Rule 7.207 - Cross-Appeals(A) Right of Cross-Appeal. (1) When an appeal of right is filed or the court grants leave to appeal any appellee may file a cross-appeal.(2) If there is more than one party plaintiff or defendant in a civil action and one party appeals, any other party, whether on the same or opposite side as the party first appealing, may file a cross-appeal against all or any of the other parties to the case as well as against the party who first appealed. If the cross-appeal operates against a party not affected by the first appeal or in a manner different from the first appeal, that party may file a further cross-appeal as if the cross-appeal affecting that party had been the first appeal.(B) Manner of Filing. To file a cross-appeal, the cross-appellant must file with the clerk a claim of cross-appeal in the form required by MCR 7.204(D) and the entry fee (1) within 21 days after the claim of appeal is filed with the Court of Appeals or served on the cross-appellant, whichever is later, if the first appeal was of right; or(2) within 21 days after the clerk certifies the order granting leave to appeal, if the appeal was initiated by application for leave to appeal. The cross-appellant must file proof that a copy of the claim of cross-appeal was served on the cross-appellee and any other party in the case. A copy of the judgment or order from which the cross-appeal is taken must be filed with the claim.
(C) Additional Requirements. The cross-appellant must perform the steps required by MCR 7.204(E) and (F), except that the cross-appellant is not required to order a transcript or file a court reporter's or recorder's certificate unless the initial appeal is abandoned or dismissed. Otherwise the cross-appeal proceeds in the same manner as an ordinary appeal.(D) Abandonment or Dismissal of Appeal. If the appellant abandons the initial appeal or the court dismisses it, the cross-appeal may nevertheless be prosecuted to its conclusion. Within 21 days after the clerk certifies the order dismissing the initial appeal, if there is a record to be transcribed, the cross-appellant must file a certificate of the court reporter or recorder that a transcript has been ordered and payment for it made or secured and will be filed as soon as possible or has already been filed.(E) Delayed Cross-Appeal. A party seeking leave to take a delayed cross-appeal must proceed under MCR 7.205.