Fake Citations Lead To $15,500 Sanction, $94,700 In Costs And Fees

( March 31, 2026, 11:24 AM EDT) -- MEDFORD, Ore. — A federal magistrate judge in Oregon ordered a local attorney to pay 15% of $94,704.38 in costs and attorney fees after finding that his failure to meaningfully participate in a family dispute over a winery allowed an attorney admitted pro hac vice to file a brief with more than 20 fake citations and quotes.  In a previous sanctions ruling, the court dismissed the case and hit the pro hac vice attorney with a $15,500 penalty....