Federal Circuit disposition — 26-114

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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In Re AKKIMA DANNIELLE BRISCOE,
Petitioner
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2026-114
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On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States
District Court for the District of Rhode Island in No. 1:25-
cv-00398-JJM-PAS, Judge John J. McConnell, Jr.
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ON PETITION
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PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
On October 27, 2025, following a show-cause order, the
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Is-
land dismissed Akkima Dannielle Briscoe’s complaint,
which sought, among other relief, $14,000 from state and
federal officials. On November 14, 2025, this court received
a filing from Ms. Briscoe styled as a petition for a writ of
mandamus, seeking relief in that matter. We transfer.
In general, we only have jurisdiction over an appeal
from a final district court decision in cases involving the
patent laws, see 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1); civil actions on re-
view to the district court from the United States Patent and
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IN RE BRISCOE 2
Trademark Office, see id. § 1295(a)(4)(C); and cases involv-
ing certain damages claims against the United States not
exceeding $10,000 in amount, id. §§ 1295(a)(2), 1346(a)(2).
Ms. Briscoe’s case does not fall within any of those catego-
ries, such that we lack jurisdiction.1 We further conclude
that transfer to the United States Court of Appeals for the
First Circuit is appropriate under the circumstances 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 First Circuit pursu-
ant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
December 15, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
1 Although Ms. Briscoe styles her filing as a petition
for a writ of mandamus, by its terms 28 U.S.C. § 1651 only
permits this court to “issue all writs necessary or appropri-
ate in aid of [this court’s] respective jurisdiction[],” which
does not include her district court case.
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