U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2026

Calderon Lopez v. State of California

Calderon Lopez v. State of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided May 4, 2026
Calderon Lopez v. State of California

Opinion

Case: 26-1555 Document: 2 Page: 1 Filed: 05/04/2026

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

RICARDO J. CALDERON LOPEZ, dba Starlight Consulting Services, dba Starlight Entertainment Enterprises, Inc., dba Starlight Music Management, Inc.,

Plaintiff-Appellant v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGISTRAR RECORDER OFFICE, OFFICE OF

THE SECRETARY OF STATE, FRANCHISE TAX

BOARD, COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, Of- fice of the Secretary of State, Defendants-Appellees ______________________

2026-1555 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in No. 1:19-cv-01139-UNA. ______________________

PER CURIAM.

ORDER

Ricardo J. Calderon Lopez’s appeal from the district court’s 2019 judgment follows an identical appeal this court dismissed as untimely years ago. See Calderon Lopez v. Case: 26-1555 Document: 2 Page: 2 Filed: 05/04/2026

2 CALDERON LOPEZ v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA

California, No. 2024-2133 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 22, 2024).1 This appeal is clearly untimely and frivolous.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) Each party shall bear its own costs.

FOR THE COURT

May 4, 2026

Date

1 Mr. Calderon Lopez first appealed the judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Co- lumbia Circuit, which dismissed for failure to prosecute on October 17, 2019.

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