US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Ninth Circuit suspends two attorneys

Sanctioned · 4 June 2026

SectorLegal

CountryUnited States

Document typeAppellate briefs

ConsequenceSanctioned

What was fabricated

Fabricated citations; the attorneys characterised the errors as typographical mistakes that did not involve AI.

What happened as a result

Six-month suspension from practice before the court plus $2,500 in sanctions against each attorney.

Sources

http://www.metnews.com/articles/2026/sanctions_060426.htm

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