The appellant in a civil action appealed to the superior court from a justice court shall pay to the clerk of the superior court the fee of a plaintiff as provided in section 12-284 at the time of filing the transcript and papers on appeal. The appellee shall within twenty days after filing of the transcript or papers on appeal pay to the clerk the fee of a defendant as provided in section 12-284.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 22-283

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
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