Straub v. Henderson

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NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED *1 Affirmed. See Clerk of Ct. & Comptroller for 13th Jud. FOR PUBLICATION IN THE PERMANENT Cir., Hillsborough Cnty. v. Rangel, No. 2D2024-1772, 2025 LAW REPORTS. UNTIL RELEASED, IT IS WL 2486314, at *2 (Fla. 2d DCA Aug. 29, 2025) (“[T]he SUBJECT TO REVISION OR WITHDRAWAL. dangers of relying on generative artificial intelligence have been discussed in the media, in legal publications, and in District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. court opinions.”); Takefman v. Pickleball Club, LLC, 418 So. 3d 826, 827 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) (“We write, however, to CHRISTOPHER STRAUB, Appellant, address an issue of growing concern—the proliferation of v. fake or hallucinated case citations in court filings.... Opposing MELISSA HENDERSON, as Successor counsel, and the court, should not have to parse case citations Trustee of the Margaret McShane Revocable and parentheticals to discern whether cases exist, and if so, Trust Dated March 24, 2016, Appellee. if they stand for the propositions asserted.”), reh'g denied (Sept. 11, 2025); Goya v. Hayashida, 418 So. 3d 652, 655 No. 2D2025-1787 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025) (“An attempt to persuade a court or | oppose an adversary by relying on fake opinions is an abuse February 25, 2026 of the adversary system.” (quoting Park v. Kim, 91 F.4th 610, Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; 615 (2d Cir. 2024))); see also Gutierrez v. Gutierrez, 399 So. Emily A. Peacock, Judge. 3d 1185, 1187-88 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024) (dismissing pro se appellant's appeal and imposing sanctions for filing briefs that Attorneys and Law Firms contained “fictitious and nonexistent case law”). Christopher Straub, pro se. Marc C. Mann of Berlin Patten Ebling PLLC, Tampa, for LUCAS, C.J., and NORTHCUTT and ATKINSON, JJ., Appellee. Concur. --- So.3d ----, 2026 WL 516317 (Mem)

Authorities cited in the passage: Hillsborough Cnty. v. Rangel, No. 2D2024-1772, 2025 · Takefman v. Pickleball Club · Goya v. Hayashida · Park v. Kim · Gutierrez v. Gutierrez