Jaii LeShawn Quinones v. Unknown Love, et al.

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P. 11(b). “Every filing in a federal court that contains citations to phony case law amounts to a violation of Rule 11(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.” Turnage, 2025 WL 3052638, at *3; see also Mills v. City of St. Louis, 2025 WL 3470293, at *1 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 3, 2025) (“Providing the Court with fake cases and forged quotations cannot be squared with Rule 11(b).”). Plaintiff is ordered to show cause by April 17, 2026, why he should not be sanctioned under Rule 11(b) for citing non-existent cases and mischaracterizing existing ones. Though the Court will not decide whether or how to sanction Plaintiff until it reviews his response to this Order, it notes that it has “broad discretion in the choice of sanctions.” Vallejo v. Amgen, Inc., These are not the only examples. See also, e.g., Doc. [1-1] at 13 (citing case called U.S. v. Bigelow with case reporter cite 620 F.2d 911 for the proposition that “states must recognize the constitutional rulings of other jurisdictions when determining enforceability.” That reporter cite is to real case Precious Metals Assocs., Inc. v. Commodity Futures Trading Comm’n, 620