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March 4, 2026 · AI sanctions database

Jeri'yah Ford v. Troy City School District, et al.

Jeri'yah Ford v. Troy City School District, et al. is one matter in the Veritas record of US court proceedings involving AI-generated citations that could not be verified against the reporters named. The summary below is drawn from the underlying court document, linked at the foot of this page.

Court
N.D. New York
Date
March 4, 2026
Party
Lawyer
AI tool
Not identified in the order
Outcome
Order to show cause
Penalty
No monetary penalty in this order.
Show cause

What the record shows

The court found that plaintiff's response cited Eighth Circuit and District of Kansas cases that neither defendants' counsel nor the court could locate, and concluded plaintiff failed to provide a single supporting case for his Title VI claim. The court ordered attorney Mills to show cause why he should not be sanctioned under Rule 11(b) and to address whether he used AI and what steps he took to confirm the caselaw.

This entry reflects the court document as filed. The citations at issue could not be located in the reporters named at the time of the order. The reading here is descriptive of the public record and is not legal advice.

Source documents

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The test this filing did not run

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Filed under · AI sanctions database · N.D. New York