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HOW DO JUSTICE EXIST IF JUDGES AND COURTS DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASES OF SKIN COLOR, SEXUALITY OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION?

Case NumberCalendarDate FiledDivision
1988D079012DRCAL4201/01/1988District 1
Plaintiff(s)Case TypeDefendant(s)Attorney
FRANCOIS HIGHTOWER
FRANCOISE LOUISE BARBER HIGHTOWER
FRANCOISE LOUISE BARBER HIGHTOWER
Petition to Establish Parentage (Non IV-D)JOSEPH LAWRENCE
JOE L LAWRENCE
JOE L LAWRENCE
MANILOW AND GOLDMAN LTD
JOSEPH V RODDY
Ad Damnum
0
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Case Activities:
Activity Date:07/30/2026Event Desc:Transfer To Judge Within Trial SectionComments:


Activity Date:07/30/2026Event Desc:Assign To Judge Within Division


Comments:

THE PRESIDING JUDGE REGINA SCANNICCHIO NOT THE COOK COUNTY JUDGE WHO PRETENDED TO BE AN ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE ASSIGNED THE CASE TO JUDGE LIONEL BAPTISTE

TYPICALLY, BLACK OR BROWN JUDGES GO ALONG WITH RACISM AND RACIAL HATRED SO AS TO BE ACCEPTED WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR APPOINTMENTS OR FAVOR, THIS CASE HAS EVERYBODY WATCHING HOW THIS NEGRO HAITIAN JUDGE IS GOING TO RULE ON A CASE HE KNEW JUDGE ABBEY ROMANEK WAS NO OFFICIAL ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE BUT WENT ALONG WITH THE OKE DOKE.

BUT EVERY RACIST CAUCASIAN BE IT JUDGE OR STATES ATTORNEY CONSPIRED WITH EACH OTHER AND EGREGIOUSLY COVERED UP FOR EACH OTHER AND IGNORED ALL HORRIFIC CRIMES OF SINISTER CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BECAUSE THEY ALL SHARED THE SAME ETHNIC MAKE-UP.

6.)   That Page 11, Par 27 “That Respondent being aware of Blacks in the Democratic Party-Political Machine are nothing more than Puppets or Figure heads upholding racism and Jim Crow Laws in Cook County or the City of Chicago will never and have never attempted to speak up or try and do what was right by him in standing up to the Caucasians who were the initial authors of these Ku Klux Klan Criminal Civil Rights Violations” from the Motion to Disqualify et al.

A-   A Negro judge male or female will find fault or make up one against any Pro se litigant rather than address any wrongs or racial acts perpetrated by certain Democratic Caucasians and was already expecting him to deny his Motion never have a Black judge ever ruled in accordance to the laws of the US Constitution in his favor.

B-   Respondent used the actual template from Par 7 Request for Investigation of Judge Francis A. Gembala et al. a Caucasian judge before the Judicial Inquiry Board anticipating Judge Baptistes denial

C-   Judge Baptiste implicated the Daley administration as the cause of the series of irregularities but Respondent vehemently interjected and informed the Court he never said that and had no issue with Daley because he dismissed the case September 17, 1987, in my favor.

D-   Judge Baptiste stated, I know you didn’t say that but all of this took place under that administration and Judge Silva and Powers did not enter these court orders.

E-   Judge Baptiste ignored the Motion accompanied with the Affidavit ignored the States Attorney representing the Plaintiff never sought clarity of the ASA’s involvement like every other judge this matter has appeared before and acted as Plaintiff’s defacto representative in that the States Attorney has been unlawfully representing the Plaintiff ever since her racist attorney as a former States Attorney colluded with all of his Irish and Polish ethnic Brethren and judges as they falsified court orders and documents in the courts.

F-    

                   IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COUNTY DEPARTMENT—DOMESTIC RELATIONS

 

IN RE                                                              )

                                                                         )

 Francoise Hightower                                      )        Judge        Jean Lionel Baptiste              

        Petitioner                                                 )

                                                                         )        Cal 42

          VS                                                          )                                 

                                                                         )        No. 88 D 079012                         

 Joe Louis Lawrence                                        )        

        Respondent                                              )        Room 2807

 

MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION DUE TO JUDGE LIONEL-BAPTISTE ENTERED A COURT ORDER JULY 6, 2026 AS VOID/A NULLITY OF NO LEGAL STANDING & OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND MOTION TO DISQUALIFY HIM FOR CAUSE INSTANTER ,

