We deny the extraordinary writ petition seeking review in this dissolution of marriage case and write solely to address counsel's filing of what appears to be "AI slop."
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what → deny → filing
Counsel's lengthy and unfocused filings contain gibberish and abuse the litigation process in different ways—including by churning out convoluted, false, and frivolous arguments.
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filings → contain → arguments
{The AI slop problem we address here has nothing to do with hallucinated law or false legal citations.
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we → address → law
The cases exist.
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cases → exist → ?
Yet the analytical reasoning—or lack of it—reveals that the arguments were assembled by an AI tool rather than developed through a trained advocate's independent judgment.
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arguments → reveal → judgment
Jodi Swick & Jarrett Ganer, AI Slop Filings Show Lawyers Must Do More Than Check Citations, Bloomberg Law (January 26, 2026, 4:30 AM).
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Lawyers → show → Citations
We agree that AI-drafting without meaningful attorney involvement "undermines the very premise of qualified legal representation."}
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drafting → agree → representation
We suspect that counsel's filings contain AI-generated components.
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filings → suspect → components
{Ironically, while some of the content appears AI-generated, other portions appear too unpolished to have been produced by AI.}
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portions → appear → AI
Abusive AI filing threatens the orderly administration of justice.
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filing → threaten → justice
We have recently sanctioned vexatious pro se litigants for abusive AI filings.
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Courts must require more from attorneys and not tolerate abusive practice fueled by AI….
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Courts → require → AI
For more details on why the court thinks "[t]he filings contain indicia of non-human authorship," read the (longish) opinion.
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filings → think → opinion
The allegation in ground H that the judge admonished counsel for not cross-examining witnesses is bizarre.
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judge → admonish → witnesses
No such citation or quotation of the alleged admonishment is in the record.
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citation → allege → record
At paragraph 77, the motion argues:
The Court admonished her for that judgment.
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Court → argue → judgment
The bind that creates, participate and get shut down on the one hand … decline and get admonished on the other, is not a fair proceeding.
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that → create → other
The filings often emphasize (with bold and italics) seemingly random sentences causing the reader to focus on what turns out to be irrelevant facts.
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what → emphasize → sentences
Here, the motion emphasizes legal gibberish.
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The motion and petition contain many other puzzling arguments….
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motion → contain → arguments
[Another set of unfounded claims] typifies the "issue churning" problem.
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AI churns out a laundry list of convoluted arguments that no competent lawyer should make.
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Counsel must exercise independent judgment when making arguments to a court.
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The unnatural ways the arguments are presented further leads us to suspect AI was used.
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Ultimately, however, whether this was AI-generated, AI-assisted, or something else makes no difference.
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An attorney is obligated to stand behind any submission to a court….
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attorney → obligate → court
Order to Show Cause
Within ten (10) days of this opinion, petitioner's counsel, Jaclyn R. Soroka, shall file a response and show cause—without the use of AI—why sanctions, such as referral to the Florida Bar for consideration of disciplinary proceedings, should not be imposed for submitting frivolous filings to this Court.
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The Aporia