Opinion
Criminal Action 6:21-cr-000121-3
11-19-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ADRIAN KEVIN CAMPBELL
ORDER
DREW B. TIPTON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pending before the Court is pro se Defendant Adrian Kevin Campbell's “Motion [for] the Court to Use the Accepted and Endorsed Presentment to Discharge the Charges, Zero the Balance and Close the Account, Immediately.” (Dkt. No. 178). Campbell attaches a copy of the superseding indictment with the handwritten sentence “accepted and return[ed] for settlement and closure” alongside his signature. (Id. at 3). He asks the Court to accept this “endorsed” indictment as “settling the account/case, discharging the obligations and zeroing the balance” in this “commercial dispute” with the Government. (Id. at 1).
These arguments, which are commonly associated with the “sovereign citizen” movement, are without any basis in law. See Watson v. Tex. State Univ., 829 Fed.Appx. 686 (5th Cir. 2020) (per curiam). This is a criminal case, not a civil case, and Campbell is under indictment. (Dkt. No. 54); (Dkt. No. 76). Trial is currently set for January 10, 2022. Accordingly, the Court DENIES Campbell's motion. (Dkt. No. 178).
It is SO ORDERED.