Fees Schedule

Schedule of Fees

Update on December 1, 2020 to reflect new fee schedule.

 

 

Filing Fees for Petitions

Chapter 7   $338
Chapter 9 (Municipality) $1,738
Chapter 11 (Non Railroad) $1,738
Chapter 11 (Subchapter V) $1,738
Chapter 11 (Railroad) $1,571
Chapter 12 (Family Farmer) $278
Chapter 13   $313
Chapter 15 (Foreign Proceeding) $1,738

 

Miscellaneous Fees

Document or Transaction Fee Comment
Amendment to Debtor's Schedules or Creditor Mailing List $32 Includes an addition or deletion of a creditor from Schedules D, E, or F; or to the Creditor Mailing Matrix; or an Amendment to the amount or classification of the creditor's debt. A change of address does NOT require a fee.
Certification $11 Fee is charged per document
Complaint $350 No fee is charged if the plaintiff is either the debtor or the United States. Also, no fee is charged if the plaintiff is a child support creditor or its representative provided the form required by §304(g) is filed. If the trustee or debtor in possession is the plaintiff, the fee should be payable only from the estate and to the extent there is any estate realized.
Conversion of Chapter 11 to 7 $15 Due upon filing of Motion to Convert
Conversion of Chapter 13 to 7 $25 Due upon filing of Motion to Convert or upon filing of Notice of Conversion. If the trustee serving in the case is the movant, the fee shall be payable only from the estate that exists prior to conversion.
Conversion of Chapter 12 to 7 $60 Due upon filing of Motion to Convert
Conversion of Chapter 7 to 11 (Non Railroad) $922 Due upon entry of Order Allowing Conversion.
Conversion of Chapter 7 to 11 (Railroad) $755 Due upon entry of Order Allowing Conversion.
Conversion of Chapter 12 to 11 $0 No provision for a fee to be charged.
Conversion of Chapter 13 to 11 $932 Due upon entry of Order Allowing Conversion.
Copy $0.50 Fee is charged per page. Charge is $0.10 per page if party prints document from public terminal at the Clerk's Office.
Copy, Electronic $31 For reproducing and transmitting in any manner a copy of an electronic record stored outside of the court’s electronic case management system, including but not limited to, document files, audio recordings, and video recordings
Cross Appeal $298 For docketing a cross appeal from a Bankruptcy Court determination
Deconsolidation Chapter 7
Chapter 11
Chapter 13
Chapter 12		 $338
$1,738
$313
$275		 For dividing a joint case into two separate cases at the request of the debtor(s), a fee shall be charged equal to the current filing fee for the chapter under which the joint case was commenced.
Exemplification $23 Charged per document
Index of Paper $49 For filing or indexing any paper not in a related case or proceeding.
Judgments $46 Registering a judgment from another District.
Miscellaneous Proceeding $49 Charged for opening a miscellaneous proceeding. (For filing any document that is not related to a pending case or proceeding.)
Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property $188 No fee is charged if the plaintiff is a child support creditor or its representative provided the form required by §304(g) is filed.
Motion to Redact $26 The fee is $26 per affected case and is applicable to both open and closed cases. The fee may be waived by the court in appropriate circumstances.
Motion to Sell Property Free and Clear of Liens Under Section 363(f) $188  
Motion to Terminate, Annul, Modify, or Condition the Automatic Stay $188 Fee is not charged if the motion is filed in conjunction with a properly prepared consent order. Also, no fee is charged if the plaintiff is a child support creditor or its representative provided the form required by §304(g) is filed.