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Friday, January 23, 2026

 

PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINIG THAT ICE AGENTS ARE VERY HARSH AND VIOLENT ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BUT WE HAVE JUDGES IN THE FEDERAL COURTS AND IN COOK COURTS WHO HAVE BEEN FAR MORE VICIOUS AND HATEFUL WITH THEIR UNLAWFUL RULINGS AGAINST BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE AND NOBODY SAID A WORD BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ILLEGAL.

PLEASE FIND THREE SEPERATE DOCUMENTS FILED IN FEDERAL COURT TUESDAY JAN 20, BEFORE 10:00AM

I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF FRAUD AND CORRUPTION IN THE DALEY CENTER FILES DELETED FROM THE RECORDS, OR DATABASE ETC. BUT NEVER HAVE I EXPERIENCED WHERE WHEN A COURT IS CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS AN ATTORNEY UNLAWFULLY FILES A MOTION WHO IS IN DEFAULT AND ASKS THE JUDGE IN FEDERAL COURT TO GRANT THEM MORE TIME TO ANSWER BECAUSE THEY AR OUT OF TIME.

SOON AS COURT OPENS JAN 6, 2026, THE JUDGE IMMEDIATELY GRANTS THE MOTION  BUT IGNORES MY SUMMARY JUDGMENT FILED ON JAN 5, 2026, WHERE THREE LAW FIRMS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH HIS COURT ORDER OF DEC 29, 2025, TO SUBMIT A STATUS REPORT.

THE JUDGE IS IGNORING ALL LAWS AND RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE NOW CAN ANYONE UNDERSTAND WHY? 

THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS ADDRESSES HIS BIAS DISPOSITION TOWARDS ME IN FEDERAL COURT.

1.) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY AND RECUSE THE DISTRICT JUDGE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) AND (b)(1) DUE TO A PRIMA FACIE SHOWING OF BIAS & PREDJUDICE AGAINST THE PLAINTIFF

2.) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO VACATE THE JANUARY 6, 2026, VOID ORDER/AND ANY OTHER ORDER ENTERED IN VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS

3.) PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF DUE PROCESS VIOLATIONS



   IN THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION   

                                                      

Joe Louis Lawrence,                                                                  )

 Plaintiff,                                                                                     )                 Civil case # 25 CV-12239

                                                                                                   )                 Judge Robert Blakey

                                                                                                   )                 Magistrate Judge Albert Berry III

                  V.                                                                              )                 Random / Cal 2 Room 1203                                  

1.  VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC                             )

2. EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, L.L.C.                       )

       Successor in interest to EQUIFAX CREDIT                        )

       INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                                      )

3. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC.,                   )

4. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                     )

5. TRANS UNION L. L. C.,                                                         )

    Defendants.                                                                            )

     


PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY AND RECUSE THE DISTRICT JUDGE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) AND (b)(1) DUE TO A PRIMA FACIE SHOWING OF BIAS & PREDJUDICE AGAINST THE PLAINTIFF

Plaintiff respectfully moves for disqualification and recusal of the District judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) and § 455(b)(1) et al., and in support states as follows:


I. INTRODUCTION

This motion arises from the Court’s January 6, 2026 ex parte order granting substantive relief to a defendant who was in default, based on a non-noticed motion, filed during a federal holiday closure, and granted outside the Court’s regular motion call, without affording Plaintiff notice or an opportunity to be heard.

The cumulative procedural irregularities give rise to an objective appearance of partiality, undermine the adversarial process, and constitute a denial of due process, thereby mandating disqualification under 28 U.S.C. § 455(a).


II. GOVERNING LEGAL STANDARD

A. 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) — Appearance of Partiality

A judge must disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned, United States v. Orr, 969 F.3d 732, 736 (7th Cir. 2020)
“The question is not whether the judge is actually biased, but whether a reasonable person would question the judge’s impartiality.” Actual bias need not be shown. Liljeberg v. Health Servs. Acquisition Corp., 486 U.S. 847 (1988).

The standard is objective:

Whether a reasonable person, knowing all the circumstances, would question the judge’s impartiality.

