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Florida · federal district court · 2026

Gerges Farag v. Persante

District Court, M.D. Florida, 26 January 2026. What the court wrote about citations that did not exist, in its own words, from the document on file.

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  1. Court. District Court, M.D. FloridaCOURT
  2. Level. federal district courtLEVEL
  3. Date. 26 January 2026DATED
  4. Docket. No. 8:25-cv-03056DOCKET
  5. Judge. Steven Douglas MerrydayJUDGE
  6. Documents. one document, 1 passage quoted belowON FILE
  7. Source. CourtListenerSOURCE

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Docket entry 7, 26 January 2026 · source · PDF · 10 pages

Docket text. ORDER: The motion (Doc. 5) to dismiss is GRANTED. The complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. No later than FEBRUARY 16, 2026, Farag may amend the complaint. Farag is WARNED that if he or anyone assisting him used generative artificial intelligence to draft the complaint, then any further use of generative artificial intelligence resulting in a citation to nonexistent authority, a misquotation of existing authority, or a patent misrepresentation of the record may result in a sanction against Farag under Rule 11, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Signed by Senior District Judge Steven D. Merryday on 1/26/2026. (BES)

Gibbons United States Court - house, 801 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, Florida. Also, Farag can consult the “Liti- gants Without Lawyers” guide at https://www .flmd.uscourts.gov/litigants-without- lawyers. - 10 - Farag is WARNED that if he or anyone assisting him used generative artificial intelligence to draft the complaint, any further use of generative artificial intelligence resulting in a citation to nonexistent authority, a misquotation of existing authority, or a patent misrepresentation of the record may result in a sanction against Farag un- der Rule 11, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on January 26, 2026.

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