Jonathan R. Karlen, et al. Missouri Cases

Jonathan R. Karlen appealed pro se from a trial court's grant of final summary judgment to Molly Kruse. The appellate court dismissed the appeal due to numerous briefing deficiencies, including the failure to file an appendix, an inadequate statement of facts, and the absence of points relied on. Crucially, the court noted that the appellant submitted an appellate brief containing an overwhelming majority of inaccurate and entirely fictitious case citations, many generated by artificial intelligence. Finding the appeal frivolous, the court also awarded $10,000 in damages to the Respondent under Rule 84.19.