COOK COUNTY JUDGES AND CERTAIN FRATERNALLY CONNECTED JUDGES IN ILLINOIS ARE ENFORCING APARTHEID AND JIM CROW LAWS IN ILLINOIS EVERY DEMOCRAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR APPOINTMENTS AND CONTINUED ENDORSEMENTS THEY EMBRACE RACISM, CORRUPTION AND TOTAL ANARCHY WITHIN THE JUDICIARY
Ken Ditkowsky
UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS
FOR
THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604
Joe Louis Lawrence } Appeal from the United
} States
District Court for
} the Northern District of
Plaintiff –Appellant } Illinois,
Eastern Division
V
}
}
No. 26-1226
}
Verizon Communications, Inc et al. }
Defendants-Appellants } Judge Robert Blakey
EMERGENCY Petition for Writ of Mandamus
I.
JURISDICTIONAL BASIS
This Petition is brought under the All
Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), seeking extraordinary relief from the
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Mandamus jurisdiction exists where a
petitioner has no adequate alternative remedy and where extraordinary
circumstances require intervention to protect federal constitutional rights and
the integrity of judicial proceedings.
II.
NATURE OF THE PETITION
This Petition does not seek
appellate review of a state-court judgment. Instead, it seeks relief from
ongoing unconstitutional actions carried out under the color of state authority
in a proceeding that is void for lack of jurisdiction and has been corrupted by
fraud on the court.
The Petitioner has been repeatedly
subjected to:
- Proceedings conducted without lawful service,
- Enforcement of child-support obligations where no valid
support order exists,
- Repeated remand into custody in connection with a
paternity matter in which the Petitioner was excluded,
- Alteration of official state records to falsely reflect
jurisdiction and a minor child long after the child reached adulthood.
- Petitioner filed a Summary Judgment Jan 5, 2026 as Gr
Ex A Re Notice four Motions that judges are obstructing unlawfully
keeping Cook County a Criminal Enterprise.
- That the Appellees never Denied, Objected or mentioned
the Summary Judgment in their Response before this Hon Circuit.
- That on July 14, 2025, Petitioner filed a MOTION
FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO ILLINOIS (735 ILCS 5/2-1005) &
FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CORROBORRATING THE VERACITY COOK COUNTY
JUDGES DO NOT HONOR DUE PROCESS OR CIVIL RIGHTS EQUAL PROTECTION TO IT’S
CITIZENS PRO SE OR WITH ATTORNEYS IN ANY OF THE COURT’S w/AFFIDAVIT Served on the entire judiciary and
Chief Judge.
- That on Jan 14, 2026 Cook County
Judge verbally stated she was recusing herself from the case but never
provided a court order.
- That on March 18, 2026, Petitioner filed MOTION TO
ENTER DEFAULT NUNC PRO TUNC OR, IN THE
ALTERNATIVE, FOR IMMEDIATE RULING and learned that Judge Silva never
recused herself Jan 14, 2026.
These actions constitute continuing
violations of the Fourteenth Amendment and cannot be addressed through ordinary
state appellate procedures because the underlying proceeding itself is void.
III.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
- The underlying matter concerns a paternity case
initiated in the late 1980s in Cook County, Illinois.
- The case was dismissed in 1987, and no lawful support
order was ever entered in the May 18, 1988 Default Order.
- The Petitioner was never properly served with process
in connection with the alleged support obligation.
- Despite the absence of lawful jurisdiction, the
Petitioner has been remanded into custody on multiple occasions based on
alleged non-payment of child support.
- The Petitioner was excluded from paternity, yet
enforcement actions continued as if a valid order existed.
- State records have been altered to reflect that the
child remained a minor long after reaching adulthood, including entries
made decades after emancipation.
- Numerous judges have recused themselves from the
matter, and proceedings have continued before different judges without
addressing the fundamental jurisdictional defect.
- Motions for summary judgment, default, and judicial
disqualification have not been meaningfully addressed.
- The matter is currently being returned to a county
judge for further proceedings despite the absence of jurisdiction and the
continuing constitutional violations.
