District of Columbia · federal district court · 2024

Rubio v. District of Columbia Department of Human Services

District Court, District of Columbia, 3 December 2024. What the court wrote about citations that did not exist, in its own words, from the document on file.

Case record · D.D.C.

  1. Court. District Court, District of ColumbiaCOURT
  2. Level. federal district courtLEVEL
  3. Date. 3 December 2024DATED
  4. Docket. No. Civil Action No. 2023-0719DOCKET
  5. Judge. Judge Randolph D. MossJUDGE
  6. Documents. one document, 3 passages quoted belowON FILE
  7. Source. CourtListenerSOURCE

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Published opinion, 3 December 2024 · source · PDF · 12 pages

2021), which addressed protesters’ First and Fourth Amendment Monell claims against the District). Moreover, many of the cases that Plaintiff cites appear to have been invented by artificial intelligence (“AI”). Plaintiff apparently used AI to draft his proposed complaint, which bears 8 some of the hallmarks of an AI response to a user’s inquiry.

Plaintiff apparently used AI to draft his proposed complaint, which bears 8 some of the hallmarks of an AI response to a user’s inquiry. For example, following a list of seemingly fabricated cases,6 Plaintiff’s proposed complaint states: “This case supports your argument that MedStar’s failure to inform you about your coverage cancellation and your rights constitutes a violation of patient protection laws.” Dkt. 70 at 10 (Proposed SAC ¶ 22).

70 at 9 (Proposed SAC ¶¶ 17–19). As explained above, however, these cases either involved constitutional violations that bear no resemblance to Plaintiff’s claims, did not involve any constitutional violations, or appear to be miscited or invented. B.

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