James Alexander Ray v. Leslie Cooley Dismukes, et al. — Sovereign Citizen Claim Dismissed

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:42:21 +0000
Criminal Justice

Pro se prisoner James Alexander Ray filed a civil action in the Western District of North Carolina alleging his incarceration is unlawful because he was 'denationalized' from Moorish American citizenship, making his imprisonment illegal for lack of judicial, subject matter, and personal jurisdiction. The Court conducted an initial review under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A and dismissed the complaint as frivolous, finding that sovereign citizen and Moorish Nation arguments have been universally rejected by courts and that the plaintiff's claims lack any legal merit under federal law.