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Thomas E. Camarda v. Elizabeth M. Whitehorn, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 24-3244 · judgment April 16, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Questions presented

No. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THOMAS EDWARD CAMARDA, Petitioner, v. ELIZABETH WHITEHORN, et al., Respondents. On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI THOMAS EDWARD CAMARDA Pro Se Petitioner 500 Cunat Blvd #2B Richmond, IL 60071 tcamarda@gmx.com

  1. 279-8856 QUESTIONS PRESENTED

  2. Whether a federal court of appeals may refuse to enter judgment following the unrebutted filing of a dispositive appellate brief and summary judgment motion, where default has attached under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 31(c) and Rule 56(a), and the record has been closed and perfected.

  3. Whether judicial refusal to perform the ministerial act of entering a perfected federal judgment constitutes a violation of due process and separation of powers, thereby necessitating direct intervention by this Court under its supervisory authority.

  4. Whether continued state enforcement actions—including financial seizure, garnishment, and retaliation—conducted after the sealing of a perfected federal record, without lawful Title IV-D authority, violate the Supremacy Clause, the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, and established civil rights protections under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

  5. Whether the Supreme Court must enforce judgment by operation of law when a lower court refuses to do so, and whether such refusal—where procedural default and dispositive unrebutted motions exist—constitutes judicial

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Thomas Edward Camarda

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A173

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 04 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 18 2025
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Thomas E. Camarda filed.
  4. Aug 12 2025
    Application (25A173) denied by Justice Barrett.
  5. Jul 23 2025
    Application (25A173) for a stay, submitted to Justice Barrett.
  6. May 22 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 21, 2025)