Respondent respectfully moves this Court on Motion for Reconsideration and Vacating, and declaring null the July 6, 2026 court order:

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

 

Please be advised that on July 14, 2025 Respondent has filed before this  Domestic Relations Division Motion for Summary Judgment et al;

APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ADJUDICATIVE FACTS, NOTICE OF STRUCTURAL DUE PROCESS VIOLATIONS, AND REQUEST THAT THE COURT CONSIDER THE DISTRICT COURT'S DENIAL OF IMPARTIAL ADJUDICATION & SEEK THE JURISDICTION OF THE FBI TO DETERMINE PUBLIC CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS DUE TO THIS CASE NO LONGER BEING PERSONAL CIVIL INVOLVING THE APPELLANT

Cc:hfs.cookcentral@illinois.gov,The State of Illinois,The State of Illinois,hfs.cookorders@illinois.gov,hfs.cooksouthern@illinois.gov
Bcc:Frank Main,Dick Simpson UIC Professor,jason.r.knowles@abc.com,Abajournal Webmaster,American Bar Association
Thu, Aug 20 at 2:27 PM
CC  Special Agent Ryan Welch
       Chief Judge Charles Beach
       Judges, Attorneys, Media, Child Support Representatives et al.

For the record, in relation to the prior Courtesy Copy submitted August 14, 2026, 8:58am Judge Baptiste (Seeing that you are the only Negro who don't see any racism)

Please find a Motion filed in the Seventh Circuit July 30, 2026, particularizing egregious Mississippi style which is now Illinois Racial Hatred in the courts as Clerks or Attorneys allegedly has DENIED every unchallenged motion by all attorneys not only in the Seventh Circuit but every court the Defendant is in.

Someone mailed to the Defendant a court order allegedly from a judge Frank H. Easterbrook DENYING the Motion.

FACT: The judge's are aware that the Defendant is a CERTIFIED CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE on the books but is living on welfare.

FACT: The judge's are aware that judge Ronald Bartkowicz used his robe unlawfully to issue a warrant against the Defendant making sure he never received any wages they unlawfully stole from him while off work injured on duty.

FACT: The judge's know that District Court judge Robert Blakey was an Assistant State's Attorney when this child support arrearage matter was created in the Criminal Enterprise of Cook County.

FACT: The judge's are aware that numerous judges are complicit in this diabolical paternity matter where child support arrearages are being sought for a child that was never the defendant's.

FACT: The judge's are aware that their own judges in the Seventh Circuit Diane Syke, Ann Claire Williams, Kenneth Ripple entered court orders against the Defendant saying that in 1987, the State of Illinois Ordered Joe Lawrence to pay child support, see Page 2 Par H.

Only because of the Defendant's skin color their are judges on the bench simply to vent their hatred at any individual outside of their ethnicity or sexuality as demonstrated in this very case.

Because Judge Baptiste have not ruled and has not attempted to because it is evidenced in all pleadings Negro judges have no authority over certain Caucasians, what the Defendant is experiencing in the courts are a norm in how to CRIMINALIZE or DESTROY INNOCENT BLACK, OR BROWN COLORED MEN in this Democratic City.

In case judge Baptiste decides to retire TO PREVENT FROM ADDRESSING the Defendant's meritorious unchallenged motions filed before the courts, this communication is being tendered to prevent the  frivolous prolonging of this matter for the next judge to see the racial hatred that certain Blacks are not supposed to acknowledge or see.

Cook County Sheriff's stated to the Defendant years ago when judge Bartkowicz issued that bogus warrant, that this was not about any child support this is some other shit, nobody ever clarified what this was really about because as a working CTA employee with all of the corrupt judges at the CTA's disposal defendant never stood a chance after Boyd backstabbed him and became a judge.

PS..

Notice the Court Order, whoever typed that rubbish they failed to record "& SEEK THE JURISDICTION OF THE FBI TO DETERMINE PUBLIC CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS DUE TO THIS CASE NO LONGER BEING PERSONAL CIVIL INVOLVING THE APPELLANT"

If the above isn't egregious it says,  "IT IS ORDERED that the motion is DENIED. If this appeal proceeds to briefing and appellant Joe Lawrence wishes to renew his requests, he should do so in his brief on the merits an not in separate motions"

THIS ALLEGED ORDER IS ONLY SENT TO THE APPELLANT NOT TO ANY OF THE ATTORNEYS OF RECORD, perhaps this might be the reason why Troutman, Pepper, Locke, LLP withdrew from representing Experian Information Solutions, Inc.

