FRIEND v. SERPA (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Shiloh FRIEND, Appellant, v. Carlos SERPA, Jr., Appellee.

No. 4D2024-2959

Decided: December 17, 2025

Shiloh Friend, Lake Worth, pro se. Carlos Serpa, Jr., Boynton Beach, pro se.

We affirm on the merits without discussion. We write, however, to address the appellee's use of multiple citations to cases which do not, in fact, exist. Such phantom authority cannot assist any litigant and must be expressly disregarded by this court. Attorneys and those, like appellee, who proceed pro se are responsible for the content of their submissions to the court. Those who use artificial intelligence to assist in these submissions must ensure their accuracy. While we decline to do so here, this court has the authority to sanction appellee under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.410(a) for failure to comply with Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.210(c). See Goya v. Hayashida, 418 So. 3d 652, 656 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025) (citing Gutierrez v. Gutierrez, 399 So. 3d 1185, 1188 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024)).

Affirmed.

Per Curiam.

Kuntz, C.J., Ciklin and Shaw, JJ., concur.

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