Moore et al v. Bond et al

Filing 21

ORDER Granting 11 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; Granting 17 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; Granting 19 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 10/12/2017. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(jaw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
(Charlotte Division)
No. 3:17-cv-00523-GCM

RAYNARD STEWART MOORE and
TERESA ROVERS MOORE,

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v.
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ANITA BOND, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

This matter is before the Court upon the Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss. The pro se
Plaintiffs’ pleadings are a nonsensical jumble of sovereign citizen rhetoric and the names of
various statutes and causes of action, including the Articles of Confederation, the Bill of Rights,
and the Peace and Friendship Treaty. They appear to seek a permanent injunction and restraining
order enjoining the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) from collecting taxes against them. (Dkt.
No. 1, Complaint Sec. V). Liberally construing the Complaint, the Plaintiffs assert that the IRS
sent them a Notice of Levy/Lien and levied their bank account to collect against their outstanding
liability for the 2014 tax year. (Dkt. No. 1, Complaint Sec. III, A). Consequently, the Plaintiffs
are seeking an injunction and restraining order to enjoin the IRS from collecting taxes from
them. (Dkt. No. 1, Complaint Sec. V).
The Anti-Injunction Act, 26 U.S.C. § 7421, prohibits this Court from restraining
collection of any tax. Accordingly, this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, and must dismiss
the complaint. Moreover, the Complaint fails to state a claim against any of the other nongovernment Defendants.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss are hereby
GRANTED and this case is dismissed with prejudice.
Signed: October 12, 2017