Reprimanded
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2026-03-11
Three nonexistent cases, including a Supreme Court decision, were cited in an employment discrimination appeal, leading to public admonishment.
Bolden v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co (In re: Eric Chibueze Nwaubani) · Eric Chibueze Nwaubani · Fourth Circuit Standing Panel on Attorney Discipline
“three nonexistent cases, each with materially different citations than those of the cases [the attorney] meant to cite”
Cases that don't exist
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Jackson, 548 U.S. 629 (2006)
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Glencore Ltd., 611 F.3d 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2010)
- In re Acres Properties, Inc., 100 F.3d 1307 (7th Cir. 1996)
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- In In re Nwaubani, an attorney was sanctioned.
- Three nonexistent cases, including a fake Supreme Court decision, were cited in an appeal.
- The sanction was a public admonishment for violating Fourth Circuit Local Rule 46(g)(1)(c).
- The incident occurred in the U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Cir.
- On 2026-03-11, the attorney denied using generative AI, resulting in disciplinary action.