He can technically appeal anyway, but he has very limited options.
If he pays in 30 days and appeals AND if the appeals court hears the case, then the money will be held by the court and then he can request that they stay the judgment, AND if they agree money is returned (but he can still lose and have to pay again).
If it goes to appeals and they don’t stay judgement then if he wins it also gets paid back. Or if he loses then the government claims it, of course.
If he don’t pay in 30 days then the government can start seizing assets and auction them off EVEN IF he appeals, which absolutely would be horrible for him. If he won on appeal after that he’d get compensated for it, but not without collateral damage due to his complete lack of control over what assets to keep or sell.
Jean Carrol case he needs to put down the money to appeal, is it not the same here?
He can technically appeal anyway, but he has very limited options.
If he pays in 30 days and appeals AND if the appeals court hears the case, then the money will be held by the court and then he can request that they stay the judgment, AND if they agree money is returned (but he can still lose and have to pay again).
If it goes to appeals and they don’t stay judgement then if he wins it also gets paid back. Or if he loses then the government claims it, of course.
If he don’t pay in 30 days then the government can start seizing assets and auction them off EVEN IF he appeals, which absolutely would be horrible for him. If he won on appeal after that he’d get compensated for it, but not without collateral damage due to his complete lack of control over what assets to keep or sell.