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The Volokh Conspiracy · November 4, 2026 · On the brief until November 18, 2026

Court Orders Plaintiff to File Handwritten Opposition,

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Generating fabricated case citations and legal arguments for court filings

A federal judge sanctioned a plaintiff for submitting artificial intelligence filings that contained fabricated case citations and false verification statements. The court barred future docket submissions without judicial pre-approval and ordered the plaintiff to handwrite any opposition to a motion to dismiss. The ruling introduces handwritten filings as a specific sanction to prevent the use of unverified artificial intelligence outputs under Rule 11.

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Litigators and students can examine whether requiring handwritten briefs is a practical sanction when parties falsely certify that they verified artificial intelligence citations.

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