Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure specifies that every "judgment shall be set forth on a separate document" and that "[a] judgment is effective only when so set forth." The Advisory Committee's Note to the 1963 Amendment adding the provision states...
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