Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit March 23, 1992, 91-2698 (Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and the Sokaogon Chippewa Community v. State of 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, 103 S.Ct. 400, 74 L.Ed.