Michael Cohen’s Former Attorney Ordered to Explain Citing Cases the Judge Believes Don’t Exist

A lawyer for Michael Cohen appears to have cited non-existent court rulings in a legal filing seeking to have his client’s post-prison supervision terminated early, according to a federal judge in New York who is threatening penalties. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ordered David M. Schwartz to provide copies of three rulings cited in the motion he filed last month. Mr. Schwartz must respond with copies to the judge by Dec. 19. If he cannot, he must explain in writing why he should not sanctioned. “As far as the Court can tell, none of these cases exist,” Furman wrote. He added that if copies of the rulings aren’t submitted, he wanted “a thorough explanation of how the motion came to cite cases that do not exist and what role, if any, Mr. Cohen played in drafting or reviewing the motion before it was filed.”...