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# United States **Court of Appeals**  **for the Federal Circuit**

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MANETIRONY CLERVRAIN, Plaintiff

- Appellant

v.

CONNIE LAWSON, MATT HURRELL, Director of the Bureau of Prisons , TODD YOUNG, United States Senator for Indiana
, Defendants

- Appellees

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2022

- 1483

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in No. 1:20

- cv

- 01306

- JMS

DML, Judge Jan e Magnus

- Stinson.

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P ER C URIAM

. O R D E R

Manetirony Clervrain brought this suit in federal district court in Indiana naming government officials as defendants

. I n December 202 0 , t he court dismissed his complaint as frivolous

. In March and June 2021, the district court denied post

- judgment motions

. The court also imposed a filing injunction. On July 4, 2021, M r. Clervrain filed a n appea l that was transmitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Cir cuit

. On July 15, 2021, Case: 22-1483 Document: 20 Page: 1 Filed: 04/01/2022CLERVRAIN v. LAWSON 2

the district court denied Mr. Clervrain’s motion for leave to waive the docketing fee for his appeal. Th e appeal was eventually dismissed on February 2, 2022

, after Mr. Clervrain failed to pay the fee.

While his first appeal was pending, Mr. Clervrain continued to file submissions at the district court. On August 20, 2021, the district court ordered various submissions returned to Mr. Clervrain unfiled. On February 15, 202 2

, Mr. Clervrain filed a second notice of app eal referencing this court. On the same day, he again moved for leave to waive the docketing fee . On March 1, 2022, the district

court denie d the motion , concluding that this appeal was not take n in good faith.

Although this court has jurisdiction ove r appeals from certain decisions of federal district courts, see 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a), that jurisdiction is limited in a way that appears

to apply here: This court may only hear appeals in certain

cases stemming from proceedings before the United States Pat ent and Trademark Office, see 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(4)(C); civil actions arising under the patent laws,

see § 1295(a)(1); and cases where the district court’s jurisdiction was based in part or in whole on the Little Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2), see § 1295(a)(2). Mr. Clervrain’s complaint, which is difficult to decipher, does not appear to raise any cause of action that would give rise to our limited jurisdiction.

While this court can, under 28 U.S.C. § 1631, transfer an appeal to another court in wh ich the appeal could have been brought at the time it was filed

, the Seventh Circuit would like wise lack jurisdiction

. T he timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil action is a “jurisdictional requirement.” Bowles v. Russell , 551 U.S. 205, 214 (2007 ). An appeal from a final judgment or order in a civil action must be filed within 60 days if the case involves the UnitedStates or one of its agencies or officers in an official capacity. See 28 U.S.C. § 2107( b ); see also Fed. R. App. P. Case: 22-1483 Document: 20 Page: 2 Filed: 04/01/2022CLERVRAIN v. LAWSON 3

4(a)(1)( B ). The district court did not issue any order within 60 days of receipt of the second notice of appeal at issue here

. Mr. Clervrain’s attempt to appeal is thus clearly untimely

. Accordingly,

I T I S O RDERED T HAT : (1) This appeal i s dismissed.

(2) A ny pending motion is denied as moot.

( 3) Each side shall bear its own costs.

April 1

, 2022 Date F OR THE C OURT

/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court Case: 22-1483 Document: 20 Page: 3 Filed: 04/01/2022