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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 2h

... child should have their mental health publicly discussed.

A SC opinion recently came out the other way, but that was because the documentary was about boating, not about the legal system. lnkd.in/eVVGpkzx

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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 2h

... casting doubt on the judge’s impartiality as a finder of fact. The Committee also prohibited the documentary crew from filming child custody proceedings, even with the parties’ consent, because any consent given would be meaningless if encouraged by the judge, and because no ... (cont.)

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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 2h

... would be used to promote the film, participation would run afoul of the prohibition against lending the prestige of the office to private economic interests. The Committee was also concerned that the judge’s comments may appear to commit the judge to a particular position, ... (cont.)

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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 2h

... was asked if the judge could appear int the film, commenting about trends in high conflict cases and the impact on families, but not discussing specific cases. The Committee opined that, because the film was a potentially for-profit production, and the judge’s participation likely ... (cont.)

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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 2h

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can my family court judge appear in a documentary film about family court?

A FL judge was approached by filmmaker making a documentary about the effects on children of high conflict custody cases. The Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee... (cont.)

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Image of man carrying camera on tripod at a formal event. Image by korso 00007 via Pexels

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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 2h

... whom she appears, and a referral to the Washington State bar.

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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 2h

... process was not followed, and in any case Rule 11 duties ware not delegable. The sanctions included the revocation of pro hac vice admission, striking the brief, apologies to the judges to whom the fictitious cases were attributed, notification to the client and every judge before ... (cont.)

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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 2h

... contract attorney, warning the attorney about the use of #artificialintelligence, having a supervising attorney check the cites, and then herself personally reviewing the brief. The Court observed that because the majority of the citations were hallucinated, it was apparent that the ... (cont.)

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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 2h

... artificial intelligence.” The attorney asked the court not to sanction her because she had instituted her own internal process to prevent citation errors and relied on other attorneys who drafted the brief to follow that process. The process included assigning the brief to a ... (cont.)

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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 2h

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I rely on contract attorneys not to misuse #AI when they write my briefs?

A WA attorney admitted pro hac vice in AZ filed a brief containing bad citations with all “the markings of hallucinated case[s] created by generative ... (cont.)

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David Kluft @dkluft.bsky.social · 22h

The squirrels I have been feeding from my home office brought their baby over today to learn where the hazelnuts come from and to do some grooming. #squirrels #squirrel