is amended in several important ways. Together these changes will streamline the

appellate process and make it easier to perfect appeals. First, the requirement for filing a certified copy of the trial court order or judgment from which the appeal is taken is modified to remove the certification requirement. The appellant must still provide a copy of the as-filed order or judgment, as the case may be, but it is no longer necessary that either be certified as authentic by the court administrator. The filing of these uncertified documents, however, does carry the implied representation of the filing party or counsel that they are indeed true and correct copies of the documents on file with the tribunal issuing them. The second change is the removal of the requirement that a cost bond be provided. This change is a part of the amendment of Rule 107. Only a single copy of any statement of the case need be filed. A copy of the notice of appeal must be filed with the trial court administrator to alert the trial court to the pendency of an appeal. For this filing, the trial court's filing rules should be followed. Because this copy of the notice of appeal is filed with the district court, it is permissible under Rule 125.01(d), as adopted at the time of these amendments, to effect service of it on other parties by any means authorized by the trial court rules. This rule permits service by the trial court e-filing system, which should be useful for documents that may be filed with the trial court using the same system. Because that service would not result in proof of service being transmitted to the appellate courts' electronic filing system, separate proof of service must be filed with the clerk of the appellate courts. Rule 103.01, subdivision 3, is amended to conform the terminology in the rule to that of the statutes governing the listed proceedings. This change is not intended to change the procedure under the rule. 103.02 Joint Appeals; Related Appeals; Consolidated Appeals Subdivision 1. Joint Appeals. If two or more parties are entitled to appeal from a judgment or order or to petition for certiorari in the same action and their interests are such as to make joinder practicable, they may file a joint notice of appeal or petition, or may join in the appeal after filing separate timely notices of appeal or petitions for certiorari, and they may then proceed on appeal as a single appellant. Subd. 2. Related Appeals. After one party timely files a notice of appeal, any other party may seek review of a judgment or order in the same action by serving and filing a notice of related appeal. The notice of related appeal shall specify the judgment or order to be reviewed. The notice of related appeal shall be accompanied by: (a) a filing fee of $100, (b) a copy of the judgment or order from which the related appeal is taken if different than the judgment or order being challenged in the original appeal, and (c) a statement of the case. A cost bond is not required unless ordered by the court. Published by the Revisor of Statutes under Minnesota Statutes, section 3C.08, subdivision 1. APPELLATE PROCEDURE 12 MINNESOTA COURT RULES Subd. 3. Consolidated Appeals. Related appeals from a single trial court action or appeals in separate actions may be consolidated by order of the appellate court on its own motion or upon motion of a party. (Amended effective January 1, 2010; amended effective July 1, 2014.) Advisory Committee Comment - 2009 Amendments