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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Overruled cases are not good substitutes for hallucinated ones

A FL lawyer tried to get opposing counsel disqualified and ended up getting himself sanctioned. After the motion to disqualify was denied, he filed a cert. petition to the District Ct. of Appeal. The petition cited to Citigroup Global Mkts., Inc. v. Masek, 982 So. 2d 1231 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008), a case that does not exist. The citation ... (cont.)

https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fourth-district-court-of-appeal/2026/4d2026-0781.html
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Overruled cases are not good substitutes for hallucinated ones

A FL lawyer tried to get opposing counsel disqualified and ended up getting himself sanctioned. After the motion to disqualify was denied, he filed a cert. petition to the District Ct. of Appeal. The petition cited to Citigroup Global Mkts., Inc. v. Masek, 982 So. 2d 1231 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008), a case that does not exist. The citation ... (cont.)

https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fourth-district-court-of-appeal/2026/4d2026-0781.html
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Overruled cases are not good substitutes for hallucinated ones

A FL lawyer tried to get opposing counsel disqualified and ended up getting himself sanctioned. After the motion to disqualify was denied, he filed a cert. petition to the District Ct. of Appeal. The petition cited to Citigroup Global Mkts., Inc. v. Masek, 982 So. 2d 1231 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008), a case that does not exist. The citation ... (cont.)

https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fourth-district-court-of-appeal/2026/4d2026-0781.html
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Overruled cases are not good substitutes for hallucinated ones

A FL lawyer tried to get opposing counsel disqualified and ended up getting himself sanctioned. After the motion to disqualify was denied, he filed a cert. petition to the District Ct. of Appeal. The petition cited to Citigroup Global Mkts., Inc. v. Masek, 982 So. 2d 1231 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008), a case that does not exist. The citation ... (cont.)

https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fourth-district-court-of-appeal/2026/4d2026-0781.html
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: If I know the judge should recuse herself, but I don’t want her to, can I keep my mouth shut?

Judges may be disqualified from a case for a number of reasons, including a personal relationship with a party, an economic interest implicated by the case, or extrajudicial knowledge of the underlying facts. ABA Opinion 522 addresses situations in which a lawyer knows about grounds for a judge’s disqualification, ... (cont.)

https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-522.pdf
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: If I know the judge should recuse herself, but I don’t want her to, can I keep my mouth shut?

Judges may be disqualified from a case for a number of reasons, including a personal relationship with a party, an economic interest implicated by the case, or extrajudicial knowledge of the underlying facts. ABA Opinion 522 addresses situations in which a lawyer knows about grounds for a judge’s disqualification, ... (cont.)

https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-522.pdf
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: If I know the judge should recuse herself, but I don’t want her to, can I keep my mouth shut?

Judges may be disqualified from a case for a number of reasons, including a personal relationship with a party, an economic interest implicated by the case, or extrajudicial knowledge of the underlying facts. ABA Opinion 522 addresses situations in which a lawyer knows about grounds for a judge’s disqualification, ... (cont.)

https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-522.pdf
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: If I know the judge should recuse herself, but I don’t want her to, can I keep my mouth shut?

Judges may be disqualified from a case for a number of reasons, including a personal relationship with a party, an economic interest implicated by the case, or extrajudicial knowledge of the underlying facts. ABA Opinion 522 addresses situations in which a lawyer knows about grounds for a judge’s disqualification, ... (cont.)

https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-522.pdf
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New blogpost (based on a thread here yesterday):

# How does one genuinely identify one's own, non-technical, learning and development needs?

https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/09/how-does-one-genuinely-identify-one-s-own-non-technical-learning-and-development-needs/

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New blogpost (based on a thread here yesterday):

# How does one genuinely identify one's own, non-technical, learning and development needs?

https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/09/how-does-one-genuinely-identify-one-s-own-non-technical-learning-and-development-needs/

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New blogpost (based on a thread here yesterday):

# How does one genuinely identify one's own, non-technical, learning and development needs?

https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/09/how-does-one-genuinely-identify-one-s-own-non-technical-learning-and-development-needs/

