Opinion
2022-139
04-25-2022
UNITED STATES, Plaintiff-Respondent v. ERIKA JOHNSON, Defendant-Petitioner
This order is nonprecedential.
On Petition for Permission to Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland in No. 8:06-mj-02169-TMD-1.
ON PETITION
ORDER
Per Curiam
Erika Johnson petitions for permission to appeal a 2014 judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland in a criminal proceeding.
This court is a court of limited jurisdiction, which does not include review of criminal matters. See 28 U.S.C. § 1295. Therefore, we lack jurisdiction to entertain Ms. Johnson's petition.
When this court lacks jurisdiction, we may transfer to another court, if it is in the interest of justice, where "the action or appeal could have been brought at the time it was filed." 28 U.S.C. § 1631. Transfer of this case, however, is not appropriate. The district court entered judgment in this case eight years ago. Moreover, the provision Ms. Johnson now invokes as the basis for appellate jurisdiction requires the trial court first to certify an order for review, see Fed. R. App. P. 5(a)(3), and no such certification was made here.
Accordingly, It Is Ordered That:
The petition for permission to appeal is dismissed.