Filing a notice of appeal does not, by itself, stop a judgment from being enforced. A stay pending appeal is a separate order — typically requested from the trial court first, and if denied, from the appellate court — that pauses collection, execution, or compliance with the judgment while the appeal plays out, so the appellant isn't forced to satisfy a judgment that might later be reversed.

Courts deciding whether to grant a stay generally weigh the likelihood the appellant will succeed on the merits, whether the appellant would suffer irreparable harm without a stay, whether the other side would be harmed by delay, and the public interest. For money judgments, a stay is often granted more or less automatically once the appellant posts adequate security — commonly a supersedeas bond — protecting the judgment creditor if the appeal fails.

Juricratic models the presence or absence of a stay as a real difference in a matter's near-term cash and enforcement exposure, separate from the underlying probability of winning the appeal — a losing party without a stay can face collection efforts immediately, regardless of how the appellate branch of the simulation ultimately resolves.

Appellants move for a stay pending appeal — usually paired with a supersedeas bond — to avoid being forced to pay or comply with a judgment that could be reversed, particularly for large money judgments or injunctions with serious operational consequences. Judgment creditors, by contrast, often resist a stay or push for a larger bond, since without one they may be able to begin collection efforts immediately after judgment.