Joseph Simpson v. McDonough County Police Departments

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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JOSEPH SIMPSON,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
MCDONOUGH COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS,
Defendant-Appellee
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2024-2239
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Central District of Illinois in No. 4:23-cv-04229-JES, Judge
James E. Shadid.
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Before P ROST , BRYSON , and HUGHES , Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
Joseph Simpson filed an appeal from the district court’s
dismissal of his complaint alleging constitutional viola-
tions regarding criminal charges in state court. For district
court appeals, this court generally only has jurisdiction
over patent cases, see 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1); civil actions
on review to the district court from the United States Pa-
tent and Trademark Office, see § 1295(a)(4)(C); and cases
involving certain damages claims against the United
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SIMPSON v. MCDONOUGH COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS 2
States “not exceeding $ 10,000 in amount,” 28 U.S.C.
§ 1346(a)(2), see 28 U.S.C. §§ 1292(c)(1), 1295(a)(2). Here,
Mr. Simpson’s case falls outside of the court’s jurisdiction.1
We conclude that transfer to the United States Court of Ap-
peals for the Seventh Circuit is appropriate under the cir-
cumstances of this case. 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
The appeal and all case filings are transferred to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit pur-
suant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
October 13, 2024
Date
F OR THE COURT
1 On September 17, 2024, the court issued an order
directing the parties to show cause whether this case
should be transferred or dismissed. No party responded.
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