Federal Public Defender Submits Brief with Nonexistent Citation, Apparently Refuses to Admit This to the Judge at a Hearing

Federal Public Defender Submits Brief with Nonexistent Citation, Apparently Refuses to Admit This to the Judge at a Hearing
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by Eugene Volokh • 8 days ago

In the case U.S. v. Hayes, attorney Mr. Francisco was found to have submitted a fictitious legal citation, "United States v. Harris," which does not exist. Despite being given multiple opportunities to correct his errors, he persisted in his misrepresentations during a hearing, leading the court to conclude he acted in bad faith. He was ordered to pay $1,500 and the incident was reported to the California and D.C. Bar associations.

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