Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Wisconsin

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, 74 L. Ed. 2d 225, 103 S. Ct. 400 (1982). Unless the losing party files another after the district Judges action on the motion, it forfeits the opportunity for appellate review.