- Illinois Child Support ENFORCE was on said Credit
Report Date Opened 02/03/07, Bal $67, 936, Date of Last Payment 01/2008,
hereto attached Gr Ex A Equifax Credit Report, “We verified that
this item belongs to you.”
A-
Petitioner
never received Notice or knowledge of the State reopening said case after it
was DISMISED/NON-SUITED due to Police Officer failed to report to trial Sept
17, 1987 and Paternity Tests EXCLUDED Paternity.
B-
Default of May 18, 1988 never was VACATED and
never Ordered any child support payments.
IV.
GROUNDS FOR MANDAMUS RELIEF
Mandamus is appropriate where:
A.
The Petitioner Has No Adequate Alternative Remedy
State remedies are inadequate where
the proceeding itself is void and where the Petitioner has been subjected to
repeated custody based on nonexistent jurisdiction.
The Petitioner has attempted to
raise these issues through motions and appellate filings, but the
jurisdictional defect has not been addressed.
B.
The Right to Relief Is Clear and Indisputable
A court cannot lawfully:
- Enforce a support obligation without a valid support
order,
- Exercise jurisdiction without service of process,
- Continue enforcement after a finding excluding
paternity,
- Maintain a proceeding based on altered or fraudulent
records.
These actions violate due process
under the Fourteenth Amendment and constitute a clear and indisputable abuse of
judicial authority.
C.
Extraordinary Circumstances Exist
This case involves:
- Repeated deprivation of liberty,
- Enforcement actions without jurisdiction,
- Potential alteration of official records,
- Recusal of multiple judges without resolution of the
jurisdictional defect.
These facts present the type of
extraordinary circumstances for which mandamus relief exists.
V.
RELIEF REQUESTED
The Petitioner respectfully Prays that
this Court:
- Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the appropriate
lower court to halt enforcement proceedings arising from the void
paternity matter;
- Direct that no further custody or enforcement actions
be taken against the Petitioner in connection with the alleged
child-support obligation;
- Direct that the jurisdictional validity of the
underlying proceeding be addressed before any further enforcement actions
occur;
- Direct that the proper Venue address the Default
Prove-Up NUNC PRO TUNC for damages.
- Grant any additional relief necessary to protect the
Petitioner’s constitutional rights.
VI.
CONCLUSION
This Petition does not seek to
relitigate a state-court judgment. It seeks relief from ongoing
unconstitutional actions carried out under the Color of State Authority in a
proceeding that lacks jurisdiction and has been tainted by fraud on the court,
Racial Hatred & Human Rights Violations
Where liberty interests are at stake
and no adequate remedy exists, the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus is both
appropriate and necessary.
I declare under penalty of perjury
that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Date: March 23, 2026
Petitioner, Pro Se
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: March 23, 2026
City & State: Chicago, Illinois
JOE LOUIS LAWRENCE
IN THE
UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS
FOR
THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604
Joe Louis Lawrence }
Appeal from the United
} States District Court for
} the Northern District of
Plaintiff –Appellant }
Illinois, Eastern Division
V
}
}
No. 26-1226
}
Verizon Communications, Inc et al. }
Defendants-Appellants } Judge Robert Blakey
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I Joe Louis Lawrence certify that on March 23 2026 I have caused
proper service to be had on the Defendant’s counsels and noted parties in the
Certificate of Service via electronic/email
delivery.
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
Louis Manetti
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
111 S. Wacker Dr, Suite 4100
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Telephone: (312) 759-3203
stephen.lozier@troutman.com
louis.manetti@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.
Chief
Judge Charles Beach U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutras
ocj.chief@cookcountyil.gov 219 S. Dearborn, Street 5th
floor
Dir.
