NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
UNITED STATES,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
DERALD W. GEDDES,
Defendant-Appellant
BLACK ROCK VENTURES, NATIONWIDE BANK,
WEBER COUNTY, UTAH,
Defendants
2025-2044
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Utah in No. 1:17-cv-00167-RJS, Judge Robert J. Shelby.
ON MOTION
Before LOURIE, PROST, and CHEN, Circuit Judges.
O R D E R
2The United States moves to dismiss Derald W. Geddes’s appeal. Mr. Geddes has not responded.
After the United States District Court for the District of Utah entered judgment against Mr. Geddes on federal tax-related claims, Mr. Geddes filed a notice of appeal directed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, docketed there as No. 25-4108 and still pending, and another notice directed to this court.1 The United States moves to dismiss the appeal docketed here, arguing that the Tenth Circuit is the proper venue.
This court generally only has jurisdiction to review district court cases arising under 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. § 1346(a)(2), see id. § 1295(a)(2). The United States is correct that his case does not fall within that limited jurisdiction. We also agree that transfer to the Tenth Circuit is unnecessary because an appeal from the same judgment already is pending there.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion to dismiss is granted.
3(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
FOR THE COURT
September 26, 2025
Date