FORM 8 LETTER TO THE APPELLATE COURT CLERK FILING THE NOTICE OF APPEAL September 16, 2000 The Honorable Jenny Abbott Kitchings Clerk, South Carolina Court of Appeals Post Office Box 11629 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 [The Honorable Daniel E. Shearouse Clerk, Supreme Court of South Carolina Post Office Box 11330 Columbia, South Carolina 29211] RE: Stephen L. Doe, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John B. Doe, Respondent, v. Jane C. Roe, Appellant, Case No. 2000-CP-00-0000 Dear Ms. Kitchings [Mr. Shearouse]: Enclosed for filing is a notice of appeal in the above case. Also enclosed are the following: (1) (2) Proof of service of the notice of appeal on the respondent[s]. A copy of the order[s] [judgment] which is [are] to be challenged on appeal. A filing fee of $100.* (3) [(4) This appeal is being filed with the Supreme Court because . . . (see Rule 203(d) for when an appeal can be filed with the Supreme Court).] Sincerely, s/ John E. Smith John E. Smith Post Office Box 123 Greenville, South Carolina 29000 (864) 000-0000 Attorney for Appellant cc: Mary P. Jones Post Office Box 456 Greenville, South Carolina 29000 (864) 000-0000 Attorney for Respondent American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com * Under Rule 203(d)(1)(B)(iii) and (d)(2)(B)(iii), SCACR, a filing fee is not required if the appeal is from a criminal case including juvenile delinquency matters, or if the appeal is taken by the State of South Carolina, its departments or agencies. Further, no filing fees are required in post-conviction relief cases. Rule 240(d), SCACR. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com