Whether the trial court erred in affirming the lower court decision based on failure to state a claim, failure to comply with federal rules, sovereign immunity, and res judicata

QUESTION PRESENTED 1) WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ERRED ASA MATTER OF LAW BY AFFIRMING THE LOWER COURT DECISION BASED ON THE ASSERTIONS OF FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL RULES, SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY AND” ACTION BEING BARRED BY RES JUDICATA? 2) WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION BY REFUSING TO EXAMINE OR REVIEW THE COMPLAINT AND THE SUPPORTING EXHIBITS WITHIN THE FOUR CORNER LIMITS OF THE PLEADINGS AND THE DENIAL OF THE MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS? ii 4 4 PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS AND RELATED CASES Petitioner, Noel Vincent Thomas, was the Plaintiff in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Appellant in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit proceedings. Respondents, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, Michael L. Lawrence, North Carolina Department of Insurance, John Hoomani, Alabama Department of insurance and James Finn, was Defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Appellees in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the fourth Circuit proceedings. Below are all the past and present cases of other courts that are directly related to this action: Noel Thomas vs. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, et al, No. /:18cv-00445-TFM-N, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, judgment entered on January 17, 2020. Noel Thomas vs. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, et al, No. 2010318, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, judgment entered on April 15, 2020. Noel Vincent Thomas vs. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, et al, No. 20-CC-043897, Florida Hillsborough County Small Claims Court, judgment entered on May 4, 2021. iii ff 2 UJ Noel Vincent Thomas vs. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, et al, No. 2D21-1346, Florida Second District Court of Appeals, judgment entered on December 15, 2021. Noel Vincent Thomas vs. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, et al,No. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, judgment entered on June 28, 2023. Noel Vincent Thomas vs. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, et al, No. 23-12428, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, judgment entered on February 26, 2024. Noel Vincent Thomas vs. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, et al, No. 23-CC-127014, Florida, Hillsborough County Circuit Court, case still pending.