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Gleason v. Marcus, No. 2D2024-2688 (Fla. 2d DCA)

warning

Florida's Second District Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal of Christopher Gleason's pro se election complaint and admonished him for apparent AI use: his briefs cited numerous non-existent cases and quoted authorities for propositions found nowhere in them. The court warned that future filings of that nature would not receive favorable treatment and reminded all litigants to verify their filings.

Date of decision/order

2026-05-13

Court

Florida Second District Court of Appeal

Jurisdiction

US-STATE

AI tool

Not identified in the record

Conduct

Self-represented appellant Christopher Gleason, challenging the dismissal of his election-related complaint against the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, filed appellate briefs that cited numerous cases that do not exist and frequently quoted case law for propositions appearing nowhere in the authorities cited — which the court attributed to his apparent use of artificial intelligence to prepare the briefs.

Consequence

See outcome