FBI,
Hon Mayor
Brandon
Special Agent in Charge (FBI) City
Hall 7th floor
Chicago,
IL. 60601
2111
West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, Il 60608
Cook County Clerk, Mariyana Spyropoulos
CCCWebsite@cookcountycourt.com
Attorney General Cook County
States Attorney
Kwame Raoul alexandrina.shrove@ilag.gov Eilene O’Neil
Burke
555 West Monroe Suite
1300 statesattorney@cookcountyil.gov
Chicago, Ill. 60601
PLEASE BE ADVISED that on March 23,
2026 A EMERGENCY MOTION FOR INJUNCTION AND STAY PENDING
REVIEW
et al
has been filed in the Seventh Circuit
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Louis Lawrence
Plaintiff,
Pro Se
PO Box 4353
Chicago, Illinois 60680
312 965-6455
joelouis565@yahoo.com
UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS
FOR
THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604
Joe Louis Lawrence } Appeal from the United
} States
District Court for
} the Northern District of
Plaintiff –Appellant } Illinois,
Eastern Division
V
}
}
No. 26-1226
}
Verizon Communications, Inc et al. }
Defendants-Appellants } Judge Robert Blakey
EMERGENCY MOTION
FOR INJUNCTION AND STAY PENDING REVIEW ALTERNATIVEY REINSTATE CASE 19-cv-02668
DUE TO BEING DISMISSED COURT STATES IT LACKED JURISDICTION OR TRANSFER THIS
MATTER PURSUANT TO RULE 26 BREYER COMMITTEE REPORT, 239 F.R.D.
(Fed. R. App. P. 8)
I. EMERGENCY NATURE OF MOTION
Petitioner respectfully moves for an emergency injunction and stay
of ongoing state-court proceedings in Cook County, Illinois, where a hearing is
scheduled on or about April 1, 2026.
Absent immediate intervention, Petitioner faces continued unlawful
enforcement actions, including potential custody, arising from a proceeding
that is void for lack of jurisdiction and maintained through material
misrepresentations and unaddressed legal admissions.
Judges Diane Sykes, Ann Claire Williams and Kenneth Ripple
stated “In 1987 the State of Illinois ordered Joe Lawrence to
pay child support. He did not comply,
and consequently the state revoked his driver's license. He appealed the
revocation to the Secretary of State, but his appeal was denied.
Lawrence also unsuccessfully sued his former
employers, International Brands Corporation and the Chicago Transit Authority,
in state and federal court for embezzlement and theft.
A- Plaintiff never had his Commercial Driver’s License
Suspended which can be verified by the Secretary of State.
B- Plaintiff was never Terminated or Suspended from the
Chicago Transit authority he was off work due to a work-related injury said
Affidavit establishes veracity of his continued employment with a retirement
date of this year and all actual records that has been destroyed by Kent
Stephen Ray General Attorney and former Assistant States Attorney that
validates the veracity he was never ever DISCHARGED.
C- Plaintiff was never Terminated from IBC/Wonder bread, he
tore his rotator cuff falling back off the truck and had surgery repairing it
he had to receive welfare and food stamps because someone was collecting his
workman’s compensation, but he had Blue Cross Blue Shield medical coverage and
a medical card for his then wife and children.
II. RELIEF REQUESTED
Petitioner requests that this Court:
- Stay all ongoing and impending
proceedings related to the alleged paternity/child-support matter;
- Enjoin enforcement actions, including arrest, detention, or
coercive collection measures;
- Preserve the status quo pending
resolution of the accompanying Petition for Writ of Mandamus;
- Grant any additional relief
necessary to prevent irreparable harm.
III. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
- The underlying matter arises from
a paternity proceeding initiated in the late 1980s in Cook County.
- The case was dismissed in 1987,
and no valid support order was entered.
- Petitioner was never properly
served.
- Petitioner was excluded from
paternity, yet enforcement actions continued.
- Despite the absence of
jurisdiction, Petitioner has been remanded into custody multiple times.
- State records have been materially
altered or misrepresented, including entries reflecting a minor child
long after emancipation.
- Multiple judges have recused
themselves, and the matter has been reassigned repeatedly without
resolving the jurisdictional defect.
- Petitioner filed dispositive
motions, including summary judgment and default, to which no
substantive response has been made.
- The matter is now set to proceed
again, exposing Petitioner to renewed unlawful enforcement.