What is most ironic the recording of judge Frank H. Easterbrook he denied every (motion he validly presented when he was the Chief Judge) the Appellant legal representation citing a case comparing him to a transsexual inmate Farmer v Haas and was allegedly quoted as saying "their is no way a Freeman can be preparing pleadings like this he must be in prison an inmate because that is all they have time for is sit in the law library and study cases."

The first Transperson to take their case to the Supreme Court over the very denial of appointing the Defendant an attorney Farmer v. Brennan is among the most frequently cited Supreme Court cases of all time

Their were some judges up there trying to help me but was outnumbered, I proposed to the Clerk, I understand the judges play chess the ones who can't stand me get me in a game with three of them, I will play them all at the same time if they defeat me, I will stop pleading in this court.

The FBI has their objective and has received just about everything requested but the Defendant has yet to stand before Judge Easterbrook or any judge who deem Pro se litigants as trash but has been many times denied but never tried in any of the courts.

Respectfully submitted,

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. 26-2385

                                                                              }

 Verizon Communications, Inc et al.                    }

 Defendants-Appellees                                          }  Judge Robert Blakey

 

                                                     


 

APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ADJUDICATIVE FACTS, NOTICE OF STRUCTURAL DUE PROCESS VIOLATIONS, AND REQUEST THAT THE COURT CONSIDER THE DISTRICT COURT'S DENIAL OF IMPARTIAL ADJUDICATION & SEEK THE JURISDICTION OF THE FBI TO DETERMINE PUBLIC CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS DUE TO THIS CASE NO LONGER BEING PERSONAL CIVIL INVOLVING THE APPELLANT

Appellant respectfully moves this Court pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 201, 28 U.S.C. §§ 455 and 2106, and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to take judicial notice of adjudicative facts contained in the record and accompanying public documents demonstrating structural irregularities affecting the fairness of the proceedings below.

I. Grounds for the Motion

  1. Appellant submits certified court records, DNA test results, service records, docket entries, and other public documents establishing that significant factual and procedural irregularities occurred during the underlying litigation.

 

  1. The evidence demonstrates that Appellant was subjected to proceedings resulting in child-support arrearage enforcement despite evidence that:

A-     DNA testing excluded Appellant as the biological father.

B-      Appellant contends he was never properly served in the action that resulted in the default judgment.

C-      The default judgment was entered without personal jurisdiction, rendering subsequent enforcement proceedings void if the lack of jurisdiction is established.

D-     Arrearages were later assessed despite Appellant's contention that no valid child-support order requiring payment had ever been entered.

E-      Appellant presented affidavits, court transcripts, legal precedents, Summary judgments no licensed attorney state or otherwise ever denied to any of the  pleadings or submitted counter affidavits.

F-      That pursuant to Rule 56.1 Summary Judgment The rule is very clear that "all material facts set forth in the statement required of the moving party will be deemed admitted unless controverted by the statement of the opposing party." Local Rule 56.1(b)(3)(B).

G-     The Cook County Judiciary having admitted to Appellant’s pleadings Cook County judges do not honor Equal Protection of the Laws to Pro se litigants with or without attorneys et al.

H-     That Case No. 11-3481, Democratic judges Diane S. Sykes, Ann Claire Williams and Kenneth Ripple  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. "The appellees were not served with process in the district court and are not participating in this appeal. After examining the appellant's brief and the record, we have concluded that oral argument is unnecessary. Thus, the appeal is submitted on the brief and record. See FED. R. APP. P. 34(a)(2)(c).

I-        Appellant’s license has never been suspended and in 1987 Richard J. Daley, States Attorney had his top Super Attorney Obrietta Scott to non-suit the charges of paternity against him due to the Paternity Tests excluding him and the CTA never discharged him from employment and was off work with IBC with a work-related injury fell off the truck tore his rotator and never received workman’s compensation only welfare but someone else collected his workman’s compensation.

J-       Hon Robert Blakey worked under Dick Devine 1996- 2000 as an Assistant States Attorney and Chief, Special Prosecutions Bureau, Cook County [Illinois] State's Attorney's Office, 2009-2014 during this whole cloud of irregularities of the State representing then Police Officer Francoise Hightower in this extortion scheme disguised as child support arrearage.

