Erik M. Underwood v. Bank of America Corporation

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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ERIK M. UNDERWOOD,
Plaintiff-Appellant
MY24HOURNEWS.COM, INC.,
Plaintiff
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION,
Defendant-Appellee
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2025-1892
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
District of Colorado in No. 1:18-cv-02329-RM-CYC, Judge
Raymond P. Moore.
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ON MOTION
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Before REYNA, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
The court directed the parties to show cause because
the underlying action involves trademark and unfair
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competition claims but no patent claims. In response,
Bank of America Corporation (“BofA”) urges dismissal.
Erik M. Underwood urges the court to assert jurisdiction,
ECF No. 12, and moves the court to invite the government
to file amici briefs to address jurisdiction. We dismiss.
This court’s jurisdiction to review decisions of federal
district courts is generally limited to final decisions in pa-
tent cases, see 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1); civil actions on re-
view to the district court from the United States Patent and
Trademark Office, see id. § 1295(a)(4)(C); or cases involving
certain damages claims against the United States “not ex-
ceeding $10,000 in amount,” id. § 1346(a)(2), see id.
§ 1295(a)(2). This case does not fall within any of those
limited subject matter areas. Mr. Underwood has not
shown otherwise by pointing to a pending matter before the
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board that he contends is “in-
tertwined” with this case. ECF No. 12 at 2 n.1.
While we may transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1631 to a
court in which an appeal could have been brought at the
time it was filed, there is no need to do so here, since Mr.
Underwood’s notice of appeal is already docketed at the ap-
propriate regional circuit, the United States Court of Ap-
peals for the Tenth Circuit. Underwood v. Bank of Am.
Corp., No. 25-1248 (10th Cir. June 25, 2025).
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The appeal is dismissed.
(2) All pending motions are denied.
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(3) Each party shall bear its own costs.
September 30, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
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