Date: March 19, 2025
Plaintiff-Appellant Thomas E. Camarda provides the following critical procedural update on the ongoing federal appeal before the Seventh Circuit and the ongoing retaliatory actions by Illinois state agencies.
This case has escalated into a major constitutional crisis, with federal supremacy, due process, and civil rights violations at the forefront.
The Defendants are in total and unrecoverable default in the federal appeal, yet Illinois state officials continue unlawful actions, directly defying federal law.
This is a legal and constitutional emergency that now demands maximum judicial enforcement.
Defendants failed to respond under FRAP 31(c), placing them in TOTAL procedural default.
The Defendants have ignored federal authority for over SIX MONTHS.
They have attempted to pretend this lawsuit does not exist.
Now, they face the consequences: full-scale federal legal accountability.
The State of Illinois is in active and knowing violation of federal law.
Illinois is engaged in systemic Title IV-D fraud, using unlawful collection actions to sustain an illegal revenue stream under 42 U.S.C. § 658a.
The Defendants' conduct amounts to STATE-SPONSORED FINANCIAL FRAUD.
Defendants have until March 24, 2025, to comply with discovery requests.
If they miss this deadline, additional sanctions and emergency judicial intervention will be pursued.
Multiple emergency motions are pending before the Seventh Circuit, including:
The Seventh Circuit is actively reviewing these motions, and a ruling is expected soon.
This case is bigger than just Plaintiff-Appellant.
Illinois is engaged in a systemic abuse of power against federal litigants, using financial coercion, retaliatory prosecution, and fraudulent enforcement to sustain unlawful child support collections.
If the State of Illinois is allowed to get away with this, NO federal litigant will be safe from state retaliation.
Defendants have ignored federal law, defied court orders, and continued illegal enforcement actions.
They have left the Seventh Circuit no choice but to issue a strong ruling to enforce federal supremacy.
Time is up.
Issued: March 19, 2025
Plaintiff-Appellant: Thomas E. Camarda
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals – Case No. 24-3244
The case of Camarda v. Whitehorn, et al. has become one of the most significant legal battles over federal supremacy, civil rights violations, and unconstitutional state enforcement.
At its core, this case is about whether state officials can continue illegal enforcement actions after being sued in federal court—and whether they can retaliate against a federal litigant with financial coercion and criminal prosecution to escape accountability.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals now holds the key to reaffirming federal supremacy and stopping systemic misconduct by Illinois state agencies.
This lawsuit centers around unlawful child support enforcement, financial fraud, and retaliatory prosecution carried out by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) and its officials.
Despite being in total procedural default, the Defendants have ignored federal authority and continued illegal enforcement actions.
The legal violations exposed in this case include:
This is not just a dispute over child support—this is about abuse of power and illegal financial control by the state over individuals.
The Defendants in this case have been procedurally and legally defeated.
They failed to respond to the appeal by the required deadline, putting them in total default under FRAP 31(c).
This means:
Yet, despite being in procedural free fall, the Defendants have continued illegal enforcement actions, desperately trying to pretend this lawsuit doesn’t exist.
The Seventh Circuit is now poised to enforce federal law against them.
At the heart of this case is fraudulent child support enforcement under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.
This case is now under federal scrutiny for potential violations of federal financial regulations, including misuse of federal incentive funding.
The Seventh Circuit is now reviewing multiple emergency motions, including:
The ruling will determine the limits of state power and whether rogue officials can evade federal litigation through fraud and retaliation.
This case is now at a critical juncture.
All arguments are filed.
All procedural deadlines are passed.
All state actions are illegal and in violation of federal law.
The Seventh Circuit’s ruling is expected soon.
This case is now a federal showdown between state corruption and constitutional enforcement.
Plaintiff-Appellant: Thomas E. Camarda
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals – Case No. 24-3244