The Court’s Standing Orders require that motions be properly noticed, served, and presented in accordance with Local Rule 78.1, with responses due before ruling unless the Court declares an emergency. No such emergency was declared here, and no deviation applicable to all parties was announced. The departure from standard motion practice benefitted only the Defendant.


B. 28 U.S.C. § 455(b)(1) — Personal Bias or Prejudicial Conduct

Disqualification is also required where judicial conduct demonstrates prejudgment, one-sided procedural favoritism, or abandonment of neutrality.

That on December 2, 2025, This Honorable Court issued an Order, “Extends the deadline for the parties joint status report to 12/29/2025”  and Ordered the Plaintiff, “The Court previously Ordered Plaintiff to file a status report concerning service on Verizon by 12/ 3/ 25, and hereby extends that deadline to 12/19/25. “If Plaintiff declines to participate in the preparation and filing of a joint status report, the Court will dismiss the case for failure to comply with a court order and failure to prosecute”.  

 For the Record, Plaintiff never received any Court Order prior to December 2, 2025 and no Clerk in the Northern District of Illinois were able to locate such an order.

 Plaintiff filed his Status Report on Service of Verizon Communications, Inc. Dec 10, 2025 and his Initial Joint Status Report Dec 12, 2025 in response to the Courts Directive without any hesitation demonstrating respect and a moral compass to the rules of FRCP and this court.

Defendant’s failed to comply with the District Judges order of Dec 29, 2025, Plaintiff filed his Summary Judgment (Jan. 5, 2026) unabated by three competent Power House Fortune 500 Law firms.

District Judge Entered an Order Jan. 9, 2026, Denied Plaintiff’s Default, filed Jan 7, 2026, Plaintiff never received the following “Minute entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court denies Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment57 and request for default59 and strikes the 1/7/26 notice of motion date ( which in any event fails to comply with this Court’s standing orders). Defendants have responded to the complaint, and Plaintiff’s requests lack merit. The parties’ 1/28/26 status report deadline stands”.  

The District Judge resents the Plaintiff  and it is egregiously reflected in his rulings

·  The judge favors the defendants and is holding the Plaintiff at a higher standard within the laws than licensed attorneys.

·  The judge abandoned neutrality.

·  The judicial process is unfair to the Plaintiff.


III. FACTUAL BASIS FOR DISQUALIFICATION

1. Ex Parte Grant of Substantive Relief

On January 6, 2026, the Court granted Defendant’s motion without notice to Plaintiff, in violation of:

  • Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(a)
  • Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)
  • Canon 3(A)(4), Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges

The motion was never served, never noticed, and never set for briefing or hearing.

The Standing Orders further prohibit ex parte communications concerning substantive matters, yet the January 6, 2026 order adjudicated Defendant’s rights without adversarial participation.


2. Improper Relief Granted to a Party in Default

At the time relief was granted:

  • Defendant was in procedural default
  • Defendant Admitted to the judge in their filing they were out of time.
  • No motion under Rule 55(c) or Rule 60(b) was filed
  • No showing of excusable neglect under Rule 6(b)(1)(B) was made Granting relief to a defaulted party without vacating default and without a Rule 6(b) showing constitutes reversible procedural error. Black, 22 F.3d at 1407; Pretzel, 28 F.3d at 45.

Granting time extensions to a defaulted party without vacating default constitutes procedural advocacy, not neutral adjudication.

Black v. Lane, 22 F.3d 1395, 1407 (7th Cir. 1994)
Defaulted parties are not entitled to merits-based relief absent proper procedure.

Pretzel & Stouffer v. Imperial Adjusters, 28 F.3d 42, 45 (7th Cir. 1994)
Extensions after deadline require excusable neglect.


3. Denial of Due Process

Plaintiff was deprived of:

  1. Notice
  2. Opportunity to respond
  3. A neutral decision-making process
  4. Where an order is entered in violation of due process, it is void and must be vacated as a matter of law. Indoor Cultivation, 55 F.3d at 1317; Price, 505 F.3d at 631.

