Eric Emanuel Taylor v. People of the Venue of the Foreign United States of America

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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ERIC EMANUEL TAYLOR,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
PEOPLE OF THE VENUE OF THE FOREIGN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant-Appellee
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2026-1764
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia in No. 1:25-cv-03967-UNA, Judge
Tanya S. Chutkan.
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ON MOTION
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PER C URIAM.
O R D E R
Eric Emanuel Taylor filed this suit against “The People
Of The Venue Of The Foreign United States of America” in
the United States District Court for the District of Colum-
bia. He invoked that court’s jurisdiction under the general
federal jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and the For-
eign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1330. And he
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sought “80 trillion dollars” for the “government’s perpetra-
tion of tort” and violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Compl. at 1,
24. The district court dismissed the complaint.
Mr. Taylor filed an appeal directed to this court. In re-
sponse to this court’s order to show cause, Mr. Taylor ar-
gues in support of our jurisdiction and has filed several
motions seeking various relief, including certification or
transfer to the Supreme Court of the United States, ECF
Nos. 4, 8, 9.1
Generally, 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
not exceeding $10,000 in amount, see id. §§ 1295(a)(2),
1346(a)(2). Mr. Taylor has failed to show that this case
falls within any of those categories. We conclude that
transfer to the United States Court of Appeals for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Circuit is appropriate under the circum-
stances. See id. §§ 41, 1291, 1294, 1631.
Accordingly,
IT IS O RDERED THAT:
This matter and all case filings are transferred to the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
1 Mr. Taylor’s motion docketed as ECF No. 8 in this
appeal was separately docketed as ECF No. 11 in Appeal
No. 2026-134 after that case was terminated. No action
will be taken on ECF No. 11 in Appeal No. 2026-134.
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Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
July 30, 2026
Date
FOR THE C OURT
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