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If your lawsuit is for more than $200, the filing fee is $26, plus $12 for each person or business you are suing. If your lawsuit is for $200 or less, the filing fee is $21, plus $12 for each person or business you are suing. If you win, the judgment will include your filing and service fees.

(b) Motion to Dismiss in the Appellate Court. - At any time after a notice of appeal has been filed and after the expiration of the 21-day period prescribed by Rule 1: 1 , any party to an appeal may file a motion in the appellate court to dismiss the appeal.

The plaintiff will need to give the clerk of court the following: The name of the defendant; The current address of the defendant; For a money judgment case, the dollar amount of the plaintiff's claim; For a suit to get back property, the specific property being sought, including its value;

Five days' notice is required to the opposing party and the court. Motions may be typed by either party, may be filed on the General Notice and Motion Form or may be filed on one of the appropriate forms provided by the Supreme Court of Virginia (located here).

In any criminal case a subpoena duces tecum may be issued by the attorney of record who is an active member of the Virginia State Bar at the time of issuance, as an officer of the court.

(c) Filing and Service of Briefs - Counsel of record may elect or the court may require the parties to file briefs in support of or in opposition to a motion. Any such briefs should be filed with the court and served on all counsel of record sufficiently before the hearing to allow consideration of the issues involved.