Taylor v. People of the Venue of the Foreign United States

Taylor v. People of the Venue of the Foreign United States The Federal Circuit held that the appeal did not fall within its limited district-court appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1295. It transferred the matter and all filings to the D.C. Circuit under 28 U.S.C. § 1631. The order is a reminder that the Federal Circuit will transfer, rather than decide, district-court appeals that do not arise under the patent laws or another statutory basis for Federal Circuit jurisdiction. Transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The complaint asserted federal-question and FSIA jurisdiction and sought damages for alleged tort and § 1983 violations; no patent-law issue appears from the order. The Federal Circuit identified its relevant district-court jurisdiction as limited to patent-law cases, certain PTO-review civil actions, and specified small damages claims against the United States. Plaintiff did not show that the case fit any Federal Circuit jurisdictional category. Rather than dismiss, the court transferred the appeal and all filings to the D.C. Circuit under § 1631. standing / jurisdiction remand non-precedential damages standing / jurisdiction remand non-precedential damages standing / jurisdiction remand non-precedential