Legal Opinion
Opinion of the Clerk
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 20, 1979No. 19PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENTELL, Clerk.
RULE 7, ALABAMA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION — DOCKET FEE REQUIRED FOR FILING PETITION FOR DISCOVERY PURSUANT TO RULE 27, ARCP
Mr. B. H. Lambert, Circuit Clerk of Cle-burne County, Alabama, has submitted to me the following inquiry:
“Does a petition for discovery pursuant to Rule 27, ARCP, require a filing fee when no lawsuit has been filed in any county?”
Mr. Lambert enclosed with his request a petition for discovery (pursuant to Rule 27, ARCP) which contains, among others, the following statement:
*274“Petitioner desires to perpetuate the testimony of the person at Spring Valley…
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