THOMAS V. MCCULLOCH , No. 12-1367 (Fed. Cir. 2012)
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Case: 12-1367 Document: 8 Page: 1 Filed: 10/17/2012 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. mntteb $>tates <!Court of ~peaIs for tbe jfeberaI <!Circuit SYLVESTER THOMAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DEBORAH MCCULLOCH, DIRECTOR, SAND RIDGE SECURE TREATMENT CENTER, Respondent-Appellee. 2012-1367 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in case no. 12-CV-0143, Senior Judge Barbara B. Crabb. ON MOTION Before LINN, DYK, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. ORDER In light of Sylvester Thomas's response to this court's show cause order, we consider whether this appeal and the motion to proceed in forma pauperis should be trans- Case: 12-1367 Document: 8 Page: 2 Filed: 10/17/2012 SYLVESTER THOMAS v. DEBORAH MCCULLOCH, DIRECTOR 2 ferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Thomas appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin dismissing his petition for writ of habeus corpus. This is a court of limited jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1295. Because this case does not fall within our jurisdiction, the court will transfer the matter to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Accordingly, IT Is ORDERED THAT: This appeal and the pending motion will be transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631. FOR THE COURT OCT 11 2012 Date cc: Gregory M. Weber, Esq. Sylvester Thomas s24 /s/ Jan Horbaly Jan Horbaly Clerk
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