Airrion Blake-Bey, et al v. Cook County, No. 11-1585 (7th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this Case
Download PDF
NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604 Submitted November 22, 2011* Decided November 23, 2011 Before RICHARD A. POSNER, Circuit Judge ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge DAVID F. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge No. 11 1585 AIRRION BLAKE BEY, et al., Plaintiffs Appellants, Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. v. No. 10 C 5246 COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Defendant Appellee. Samuel Der Yeghiayan, Judge. O R D E R Airrion Blake Bey, Airrion Blake Bey II, Anita Blake Bey, and Lovie Hunter El are adherents of the Moorish Science Temple of America and were born in Cook County, Illinois. In this pro se lawsuit, they claim that the county has enslaved them by creating birth certificates which falsely imply they are Americans rather than citizens of a Moroccan * After examining the briefs and record, we have concluded that oral argument is unnecessary. Thus, the appeal is submitted on the briefs and record. See FED. R. APP. P. 34(a)(2)(c). No. 11 1585 Page 2 Empire that spans the Western Hemisphere, Africa, and the mythical Atlantis. The plaintiffs demand varied relief, including $5 billion. The district court dismissed their complaint, and rightly so because the suit is too frivolous to have invoked the court s subject matter jurisdiction. See Hagans v. Lavine, 415 U.S. 528, 536 (1974); In re African American Slave Descendants Lit., 471 F.3d 754, 757 (7th Cir. 2006); Crowley Cutlery Co. v. United States, 849 F.2d 273, 276 (7th Cir. 1988). AFFIRMED.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
