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JMOR Properties, LLC v. Artist Alley Townhomes, LLC, No. 4D2026-1787 (Fla. 4th DCA)
·Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal·US-STATERegulatory referral
After dismissing a certiorari petition that cited a fabricated Fourth District decision, Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal considered counsel's show-cause response and imposed the sanction of referral to The Florida Bar. The court said it felt compelled to do so under Florida's amended Rule 2.515(d)(2), which requires signers to certify that cited authorities exist.
- Court
- Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal
- Date
- 2026-08-12
- Who used the AI
- Lawyer
- AI tool
- Not identified in the record
- Conduct
- Attorney Barry M. Leff's petition for certiorari cited a nonexistent Fourth District opinion and cited real cases for propositions they did not support. After dismissing the petition, the court ordered counsel to show cause and considered his response before imposing a sanction.
- Outcome
- Regulatory referral
- Penalty
- No monetary penalty recorded
- Regulatory outcome
- The Florida Bar: Court referred counsel to The Florida Bar under Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2) and Bar Rule 3-7.18(a)(2). No disposition on record. (2026-08-12)
- Status
- Verified against listed sources
- Last checked
- 2026-09-03
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SafeLegalAI Global Legal AI Incident Tracker, “JMOR Properties, LLC v. Artist Alley Townhomes, LLC, No. 4D2026-1787 (Fla. 4th DCA)”, safelegalai.com/tracker/jmor-properties-v-artist-alley (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.