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(Issued in Accordance With 28 U.S.C. Section 1930(b)) Effective 12/1/2023 |
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| New Petition: | Chapter 7 | $338 | |
| Chapter 9 | $1,738 | ||
| Chapter 11 (Non Railroad) | $1,738 | ||
| Chapter 11 (Railroad) | $1,571 | ||
| Chapter 12 | $278 | ||
| Chapter 13 | $313 | ||
| Chapter 15 | $1,738 | ||
| Case Reopening: | |||
| **Chapter 7 | $260 | ||
| **Chapter 9 | $1,167 | ||
| **Chapter 11 (Non Railroad) | $1,167 | ||
| **Chapter 11 (Railroad) | $1,000 | ||
| **Chapter 12 | $200 | ||
| **Chapter 13 | $235 | ||
| **Chapter 15 | $1,167 | ||
| Case Conversion: | |||
| Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 (Non Railroad) | $922 | ||
| Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 (Railroad) | $755 | ||
| Chapter 11 to 7 (If the trustee files the motion to convert, the fee is payable only from the estate that exists prior to conversion.) | $15 | ||
| Chapter 12 to Chapter 7 | $60 | ||
| Chapter 12 to Chapter 13 | $35 | ||
| Chapter 12 to Chapter 11 | $0 | ||
| Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 | $25 | ||
| Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 (Non Railroad) | $932 | ||
| Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 (Railroad) | $765 | ||
| Amendments: | |||
| Schedule "D" "E" "F" | $34 | ||
| Master Mailing List | $34 | ||
| Motions: | |||
| Motion to Terminate, Annul, Modify or Condition the Automatic Stay |
$199 | ||
| Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property | $199 | ||
| Motion to Sell Property of the Estate free and Clear of Liens | $199 | ||
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 7) | $338 | ||
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 9) | $1,738 | ||
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 11) | $1,738 | ||
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 12) | $278 | ||
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 13) | $313 | ||
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 15) | $1,738 | ||
| Motion to Redact | $28 | ||
| Motion to Withdrawal Reference | $199 | ||
| Pro Hac Vice Fee Information | |||
| Others: | |||
| Adversary Complaints | $350 | ||
| Appeals* | $298 | ||
| Cross Appeal* | $298 | ||
| *($5 notice of appeal fee + $293 docket fee) | |||
| Authorized Direct Appeal or Direct Cross-Appeal** | $307 | ||
| **(This fee is due upon Notice from the Court of Appeals that is a direct appeal/direct cross Appeal has been authorized.) If filing such, please contact the Court to make alternate payment arrangements prior to filing at 302-252-2900 or helpdeskde@deb.uscourts.gov. | |||
| Certifications | $12 | ||
| Court CD Recording | $34 | ||
| Electronic copies stored outside and not maintained in CM/ECF or PACER (example: documents, audio recording or video recording) | $34 | ||
| Exemplications | $24 | ||
| Filing any document not in a case (Filing Miscellaneous Paper, Registration of Judgement from Another District) | $52 | ||
| PACER(web based access per page) | $.10 ($3.00 max per document) | ||
| Payments Returned or Denied for Insufficient Funds | $53 | ||
| Printing copies from Electronic Public Access Terminals (in clerks office) |
$0.10 | ||
| Registration of Judgement from Another District | $52 | ||
| Reproducing/Photocopies (per page) | $0.50 | ||
| Retrieve Files from Federal Records Center | $70 | ||
| Retrieval of additional boxes (when 2 or more are retrieved) | $43 | ||
| Search Fee | $34 | ||
| Transfer of Claim | $28 | ||
| Acceptable Methods of Payment: | |||
| The Clerk's Office accepts: | |||
| From Debtors - cash, money orders and cashier's checks. Personal checks and credit cards are not accepted from debtors for payment of fees on any case. | |||
| From all others - cash, money orders, cashier's checks, personal checks, debit and credit cards. CM/ECF users may also make payments online using ACH bank transfers. | |||
| No third party checks or other negotiable instruments will be accepted. | |||
| Checks and money order will not be accepted for more than the exact amount of the transaction. If you are mailing a payment, please send it to the following address: | |||
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| NOTE: Customers paying by cash must have exact change. The Clerk's Office is unable to make change. | |||
| All checks and money orders shall be made payable to "Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court". Please include the appropriate case number(s) on the check or money order. | |||