In violation of the Fifth Amendment and established federal precedent.

     4. Electronic Filing / Holiday Closure

Although CM/ECF permits electronic filing during court closures, the Standing Orders do not authorize substantive rulings on non-emergency, non-noticed motions during such closures where one party is effectively deprived of a meaningful opportunity to respond.

This avoids any CM/ECF counterargument.


4. Irregular Holiday / Closure Advantage

The motion was filed during a federal building closure, when Plaintiff had no practical ability to respond, yet the Court acted immediately upon reopening, before the regular motion call.

This unequal procedural access reinforces the appearance of favoritism.


5. Departure from NDIL Local Rules

The Court ruled:

  • Outside the Wednesday motion call
  • Without a briefing schedule
  • Without findings or legal analysis
  • Court denied Plaintiff’s Summary Judgment filed January 5, 2026 even when the three law firms received a court order to respond by Dec 29, 2025 and no attorney complied or asked for additional time.

Deviation from procedural norms benefiting only one party supports recusal.


IV. CUMULATIVE APPEARANCE OF PARTIALITY

While any single irregularity may be argued as “harmless,” their cumulative effect establishes:

  • Structural unfairness
  • One-sided rule deviations
  • Loss of public confidence in judicial neutrality
  • Illinois courts have held that in such circumstances, actual prejudice has been required to FORCE REMOVAL of a judge from a case, that is, either prejudicial trial conduct or personal bias. Rosewood Corp. n Transamerica Insurance Co., 57 Ill 2d 247, 311 N.E. 2d 673.

Federal courts recognize cumulative procedural defects as sufficient grounds for recusal.

The cumulative procedural defects here rise to the level of structural errors, undermining confidence in the integrity of the proceedings. Atwood, 941 F.3d at 885.


V. APPELLATE PRESERVATION STATEMENT

Plaintiff expressly preserves all objections under:

  • 28 U.S.C. § 455
  • Fifth Amendment Due Process
  • Fed. R. Civ. P. 5, 6, 7, 55, and 60
  • Structural error doctrine

Plaintiff further preserves the record for interlocutory review, mandamus, and post-judgment appeal, including but not limited to arguments that the January 6, 2026 order is void ab initio.


VI. RELIEF REQUESTED

Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court:

  1. Disqualify and recuse the District judge
  2. Reassign this matter to a different judge
  3. Vacate all orders entered as a result of the ex parte motion
  4. Grant any further relief deemed just and proper
  5. Plaintiff expressly preserves the right to seek mandamus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 1651 should reassignment be denied, as well as interlocutory review of any order entered by a judge whose impartiality has been reasonably questioned. See Hook v. McDade, 89 F.3d 350 (7th Cir. 1996).

DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Executed on: ______________________ 2026
City & State: ______________________________

________________________________________
JOE LOUIS LAWRENCE
Plaintiff, Pro Se                                                                       Notary

 

 

 

   IN THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION   

                                                      

Joe Louis Lawrence,                                                                  )

 Plaintiff,                                                                                     )                 Civil case # 25 CV-12239

                                                                                                   )                 Judge Robert Blakey

                                                                                                   )                 Magistrate Judge Albert Berry III

                  V.                                                                              )                 Random / Cal 2 Room 1203                                  

1.  VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC                             )

2. EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, L.L.C.                       )

       Successor in interest to EQUIFAX CREDIT                        )

       INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                                      )

3. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC.,                   )

4. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                     )

5. TRANS UNION L. L. C.,                                                         )

    Defendants.                                                                            )

     


NOTICE OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY AND RECUSE THE DISTRICT JUDGE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) AND (b)(1) DUE TO A PRIMA FACIE SHOWING OF BIAS & PREDJUDICE AGAINST THE PLAINTIFF

Please be advised that on, Plaintiff has filed before this District Court, January 20, 2026 Motion to Disqualify and Recuse the District Judge et al; and will present said legally sufficient instrument before Judge Blakey or any  judge in his stead Jan 28, 2026  in his  stead , at 11:00 am in room 1203..       

