Judge Strikes 4 Filings After Repeated Errors, ‘Factitious Citations’

( July 22, 2026, 2:13 PM EDT) -- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A federal judge in Michigan on July 21 struck four filings by pro se litigants associated with objections to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, after the judge concluded that they contained “factitious citations” that sometimes stood for the exact opposite of the stated position despite repeated warnings and even prior sanctions....