Marriage of Watkins CA4/2

INTRODUCTION

Lucinda M. Watkins and Michael D. Watkins1 are the petitioner and respondent in

a family law case first filed in 2007. They have one child, a son, born in 2005. An

amended judgment was entered on April 16, 2012.

Michael is seeking visitation rights with his son, an issue which Michael asserts

should be the subject of federal jurisdiction as part of a patent law case in the federal

district or appellate courts in Tennessee or Florida. Michael, representing himself, has

appealed from an order, or orders, made by the family law court on May 13, 2013.

Lucinda has not filed an appellate brief. Based on our review of the record, we conclude

the appeal should be dismissed.

II

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. 2007 and 2008

Lucinda, a resident of San Bernardino County, filed a family law petition in

November 2007. Throughout the proceedings below, Michael, claiming to be a

Tennessee resident, repeatedly challenged the jurisdiction of the San Bernardino family

law court with multiple filings of documents he variously styled: “Notice of Removal of

We use the parties’ first names for ease of reference.

2 State Cases,” “Notice of Obstruction of Justice…