Anon03/07/26, 23:30No.1495258
>Renfer, who was admitted to practice in North Carolina in 1996, has worked at the US attorney’s office since 2009 after stints as a local prosecutor, assistant attorney general, and solo practitioner, according to his LinkedIn profile and the state bar member directory.
>Judge Numbers lists fabricated quotes and misstatements of holdings citing multiple circuit court opinions in Renfer’s filing, as well as two fabricated quotes from the Code of Federal Regulations.
>In his order, Numbers notes that under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a law firm “must be held jointly responsible for violations committed by its attorneys absent exceptional circumstances” and ordered a representative from the office to appear and show cause for why the office isn’t jointly responsible.
>The potential sanctions that could result range from a fine to contempt proceedings or suspension from practicing before the court, Numbers said.
>The magistrate judge also asked US Attorney W. Ellis Boyle to review the matter before Tuesday’s hearing and take appropriate corrective action. Boyle, the son of a sitting trial court judge in Eastern North Carolina, began serving as interim chief prosecutor in the district last August. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Boyle for the post is pending before the Senate.
>The case is Fivehouse v. Defense Dept., E.D.N.C., No. 2:25-cv-00041.