Fed. Cir.

Lucio Celli v. New York City

April 15, 2026 ·26-1407 ·Panel Decision · By Aisha Johnson

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a motion to transfer an appeal filed by Lucio Celli. The court ordered the case and all associated filings moved to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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Background

Lucio Celli appealed a decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Celli filed a motion requesting that the appeal be transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

The court’s reasoning

The court considered the motion to transfer and determined that the transfer was appropriate under the governing statutes. The court relied on sections forty-one, one thousand two hundred ninety-four, one thousand two hundred ninety-five, and one thousand six hundred thirty-one of Title twenty-eight of the United States Code.

What it means going forward

The appeal and all filings are now under the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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