Sister E. Jones-Bey v. PAMELA K. CHEN, MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attor- ney General, LETITIA JAMES, LOUIS L.…

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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SISTER E. JONES-BEY,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
PAMELA K. CHEN, MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attor-
ney General, LETITIA JAMES, LOUIS L. STANTON,
UNITED STATES, STATE OF NEW YORK,
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES,
NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT,
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, JOSEPHINE
ANTOINE, GRISEL CABAN, (NFN) ANWANA, (NFN)
EMMANUEL, DANA LACASSE, BRENDA RAMIREZ,
BARBARA DANIELY, JAQUELINE D. WILLIAMS,
ELIZABETH BARNETT, VANESSA WILLIAMS,
RONNA GORDON-GLACHUS, ANDREA AMOA,
PAUL M. HENSLEY, JOE MORGANO, DEANNA
FLAHERTY, KELLI MUSE, ANDREW LEE,
TIMOTHY MARSH, ABENA DARKEH, ALICIA
FRISH, MICHAEL MANCILLA, MICHELLE GIGLIO,
(NFN) TODDMAN, (NFN) GELLINEAU, (NFN)
QUINTERO, (NFN) EPTISTEIN, SANDRINA
OSBORN, (NFN) FITZGERALD, (NFN) SANTOS,
(NFN) FERACEA, (NFN) RUSSELL, (NFN) ROKE,
(NFN) BECKETT, (NFN) HILDALGO, (NFN)
ALMONTE, (NFN) SOLOMON, (NFN) CANALES,
(NFN) SHEA, JOSEPH SCHWARCZ, dba All Year
Management, NATHAN SCHWARZ, dba All Year
Management, ENRIQUE ‘RENE’ RIVERA, YOEL
GOLDMAN, dba All Year Management, VICKNELL
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JONES- BEY v. CHEN 2
POWELL, JANE POWELL, WILLIAM PIERCE,
SHANTA PIERCE,
Defendants-Appellees
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2022-2019
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York in No. 1:21-cv-06142-LTS,
Judge Laura Taylor Swain.
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P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
In response to this court’s August 29, 2022, show cause
order, the United States urges dismissal of this appeal ra-
ther than transfer. Sister E. Jones-Bey moves for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis and responds in favor of this
court’s jurisdiction and consolidation with Appeal No.
2022-1965*, or, failing that, requests transfer to the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
Ms. Jones-Bey’s complaint alleged various claims
against 57 defendants, including civil rights violations, vi-
olation of her constitutional rights, and conspiracy. She
sought injunctive relief and over $250 million in damages.
On September 17, 2021, the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York dismissed the com-
plaint but allowed Ms. Jones-Bey the opportunity to re-
plead certain claims. Ms. Jones-Bey appealed to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,
* Appeal No. 2022-1965 was transferred on October
18, 2022, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sec-
ond Circuit.
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which dismissed. Following the Second Circuit’s mandate,
the district court entered final judgment dismissing the
case after Ms. Jones-Bey failed to timely file an amended
complaint. This appeal followed.
Although this court possesses jurisdiction to review
certain decisions of federal district courts, that jurisdiction
is limited in a way that applies here: this court has juris-
diction only over cases arising under the patent laws, see
28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1); civil actions on review to the district
court from the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
see § 1295(a)(4)(C); or certain damages claims against the
United States “not exceeding $10,000 in amount,” 28
U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2), see 28 U.S.C.§ 1295(a)(2). Ms. Jones-
Bey’s case falls outside of that limited jurisdiction.
Although the government urges dismissal, we deem it
the better course to transfer for the appropriate court to
consider the issues raised in this appeal. That court would
be the Second Circuit, not the Supreme Court. See 28
U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
The appeal and all its filings are transferred to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit pur-
suant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
November 15, 2022
Date
F OR THE COURT
/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court
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