Burt v. Ware

In this case, we decide whether the amendments to Rule 4(a)(4) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure which took effect on December 1, 1993, apply retroactively to a notice of appeal which was filed before the effective date. We hold that it is “just and practicable” to apply these amendments to the case presented and that the appellant’s motion for post-judgment relief does not nullify the notice of appeal he previously filed.

In Part IV, we also order, in the exercise of our supervisory jurisdiction over the district courts in this circuit, that all post-judgment motions referred to in…