Johnson v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice et al
M.D. Florida · Feb 19, 2026
What happened in this matter?
The court struck the plaintiff's response to the defendants' motions for summary judgment because it contained citations to non-existent case law. The court granted the plaintiff leave to refile the response with accurate citations, which the plaintiff subsequently performed.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Case Law | Watson v. Amedisys Holding, LLC, 298 F. App'x 395, 396 (5th Cir. 2008) || Fabricated: Case Law | Martin v. Dep't of Corrections, 682 So. 2d 331, 333 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996)
- Why it matters now
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in M.D. Florida, with the listed outcome: Brief Struck.
Why this matter is tracked
In a federal civil-rights action, the pro se plaintiff submitted a response to the defendants' motions for summary judgment that contained multiple non-existent legal citations. The court identified these as hallucinated authorities, struck the plaintiff's filing, and granted the plaintiff leave to refile the response with proper citations. The court noted that while pro se litigants are entitled to liberal interpretation of their pleadings, they remain obligated to meet the essential burden of establishing genuine issues of material fact under summary judgment standards. The plaintiff subsequently refiled the response, and the court proceeded to address the merits of the underlying motions for summary judgment.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in M.D. Florida, with the listed outcome: Brief Struck.
Record details
What the record establishes about AI use
The court identified the citations as hallucinated, implying the use of an AI tool.
The court struck the plaintiff's response to the defendants' motions for summary judgment and granted leave to refile.
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
2 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Watson v. Amedisys Holding, LLC, 298 F. App'x 395, 396 (5th Cir. 2008)
- Fabricated: Case Law | Martin v. Dep't of Corrections, 682 So. 2d 331, 333 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996)
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Johnson v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice et al?
- The court struck the plaintiff's response to the defendants' motions for summary judgment because it contained citations to non-existent case law. The court granted the plaintiff leave to refile the response with accurate citations, which the plaintiff subsequently performed.
- Why does Johnson v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice et al matter for legal AI risk?
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in M.D. Florida, with the listed outcome: Brief Struck.
- What does the public record establish about Johnson v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice et al?
- Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
- Which source supports this Johnson v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice et al summary?
- The recorded source is Damien Charlotin case archive. It is classified as publisher document archive; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.
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