family Witzeman v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Jeffrey-Allen WITZEMAN, Case No.: 22-cv-1433-AGS-MSB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

v. AND DENYING REMAINING

MOTIONS (ECF 11, 12, 13, 14, 22)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants.

This lawsuit arose because the County Recorder rebuffed plaintiff’s attempt to record a self-styled “Declaration of Land Patent.” If recorded, plaintiff believes it grants him “supreme title” to his land (ECF 1, at 9), which will shield it from future interference by, among others, the “STATE OF CALIFORNIA, a Municipal Corporation” (ECF 14, at 2–3). Perhaps he deserves a chance to test such legal theories in court, but not in federal court. This Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction and must dismiss the complaint. BACKGROUND In 1919, the parcel of land at issue here was conveyed by land patent from the United States government to a private citizen. (ECF 1-2, at 41.) It was later transferred to 18 …