Samantha Roussell *W* v. The Bank of New York Mellon, etc., et al.

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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FOURTH DISTRICT

SAMANTHA ROUSSELL,
Appellant,

Vv.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, ETC., et al.,
Appellees.

No. 4D2025-1309
[March 11, 2026]

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit,
Broward County; Gary Michael Farmer, Jr., Judge; L.T. Case No.
CACE17006417.

Samantha Roussell, Miramar, pro se.

Alec P. Hayes of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Atlanta, GA, for appellee
The Bank of New York Mellon.

No appearance for appellee Sunset Lakes Master Assn., Inc.
PER CURIAM.

After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record, we
affirm on the merits without discussion. We write, however, to address
our concerns with the purported legal authority upon which the appellant
relied in her brief. The appellant cited thirteen different cases that do not
exist. We expressly disregard these hallucinated cases. Furthermore, the
appellant cited nine different cases that do exist, but do not stand for the
proposition described by the appellant. A party, whether represented by
counsel or proceeding pro se, is responsible for the content of any
submission to the court. If a party chooses to use artificial intelligence to
assist in the preparation of a brief, it must do so with care and take steps
to ensure the accuracy of any submissions to the court. “While we decline
to do so here, this court has the authority to sanction appellant under
Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.410(a) for failure to comply with
Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.210(c).” Friend v. Serpa, 425 So. 3d
1 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025) (citing Goya v. Hayashida, 418 So. 3d 652, 656
(Fla. 4th DCA 2025)).

Affirmed.

LEVINE, CONNER and SHAW, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of timely-filed motion for rehearing.