Hood filed the case on behalf of himself and others, alleging that the United States government had violated the RICO act, stating that he and others had been "robbed by banks, attorneys and the government they tried to support".
胡德是代表他自己以及其他人起诉美国政府涉嫌违反RICO法案，并宣称他自己及他人“被银行、律师和他们所支持的政府抢劫勒索”。