Denied to One of Kind

When the Supreme Court denied my petition for certiorari on March 2, there was no explanation. No reasoning. Just the name of my case in a long of other denials, closing the last door I had. The denial itself was not a surprise. I knew the statistics going in. What hit me was the realization…

March 12, 20260Comments ByLessons of Charity

To Be Made Certain

When I realized my only remaining option was to petition the U.S. Supreme Court, I was already running on fumes. After everything that had happened in state and federal court, the thought of going to yet another level of the judicial system felt like a bad joke. But as I started working on the petition,…

December 31, 20250Comments ByLessons of Charity

Appellate Deja Vu

After waiting more than two weeks, the Fourth Circuit issued another one sentence order denying my motion, with no opinion, no legal analysis, and no judicial signature, instead having the clerk reframe my filing as a motion for reconsideration and reject it without addressing the factual errors or the authority I cited. I don't even…

November 18, 20250Comments ByLessons of Charity

Stare Non-Decisis

Along with everything collapsing in state court, I was hit with another blow when the Fourth Circuit denied my petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc. The order was one sentence. There was no explanation. There was no acknowledgment of the factual errors I had identified. There was no recognition of the constitutional consequences created…

October 24, 20250Comments ByLessons of Charity

The Cycle Continues

While the state case was spiraling into obstruction, I was hit with a crushing blow from the Fourth Circuit. They denied my petition for writ of mandamus in an unpublished, boilerplate opinion that bore no resemblance to what I actually filed or requested. The denial itself was not surprising. I stated directly in my petition…

September 17, 20250Comments ByLessons of Charity

Notice of Obstruction & Supplemental Mandamus

After Judge Osteen issued multiple retaliatory orders, it became clear the court was going to keep obstructing my case. I had to rewrite my mandamus and submit it as a supplemental filing, and at the same time I filed a Notice of Obstruction, Retaliation, and Ongoing Harm in both cases to put on the record…

September 4, 20250Comments ByLessons of Charity

Orders of Retaliation

After spending a week straight researching and writing, I filed for petition of writ of mandamus and served it upon Judge Osteen on August 20th, 2025. These are rarely granted but I was left with no other options as the court has been delaying any rulings and avoiding the TRO request. A writ of…

August 22, 20250Comments ByLessons of Charity

Mandamus

After spending a week straight researching and writing, I filed for petition of writ of mandamus and served it upon Judge Osteen on August 20th, 2025. These are rarely granted but I was left with no other options as the court has been delaying any rulings and avoiding the TRO request. A writ of…

August 20, 20250Comments ByLessons of Charity

Justice Delayed

On August 7, 2025, Attorney Mary Scruggs from the North Carolina Department of Justice filed a motion on behalf of Administrative Law Judge Karlene Turrentine seeking an extension of time to respond to my Amended Complaint until September 15, 2025. Before filing, Mary reached out to me and I made it clear that I would…

August 13, 20250Comments ByLessons of Charity

Confronting Attacks, Exposing Misconduct, & Putting the Court on Notice

I filed three major documents today—my response to David Yopp’s motion to dismiss, a supplemental to my renewed emergency TRO, and a notice of intent to seek mandamus if this Court continues to sit on my pending motions. My TRO supplement lays out new evidence that the North Carolina Court of Appeals has been issuing…

July 31, 20250Comments ByLessons of Charity