Fake Court Document Published on r/daniellarson
On Friday, a user on r/daniellarson trolled the community by posting a fake court document amid the torturous wait for a competency verdict.
u/CultureAlone8771
“The court has been informed of online activity on the r/DanielLarson subreddit and, notably, LarsonLeak.net that appears to release information within minutes of court filings. The fast and accurate updates published on LarsonLeak.net present a challenge for this court, so it is HEREBY ORDERED that future court filings be RESTRICTED in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1863.” u/CultureAlone8771 wrote.
While we appreciated the shout-out and found it hilarious, many people over multiple different social media platforms mistook the obvious joke for a real document.
The US code violation the Reddit user used, 18 U.S.C. 1863, is “Trespassing on national forest lands.”
The subreddit mods took the original post down, but on Saturday, OP came back with another banger by posting a completely redacted document, plausibly an Epstein files reference.
“NEW court update... wow.”
Real Stuff:
What the hell is taking so long?
We’re still waiting on a competency ruling from Judge Rodriguez during this agonizing court delay. While federal district judges like Judge Rodriguez can have hundreds of active cases on their docket at any given time, even after hearings are complete, this still does little to ease anger from the thousands of people following the case.
Judge Rodriguez already has everything she needs to issue a ruling: the full evidentiary record, expert testimony, the forensic report and exhibits, and the Speedy Trial calculation she specifically requested from both parties.
It’s also important to note that this isn’t a simple one-line ruling of “competent” or “not competent.” Competency orders typically require the judge to review the full record, weigh competing expert opinions, apply the legal standard to the facts, and outline the procedural next steps depending on the outcome. There’s no statute that requires the court to rule on competency within a specific number of days after a hearing like this.
Daniel remains incarcerated at FCI Englewood in Colorado, where he is no longer receiving the level of treatment and support he previously had at MCFP Springfield. If he is ultimately deemed incompetent, every additional day without a ruling potentially delays necessary care.
Notably, Judge Rodriguez currently has no trials or hearings scheduled for the upcoming week. After several weeks of trials and daily proceedings, the court now has a full week available — time that could be used to resolve outstanding rulings like this one. As the delay continues, frustration among observers is only intensifying.
What happened with last week?
Determining a judge’s timeline for rulings isn’t an easy task, but there are patterns and norms typical of Judge Rodriguez’s style and rulings like this one. Many thought 2/10 was going to be the ruling date, but 2/10 was just the deadline for the parties to file the speedy trial calculation by.
In theory, we expected Judge Rodriguez to have a ruling within 7-10 days of having all of the information needed for the ruling, which is inline with typical court timelines. The ruling could happen any day now, and LarsonLeak will break the news as soon as there is a ruling.
