Attorney ‘Deeply Regrets’ Unverified Citation From ChatGPT Use

An immigration attorney asked to be spared from sanctions Thursday after including a “seemingly non-existent” case citation in a now-closed student F-1 visa case filing.

Attorney Sarnata Reynolds with Ceartas Solutions told the US District Court for the District of Columbia that she “deeply regrets” including a fictitious citation, Moms Against Poverty v. Department of State, in her June 22 brief, she said in her response to Judge Amit P. Mehta’s order to show cause. Reynolds admitted to using ChatGPT for her “initial research” and failed to verify the case.

“Embarrassed by the oversight,” Reynolds said she offers “no ...