ROBERT STEWART VS. ERICA PYCH KURIEN D.O.

Matter on calendar for Friday, May 22, 2026, Line 13, PLAINTIFF ROBERT STEWART's Motion To Set Aside Proposed Order Granting Motion To Strike.

Plaintiff Robert Stewart's motion to set aside the court's prior order granting defendant's motion to strike is denied. The court construes the motion as seeking reconsideration. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, section 1008, subdivision (b), Stewart must show new facts, circumstances, or law that could not have previously been presented. He has not met his burden on this motion.

Defendant contends that Plaintiff's citations to Judicial Council of California v. Superior Court (2003) 29 Cal.4th 820, 829, and In re Marriage of Sherman (2009) 175 Cal.App.4th 1201, 1207, are false. The citations do not return the cases Stewart has named, as Stewart concedes. The court cautions Stewart that inaccurate citations may subject him to sanctions or may give cause to the court to strike his filings. Generative AI tools that lawyers and self-represented litigants sometimes use can hallucinate case authority. Especially when using those tools, it is very important to check each case carefully to make sure that it actually exists and stands for the proposition for which it is cited.

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