IV. LEGAL STANDARD
Under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 8, this Court may grant an
injunction or stay where the movant demonstrates:
- Likelihood of success on the
merits;
- Irreparable harm absent relief;
- No adequate remedy at law;
- That the balance of equities and
public interest favor relief.
V. ARGUMENT
A. Likelihood of Success on the Merits
Petitioner raises substantial constitutional claims, including:
- Enforcement in the absence of
a valid judgment,
- Lack of service of process,
- Continued proceedings after exclusion
from paternity,
- Reliance on materially
inaccurate or altered records,
- Failure to respond to dispositive
motions, resulting in deemed admissions.
These facts establish a strong likelihood that the underlying proceedings
are void ab initio and constitutionally infirm.
B. Irreparable Harm
Petitioner has already been incarcerated multiple times based on
the challenged proceeding.
Absent relief, Petitioner faces:
- Immediate risk of loss of
liberty,
- Ongoing coercion based on a nonexistent
legal obligation,
- Harm that cannot be remedied
after the fact.
- Systemic Racist Structural
Injustices perpetrated at him due to his skin color and for no other
reason.
C. No Adequate Remedy at Law
State remedies are inadequate where:
- The proceeding itself is
conducted without jurisdiction,
- Legal admissions and dispositive
motions are ignored,
- The Petitioner faces repeated
and immediate harm.
D. Public Interest and Balance of
Equities
The public has a compelling interest in:
- Preventing unlawful detention,
- Ensuring courts act within
jurisdiction,
- Protecting the integrity of
judicial proceedings.
The balance of equities overwhelmingly favors preventing further harm to
Petitioner.
VI. THIS MOTION DOES NOT SEEK
APPELLATE REVIEW OF A STATE JUDGMENT
This Motion does not seek review barred under
Klein v. O’Brien.
Instead, it seeks to prevent ongoing unconstitutional conduct
carried out in the absence of jurisdiction and in disregard of due process.
VII. CONCLUSION
Because Petitioner faces imminent and irreparable harm, and because the
underlying proceedings are void and constitutionally defective, emergency
relief is warranted.
Petitioner respectfully requests that this Court immediately grant an
injunction and stay pending review.
Respectfully submitted,
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: March 23, 2026
City & State: Chicago, Illinois
JOE LOUIS LAWRENCE
Plaintiff, Pro Se
IN THE
UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS
FOR
THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604
Joe Louis Lawrence } Appeal from the United
} States District Court for
} the Northern District of
Plaintiff –Appellant }
Illinois, Eastern Division
V
}
}
No. 26-1226
}
Verizon Communications, Inc et al. }
Defendants-Appellants } Judge Robert Blakey
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I Joe Louis Lawrence certify that on March 23 2026 I have
caused proper service to be had on the Defendant’s counsels and noted parties
in the Certificate of Service via electronic/email delivery.
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
Louis Manetti
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
111 S. Wacker Dr, Suite 4100
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Telephone: (312) 759-3203
louis.manetti@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.
Chief Judge Charles Beach U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutras
ocj.chief@cookcountyil.gov 219 S. Dearborn, Street 5th
floor
Dir. FBI,
Hon Mayor Brandon
Special Agent in Charge (FBI) City Hall 7th floor
Chicago, IL. 60601
2111 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago,
Il 60608
Cook
County Clerk, Mariyana Spyropoulos
CCCWebsite@cookcountycourt.com
Attorney General Cook County
States Attorney
Kwame Raoul alexandrina.shrove@ilag.gov Eilene O’Neil Burke
555 West Monroe Suite
1300 statesattorney@cookcountyil.gov
Chicago, Ill. 60601
PLEASE BE ADVISED that on March 23,
2026 A EMERGENCY MOTION FOR INJUNCTION AND
STAY PENDING REVIEW
et al has been filed in the
Seventh Circuit
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Louis Lawrence
Plaintiff, Pro Se
PO Box 4353
Chicago, Illinois 60680
312 965-6455
joelouis565@yahoo.com
