Nelson Henry v. Joseph Iannone and James Deacetis
S.D. Florida · Jan 27, 2026
What happened in this matter?
The court identified that the pro se plaintiff included hallucinated case law quotations in his objections to a magistrate judge's report. The court explicitly stated that the cited passages from Sims v. Metro. Dade Cnty. and Shaw v. City of Selma do not appear in those opinions and were used to incorrectly challenge the court's reliance on video evidence.
- Why the court cared
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted a passage attributed to Sims v. Metro. Dade Cnty. that the court found does not appear in that opinion and was used to argue summary-judgment standards regarding video evidence. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff relied on a purported quotation from Shaw v. City of Selma that the court characterized as among the plaintiff's seemingly hallucinated quotations from case law.
- Why it matters now
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in S.D. Florida, with the listed outcome: no adjudicated outcome recorded.
Why this matter is tracked
In a civil rights action, the pro se plaintiff submitted objections to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation for summary judgment. The court noted that the plaintiff's objections relied on fabricated case law, specifically citing purported quotations from Sims v. Metro. Dade Cnty. and Shaw v. City of Selma that do not exist in the actual opinions. The court observed that the plaintiff used these hallucinated quotes to argue against the application of the summary judgment standard regarding video evidence. The district court accepted the magistrate's report, granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment, and dismissed the plaintiff's claims, noting that the plaintiff's reliance on non-existent case law was meritless.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in S.D. Florida, with the listed outcome: no adjudicated outcome recorded.
Record details
What the record establishes about AI use
AI (implied, unspecified) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.
The district court reviewed the magistrate judge's report and recommendation de novo following the pro se plaintiff's timely objections. The court accepted the report and granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment.
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.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted a passage attributed to Sims v. Metro. Dade Cnty. that the court found does not appear in that opinion and was used to argue summary-judgment standards regarding video evidence.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff relied on a purported quotation from Shaw v. City of Selma that the court characterized as among the plaintiff's seemingly hallucinated quotations from case law.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Nelson Henry v. Joseph Iannone and James Deacetis?
- The court identified that the pro se plaintiff included hallucinated case law quotations in his objections to a magistrate judge's report. The court explicitly stated that the cited passages from Sims v. Metro. Dade Cnty. and Shaw v. City of Selma do not appear in those opinions and were used to incorrectly challenge the court's reliance on video evidence.
- Why does Nelson Henry v. Joseph Iannone and James Deacetis matter for legal AI risk?
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in S.D. Florida, with the listed outcome: no adjudicated outcome recorded.
- What does the public record establish about Nelson Henry v. Joseph Iannone and James Deacetis?
- 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 Nelson Henry v. Joseph Iannone and James Deacetis 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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