A Colorado federal judge is considering sanctions against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and his counsel because they purportedly submitted the wrong court filing that used generative artificial intelligence, which contained nearly 30 defective citations.
U.S. District Judge Nina Y. Wang of the District of Colorado issued an order last week requiring attorneys Christopher I. Kachouroff, of McSweeney Cynkar & Kachouroff, and solo practitioner Jennifer T. DeMaster show why they should not face disciplinary proceedings for the faulty filing. The court said the opposition to the plaintiff’s motion in limine contained misquotes, misrepresentations, and case citations of case law that did not exist. Kachouroff, the lead attorney, only admitted to using generative AI to compose a brief until the court directly asked him. He maintained that he had outlined and drafted the brief before using AI, the order said.