United States v. John Lee Evans

934 F.2d 322 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Sixth Circuit Rule 24(c) states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Sixth Circuit. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Lee EVANS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-1031. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. May 31, 1991. Before RALPH B. GUY, Jr. and DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge. ORDER [1] John Lee Evans, a federal prisoner, appeals through counsel the denial of his motion to reduce sentence filed under Fed.R.Crim.P. 35. Review of the record shows that the order denying relief was docketed on December 11, 1990. Evans filed a timely notice of appeal, but he also served a motion for reconsideration on December 14, 1990. The filing of a motion for reconsideration of the denial of a Rule 35 motion nullifies a notice of appeal filed before the motion to reconsider is decided. See United States v. Gargano, 826 F.2d 610, 611-12 (7th Cir.1987). The district court subsequently denied the motion for reconsideration and no new notice of appeal was filed. Therefore, this court lacks jurisdiction over the appeal, and the case is accordingly dismissed. Rule 8(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. [2] Judge Guy dissents believing that the district court lost jurisdiction over the case once a timely notice of appeal was filed.