Opinion ID: 3050996
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Heading: jurisdiction

Text: [1] As a preliminary matter, we reject the Defendants’ contention that this Court lacks jurisdiction because Solis’s notice of appeal was untimely. Notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days “after the judgment . . . is entered,” subject to certain exceptions. Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A). A judgment is not “entered” for the purposes of Rule 4(a) unless it complies with Rules 58(a) and 79(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(7); Beaudry Motor Co. v. Abko Props., Inc., 780 F.2d 751, 754 (9th Cir. 1986). Rule 58(a)(1) requires that every judgment be set forth on a separate document, with certain exceptions not applicable here. Fed. R. Civ. P. 58(a)(1). Rule 79(a) details the civil docketing procedure COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES v. BELTRAN 1443 to be followed by the district court clerk when entering the judgment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 79(a). When judgment is not set forth on a separate document as required by Rule 58(a)(1), it is considered “entered” when 150 days have run from notation in the civil docket. Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(7)(A)(ii). [2] The district court’s “Statement of Decision” was issued on July 14, 2005, and entered on the docket, in accordance with Rule 79(a), on July 15, 2005. The district court did not, however, set forth the judgment on a separate document as required by Rule 58(a)(1).5 Therefore, judgment was not “entered” until December 12, 2005, 150 days after the Statement of Decision was noted in the civil docket. As a result, Solis’s October 18, 2005, Notice of Appeal was timely, see Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(2) (“A notice of appeal filed after the court announces a decision or order—but before the entry of the judgment or order—is treated as filed on the date of and after the entry.”), and we accordingly have jurisdiction to consider Solis’s claims on appeal.