Brian A. Warren v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., the Walt Disney Company, Amazon Prime Video,…

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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BRIAN A. WARREN,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.,
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, AMAZON PRIME
VIDEO, AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC,
Defendants-Appellees
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2025-1979
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Western District of Michigan in No. 1:24-cv-01009-JMB-
MV, Judge Jane M. Beckering.
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PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
Brian A. Warren filed a complaint at the United States
District Court for the Western District of Michigan against
various media companies for trademark and copyright in-
fringement and breach of contract. On June 2, 2025, the
district court dismissed Mr. Warren’s complaint and en-
tered judgment. Mr. Warren filed a notice of appeal at the
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Case: 25-1979 Document: 10 Page: 1 Filed: 09/29/2025

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WARREN v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC. 2
seeking review by that court. The Sixth Circuit transmit-
ted the notice to the district court for docketing, Fed. R.
App. P. 4(d), which then transmitted it to this court.
This court’s jurisdiction to review decisions of federal
district courts is generally limited to 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 id. § 1295(a)(4)(C); or certain
damages claims against the United States “not exceeding
$10,000 in amount,” id. § 1346(a)(2), see id. § 1295(a)(2).
The underlying case does not fall within any of those cate-
gories. Moreover, Rule 3(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Ap-
pellate Procedure generally provides that a notice of appeal
“must” be sent to “the clerk of the court of appeals named
in the notice.” Because this court clearly lacks jurisdiction
and pursuant to the mandatory language of Rule 3(d)(1),
we transfer the appeal to the Sixth Circuit.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
This matter and all case filings are transferred to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
September 29, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
Case: 25-1979 Document: 10 Page: 2 Filed: 09/29/2025

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