 

 

 I  Joe Louis Lawrence  Plaintiff, certify that I have on this day deposited said Notice and Motion to all parties recorded in said Notice via mail/Email Transmission..

To   

   Camille R. Nicodemus, Esq. (IL #2452849)

   Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C.

   10333 North Meridian Street, Suite 200

   Indianapolis, IN 46290

   Telephone:  (317) 497-5600, Ext. 601

   Fax:  (317) 899-9348

   E-Mail:  cnicodemus@qslwm.com

   Hope Blankenberger  

  Counsel for Defendant Trans Union LLC

 

POLSINELLI PC

By: /s/ Rodney L. Lewis         
Rodney L. Lewis
Kevin M. Hogan
Polsinelli PC
150 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Tel. (312) 819-1900
Fax (312) 819-1910
rodneylewis@polsinelli.com
kmhogan@polsinelli.com

Attorneys for Defendant Equifax Information Services, LLC

 

/s/ Stephen D. Lozier

Stephen D. Lozier

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

111 S. Wacker Dr, Suite 4100

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Telephone: (312) 759-3203

stephen.lozier@troutman.com

 

Attorneys for Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc

 

 Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, LTD        233 S Wacker Dr. Suite 5500                            Chicago, Illinois 60606                                       Matthew D. Kelly mkelly@msm.com

                                                                              Attorneys for Verizon Communications, Inc.

 



                                                                                                          Respectfully, Submitted,

 

                                                                        __________________________

                                                                               Plaintiff, Pro Se
                                                                                        PO Box 4353
                                                                                     Chicago, Illinois 60680
                                                                                        312 965-6455
                                                                                     joelouis565@yahoo.com

                                                                              Joe Louis Lawrence


   IN THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION   

                                                      

Joe Louis Lawrence,                                                                  )

 Plaintiff,                                                                                     )                 Civil case # 25 CV-12239

                                                                                                   )                 Judge Robert Blakey

                                                                                                   )                 Magistrate Judge Albert Berry III

                  V.                                                                              )                 Random / Cal 2 Room 1203                                  

1.  VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC                             )

2. EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, L.L.C.                       )

       Successor in interest to EQUIFAX CREDIT                        )

       INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                                      )

3. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC.,                   )

4. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                     )

5. TRANS UNION L. L. C.,                                                         )

    Defendants.                                                                            )

     


PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO VACATE THE JANUARY 6, 2026, VOID ORDER/AND ANY OTHER ORDER ENTERED IN VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS

Plaintiff moves to vacate the Court’s January 6, 2026 order as void pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(4).


I. LEGAL STANDARD

A judgment or order is void where entered:

  • Without jurisdiction
  • In violation of due process
  • Without notice or opportunity to be heard

Void orders must be vacated as a matter of law.


II. THE ORDER IS VOID FOR MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT REASONS

A. Lack of Notice (Rule 5 / Due Process)

The motion was never served or noticed.
Orders entered without notice violate the Fifth Amendment.


B. Defendant Lacked Standing to Seek Relief

Defendant was in default and had not moved to vacate default under Rule 55(c).
The Court therefore lacked authority to grant discretionary relief.


C. No Rule 6(b) Findings

No showing of excusable neglect was made or found.


D. Ex Parte Relief Outside Authorized Circumstances

No emergency was declared.
No legal authority cited.


III. VOID ORDERS HAVE NO LEGAL EFFECT

A void order:

  • Is a nullity
  • Confers no rights
  • May be attacked at any time
  •  

·         Void Orders (Rule 60(b)(4))

·         United States v. Indoor Cultivation Equip., 55 F.3d 1311, 1317 (7th Cir. 1995)
A judgment entered in violation of due process is void.

·         Price v. Wyeth Holdings Corp., 505 F.3d 624, 631 (7th Cir. 2007)
Void judgments must be vacated; discretion does not apply.

·         Where an order is entered in violation of due process, it is void and must be vacated as a matter of law. Indoor Cultivation, 55 F.3d at 1317; Price, 505 F.3d at 631.

