Case Name: Paul-Francesco: VILLELLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dale A. HALL, and Ronald Pedrys, and Timothy Moore, and Cindy Moore, and Mark Drew Biller, Steven C. Dorrance, James R. Erickson, Molly E. Galewyrick, and Karen R. Smith, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-05-01
Citations: 64 F. App'x 231
Docket Number: No. 03-1273
Parties: Paul-Francesco: VILLELLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dale A. HALL, and Ronald Pedrys, and Timothy Moore, and Cindy Moore, and Mark Drew Biller, Steven C. Dorrance, James R. Erickson, Molly E. Galewyrick, and Karen R. Smith, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before NEWMAN, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 64
Pages: 231–231

Head Matter:
Paul-Francesco: VILLELLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dale A. HALL, and Ronald Pedrys, and Timothy Moore, and Cindy Moore, and Mark Drew Biller, Steven C. Dorrance, James R. Erickson, Molly E. Galewyrick, and Karen R. Smith, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 03-1273.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
DECIDED: May 1, 2003.
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied, July 1, 2003.
Before NEWMAN, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
ORDER
Paul-Francesco: Villella moves for an injunction, pending.appeal, to cease a state court action and to enjoin various parties from trespassing. Mark Drew Biller et al. oppose. We consider whether this appeal should be transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Villella sued various persons in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging that they were infringing his asserted "patent" for 34 acres of property. The district court dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction, noting that an action for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271 relates to infringement of patented inventions. Villella appealed to this circuit alleging that this court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a).
We have jurisdiction to review, inter alia, appeals from district courts if the district court's jurisdiction was based, in whole or in part, on 28 U.S.C. § 1338. Section 1338 provides district courts with jurisdiction over an action arising under an act of Congress related to, inter alia, patents. It is clear from our review of the papers submitted that the district court action did not arise in whole or in part under an act of Congress related to a patent, i.e., a patent regarding an invention. Thus, we have no jurisdiction over this appeal. We transfer this appeal to the regional circuit court of appeals, here the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
This appeal is transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631. The motion for an injunction will be transmitted to the Seventh Circuit with the transfer of the appeal.