Published opinion, 10 June 2026 · source · PDF · 24 pages
Critically, the trial court’s order, which was drafted by the plaintiffs’ attorney, contains several mistakes. In addition to citing federal law applicable to motions to dismiss and confusing constitutional claims with employment discrimination, it also ignores binding Georgia precedent, mis-quotes cases cited, and relies on at least one hallucinated case. We find it troubling that counsel submitted such an order to the trial court, and regrettable that the trial court failed to identify any of these errors.
S26A0459, slip op. at 1-5(1)-(4), 2026 WL 1215905 (Ga. May 5, 2026) (sanctioning counsel who prepared order citing hallucinated cases, remanding to the trial court to issue a new order omitting such citations, and encouraging trial courts to engage in a careful review of materials submitted to it); Slay v. Ross, __ Ga.
See Payne, Case No. S26A0459, slip op. at 1-5(1)-(4) (remanding case for reconsideration without hallucinated cases). (b) Is there a waiver of the district’s sovereign immunity for state law claims brought in state court?