DONETTA W. AMBROSE, Senior District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant's Motion for relief pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(3) and (4). He contends that due to prosecutorial fraud, he was federally prosecuted for a local crime, and this Court was without jurisdiction in this matter. In particular, he argues that the statute of conviction, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d), was enacted in violation of the United States Constitution, because it infringes on the sovereignty of Pennsylvania. Section 5861(d) renders it unlawful for any person to receive or possess a firearm that is not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. In addition, Defendant again challenges the arrest warrant issued in CR 12-51. The Government argues that Rule 60(b) is not an appropriate vehicle for relief in this case, and alternatively, Defendant's claim fails on the merits. The nature and results of Defendant's prior post-sentencing petitions have been detailed in this Court's prior Opinions, and need not be recounted here. Presently, Defendant's Motion has been considered pursuant to well-established liberal standard applicable to
Rule 60(b)(3) permits relief from a final judgment, order, or proceeding based on "fraud (whether previously called intrinsic or extrinsic), misrepresentation, or misconduct by an opposing party." "To prevail, the movant must establish that the adverse party engaged in fraud or other misconduct, and that this conduct prevented the moving party from fully and fairly presenting his case."
Under these principles, it is clear that Defendant continues his collateral attack on his conviction, and his Motion is properly viewed as a second or successive petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which he cannot bring absent appropriate certification. Moreover, Defendant's request for relief comes years after the judgment under attack, and rests on no facts or law unavailable at the time of the judgment. Even if treated as a "true" Rule 60 Motion, therefore, the Motion would be untimely. As a substantive matter, I find no authority supporting Defendant's argument that the statute of conviction is unconstitutional, and, as repeatedly and previously noted in this proceeding, the other challenges that he now raises were previously rejected. He has not demonstrated that he is entitled to relief under Rule 60(3) or (4),
IT IS SO ORDERED.