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Anthony D. Carter v. Richard S. Lawson
IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District, No. 5D2024-2339 · judgment September 9, 2025
Questions presented
1: Was it the intention(s) of the founding fathers of the United States Constitution, that all provision(s) and amendment(s) set forth therein would be applicable, obtainable, and enforceable for all citizens of the United States? 2: Do all citizens of the United States enjoy the same degree of equal protection of the laws as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution regardless of their individual liberty status? 3: Does this equal protection of the law(s) apply to personal property based on the principle(s) and provision(s) of Replevin as set forth by each individual State's essential requirement(s) of law? 4: In a Civil action between two (2) litigants who are both private citizens of the United States, do the constitutional provision(s) of the Fourteenth Amendment become less enforceable for either litigant if they are incarcerated? 5: Does an Order of Final Judgment in a Civil action of Replevin, that is a clear departure from the essential requirement(s) and principle(s) of the law, constitute a violation of Due Process and the Equal Protection Clause of Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as was / is contemplated by the founding fathers? 6: In a Civil cause of action proceeding, convened for specific purpose to determine the value (amount) of unliquidated damages only; is a litigant's past or present character circumstance(s) admissible for consideration by the Trier of Fact presiding over said proceedings without invoking a violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution? 7: Is character evidence a relevant material issue in determining damage(s)? 8: Is it a Due Process violation of the Fifth, Seventh; and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, for a Trier of Fact to override a previous Trier of Fact of equal judicial authority, who grants the litigant(s) in a Civil action, the right to have the material issue of evaluating and determining the value (amount) of unliquidated damages resolved by a Jury Trial, once said right has been invoked and not otherwise waived thereafter by either and / or all parties to the cause of action?
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Is it a subornation of the departure from the essential requirement(s) and / or principle(s) of law for a District Court of Appeal to AFFIRM a Trial Court's erroneous ruling in a Final Judgment?
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Once liability has been established by a Default, does Due Process to the determination of equitable damages become the stand-alone singular issue without more for the defaulted party who fails to plead and / or defend against the allegation(s) of the complaint?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Anthony D. Carter
For respondent
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Proceedings
- Apr 17 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 5, 2026)
- Mar 23 2026Application (25A1037) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 17, 2026.
- Feb 13 2026Application (25A1037) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 16, 2026 to April 17, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.