Opinion of the Clerk

RULE 7, ALABAMA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION — FEES FOR MISCELLANEOUS FILINGS— WHEN CASE IS TRANSFERRED FROM SMALL CLAIMS DOCKET TO CIVIL DIVISION OF DISTRICT COURT

SENTELL, Clerk.

Mr. Walter E. Graham, Clerk of the District Court of Montgomery County, has submitted to me, as Clerk of the Supreme Court, pursuant to § 12-2-19(d), Code, 1975, the following question:

Should an additional filing fee be charged when a case is transferred from Small Claims to District Civil within the same office when the defendant files a counterclaim in an amount in excess of $500?

My answer to the question is in…