Segui v. Moniz

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(Doc. 26 at 20.) This case does not exist. Additionally, the proposition for which it is cited is also incorrect: the four-year period established by Agency Holding Corp., 483 U.S. 143 (1987), applies to federal civil RICO claims only. Arizona’s private RICO action is governed by the three-year period set forth in A.R.S. § 13-2314.04(F). Citation to nonexistent authority is a serious matter that implicates counsel’s obligations under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)(2) to certify that all legal citations are warranted by existing law and are the product of reasonable inquiry. The fabrication of legal citations, whether through artificial intelligence or otherwise, undermines the integrity of the judicial process. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(c)(3), which authorizes the Court on its own initiative to “order an attorney, law firm, or party to show cause why conduct specifically described in the order has not violated Rule 11(b),” the Court will order Plaintiffs’ counsel to show cause in writing why sanctions should not be imposed for citation to a nonexistent case. For the reasons stated above, /// IT IS ORDERED that Defendant Gregg Woodnick’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 18)