Is a 3-judge merits panel of a U.S. court of appeals at liberty, perhaps over-reliant on the opposing party's counseled but uncandid briefing, to not consider a pro se litigant's meritorious argument in reaching its judgment, and to still not consider it on panel rehearing, still without offering any explanation?

QUESTION PRESENTED Is a 3-judge merits panel of a U.S. court of appeals at liberty, perhaps over-reliant on the opposing party's counseled but uncandid briefing, to not consider a pro se litigant's meritorious argument in ‘reaching its judgment, and to still not consider it on panel rehearing, still without offering any ; explanation? -i PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI Petitioner Bogdan Nicolescu, pro se, respectfully petitions for a writ of certiorari to review the judgment and opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. , OPINIONS BELOW The opinion of the Seventh Circuit is reported at Nicolescu v. Bobby, No. 22-3253, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 26982 (7th Cir., Oct. 11, 2023) and is reproduced in the