Opinion of the Clerk

SENTELL, Clerk.

RULE 7, ALABAMA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION — FEES FOR MISCELLANEOUS FILINGS— CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FOR FAILURE OF PARTY TO ANSWER INTERROGATORIES

Mr. M. D. Murphy, Circuit Clerk of Henry County, has asked me, as Clerk of the Supreme Court, pursuant to § 12-2-19(d), Code 1975, the following:

Should a filing fee be paid at the time of filing a proceeding for contempt and the signing of the order, where a party is seeking an order requiring an opposing party to appear and show cause why he should not be held in contempt for failure to answer interrogatories?

It is my opinion…