Hennessey v. Marceno

M.D. Florida

Hennessey v. Marceno

DecidedMarch 19, 2025

Docket2:25-cv-00219

StatusUnknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION

JOHN HENRY HENNESSEY V

Plaintiff,

v. Case No.: 2:25-cv-219-SPC-KCD

CARMINE MARCENO et al.,

Defendant. / OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff John Henry Hennessey’s Complaint (Doc. 1). Hennessey is a pretrial detainee in the Lee County Jail, and he sues local, state, and federal officials for ignoring his claims that he is a “living, flesh and blood man” and a citizen of the Florida Republic and the Moorish Al Moroccan Empire and continuing to detain him despite his claims. He seeks $10 billion in silver and gold bullion. Hennessey’s Complaint is frivolous. Courts have consistently rejected claims that self-declared “sovereign citizens,” “flesh-and-blood human beings,” Moorish nationals, and citizens of the Moroccan Empire are beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. See United States v. Benabe, 654 F.3d 753, 767 (11th Cir. 2011) (“Regardless of an individual’s claimed status of descent, be it as a ‘sovereign citizen,’ a ‘secured-party creditor,’ or a ‘flesh-and-blood human being,’ that person is not beyond the jurisdiction of the court. These theories should be summarily rejected, however they are presented.”); Trevino

v. Florida, 687 F. App’x 861 (11th Cir. 2017) (claims by so-called “sovereign citizens” and “flesh-and-blood human beings” that they are beyond a court’s jurisdiction are frivolous and should be summarily dismissed); Bey v. Cty. of Tampa Code Enforcement, 607 F. App’x 892, 897 (11th Cir. 2015) (city could enforce its code against self-declared Moorish National). Summary dismissal of Hennessey’s complaint is appropriate. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED: Plaintiff John Henry Hennessey’s Complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED as frivolous. The Clerk is directed to terminate any pending motions and deadlines, enter judgment, close this case. DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on March 19, 2025.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION

JOHN HENRY HENNESSEY V

Plaintiff,

v. Case No.: 2:25-cv-219-SPC-KCD

CARMINE MARCENO et al.,

Defendant. / OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff John Henry Hennessey’s Complaint (Doc. 1). Hennessey is a pretrial detainee in the Lee County Jail, and he sues local, state, and federal officials for ignoring his claims that he is a “living, flesh and blood man” and a citizen of the Florida Republic and the Moorish Al Moroccan Empire and continuing to detain him despite his claims. He seeks $10 billion in silver and gold bullion. Hennessey’s Complaint is frivolous. Courts have consistently rejected claims that self-declared “sovereign citizens,” “flesh-and-blood human beings,” Moorish nationals, and citizens of the Moroccan Empire are beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. See United States v. Benabe, 654 F.3d 753, 767 (11th Cir. 2011) (“Regardless of an individual’s claimed status of descent, be it as a ‘sovereign citizen,’ a ‘secured-party creditor,’ or a ‘flesh-and-blood human being,’ that person is not beyond the jurisdiction of the court. These theories should be summarily rejected, however they are presented.”); Trevino

v. Florida, 687 F. App’x 861 (11th Cir. 2017) (claims by so-called “sovereign citizens” and “flesh-and-blood human beings” that they are beyond a court’s jurisdiction are frivolous and should be summarily dismissed); Bey v. Cty. of Tampa Code Enforcement, 607 F. App’x 892, 897 (11th Cir. 2015) (city could enforce its code against self-declared Moorish National). Summary dismissal of Hennessey’s complaint is appropriate. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED: Plaintiff John Henry Hennessey’s Complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED as frivolous. The Clerk is directed to terminate any pending motions and deadlines, enter judgment, close this case. DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on March 19, 2025.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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