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April 6, 2014The stark facts of Bierwith v. Countrywide Bank, FSB are: “[A[ppellant’s] notice of appeal was filed on August 16, 2013, thirty-one days after the district court’s entry of final judgment on July 16, 2013. Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4 provides that a notice of appeal ‘must be filed with the district clerk within 30 days after entry of the judgment or order appealed from.’ As the Supreme Court has made clear, a party’s failure to take an appeal within the prescribed time precludes our jurisdiction. Accordingly, [Appellants’] appeal is DISMISSED.” No. 13-50755 (April 3, 2014, unpublished) (footnotes omitted).