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Shawn Olali v. Ampex Brands, LLC
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas · Federal district courts · TX · · No. Case 3:25-cv-01602-K-BK · order
Northern District of Texas on 2026-02-23 in Shawn Olali v. Ampex Brands, LLC found the self-represented party's filing contained one citation defect involving nonexistent authorities, incorrect statutory or rule text. The court warned the self-represented party to verify legal authorities before future filings.
- Disposition
- The court warned the self-represented party to verify legal authorities before future filings.
- Recorded conduct
- The self-represented party's filing contained one citation defect involving nonexistent authorities, incorrect statutory or rule text. — outcome: warning; actor: litigant in person
- Canonical record
- Incident tracker entry — verified outcome, regulator disposition and related rules
What the court wrote
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PREJUDICE. Plaintiff is admonished that any further failure to comply with the notice requirements set out in Local Civil Rule 7.2(f)(1)-(3) or filing of pleadings with citations to nonexistent cases, in violation of Fed. R. Civ. P. 11, may result in the imposition of sanctions, including the striking of filings, the imposition of filing restrictions and monetary penalties, or the dismissal of this civil action. see Whitehead Case 3:25-cv-01602-K-BK Document 40 Filed 02/23/26 Page 2 of 2 PageID 368 v. Food Max of Miss., Inc., 332 F.3d 796, 802-03 (5th Cir. 2003) (a violation of any provision of Rule 11(b) justifies sanctions).
Authorities cited in the passage: Page 2 of 2 PageID 368 v. Food Max of Miss · Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 · Rule 11 · Rule 11(b)
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