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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adrian Ladean NASH, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 13-3217.
    United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
    Nov. 15, 2013.
    Annette B. Gurney, Office of the United States Attorney, Wichita, KS, Jared S. Maag, Ph.D., Tanya Sue Wilson, Office of the United States Attorney, Topeka, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    
      Kathleen Annette Ambrosio, Esq., Am-brosio & Ambrosio, Chartered, Topeka, KS, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before KELLY, HARTZ, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.
   ORDER AND JUDGMENT

Adrian L. Nash entered a guilty plea to possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). The district court sentenced Mr. Nash to 24 months’ imprisonment, at the low end of the advisory guidelines range. As part of his plea agreement, Mr. Nash waived his right to challenge his conviction or sentence on appeal. In spite of this waiver, Mr. Nash has filed an appeal challenging his conviction and sentence. The government has moved to enforce the appeal waiver in the plea agreement pursuant to United States v. Hahn, 359 F.3d 1315 (10th Cir.2004) (en banc) (per curiam).

Under Hahn, we consider: “(1) whether the disputed appeal falls within the scope of the waiver of appellate rights; (2) whether the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his appellate rights; and (3) whether enforcing the waiver would result in a miscarriage of justice.” Id. 1325. In his response to the motion to enforce, Mr. Nash appears to challenge only the scope of the waiver, asserting that he did not waive his “ ‘Natural Rights,’ ” and that he “can raise for the first time on appeal [that] the district court lacked jurisdiction over the ‘subject matter’.” Resp. at 1. His argument is without merit.

In his plea agreement, Mr. Nash “waive[d] any right to appeal or collaterally attack any matter in connection with [his] prosecution, [his] conviction, and the components of [his] sentence.” R. Doc. 53 at 6 (emphasis added). In his response, he contends that his indictment was defective and the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over his case. These are challenges to his prosecution and conviction and therefore fall within the scope of the broad waiver he signed. He does not assert that his waiver was not knowing and voluntary or that enforcement of the waiver would be a miscarriage of justice, and we do not see any meritorious basis for such assertions.

Accordingly, we grant the government’s motion to enforce the appeal waiver and dismiss the appeal. 
      
       This panel has determined that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R.App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.