K-      Appellant prepared an Affidavit to Dick Devine Jan 3, 2007 of the unlawful Remands and it was never investigated but continuously covered-up and ignored the Civil Rights Violation’s perpetrated on him.

L-       

  1. Appellant further requests that this Court take judicial notice that the district judge previously served as an Assistant State's Attorney. Appellant's claims include allegations of misconduct by Assistant State's Attorneys during the underlying proceedings. Appellant does not assert that prior public employment alone requires disqualification. Rather, when viewed together with the district court's rulings challenged on appeal, Appellant contends these circumstances raise issues concerning the appearance of impartiality that should be evaluated under 28 U.S.C. § 455.

A-     Structural unfairness

B-      One-sided rule deviations

C-      Loss of public confidence in judicial neutrality

D-     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.

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

F-      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.


  1. Appellant also seeks review of the district court's denial of leave to proceed in forma pauperis, arguing that the denial improperly prevented meaningful appellate review despite evidence of financial eligibility.

II. Legal Authority

Federal Rule of Evidence 201 authorizes judicial notice of facts that are not subject to reasonable dispute because they are capable of accurate and ready determination from sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.

Under 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), a federal judge shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.

The Supreme Court has recognized that due process requires a fair and impartial tribunal. See In re Murchison, 349 U.S. 133 (1955); Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., 556 U.S. 868 (2009); Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp., 486 U.S. 847 (1988).

A judgment entered without personal jurisdiction because of defective service is void. See Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc., 485 U.S. 80 (1988).

Federal appellate courts possess broad authority under 28 U.S.C. § 2106 to vacate, reverse, or remand where justice requires.

The United States Supreme Court acknowledged the judicial corruption in Cook County, when it stated that Judge "Maloney was one of many dishonest judges exposed and convicted through 'Operation Greylord', a labyrinthine federal investigation of judicial corruption in Chicago". Bracey v. Gramley,

Since judges who do not report the criminal activities of other judges become principals in the criminal activity, 18 U.S.C. Section 2, 3 & 4, and since no judges have reported the criminal activity of the judges who have been convicted, the other judges are as guilty as the convicted judges.   

Under Federal law which is applicable to all states, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that if a court is "without authority, its judgments and orders are regarded as nullities. They are not voidable, but simply void; and form no bar to a recovery sought, even prior to a reversal in opposition to them. They constitute no justification; and all persons concerned in executing such judgments or sentences, are considered, in law, as trespassers." Elliot v. Piersol.

 

III. Relief Requested

WHEREFORE, Appellant respectfully requests that this Court:

A. Take judicial notice of the accompanying adjudicative facts and public records.

B. Consider whether the record presents an appearance-of-impartiality issue under 28 U.S.C. § 455.

C. Review the district court's denial of Appellant's application to proceed in forma pauperis.

D. Consider the cumulative effect of the jurisdictional and due-process violations alleged by Appellant.

E. Grant such other and further relief as justice requires, including vacatur and remand if appropriate.

F- Treat the Appellant as a Freeman Born & Raised in the United States pursuant to the laws of the United States Constitution

“Any judge who does not comply with his oath to the Constitution of the United States wars against that Constitution and engages in acts in violation of the Supreme Law of the Land. The judge is engaged in acts of treason. Having taken at least two, if not three oaths of office to support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, any judge who has acted in violation of the Constitution is engaged in an act or acts of treason. If a judge does not fully comply with the Constitution, then his orders are void, In re Sawyer, 124 U.S. 200 (1888) he/she is without jurisdiction , and he/she has engaged in an act or acts of treason.”          

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: July 27, 2026
City & State: Chicago, Illinois


JOE LOUIS LAWRENCE
Plaintiff-Appellant, 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. 26-2385

                                                                              }

 Verizon Communications, Inc et al.                    }

 Defendants-Appellants                                        }  Judge Robert Blakey

 

                                                       


                                    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

   I Joe Louis Lawrence certify that on July 30, 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         

Commander & Chief                            Acting Attorney General of United States

President Donald Trump                                 Todd Blanche

The White House                     U.S. Department of Justice
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW               950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500                               Washington, DC 20530-0001

   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.

                                                                            

                                                                              Nicole E. Stoelton

                                                                              nestoelton@venable.com

                                                                             Venable, LLP

                                                                             227 West Monroe, Suite 1900

                                                                              Chicago, Illinois 60606

                                                                              312 820-3400

                                                                              Attorneys for Experian Information Solutions, 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 July 30, 2026 A Motion for JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ADJUDICATIVE FACTS,  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