Jon’ta Hampton-Bey v. Blowing Rock Police Department; Jonathan Hayes

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-2187
JON’TA HAMPTON-BEY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
BLOWING ROCK POLICE DEPARTMENT; JONATHAN HAYES,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at
Statesville. Kenneth D. Bell, District Judge. (5:23-cv-00028-KDB-SCR)
Submitted: April 18, 2024 Decided: April 19, 2024
Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jon’ta Hampton-Bey, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Jon’ta Hampton-Bey appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment
to the defendants in Hampton-Bey’s civil rights action. Liberally construing Hampton-
Bey’s arguments, he contends that the district court lacked authority over him because he
is Moorish American. This contention is patently frivolous. See Bey v. Indiana, 847 F.3d
559, 561 (7th Cir. 2017) (rejecting as baseless claim “that as a result of eighteenth-century
treaties the United States has no jurisdiction over its Moorish inhabitants”). Accordingly,
we affirm. Hampton-Bey v. Blowing Rock Police Dep’t, No. 5:23-cv-00028-KDB-SCR
(W.D.N.C. Nov. 6, 2023). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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