Opinion of the Clerk

RULE 7, ALABAMA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION— FILING FEE FOR CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO ALA. CODE 1975, § 12-21-282

ESDALE, Clerk.

Frank Gregory, administrative director of courts, has submitted the following question, pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 12-2-19(d):

“When [pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 12-21-282,] a certificate is received and a hearing is set to secure the attendance of witnesses located in Alabama for criminal proceedings in other states, ... does such action constitute the filing of a ‘case’ within the meaning of Rule 7, Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, for which a civil…