IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                       ORDER NO.   1284   

                                  Amending Appellate Rules 204
                                  and 602 to identify the parties
                                  to an appeal.

IT IS ORDERED:

    1.   Appellate Rule 204 is amended to read:

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              (b)  Appeal   How Taken. A party may
appeal from a final order or judgment by filing a notice of appeal
with the clerk of the appellate courts. The notice of appeal must
identify the party taking the appeal, the final order or judgment
appealed from, and the court to which the appeal is taken. The
party must file the original and one copy of the notice of appeal
accompanied by the original and one copy of the documents listed
below:

              [1]  a completed docketing statement in
the form prescribed by these rules, which includes a list of the
parties to the appeal;

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              [7]  proof of service of the notice of
appeal and all required accompanying documents, except the filing
fee, on all other parties to the appeal.

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              (g)  Parties to the Appeal.  All parties
to the trial court proceeding when the final order or judgment was
entered are parties to the appeal.  A party who files a notice of
appeal, whether separately or jointly, is an appellant under these
rules.  All other parties are deemed to be appellees, regardless of
their status in the trial court.  An appellee may elect at any time
not to participate in the appeal by filing and serving a notice of
non-participation.  The filing of a notice of non-participation
shall not affect whether the party is bound by the decision on
appeal.

              (h)  Service of Documents.  Papers filed
or served in the appeal must be served on all parties, except
appellees who have elected not to participate in the action.

              (i)  Joint or Consolidated Appeals. If
two or more parties are entitled to appeal from a judgment or order
of a court and their interests are such as to make joinder
practical, they may file a joint notice of appeal.  Appeals may be
consolidated by order of the appellate court upon its own motion or
upon motion of a party.

    2.   Appellate Rule 602 is amended to read:

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              (b)  Notice of Appeal.

              (1)  A party may appeal from a judgment
or agency decision by filing a notice of appeal with the superior
court. The notice of appeal must specify the parties taking the
appeal and their current addresses, designate the judgment, agency
decision or part thereof appealed from, and name the court to which
the appeal is taken.  At the time the notice of appeal is served
and filed, it must be accompanied by:

              [a]  a statement of points on which
appellant intends to rely on appeal. The grounds for appeal stated
in the statement of points on appeal constitute the sole basis for
review by the superior court. On motion in the superior court, and
for cause, the statement of points may be supplemented;

              [b]  if required, the filing fee as
provided by Administrative Rule 9; 

              [c]  if required, a bond for costs on
appeal as provided by paragraph (d) of this rule; and

              [d]  proof of service on all parties to
the appeal.  In an appeal from an agency decision, the notice of
appeal must be served on the head of the agency and, if the agency
is a state agency, on the Attorney General of Alaska, at Juneau,
Alaska.

              (2)  An appellant seeking to have the
cost bond waived or reduced, an extension of time to file the bond,
or to appeal at public expense shall file an appropriate motion at
the time the notice of appeal is filed.

              (3)  The clerk of the superior court
shall refuse to accept for filing any notice of appeal not
conforming with the requirements of this rule.

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              (g)  Parties to the Appeal.  All parties
to the trial court or agency action when the final order or
judgment was entered are parties to the appeal. A party who files
a notice of appeal, whether separately or jointly, is an appellant
under these rules.  All other parties, including the agency in an
appeal from an administrative agency decision, are deemed to be
appellees.  An appellee may elect at any time not to participate in
the appeal by filing and serving a notice of non-participation. 
The filing of a notice of non-participation shall not affect
whether the party is bound by the decision on appeal.

              (h)  Joint or Consolidated Appeals. If
two or more parties are entitled to appeal from a judgment or order
of a court or agency and their interests are such as to make
joinder practical, they may file a joint notice of appeal.  Appeals
may be consolidated by order of the appellate court upon its own
motion or upon motion of a party.

              (i)  Service of Documents.  Papers filed
or served in the appeal must be served on all parties, except
appellees who have elected not to participate in the action.



DATED:          August 7, 1997        

EFFECTIVE DATE:    January 15, 1998   



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                                  Chief Justice Matthews


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                                  Justice Compton


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                                  Justice Eastaugh


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                                  Justice Fabe
    

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                                  Justice Bryner