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Devin A. Robinson v. Velosio, LLC
United States District Court for the District of Maryland · Federal district courts · MD · · No. 25-2270-ABA · memorandum opinion
The District of Maryland on 2026-05-04 granted defendants’ motion to dismiss and dismissed the third amended complaint with prejudice after noting non-existent cases and quotations in Devin A. Robinson v. Velosio, LLC. The self-represented party filed a reply brief with one fabricated case citation and one false case quotation.
- Disposition
- The third amended complaint was dismissed with prejudice based on the release; no sanction was imposed for citation issues.
- Recorded conduct
- Robinson filed a declaration clarifying nonexistent cases and quotations in his response. The court dismissed on release grounds and did not impose a citation-related sanction. — outcome: noted, no consequence; actor: litigant in person
- Canonical record
- Incident tracker entry — verified outcome, regulator disposition and related rules
What the court wrote
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Defendants filed the pending motion to dismiss, Mr. Robinson filed a response, and Defendants filed a reply. ECF Nos. 34, 36, 40. Mr. Robinson also filed a “Declaration Regarding Citation Clarifications” in which he attempts to explain why his response brief contains nonexistent cases and quotations, as pointed out in Defendants’ reply brief. ECF No. 41. On April 22, 2026, the Court held a hearing on Defendants’ motion for sanctions, during which the Court provided the parties an opportunity to address the motion to dismiss. DISCUSSION Among other things, Defendants argue that the release in the Agreement bars Mr. Robinson’s claims. The Court agrees.
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