Taylor v. People of the Venue of the Foreign United States

Case: 26-1764 Document: 18 Page: 1 Filed: 07/30/2026

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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ERIC EMANUEL TAYLOR,

Plaintiff-Appellant v.

PEOPLE OF THE VENUE OF THE FOREIGN

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2026-1764 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in No. 1:25-cv-03967-UNA, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan.

______________________ ON MOTION ______________________

PER CURIAM.

ORDER

Eric Emanuel Taylor filed this suit against “The People Of The Venue Of The Foreign United States of America” in the United States District Court for the District of Colum- bia. He invoked that court’s jurisdiction under the general federal jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and the For- eign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1330. And he Case: 26-1764 Document: 18 Page: 2 Filed: 07/30/2026 2 TAYLOR v. PEOPLE OF THE VENUE OF THE FOREIGN UNITED

STATES sought “80 trillion dollars” for the “government’s perpetra- tion of tort” and violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Compl. at 1, 24. The district court dismissed the complaint.

Mr. Taylor filed an appeal directed to this court. In re- sponse to this court’s order to show cause, Mr. Taylor ar- gues in support of our jurisdiction and has filed several motions seeking various relief, including certification or transfer to the Supreme Court of the United States, ECF Nos. 4, 8, 9.1

Generally, this court only has jurisdiction over an ap- peal from a final district court decision 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, see id. §§ 1295(a)(2), 1346(a)(2). Mr. Taylor has failed to show that this case falls within any of those categories. We conclude that transfer to the United States Court of Appeals for the Dis- trict of Columbia Circuit is appropriate under the circum- stances. See id. §§ 41, 1291, 1294, 1631.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

This matter and all case filings are transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Case: 26-1764 Document: 18 Page: 3 Filed: 07/30/2026 TAYLOR v. PEOPLE OF THE VENUE OF THE FOREIGN UNITED 3 STATES Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.

FOR THE COURT July 30, 2026

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