Opinion ID: 3062858
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Heading: Issues Outside the Scope of Appeal

Text: A notice of appeal from a judgment that is filed after judgment is entered, but before disposition of a post-judgment motion, will become effective upon disposition of the motion. Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(B)(i) (2008). However, “a party intending to challenge an order disposing of [a post-judgment motion] . . . must file a notice of appeal, or an amended notice of appeal.” Id. 4(a)(4)(B)(ii). Accordingly, we may not consider the district court’s ruling on a post-judgment motion if the party did not properly perfect an appeal by either amending his original notice of appeal or by filing a separate appeal from the denial of his postjudgment motion. See Green v. Union Foundry Co., 281 F.3d 1229, 1233 (11th Cir. 2002) (declining to consider the district court’s order denying Green’s second post-judgment motion because Green did not file a notice of appeal from that order or an amended notice of appeal). Here, two of Williams’ arguments – that he was prejudiced by having to wear prison clothes and restraints, and that he has newly discovered information about his excessive force claims – were raised for the first time in his motion for new trial. Although Williams filed a notice of appeal after judgment was entered, he did not file a new notice of appeal after the district court denied his motion for 5 new trial, nor did he file an amended notice of appeal. He thus failed to perfect an appeal from the order denying his motion for new trial. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(B)(ii); Green, 281 F.3d at 1233. Consequently, we will not consider the district court’s ruling on the motion for new trial regarding Williams’ prison clothing and shackles and his claim of newly discovered information. See Green, 281 F.3d at 1233.