Legal Opinion
Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and the Sokaogon Chippewa Community v. State of Wisconsin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 23, 1992No. 91-2698PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Rule 4(a)(4) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure is “the graveyard of an inordinate number of appeals.” Alerte v. McGinnis, 898 F.2d 69, 70 (7th Cir.1990). An appeal filed before the district judge disposes of a motion to alter or amend the judgment drops off the face of the planet. Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co., 459 U.S. 56, 103 S.Ct. 400, 74 L.Ed.2d 225 (1982). Unless the losing party files another after the district judge’s action on the motion, it forfeits the opportunity for appellate review.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Osterneck v. Ernst & WhinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. IbarraSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Allan G. Charles v. Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, and Eugene F. Diamond, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Buchanan v. Stanships, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
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