You must file a Notice of Appeal within 30 days of the Court's judgment. There isn't a specific timeline.If you have a judgement against you, you may never have to pay that money. Under Rule 59(e), a party may move the court to alter or amend a civil judgment within 28 days after entry of the judgment. (Again, such an appeal might be brought before or after the judgment is set out in a separate document under Fed. Typically, the winning party can start trying to collect the judgment ten days after the notice of entry. Reconsideration or New Trial Within Ten Days of Entry of the Final.