UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Case No.: 17-cv-22643 COOKE/GOODMAN
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
DAVID RIVERA,
Defendant.
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NOTICE OF APPEAL
Defendant David Rivera respectfully files this notice of appeal to the United States Court
of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from the final judgment entered on March 30, 2022. See [DE
177]. Rivera respectfully requests that the appeal be held in abeyance pending the outcome of his
pending motion to alter or amend the judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) or to grant relief
from the judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). See [DE 179]; Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(B)(i)
(providing that a notice of appeal filed before the district court has disposed of any tolling motions
becomes effective when the district court issues an order resolving the last remaining motion);
Williams v. Pettiford, 238 F. App’x 459, 461 (11th Cir. 2007) (“A premature notice of appeal does
not divest the district court of jurisdiction to rule upon a timely-filed Rule 59(e) motion.”);
Raghubir v. Taylor, No. 20-12549-G, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 35011, at *1 (11th Cir. Nov. 4, 2020)
(holding notice of appeal in abeyance pending district court’s ruling on Rule 59(e) motion);
Stansell v. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia, 771 F.3d 713, 745-46 (11th Cir. 2014) (“In
1993, Rule 4(a) was specifically amended in response to Griggs and now provides that a notice of
appeal filed during the pendency of a Rule 59 motion is simply suspended.”); Wilson v. Fla. Dep’t
of Corr., No. 20-13558-F, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 9683, at *2-3 (11th Cir. Apr. 2, 2021); see also
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Banister v. Davis, 140 S. Ct. 1698, 1700 (2020) (“A timely filed motion suspends the finality of
the original judgment for purposes of appeal, and only the district court's disposition of the motion
restores finality and starts the 30-day appeal clock. If an appeal follows, the ruling on the motion
merges with the original determination into a single judgment.”) (“[I]f [appellant] timely submits
a Rule 59(e) motion, there is no longer a final judgment to appeal from. Only the disposition of
that motion restores the finality of the original judgment, thus starting the 30-day appeal clock.”)
(internal citations omitted).
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on April 28, 2022, a copy of this document was furnished by
electronic filing with the Clerk of the Court via CM/ECF, to:
Greg J. Mueller
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
1050 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20463
202-694-1650
Counsel for Plaintiff FEC
Kevin Deeley
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
999 E. Street NW
Washington, DC 20463
202-694-1650
Counsel for Plaintiff FEC
Lisa J. Stevenson
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
999 E. Street NW
Washington, DC 20463
202-694-1650
Counsel for Plaintiff FEC
Harry J. Summers
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
999 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20463
202-694-1553
Counsel for Plaintiff FEC
Shaina Ward
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
1050 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20463
202-694-1566
Counsel for Plaintiff FEC
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Jeffrey David Feldman
Fla. Bar No. 330302
TRAILBLAZER
1200 Brickell Avenue
Penthouse 1900
Miami, FL 33131
305-222-7851
Counsel for Defendant David Rivera
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Thomas L. Hunker
Thomas L. Hunker
Fla. Bar No. 38325
Sarah Hafeez
Fla. Bar No. 111518
HUNKER APPEALS
110 SE 6th Street, Suite 2330
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
877-841-8808
Counsel for Defendant
David River
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