#lawfedi #learning #blog

New blogpost (based on a thread here yesterday):

# How does one genuinely identify one's own, non-technical, learning and development needs?

https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/09/how-does-one-genuinely-identify-one-s-own-non-technical-learning-and-development-needs/

#lawfedi #learning #blog

New blogpost (based on a thread here yesterday):

# How does one genuinely identify one's own, non-technical, learning and development needs?

https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/09/how-does-one-genuinely-identify-one-s-own-non-technical-learning-and-development-needs/

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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can the court deny my pro hac vice application just because I put my name on a filing (with the words "pro hac vice motion forthcoming") before applying?

A national hotel chain was sued in AR state court. The chain had national counsel, who hired local counsel. Local counsel filed an answer, signed by local counsel, but also with the names of national counsel in the signature block underneath. Next to ... (cont.)

https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/item/524282/index.do?q=RED+ROOF+INNS%2C+INC

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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can the court deny my pro hac vice application just because I put my name on a filing (with the words "pro hac vice motion forthcoming") before applying?

A national hotel chain was sued in AR state court. The chain had national counsel, who hired local counsel. Local counsel filed an answer, signed by local counsel, but also with the names of national counsel in the signature block underneath. Next to ... (cont.)

https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/item/524282/index.do?q=RED+ROOF+INNS%2C+INC

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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can the court deny my pro hac vice application just because I put my name on a filing (with the words "pro hac vice motion forthcoming") before applying?

A national hotel chain was sued in AR state court. The chain had national counsel, who hired local counsel. Local counsel filed an answer, signed by local counsel, but also with the names of national counsel in the signature block underneath. Next to ... (cont.)

https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/item/524282/index.do?q=RED+ROOF+INNS%2C+INC

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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can the court deny my pro hac vice application just because I put my name on a filing (with the words "pro hac vice motion forthcoming") before applying?

A national hotel chain was sued in AR state court. The chain had national counsel, who hired local counsel. Local counsel filed an answer, signed by local counsel, but also with the names of national counsel in the signature block underneath. Next to ... (cont.)

https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/item/524282/index.do?q=RED+ROOF+INNS%2C+INC

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#LegalEthics Tidbit: I’m not using #AI, I’m just a very creative brief writer!

A GA attorney submitted motions in federal court that included hallmarks of artificial intelligence misuse, including fake cases and misrepresentations of legal authorities. When the judge asked about it, the lawyer denied repeatedly any #AI use at all. The Court was not impressed with this answer: “Apparently, then, the miscited, misrepresented, and made-up cases ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.358237/gov.uscourts.gand.358237.66.0.pdf
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: I’m not using #AI, I’m just a very creative brief writer!

A GA attorney submitted motions in federal court that included hallmarks of artificial intelligence misuse, including fake cases and misrepresentations of legal authorities. When the judge asked about it, the lawyer denied repeatedly any #AI use at all. The Court was not impressed with this answer: “Apparently, then, the miscited, misrepresented, and made-up cases ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.358237/gov.uscourts.gand.358237.66.0.pdf
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: I’m not using #AI, I’m just a very creative brief writer!

A GA attorney submitted motions in federal court that included hallmarks of artificial intelligence misuse, including fake cases and misrepresentations of legal authorities. When the judge asked about it, the lawyer denied repeatedly any #AI use at all. The Court was not impressed with this answer: “Apparently, then, the miscited, misrepresented, and made-up cases ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.358237/gov.uscourts.gand.358237.66.0.pdf
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: I’m not using #AI, I’m just a very creative brief writer!

A GA attorney submitted motions in federal court that included hallmarks of artificial intelligence misuse, including fake cases and misrepresentations of legal authorities. When the judge asked about it, the lawyer denied repeatedly any #AI use at all. The Court was not impressed with this answer: “Apparently, then, the miscited, misrepresented, and made-up cases ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.358237/gov.uscourts.gand.358237.66.0.pdf
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