  •  

IV. RELIEF REQUESTED

Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court:

  1. Vacate the January 6, 2026 order in its entirety
  2. Reinstate Defendant’s default posture
  3. Restore Plaintiff’s procedural rights

 

DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Executed on: ______________________ 2026
City & State: ______________________________

________________________________________
JOE LOUIS LAWRENCE
Plaintiff, Pro Se                                                                     

 

                                                                                                Notary

 

 

 

   IN THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION   

                                                      

Joe Louis Lawrence,                                                                  )

 Plaintiff,                                                                                     )                 Civil case # 25 CV-12239

                                                                                                   )                 Judge Robert Blakey

                                                                                                   )                 Magistrate Judge Albert Berry III

                  V.                                                                              )                 Random / Cal 2 Room 1203                                  

1.  VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC                             )

2. EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, L.L.C.                       )

       Successor in interest to EQUIFAX CREDIT                        )

       INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                                      )

3. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC.,                   )

4. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                     )

5. TRANS UNION L. L. C.,                                                         )

    Defendants.                                                                            )

     


NOTICE OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO VACATE THE JANUARY 6, 2026, VOID ORDER/AND ANY OTHER ORDER ENTERED IN VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS

 

Please be advised that on, Plaintiff has filed before this District Court, January 20, 2026 Motion to Vacate the January 6, 2026 Court Order et al; and will present said legally sufficient instrument before Judge Blakey or any  judge in his stead Jan 28, 2026  in his  stead , at 11:00 am in room 1203..       

 

 

 I  Joe Louis Lawrence  Plaintiff, certify that I have on this day deposited said Notice and Motion to all parties recorded in said Notice via mail/Email Transmission..

To   

   Camille R. Nicodemus, Esq. (IL #2452849)

   Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C.

   10333 North Meridian Street, Suite 200

   Indianapolis, IN 46290

   Telephone:  (317) 497-5600, Ext. 601

   Fax:  (317) 899-9348

   E-Mail:  cnicodemus@qslwm.com

   Hope Blankenberger  

  Counsel for Defendant Trans Union LLC

 

POLSINELLI PC

By: /s/ Rodney L. Lewis         
Rodney L. Lewis
Kevin M. Hogan
Polsinelli PC
150 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Tel. (312) 819-1900
Fax (312) 819-1910
rodneylewis@polsinelli.com
kmhogan@polsinelli.com

Attorneys for Defendant Equifax Information Services, LLC

 

/s/ Stephen D. Lozier

Stephen D. Lozier

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

111 S. Wacker Dr, Suite 4100

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Telephone: (312) 759-3203

stephen.lozier@troutman.com

 

Attorneys for Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc

 Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, LTD        233 S Wacker Dr. Suite 5500                            Chicago, Illinois 60606                                       Matthew D. Kelly mkelly@msm.com

 

 

 

 



                                                                                                          Respectfully, Submitted,

 

                                                                        __________________________

                                                                              Joe Louis Lawrence

                                                                               Plaintiff, Pro Se
                                                                                        PO Box 4353
                                                                                     Chicago, Illinois 60680
                                                                                        312 965-6455
                                                                                     joelouis565@yahoo.com

 

                                                                                      

                                                                            IN THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION   

                                                      

Joe Louis Lawrence,                                                                  )

 Plaintiff,                                                                                     )                 Civil case # 25 CV-12239

                                                                                                   )                 Judge Robert Blakey

                                                                                                   )                 Magistrate Judge Albert Berry III

                  V.                                                                              )                 Random / Cal 2 Room 1203                                  

1.  VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC                             )

2. EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, L.L.C.                       )

       Successor in interest to EQUIFAX CREDIT                        )

       INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                                      )

3. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC.,                   )

4. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                     )

5. TRANS UNION L. L. C.,                                                         )

    Defendants.                                                                            )


PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF DUE PROCESS VIOLATIONS

Plaintiff files this Notice to formally preserve constitutional objections for the record.


