Federal Circuit disposition — 26-106

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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In Re OTIS D. MITCHELL,
Petitioner
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2026-106
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On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in
No. 2:24-cv-05687-JS, Judge Juan R. Sanchez.
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ON PETITION
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PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
The United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Pennsylvania dismissed Otis D. Mitchell’s civil
rights complaint against state and local officials. He sub-
sequently filed a document at this court that appears to
seek appellate relief in that civil rights case.
In general, this court only has jurisdiction over an ap-
peal from a final district court decision in cases involving
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); and cases in-
volving certain damages claims against the United States
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IN RE MITCHELL 2
not exceeding $10,000 in amount, id. §§ 1295(a)(2),
1346(a)(2). Mr. Mitchell’s case does not fall within any of
those categories, such that we lack jurisdiction.1 We fur-
ther conclude that transfer to the United States Court of
Appeals for the Third Circuit is appropriate under the cir-
cumstances of this case. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 41, 1291,
1294, 1631.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
This matter and all case filings are transferred to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit pur-
suant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
December 30, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
1 Mr. Mitchell’s request for mandamus review does
not change our conclusion, as The All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C.
§ 1651, only permits this court to “issue all writs necessary
or appropriate in aid of [this court’s] respective jurisdic-
tion[],” which does not include his district court case.
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