Miscellaneous Fee Schedule Bankruptcy Court Fees Collected by the Clerk of Court Filing fees may be paid online using a debit card, PayPal, or ACH at https://www.cob.uscourts.gov/electronic-services/online-payments. Payments made in person or by mail must be made by cashier’s check, money order, or exact cash (no change is given). All checks and money orders must be made payable to "Clerk, USBC." Do not mail cash. | As of 12/01/2023 | As of 12/01/2026 |
Adversary Proceedings (when Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 debtor(s) are plaintiffs-no fee required)
If the trustee or debtor-in-possession files the complaint, the fee must be paid only by the estate, to the extent there is an estate.
This fee must not be charged if -
| $350.00 | $350.00 |
| Notice of Removal | $350.00 | $350.00 |
| Amendments to Schedules D, E, or F or to the Creditor's Address Mailing List or Matrix, regardless of whether the notice to creditors has been mailed | $34.00 | $38.00 |
Appeal/Cross Appeal
*Request for Direct Appeal/Cross Appeal to Court of Appeals Please note: If appeal is authorized by the Court of Appeals, an additional fee of $207.00 is due to the Bankruptcy Clerk. | $298.00 (Direct Appeals $307.00) | $298.00 (Direct Appeals $307.00) |
| Bifurcation or de-consolidation of a joint petition | Ch. 7: $338.00 Ch. 11: $1738.00 Ch. 12: $275.00 Ch. 13: $313.00 | Ch. 7: $338.00 Ch. 11: $1738.00 Ch. 12: $275.00 Ch. 13: $313.00 |
| Certification per document | $12.00 | $13.00 |
| Chapter 7 | $338.00 | $338.00 |
| Chapter 9 | $1738.00 | $1738.00 |
| Chapter 11 (non-railroad) | $1738.00 | $1738.00 |
| Chapter 12 | $278.00 | $278.00 |
| Chapter 13 | $313.00 | $313.00 |
| Chapter 15 "Foreign Ancillary" | $1738.00 | $1738.00 |
| Claims Transfer | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Convert Chapter 9 or 11 to a Chapter 7 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Convert Chapter 12 to a Chapter 7 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Convert Chapter 13 to a Chapter 7 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Convert Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 | $932.00 | $932.00 |
| Convert Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 | $922.00 | $922.00 |
| Copies per page if printed or reproduced by Court Staff | $0.50 | $0.50 |
| Exemplification | $24.00 | $27.00 |
| For filing any document that is not related to a pending case or proceeding, including registering a judgment from another district. | $52.00 | $58.00 |
| Motion to vacate or modify automatic stay under Title 11 U.S.C. §362; withdraw reference of a case; or compel abandonment of property pursuant to Fed.R.Bankr.P. 6007(b); or to sell property of the estate free and clear of liens under 11 U.S.C. §363(f). The fee is not charged for a motion for relief from the codebtor stay provided in Title 11 U.S.C. §§ 1201, 1301. The fee is not charged when the Movant accompanies the motion with the form required by § 304 (g) of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994. | $199.00 | $199.00 |
| Motion to make redaction | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Motion to Reopen Case (when correcting administrative error or for action related to debtor's discharge-no fee required, unless the action is submission of Certification of Completion of Financial Management Instruction.) | Ch 7: $260.00 Ch 9: $1,167.00 Ch 11: $1,167.00 Ch 12: $200.00 Ch 13: $235.00 Ch 15: $1,167.00 | Ch 7: $260.00 Ch 9: $1,167.00 Ch 11: $1,167.00 Ch 12: $200.00 Ch 13: $235.00 Ch 15: $1,167.00 |
| Reproduction of Audio Recordings | $34.00 | $38.00 |
| Returned check (Any payment returned or denied for insufficient funds) | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Record Search | $34.00 | $38.00 |
| Copies of records in electronic form that are not stored in CM/ECF or PACER | $33.00 | $37.00 |
| U.S. Trustee's Quarterly Fees for Chapter 11 Cases | Click Here | Click Here |
Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule (Not Collected by Clerk of Court unless Designated) | As of 12/01/2023 | As of 12/01/2026 |
| PACER Fees | Click Here | Click Here |
| Copies per page if printed by customer from public access terminal (Collected by Clerk of Court) | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| Archived Records Retrieval from the Federal Records Center (Not Collected by Clerk of Court unless Designated) | As of 12/01/2023 | As of 12/01/2026 |
| Hard Copies | ||
| First box | $70.00 | $78.00 |
| Additional boxes | $43.00 | $48.00 |
| Electronic Copies (SmartScan) | ||
| Retrieval Fee | $11.00 | $12.00 |
| Pull/Refile Fee | $9.90 | $9.90 |
| Per Page Fee | $0.65 | $0.65 |