Abraham Portnov v. DOJ

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Abraham Portnov v. DOJ

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 20-5278 September Term, 2020 1:20-cv-01611-UNA Filed On: August 4, 2021 Abraham Portnov,

Appellant

v.

United States Department of Justice, et al.,

Appellees

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

BEFORE: Millett and Wilkins, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge

JUDGMENT

This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by appellant. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). It is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s June 29, 2020 order dismissing appellant’s complaint without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction be affirmed. The district court correctly concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to review decisions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. See 28 U.S.C. § 1254 (appellate review of decisions of the courts of appeals is taken in the U.S. Supreme Court); 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(f) (appellate review of decisions of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims is taken in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit). Insofar as appellant asserts that he did not seek review of such decisions in the district court, that assertion is inconsistent with the text of his complaint, which focused on recounting alleged flaws in proceedings before those courts. United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 20-5278 September Term, 2020

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.

Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT: Mark J. Langer, Clerk

BY: /s/ Daniel J. Reidy Deputy Clerk

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Status
Unpublished