Case Name: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesse Howard GARCIA Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-04-28
Citations: 684 F. App'x 589
Docket Number: No. 17-1012
Parties: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesse Howard GARCIA Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before LOKEN, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 684
Pages: 589–589

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesse Howard GARCIA Defendant-Appellant
No. 17-1012
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: March 1, 2017
Filed: April 28, 2017
LeeAnn K. Bell, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Jesse Howard Garcia, Pro Se
Before LOKEN, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Jesse Garcia directly appeals the district court's judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, and of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On appeal, Garcia challenges the district court's jurisdiction based on his assertion that he is a "private, sovereign, flesh and blood man." The government has moved for summary disposition.
We conclude that Garcia's jurisdictional challenge lacks merit. See United States v. Hart, 701 F.2d 749, 750 (8th Cir. 1983) (per curiam) (rejecting jurisdictional challenge based on defendant's argument that he was sovereign citizen). Accordingly, we grant the government's motion, and summarily affirm the district court's judgment. See 8th Cir. R. 47A(a).
. The Honorable Paul A. Magnuson, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.