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Kimarlo Ragland v. North Carolina Division of Employment Security
IFP petition · Supreme Court of North Carolina, No. 167P24-3 · judgment October 15, 2025
Question presented
I. Whether NC Courts dismissal of petitioner’s appeal(s) are unconstitutional and contravene I violate clause(s) set forth in Griffin v Illinois 351 US 12, and Douglas v. California 372 US 353? II. Whether NC Courts denial of trial transcripts violate standards set forth in MLB v SLJ 519 US 102, Griffin v Illinois 351 US 12, and the equal protection under law clause of the 14th amendment? III. Whether the actions of the respondent and NC court(s) devoid neutrality and equity satisfy due-process and ultimately violate the petitioner’s 5th and 14th amendment constitutional right by taking property without due-process of the law and failure to provide equal protection under the law? IV. Whether the NC appellate Courts failure to opine an appeal in strict compliance with their rules of appellate procedure is unconstitutional? V. Whether NC Court(s) (particularly the appellate courts) rulings consistently along ideological and partisan lines are unconstitutional as in this case and cases of the petitioner? VI. Whether NC Court(s) discriminatory and less favorable than licensed attorneys treatment of self-represented litigants are unconstitutional and inconsistent with law? VII. Whether NC Courts (particularly the appellate courts) efforts to siphon funds (as in this matter) from the impoverished is unconstitutional? VIII. Whether the long-standing demographic makeup of the NC appellate courts which is NOT representative NOR reflective of the community, while executing I rendering decisions equivalent to that of a jury is unconstitutional?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kimarlo Ragland
For respondent
David J. Adinolfi II
North Carolina Division of Employment Security
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Aug 13 2026DISTRIBUTED.
- Jul 16 2026Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Jun 29 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 10 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Jun 09 2026Waiver of right of respondent N.C. Division of Employment Security to respond filed.
- Jan 06 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 29, 2026)