. 2:25-cv-13474DOCKET
  5. Judge. Linda Vivienne ParkerJUDGE
  6. Documents. one document, 2 passages quoted belowON FILE
  7. Source. CourtListenerSOURCE

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Docket entry 25, 28 July 2026 · source · PDF · 11 pages

Docket text. OPINION and ORDER Striking All Pending Motions, Setting Aside the Clerk's Entry of Default, Setting Deadline for Filing Responsive Pleading, and Issuing Caution About Generative AI. ( Response due by 8/14/2026) Signed by Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti. (SHic) [Centrally Printed for Service]

1995) for a quotation and proposition that does not appear at the citation).) The parties should take note: AI cannot give legal advice, and, in many cases, its use in legal research has led to glaring misstatements of law and related sanctions awarded against both attorneys and pro se litigants. “At this point, it ‘is no secret that generative AI programs are known to ‘hallucinate’ nonexistent cases, and with the advent of AI, courts have seen a rash of cases in which both counsel and pro se litigants have cited such fake, hallucinated cases in their briefs.’” Seither & Cherry Quad Cities, Inc. v. Oakland Automation, LLC, No.

Sept. 19, 2025) (Patti, M.J.) (awarding sanctions against pro se litigant for hallucinated legal citations and misstatements). The parties are HEREBY SO WARNED.

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