Description: Boies Schiller Flexner filed a respondents' brief in Bixler v. Church of Scientology International that was reportedly prepared with AI assistance and allegedly contained material citation errors. Opposing counsel reportedly identified mischaracterized and mistitled authorities, including one nonexistent case. Partner John Kucera accepted responsibility for failing to verify the citations and sought to replace the brief; the court denied that request and later considered monetary sanctions.
Editor Notes: Timeline notes: The incident date is 07/30/2025; the incident record was created on 06/25/2026. For supporting documentation, please refer to the official appellate docket here: https://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=2&doc_id=3105460&doc_no=B339009&request_token=NiIwLSEnTkw2W1BdSCM9XElIQFQ6USxXICBORzpRICAgCg%3D%3D. In particular, see the docket entry dated 02/19/2026.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Generative AI developers developed an AI system deployed by Lawyers , Law firms , John Kucera and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, which harmed Plaintiffs in Bixler v. Church of Scientology International , Judicial integrity , Epistemic integrity , Clients of lawyers , Church of Scientology International , Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International and California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Boies Schiller Flexner AI-assisted legal drafting workflow and AI-assisted legal drafting systems
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1555
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-07-30
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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A partner at Boies Schiller Flexner is seeking to file a corrected brief in litigation against the Church of Scientology after taking responsibility for "material citation errors" that it contained.
In a Sept. 19 declaration, partner John K…
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