Felipe D J Millan AI failures

Attorney Felipe D.J. Millan was fined $1,500 over a brief with 19 AI-fabricated case citations

In Dehghani v. Castro, petitioner's counsel Felipe D.J. Millan purchased a brief from freelance attorney Janelle M. Lewis through the LAWCLERK marketplace for $750. Lewis likely used generative AI to draft the brief, which contained six fabricated case citations and thirteen additional mis-cited cases, then destroyed all work product per LAWCLERK policy. Magistrate Judge Damian L. Martinez sanctioned Millan with a $1,500 fine, mandatory one-hour CLE training on legal ethics or AI in writing, and orders to self-report to the New Mexico and Texas state bars and to report Lewis to the New York bar.

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