Rule 318 General Rules Governing All Appeals from the Appellate Court to the Supreme

Court

(a) Relief to Other Parties. In all appeals, by whatever method, from the Appellate Court to the Supreme Court, any appellee, respondent, or coparty may seek and obtain any relief warranted by the record on appeal without having filed a separate petition for leave to appeal or notice of cross-appeal or separate appeal.

(b) Interlocutory Review. The review of cases at an interlocutory stage is not favored, and a failure to seek review when the Appellate Court’s disposition of the case is not final does not constitute a waiver of the right to present any issue in the appropriate court thereafter.

(c) Appellate Court Briefs. If it is important for the Supreme Court to know the contentions of any party in the Appellate Court, e-filed, stamped copies of the pertinent Appellate Court briefs may be filed with the Supreme Court.

(d) Fees. In appeals taken from the Appellate Court, the clerk of that court is entitled to receive from the party appealing only the fees allowed by law or these Rules.