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Fee Schedule

Fees Of the U.S. District Court
28 U.S.C. § 1914

Local Rule 5.2 states, "The clerk shall not be required to file any paper or to render any service for which a fee is legally collectible unless the fee for the particular service is paid in advance."

Bond for seizure of a vessel (per vessel) LR 65.1.1
250.00
Bench Bar Fee ($15.00 per year, paid triennially)
45.00
Attorney Admission
199.00
Pro Hac Vice motion (per attorney, per case)

100.00

Certificate of Good Standing
21.00
Duplicate certificate of admission
20.00
Civil Filing Fee
 
350.00 + 55.00
Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
5.00
Filing of Appeal
605.00

Note: A separate fee shall be paid by each party filing a notice of appeal in the district court, but parties filing a joint notice of appeal in the district court are required to pay only one fee.

 
Appeal to a district judge from a judgment of conviction by a magistrate judge in a misdemeanor case
41.00
Issuance of an Apostille
50.00
Power of Attorney
52.00
Petition to Perpetuate Testimony (FRCP 27(a)(1))
52.00
Filing papers by receivers (28 USC § 754)
52.00
Filing of letter rogatory or request (28 USC § 1781 et seq)
49.00
Registration of Judgment from another district (28 USC § 1963)
52.00
Filing of any paper work not in a suit
52.00
Copy work (per page)
50 cents
Audio recordings
34.00
Certification (per document)
12.00
Certificate of search
34.00
For any payment returned or denied for insufficient funds (Check or ACH)
53.00
Retrieval of record from FRC, National Archives or other storage location
 
70.00 1st box 43.00 ea addl box   
  
 Exemplification certificate
23.00
Witness and juror mileage/mile
- Automobiles
$0.655
  - Motorcycles
$0.635
Witness Fee  
40.00

 

Acceptable forms of payment are cashier's check, law firm check, money order, VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and Diner's Club. No personal checks or cash are accepted. All checks are to be payable to "U.S. Courts." Rejected ACH transactions are subject to returned check fees. If you choose to use ACH for payments, please verify your account has sufficient funds and is set up to allow ACH debits. When a credit card is used, the person using card must be cardholder and present a picture ID. Card must be presented. The court cannot accept card numbers over the telephone, by fax, or written on paper.

An order from the court is necessary to withdraw any monies that have been deposited with the court.