Dismissal

(a) Voluntary Dismissal. The clerk of the supreme court may dismiss an appeal if the parties file a signed dismissal agreement specifying how costs are to be paid and pay any fees that are due. An appeal may be dismissed on motion of the appellant upon terms agreed to by the parties or fixed by the court. Counsel for a criminal defendant must serve a request for voluntary dismissal on the defendant. (b) Involuntary Dismissal. When an appellant is in violation of any appellate rule and no motion to dismiss has been filed by the appellee, the clerk of the supreme court must notify the appellant that the case will be dismissed unless the appellant gives reason within ten days why the case should not be dismissed. (c) Dismissal of Moot Issue. When an issue before the court may have become moot due to a change in circumstance, the parties shall advise the court in writing and explain why appeal of the issue should or should not be dismissed.