Fined
$5K
Ghostwriter Legal
2025-10-10
James A. Johnson filed a motion with fabricated AI-generated citations, and Judge Terry F. Moorer reprimanded him and imposed sanctions.
United States v. McGee · James A. Johnson · US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama · AL
“Somehow the message still has not been hammered home as the epidemic of citing fake cases continues unabated,”
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- United States v. McGee involved James A. Johnson of Loxley, Ala.
- He filed a motion in a criminal case containing nonexistent legal citations generated by AI.
- Judge Terry F. Moorer imposed $5,000 in sanctions and reprimanded him.
- The court was the US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
- On 2025-10-10, Moorer said basic reprimands and small fines were not enough to deter the misconduct.