Plaintiff filed a pro se lawsuit invoking 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and alleging that several municipal and county entities violated his constitutional rights in conjunction with an incident that led to plaintiff being ticketed and arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct. Plaintiff filed a number of motions in the district court, including a motion seeking the district judge’s recusal, which the court denied. Plaintiff then appealed. The Seventh Circuit vacated the appeal and remanded, finding that it lacked jurisdiction because the district court had not entered a final judgment in the case. The appellate court also commented on the use of AI by pro se litigants and cautioned against some of the risks of doing so and the need for all litigants to take reasonable care to avoid factual and legal misrepresentations. (BRENNAN and ST. EVE, concurring)
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Civil Procedure