US EditionJudge Sanctions Lawyers Defending Alabama’s Prison System for Using Fake ChatGPT Cases in Filings
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, JUL 24 – Three Alabama prison system lawyers were removed for submitting AI-generated false legal citations in a federal inmate lawsuit, with Butler Snow reviewing 52 cases finding no other issues.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco removed three private attorneys from the inmate's lawsuit, citing fabricated ChatGPT citations. The court found their misconduct was 'recklessness in the extreme' and ordered them to share her sanctions order.
- Earlier this year, Reeves admitted using ChatGPT to generate legal citations without verification, causing fabricated references in court filings.
- The court described the citation errors as `recklessness in the extreme` and found William J. Cranford’s misconduct tantamount to bad faith, prompting sanctions.
- The judge directed Reeves and Lunsford to share the sanctions order with all clients, opposing lawyers, judges, and every Butler Snow attorney.
- The firm reviewed 52 federal court cases and identified no further AI citation errors, and Reeves remains eligible for prison system cases despite the recent sanctions.
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