Guembes v. Roberts

In an unpublished order, we dismissed defendant’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction after determining that the notice of appeal had been filed prematurely—that is, after the signing of the judgment but before its entry—and that defendant had not filed a new or amended notice of appeal after the entry of judgment.1 Petitioner has filed a petition for reconsideration of that order. We allow reconsideration and write to address a recurring issue of appellate procedure: When a party files a notice of appeal after the trial court judgment is signed but before it is entered into the trial court…