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SUPPORTING FACTS
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I. The Plaintiff was notified of the Defendant being an ENS LEGIS. “If courts are to regard the
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Constitution, and the Constitution is superior to any ordinary act of the legislature, the Constitution,
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and not such ordinary act, must govern the case to which they both apply.” Marbury v. Madison, 5
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U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803) verified
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1 II. And since the defendant was unable to “pay”, and was willing, it is not considered a violation. G.S.
2 15A-1364(a) “When a defendant who has been required to pay a fine or costs or both defaults in
3 payment or in any installment, the court, upon the motion of the prosecutor or upon its own, may
4 require the defendant to appear and show cause why he should not be imprisoned or may rely upon a
5 conditional show cause order entered under G.S. 15A-1362(c),” (b)…”unless the defendant shows
6 inability to comply and that his nonpayment was not attributable to a failure on his part to make a good
7 faith effort to obtain the necessary funds for payment, the court may order the suspended sentence, if
8 any, activated, or, if the law provides no term of imprisonment for the offense for which the defendant
9 convicted or if no suspended sentence was imposed, the court may order the defendant imprisoned for
10 a term not to exceed 30 days. The court, before activating a sentence of imprisonment, may reduce the
11 sentence….” (c)(3)…”the court may enter an order revoking the fine or costs or the unpaid portion in
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13 III. “Since, in common usage, the term ‘person’ does not include the sovereign, statutes employing the
14 phrase are ordinarily construed to exclude it. But there is no hard [312 U.S. 600, 605] and fast rule of
15 exclusion. The purpose, the subject matter, the context, the legislative history, and the executive
16 interpretation of the statute are aids to construction which may indicate an intent, by the use of the
17 term, to bring state or nation within the scope of the law.” UNITED STATES v. COOPER
19 IV. JURISDICTION. “No officer can acquire jurisdiction by deciding he has it. The officer, whether
20 judicial or ministerial, decides at his own peril.” Middleton v. Low (1866), 30 C. 596, citing Prosser v.
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23 For the reasons stated above, Defendant’s Notice to Dismiss should be granted and this matter should be
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