Filing Fee increases and
Changes effective December 1, 2013
The following actions have been taken
by the Judicial Conference regarding
filing fee increases and changes effective
December 1, 2013.
- Under the Bankruptcy Miscellaneous
Fee Schedule a new fee of $176.00
has been established for the filing
of motions for the sale of property
free and clear of liens under 11 U.S.C.
§ 363(f).
- The Judicial Conference increased
the records retrieval fee in all federal
courts by $11.00 (from $53.00 to $64.00)
for the first box requested from a
Federal Records Center, and created
a new fee of $39.00 for each additional
box requested.
- Also, under the Court of Appeals
Miscellaneous Fee Schedule the Conference
increased the appellate filing fee
(referred to as the "docketing
fee" in the schedule) from $450.00
to $500.00.
- Finally, the Conference amended
the fee language for checks returned
for insufficient funds, noting that
the prior fee language - which applied
only to "checks" - was outdated,
as check payments have now largely
been superseded by electronic payments.
Please note that there is no change
to the amount of this fee.
All fees are payable in CASH, MONEY
ORDER or CASHIER CHECK. When paying
with cash please have exact change.
No personal checks or credit cards
will be accepted from debtors. Checks/money
orders are to be made payable to:
Clerk, US Bankruptcy Court
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Petition
Filing Fees* |
U.S.
Dollars only |
Effective
12/1/13 |
| Chapter
7 |
$306.00 |
|
| Chapter
7 - to reopen |
$260.00 |
|
| Chapter
9 |
$1213.00 |
|
| Chapter
9 - to reopen *** |
$1167.00 |
|
| Chapter
11 |
$1213.00 |
|
| Chapter
11 - to reopen |
$1167.00 |
|
| Chapter
12 |
$246.00 |
|
| Chapter
12 - to reopen |
$200.00 |
|
| Chapter
13 |
$281.00 |
|
| Chapter
13 - to reopen |
$235.00 |
|
| Chapter
15 (known
as foreign proceeding (§304) prior
to October 17, 2005) |
$1046.00 |
|
|
Chapter 15 - to reopen *** |
$1167.00 |
|
|
|
|
| Adversary
and Motion Filing Fees |
|
|
| Adversary
Proceeding |
$293.00 |
|
| Motion
to Lift Stay |
$176.00 |
|
| Motion
to Compel Abandonment of Property |
$176.00 |
|
| Motion
to Withdraw Reference |
$176.00 |
|
| Motion
to Convert Chapter 13 to Chapter
7 |
$25.00 |
|
| Motion
to Convert Chapter 11 to Chapter
7 |
$15.00 |
|
| Motion
to Convert Chapter 12 to Chapter
7 |
$60.00 |
|
| Motion
to Convert Chapter 12 to Chapter
13 |
$35.00 |
|
| Motion
to Convert Chapter 7 to Chapter
11 |
$922.00 |
|
| Motion
to Convert Chapter 13 to a Chapter
11 |
$932.00 |
|
|
|
|
| Splitting
Case** |
|
|
| Chapter
7 |
$306.00 |
|
| Chapter
11 |
$1213.00 |
|
| Chapter
12 |
$246.00 |
|
| Chapter
13 |
$281.00 |
|
|
|
|
| Appeal
Filing Fees |
|
|
| Direct
Appeal from Bankruptcy Court decision
to Court of Appeals *** |
$157.00 |
|
| Docketing
of Appeal or Cross Appeal *** |
$293.00 |
|
| Notice
of Appeal |
$5.00 |
|
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|
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| Other
Fees |
|
|
| Amendments
to debtor's schedules of creditors,
list of creditors or mail list (schedule
D, E, or F) |
$30.00 |
|
| Claims
Transfer Fee *** |
$25.00 |
|
| Document
Certification |
$11.00
per doc |
|
| Document
Exemplification |
$21.00
per request |
|
| Filing
any Document not related to this
District |
$46.00 |
|
| Mailing
Labels |
$5.00
per page |
|
| Motion
to Sell Pursuant to Section 363(f) |
|
$176.00 |
| Notice
of Removal (unless Notice is filed
by debtor or USA) |
$293.00 |
|
| Photocopies
produced by the Clerk (5 page limit) |
$.50
per page |
|
|
Record Search |
$30.00 |
|
| Registering
a Judgment from another District |
$46.00 |
|
| Reproduction
of Recordings (per CD) |
$30.00 |
|
|
Retrieval of File from Archive
Additional Box (each) |
$53.00
|
$64.00
$39.00 |
| Return
Check |
$53.00 |
|
| Writ
of Garnishment (deposit to registry,
not a fee) |
$100.00 |
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* The filing fees include a
miscellaneous administrative fee
of $46.00. The $46.00 is
not due when filing a motion to
reopen. The Chapter 7 filing
fee also includes a $15.00 fee
due to the Trustee
** Administrative fee to divide
a joint case under Title 11 when
filed is $46.00.
*** Indicates a fee change that
occurred on May 1, 2013. Click
here
for more information.
+ (Includes the statutory fee
of $1,167 and an Administrative
Fee of $46)
NOTE: The Reopening fee
must be paid at the time of filing
the motion. However, no fee
is required if the reopening is
to permit a party to file a complaint
to obtain a determination under
Rule 4007(b) or when a creditor
is violating the terms of the
discharge. |