Davis v. Burbank Police Department

Case: 26-1243 Document: 8 Page: 1 Filed: 02/13/2026

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ CINTARIUS JAMAL DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. BURBANK POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF BURBANK, Defendants-Appellees ______________________ 2026-1243 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in No. 2:25-cv-05619-ODW- KES, Judge Otis D. Wright, II. ______________________ ON MOTION ______________________ Before TARANTO, MAYER, and STARK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

ORDER In response to this court’s show cause order, Cintarius Jamal Davis urges transfer to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Burbank Police Depart- ment and City of Burbank have not filed a response.

Case: 26-1243 Document: 8 Page: 2 Filed: 02/13/2026

2 DAVIS v. BURBANK POLICE DEPARTMENT

Following the district court’s judgment dismissing Mr. Davis’s civil rights case, he filed a notice of appeal di- rected to this court. But this court typically only has juris- diction to review district court decisions 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,” id. § 1346(a)(2), see id. § 1295(a)(2). Here, Mr. Davis’s civil rights action does not fall within any of those categories such that we lack juris- diction. Under the circumstances of this case, we conclude that transfer of the appeal to the Ninth Circuit is appropri- ate. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 41, 1291, 1294, 1631.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: This appeal and all case filings are transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit pur- suant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.

FOR THE COURT

February 13, 2026 Date