NOTICE Adoption of Rules 71B and 71C, Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, and Amendment of Rule 4(a)(1) and Adoption of Rule 4(e), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure

The Alabama Supreme Court has adopted Rule 71B and Rule71C, Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, and has amended Rule 4(a)(1) and adopted Rule 4(e), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. The amendment and adoption of these rules are effective February 1, 2009. The orders adopting Rule 71B and Rule 71C and amending Rule 4(a)(1) and adopting Rule 4(e) appear in an advance sheet of Southern Reporter dated on or about January 1, 2009. Rule 71B, "Appeals from Arbitration Awards," sets out the method for taking an appeal from an arbitration award and supersedes the procedure set out in Ala. Code 1975, § 6-6-15. Rule 71C governs the enforcement of arbitration awards. The amendment to Rule 4(a)(1) and the adoption of Rule 4(e) incorporate into the Rules of Appellate Procedure the method for taking an appeal from an arbitration award set out in the newly adopted Rule 71B. The text of these rules can be found at the following www.judicial.state.al.us/rules.cfm.

--Bilee Cauley, Reporter of Decisions, Alabama Appellate Courts

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