I. NOTICE

Plaintiff hereby provides notice that:

  1. Plaintiff was deprived of notice and opportunity to be heard
  2. Ex parte relief was granted to a defaulted defendant
  3. The Court acted outside regular motion procedures
  4. Plaintiff’s Fifth Amendment rights were violated

Simer v. Rios, 661 F.2d 655, 679 (7th Cir. 1981)
Due process requires notice and an opportunity to be heard before adverse judicial action.

United States v. Ligas, 549 F.3d 497, 501 (7th Cir. 2008)
Ex parte judicial action affecting substantive rights violates due process.

Orders entered without notice or opportunity to respond violate the Fifth Amendment and are void. Simer, 661 F.2d at 679; Ligas, 549 F.3d at 501.

Where an order is entered in violation of due process, it is void and must be vacated as a matter of law. Indoor Cultivation, 55 F.3d at 1317; Price, 505 F.3d at 631.


II. PURPOSE OF NOTICE

This Notice is filed to:

  • Preserve constitutional objections
  • Prevent waiver
  • Ensure appellate review

Plaintiff does not consent to, waive, or acquiesce in any procedural irregularities.


III. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

Plaintiff expressly reserves all rights to seek:

  • Vacatur
  • Reassignment
  • Mandamus
  • Appellate relief

Respectfully submitted,

Joe Louis Lawrence

DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Executed on: ______________________ 2026
City & State: ______________________________

________________________________________
JOE LOUIS LAWRENCE
Plaintiff, Pro Se                                                                     

 

 

                                                                                                Notary

 

 

 

 

   IN THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION   

                                                      

Joe Louis Lawrence,                                                                  )

 Plaintiff,                                                                                     )                 Civil case # 25 CV-12239

                                                                                                   )                 Judge Robert Blakey

                                                                                                   )                 Magistrate Judge Albert Berry III

                  V.                                                                              )                 Random / Cal 2 Room 1203                                  

1.  VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC                             )

2. EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, L.L.C.                       )

       Successor in interest to EQUIFAX CREDIT                        )

       INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                                      )

3. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC.,                   )

4. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.,                     )

5. TRANS UNION L. L. C.,                                                         )

    Defendants.                                                                            )

     


NOTICE OF PLAINTIFF’S  NOTICE OF DUE PROCESS VIOLATIONS

Please be advised that on, Plaintiff has filed before this District Court, January 20, 2026 his Notice of Due Process Violations; and will present said legally sufficient instrument before Judge Blakey or any  judge in his stead Jan 28, 2026  in his  stead , at 11:00 am in room 1203..       

 

 

 I  Joe Louis Lawrence  Plaintiff, certify that I have on this day deposited said Notice and Motion to all parties recorded in said Notice via mail/Email Transmission..

To   

   Camille R. Nicodemus, Esq. (IL #2452849)

   Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C.

   10333 North Meridian Street, Suite 200

   Indianapolis, IN 46290

   Telephone:  (317) 497-5600, Ext. 601

   Fax:  (317) 899-9348

   E-Mail:  cnicodemus@qslwm.com

   Hope Blankenberger  

  Counsel for Defendant Trans Union LLC

 

POLSINELLI PC

By: /s/ Rodney L. Lewis         
Rodney L. Lewis
Kevin M. Hogan
Polsinelli PC
150 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Tel. (312) 819-1900
Fax (312) 819-1910
rodneylewis@polsinelli.com
kmhogan@polsinelli.com

Attorneys for Defendant Equifax Information Services, LLC

 

/s/ Stephen D. Lozier

Stephen D. Lozier

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

111 S. Wacker Dr, Suite 4100

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Telephone: (312) 759-3203

stephen.lozier@troutman.com

 

Attorneys for Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc

 

 Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, LTD        233 S Wacker Dr. Suite 5500                            Chicago, Illinois 60606                                       Matthew D. Kelly mkelly@msm.com

                                                                              Attorneys for Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

 



                                                                                                         Respectfully, Submitted,

 

                                                                        __________________________

                                                                              Joe Louis Lawrence

                                                                               Plaintiff, Pro Se
                                                                                        PO Box 4353
                                                                                     Chicago, Illinois 60680
                                                                                        312 965-6455
                                                                                     joelouis565@yahoo.com