Fees Schedule

 

Effective December 1, 2020 *
Issued in accordance with Title 28 U.S.C. § 1914 and § 1930

Effective November 1, 2017 **
Issued in accordance with General Order No. 17-00005

New Civil Cases, except Habeas Corpus/Certiorari * $402.00
Writ of Habeas Corpus/Certiorari (ordinarily under § 2254 from Superior Court and filed as a civil proceeding. No fee for § 2255, motion should be filed in the federal criminal case and a civil case should be opened for statistical purposes only) $5.00
Notice of Appeal to the 9th Circuit $505.00
Notice of Cross Appeal $505.00
Notice of Appeal of a Bankruptcy Proceeding to the District Court $298.00
Notice of Cross Appeal of a Bankruptcy Proceeding to the District Court $298.00
Appeal to District Judge from a judgment of conviction by a Magistrate Judge in a misdemeanor case * $39.00
New Bankruptcy Petitions: Chapter 7 (Voluntary and Involuntary) * $338.00
Chapter 9 * $1,738.00
Chapter 11 * $1,738.00
Chapter 12 * $278.00
Chapter 13 * $313.00
Chapter 15 * $1,738.00
Bankruptcy Case Reopenings: Chapter 7 $260.00
Chapter 9 $1,167.00
Chapter 11 $1,167.00
Chapter 12 $200.00
Chapter 13 $235.00
Chapter 15 $1,167.00
Bankruptcy Case Conversions: Motion/Notice for Conversion to Chapter 7 from Chapters 9 and 11 $15.00
Motion/Notice for Conversion to Chapter 7 from Chapter 12 $60.00
Motion/Notice for Conversion to Chapter 7 from Chapter 13 $25.00
Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 $922.00
Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 $932.00
Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 None
Splitting Bankruptcy Cases: Chapter 7 * $338.00
Chapter 11 * $1,738.00
Chapter 12 * $278.00
Chapter 13 * $313.00
Bankruptcy Adversary Complaints (no fee if USA, Debtor, or child support Creditor is Plaintiff) $350.00
Amendment to Debtor's Schedules (D, E and F), Lists of Creditors, Matrix, or Mailing Lists (no fee to change address of a creditor or an attorney for a creditor listed on schedules or to add the name and address of an attorney for a listed creditor) * $32.00
Bankruptcy Motions:
  • Motion to Terminate, Annul, Modify, or Condition Automatic Stay
  • Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property of the Estate
  • Motion to Withdraw the Reference of a Case or Proceeding ("no fee" for relief from co-debtor stay, stipulation for court approval of an agreement for relief from stay, or if child support Creditor is the Plaintiff and files the form required by § 304(g) of Bankruptcy Act.), sell property of the estate free and clear of liens under 11 U.S.C. § 363(f).
 * $188.00
Filing a motion to redact a record, $26 per affected case. The court may waive this fee under appropriate circumstances. * $26.00
Bankruptcy Transfer of Claim * $26.00
Miscellaneous Filing (Registering Judgments from another District, foreign subpoenas, etc.) * $49.00
Copies, per page (including federal agencies if electronic access is available) $0.50
For each name/item Searched, including certificate (including federal agencies if electronic access is available) * $32.00
Reproduction of recordings of proceedings - regardless of medium, including costs of materials (fee applies to federal agencies if the reproduction of the recording is available electronically) * $32.00
Retrieval of Records from storage located outside of the Court first box $64.00
for each additional box $39.00
Any payment returned or denied for insufficient funds, or reversed due to a chargeback $53.00
Usage of Electronic Access to Court Data, Per Minute of usage via dial up service (including federal agencies) $0.60
Public Terminal Access at Court - copies per page $0.10
Attorney Admission (full, temporary) ** $288.00
Attorney Admission Renewal Biennial Fee as required by LR 83.5(c) ** $30.00
Late Fee ** $15.00
Attorney Admission - Pro Hac Vice ** $300.00
Copy of Certificate of Attorney Admission or Certification of Good Standing * $20.00
Certification $11.00
Exemplification - Civil and Bankruptcy * $23.00
Issuance of an Apostille $47.00
For Filing (new case) an action brought under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 - This fee is in addition to the filing fee for a new civil action other than a writ of habeas corpus * $6,800.00
Civil Violations Bureau Processing Fee $30.00