Ricardo J. Calderon Lopez, dba Starlight Consulting Services, dba Starlight… v. State of California, Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder Office, Office of the…

26-1555Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitMay 4, 2026

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NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
______________________
RICARDO J. CALDERON LOPEZ, dba Starlight
Consulting Services, dba Starlight Entertainment
Enterprises, Inc., dba Starlight Music Management,
Inc.,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
REGISTRAR RECORDER OFFICE, OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE, FRANCHISE TAX
BOARD, COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, Of-
fice of the Secretary of State,
Defendants-Appellees
______________________
2026-1555
______________________
Appeal from the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia in No. 1:19-cv-01139-UNA.
______________________
PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
Ricardo J. Calderon Lopez’s appeal from the district
court’s 2019 judgment follows an identical appeal this court
dismissed as untimely years ago. See Calderon Lopez v.
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CALDERON LOPEZ v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA 2
California, No. 2024-2133 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 22, 2024).1 This
appeal is clearly untimely and frivolous.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The appeal is dismissed.
(2) Each party shall bear its own costs.
May 4, 2026
Date
FOR THE COURT
1 Mr. Calderon Lopez first appealed the judgment to
the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Co-
lumbia Circuit, which dismissed for failure to prosecute on
October 17, 2019.
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