No. 25-6333

Cameron Kemp v. Michael Powers, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-10
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: access-to-courts due-process equal-protection judicial-immunity municipal-liability self-help-eviction
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in affirming the denial of Petitioner's statutory right to appeal, despite Judge Sims' knowledge of a self-help eviction executed by Powers, which included seizure of Petitioner's vehicle and property without a writ of possession, in violation of federal due process and equal protection.

2. Whether the Fifth Circuit misapplied Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978), by requiring multiple identical eviction cases to establish municipal liability despite documented evidence of deliberate indifference.

3. Whether a judge, acting in collusion with a private party to validate an illegal eviction and deny a constitutional right to appeal, can claim judicial immunity under Mireles v. Waco, 502 U.S. 9 (1991).

4. Whether obstruction by Deputy Clerk Bill Whiteside, including denial of filings and notices, violated Petitioner's constitutional right to access the courts under Boddie v. Connecticut, 401 U.S. 371 (1971).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in affirming the denial of Petitioner's statutory right to appeal and misapplied judicial precedents regarding municipal liability and judicial immunity in a case involving self-help eviction and constitutional rights violations

Docket Entries

2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-22
Supplemental brief of petitioner Cameron Kemp filed. (Distributed)
2025-11-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 9, 2026)

Attorneys

Cameron Kemp
Cameron Kemp — Petitioner