Paul Anthony Aquino v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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PAUL ANTHONY AQUINO,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.,
Defendant-Appellee
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2024-1974
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Central District of California in No. 2:24-cv-03538-RGK-
JPR, Judge R. Gary Klausner.
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P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
In response to this court’s August 27, 2024 show cause
order, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. argues for dismissal or transfer,
ECF No. 5. Paul Anthony Aquino has not responded.
On April 30, 2024, Mr. Aquino sued the President of
the United States, in his official capacity, seeking $98 bil-
lion in damages for violating Title 18 of the United States
Code and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organiza-
tions Act. On May 1, 2024, the district court denied Mr.
Aquino’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis
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because “[t]he action is frivolous or malicious” and dis-
missed the case with prejudice. Dkt. No. 8 at 1. On June
13, 2024, Mr. Aquino filed a notice of appeal directed to this
court.
This court’s jurisdiction to review district court cases is
generally limited to cases involving 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); and cases involving 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).
Mr. Aquino’s case plainly does not fall within that jurisdic-
tion. Though the President argues for dismissal on frivo-
lousness grounds, we deem it the better course to transfer
to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
under 28 U.S.C. § 1631 for that court’s consideration.
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 Ninth Circuit pur-
suant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
November 12, 2024
Date
F OR THE COURT
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