Opinion
2024-2239
11-13-2024
JOSEPH SIMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. MCDONOUGH COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS, Defendant-Appellee
This order is nonprecedential.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois in No. 4:23-cv-04229-JES, Judge James E. Shadid.
Before Prost, Bryson, and Hughes, Circuit Judges.
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Joseph Simpson filed an appeal from the district court's dismissal of his complaint alleging constitutional violations 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 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. §§ 1292(c)(1), 1295(a)(2). Here, Mr. Simpson's case falls outside of the court's jurisdiction.We conclude that transfer to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is appropriate under the circumstances of this case. 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
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.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
The appeal and all case filings are transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.