PER CURIAM.
We issued a rule to show cause why the appeal in this matter should not be dismissed because the notice of appeal had been filed by the defendant before the district court decided the plaintiff's motion under Rule 59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to alter the court's judgment. Such a notice of appeal has no effect. See Rule 4(a)(4) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; Sutliff, Inc. v. Donovan Cos.,
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