Allen v. Jackson

Case: 25-1679 Document: 4 Page: 1 Filed: 08/12/2025

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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DERRICK MIKE ALLEN,

Plaintiff-Appellant v.

JEFF JACKSON, in his official capacity as North Carolina Attorney General, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, TYLER BROOKS, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ROY COOPER, in his official capacity as former Governor of North Carolina, JOSH STEIN, in his official capacity as Governor of North Carolina, WAKE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC

SAFETY CENTER,

Defendants ______________________ 2025-1679 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in No. 1:25-cv-00842-UNA, Judge Christopher R. Cooper.

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PER CURIAM.

ORDER

In response to the court’s May 23, 2025 order to show cause, Derrick Mike Allen requests transfer to the United Case: 25-1679 Document: 4 Page: 2 Filed: 08/12/2025 2 ALLEN v. JACKSON States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Cir- cuit.

Mr. Allen filed a complaint against state and local offi- cials and entities in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and moved for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). On March 27, 2025, the district court ordered Mr. Allen to provide a certified copy of his prison trust account statement or to inform the court that he was no longer in custody. Mr. Allen then filed a notice of appeal directed to this court from “the decision of [the] United States District Judge,” ECF No. 1-2 at 1. His mo- tion for IFP before the district court remains pending.

As Mr. Allen recognizes in his response, this appeal does not fall within the limited authority that Congress granted this court to review decisions of federal district courts. See 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a). While Mr. Allen requests transfer to the United States Court of Appeals for the Dis- trict of Columbia Circuit under 28 U.S.C. § 1631, such transfer would not be appropriate because Mr. Allen is seeking review of an order that is clearly interlocutory and not appealable to any court. Cf. Roberts v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for N. Dist. of Cal., 339 U.S. 844, 845 (1950) (holding that denial of an IFP motion is an appealable order).

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

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(1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) Each side shall bear its own costs.

FOR THE COURT August 12, 2025

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