Ruben Mejia v. Amanda Young, individual capacity

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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RUBEN MEJIA,
Plaintiff-Appellant
G.M., a minor, LM.M, a minor,
Plaintiffs
v.
AMANDA YOUNG, individual capacity and official
capacity, JASON PHELPS, individual capacity and
official capacity, RIVERSIDE COUNTY
CHILDRENS SERVICES,
Defendants-Appellees
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2026-1545
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Central District of California in No. 5:23-cv-01332-FMO-
SP, Judge Fernando M. Olguin.
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Before PROST, M AYER, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges.
PER C URIAM.
O R D E R
Case: 26-1545 Document: 20 Page: 1 Filed: 06/29/2026

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MEJIA v. YOUNG 2
Because this court appeared to lack jurisdiction, we di-
rected the parties to show cause why this case should not
be transferred or dismissed. Neither party responded.
Ruben Mejia filed this action at the United States Dis-
trict Court for the Central District of California alleging a
violation of his civil rights. The district court dismissed the
complaint with leave to amend. On March 10, 2026, the
court denied Mr. Mejia’s motions for recusal and reassign-
ment. Mr. Mejia filed a notice of appeal challenging the
March 10, 2026, order. Although the notice indicated that
Mr. Mejia was appealing to the United States Court of Ap-
peals for the Ninth Circuit, it appears the notice was trans-
mitted just to this court and not the Ninth Circuit.
This court’s jurisdiction to review decisions of federal
district courts is generally limited to appeals 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).
This appeal does not fall within any of those categories.
Under the circumstances, we deem it appropriate to trans-
fer to the Ninth Circuit. See Fed. R. App. P. 3(d)(1).
Accordingly,
IT IS O RDERED THAT:
This matter and all case filings are transferred to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
June 29, 2026
Date
FOR THE C OURT
Case: 26-1545 Document: 20 Page: 2 Filed: 06/29/2026

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