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."
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Bond for seizure of a vessel (per vessel) LR 65.1.1
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250.00
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Bench Bar Fee ($15.00 per year, paid triennially)
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45.00
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Attorney Admission
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199.00
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Pro Hac Vice motion (per attorney, per case)
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100.00 |
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Certificate of Good Standing
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21.00
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Duplicate certificate of admission
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20.00
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Civil Filing Fee
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350.00 + 55.00
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Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
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5.00
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Filing of Appeal
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605.00
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Appeal to a district judge from a judgment of conviction by a magistrate judge in a misdemeanor case
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41.00
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| Issuance of an Apostille |
50.00
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Power of Attorney
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52.00
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Petition to Perpetuate Testimony (FRCP 27(a)(1))
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52.00
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Filing papers by receivers (28 USC § 754)
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52.00
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Filing of letter rogatory or request (28 USC § 1781 et seq)
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49.00
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Registration of Judgment from another district (28 USC § 1963)
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52.00
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Filing of any paper work not in a suit
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52.00
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Copy work (per page)
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50 cents
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Audio recordings
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34.00
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Certification (per document)
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12.00
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Certificate of search
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34.00
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For any payment returned or denied for insufficient funds (Check or ACH)
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53.00
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Retrieval of record from FRC, National Archives or other storage location
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70.00 1st box 43.00 ea addl box
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Exemplification certificate
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24.00
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Witness and juror mileage/mile
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- Automobiles |
$0.67
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| - Motorcycles |
$0.65
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| Witness Fee |
40.00
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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.