Stauffer v. County of Monroe

Case: 26-1203 Document: 6 Page: 1 Filed: 02/13/2026

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ ADAM ELI STAUFFER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. COUNTY OF MONROE, COUNTY OF WAYNE, THE STATE OF NEW YORK, LORI-ANN FORDHAM- SPERANZA, TOM SPERANZA, Defendants-Appellees ______________________ 2026-1203 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in No. 6:25-cv-06036-MAV, Judge Meredith A. Vacca. ______________________ PER CURIAM.

ORDER In this civil rights case, the United States District Court for the Western District of New York transmitted to this court Adam Eli Stauffer’s submission entitled “Judi- cial Notice of Appeal Transfer.” In response to this court’s show cause order, Mr. Stauffer files a document titled “sa- cred judicial notice of jurisdictional perfection.” ECF No. 4. Appellees have not responded.

Case: 26-1203 Document: 6 Page: 2 Filed: 02/13/2026

2 STAUFFER v. COUNTY OF MONROE

Unlike the regional circuit courts, this court’s jurisdic- tion is limited by subject matter. As relevant here, we gen- erally have jurisdiction only over appeals from 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 involving certain damages claims against the United States not exceeding $10,000 in amount, id. §§ 1295(a)(2), 1346(a)(2). Mr. Stauffer’s case clearly falls outside of that review authority.

While 28 U.S.C. § 1631 authorizes this court to transfer an appeal to another court where it could have been brought, Mr. Stauffer has not shown that transfer to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit would be in the interest of justice. It does not appear that the district court has entered final judgment in the case.

And the “Judicial Notice of Appeal Transfer” does not iden- tify any specific district court decision or order from which he is seeking review, let alone one that could conceivably be presently reviewed in any court of appeals. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291; 1292; Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b).

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The matter is dismissed. (2) Each side to bear its own costs.

FOR THE COURT

February 13, 2026 Date