LEA v. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , No. 14-1283 (Fed. Cir. 2014)

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Case: 14-1283 Document: 3 Page: 1 Filed: 02/19/2014 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ COREY LEA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THOMAS J. VILSACK, Secretary of Agriculture, JOE LEONARD, in his Official Capacity, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND ERIC HOLDER, in his Official Capacity, Defendants, and FARMERS NATIONAL BANK, GLORIA LYLES, DAN HARBISON, LARRY FLOYD HINTON, WARREN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, BARREN RIVER HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AMY MILLIKEN, SUSAN DAVIS, DAVID BURTON, HOY HODGES, BRYAN DENISON, MITCH WHITTLE, CANDACE HILL, MARK FILIP, MICHAEL SPALDING, JOHN BOWLES, LARRY KIRBY, AND KYLE KIRBY, Defendants-Appellees. ______________________ 2014-1283 ______________________ Case: 14-1283 2 Document: 3 LEA Page: 2 Filed: 02/19/2014 v. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in No. 1:13-cv-00110-JHMHBB, Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley, Jr. ______________________ PER CURIAM. ORDER Upon review, it appears that this court may lack jurisdiction over Corey Lea s recently docketed appeal. Lea has an action pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, in which he asserts various allegations of discrimination and violations of federal and state laws appearing to relate to the foreclosure of his farm property. This court is a court of limited jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1295. Based only upon our review, it does not appear that the district court s jurisdiction arose in whole or in part under the laws governing this court s appellate jurisdiction. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The parties are directed to respond within 21 days from the date of this order as to whether this appeal should be dismissed or transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631. (2) The briefing schedule is stayed. FOR THE COURT /s/ Daniel E. O Toole Daniel E. O Toole Clerk of Court s30

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