(1) In an appeal from a trial court decision on the merits pursuant to Rule 7, the party appealing shall pay the entry fee prescribed by the supreme court and, unless differently provided by law, shall simultaneously file the notice of appeal, including the attachments mentioned on the applicable notice of appeal form, in the office of the clerk of this court, 1 copy with each of the parties, and 1 copy with the office of the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.
In an interlocutory appeal from a ruling and in an appeal from an administrative agency by petition, the party appealing, and in an interlocutory transfer without ruling and in a petition requesting the supreme court to exercise its original jurisdiction, the plaintiff shall pay the entry fee prescri