Opinion ID: 2094981
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Heading: Appellate Filing Fees

Text: We begin by addressing a procedural problem affecting Golotto's appeal. The notice of appeal, filed on February 9, 2001, named both plaintiffs and was signed by their attorney. However, our records indicate that only one filing fee was tendered. [3] Although Article I, Rule 3(b) of the Supreme Court Rules of Appellate Procedure allows two parties to file a joint notice of appeal, pursuant to Rule 5(a), each is required to pay the prescribed $150 filing fee. This Court repeatedly has held that the [f]ailure of a party to tender the requisite fee renders its appeal invalid. Kirby v. Planning Board of Review of Middletown, 634 A.2d 285, 288 (R.I.1993); see also Tateosian v. Celebrity Cruise Services, Ltd., 768 A.2d 1248, 1249 n. 1 (R.I. 2001). Our records reveal that, of the two plaintiffs, the only name written on the receipt issued by the Superior Court clerk's office is Mosby's. Thus, we conclude that the only fee tendered in this case was on his behalf. Consequently, Golotto is not a party to this appeal.