Free Fees Commonly Charged by the Bankruptcy Court - California

FEES COMMONLY CHARGED BY THE BANKRUPTCY COURT
Effective October 1, 2008 New Petitions Chapter 7
($245 chapter 7 filing fee, $39 administrative fee, plus $15 chapter 7 trustee fee)

$ 299.00 $1,039.00 $1,039.00 $1,039.00 $ 239.00 $ 274.00 $1,039.00 $ 260.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $ 200.00 $ 235.00 $1,000.00 $ 15.00 $ 60.00 $ 25.00 $ 755.00 $ 800.00 $ 765.00 None None None $ 35.00 $ 299.00 $1,039.00 $ 239.00 $ 274.00 $ 150.00 $ 150.00 $ 150.00 None $ 26.00 $ 26.00 $ 255.00 $ 200.00 $ 9.00 $ 250.00 $ 255.00 $ 18.00 $ 39.00 $ .50 $ .10 $ 250.00 $ 39.00 $ 45.00 $ 45.00 $ 26.00

Reopening Cases (See Note 1.)

Case Conversions

Dividing Joint Cases

Motions

Amendments Other Documents and Services

($1,000 chapter 9 filing fee plus $39 administrative fee) Chapter 9 ($1,000 chapter 11 filing fee plus $39 administrative fee) Chapter 11 (non-railroad) ($1,000 chapter 11 filing fee plus $39 administrative fee) Chapter 11 (railroad) ( $200 chapter 12 filing fee plus $39 administrative fee) Chapter 12 ($235 chapter 13 filing fee plus $39 administrative fee) Chapter 13 ($1,000 chapter 15 filing fee plus $39 administrative fee) Chapter 15 (Includes $15 chapter 7 trustee fee) Chapter 7 Chapter 9 Chapter 11 (non-railroad) Chapter 11 (railroad) Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 15 ($15 chapter 7 trustee fee) Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 Chapter 12 to Chapter 7 (Includes $15 chapter 7 trustee fee) (Includes $15 chapter 7 trustee fee) Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 Chapter 12 to Chapter 11 Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 Any Chapter to Chapter 12 Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 Chapter 11 to Chapter 13 Chapter 12 to Chapter 13 (Includes $39 administrative fee and $15 chapter 7 trustee fee) Chapter 7 (Includes $39 administrative fee) Chapter 11 Chapter 12 (Includes $39 administrative fee) (Includes $39 administrative fee) Chapter 13 Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property Motion to Terminate, Annul, Modify, or Condition the Automatic Stay Motion to Withdraw Reference Other Motions Schedule D, E, or F Master Address List (See Note 2.) Appeal (See Note 3.) Authorization of Direct Appeal (or Cross Appeal) from Bankruptcy Court to Court of Appeals (See Note 4.)

Certification of Document Complaint (See Note 5.) Cross-Appeal (See Note 6.) Exemplification of Document Filing Any Document Not Related to a Pending Case or Proceeding Photocopies Made by Court Personnel (per page) Printing Documents From Public Terminal in Courthouse (per page)
Removal of an Action Pending in Another Court to Bankruptcy Court
(See Note 7.)

Registration of Judgment from Another District Retrieval of Record from Federal Records Center Returned Check Search of Court Records by Court Personnel (per name or item) EDC 2-033 (Rev. 03/06/09) (Front)

Office of the Clerk United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California

FEES COMMONLY CHARGED BY THE BANKRUPTCY COURT 1
The Bankruptcy Court will accept cash (exact change only), and money orders, cashier's checks, attorney or law firm checks, and traveler's checks payable to Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for payment of fees. The Court does not accept personal checks (other than attorney checks), checks drawn on a debtor's account while the case is open prior to discharge, second or third party checks, and checks or money orders for more than the amount due. Please do not send cash through the mail.

NOTES 1. The reopening fee should be charged when a case is closed without a discharge being entered. The reopening fee will not be charged if the reopening is necessary: (1) to permit a party to file a complaint to obtain a determination under Rule 4007(b); or (2) when a creditor is violating the terms of the discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 524. The court may waive this fee under appropriate circumstances or may defer payment of the fee from trustees pending discovery of additional assets. If payment is deferred, the fee shall be waived if no additional assets are discovered. See Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule (Effective October 1, 2008) item 11. No fee is required when the nature of the amendment is to change the address of a creditor or an attorney for a creditor listed on the schedules or to add the name and address of an attorney for a listed creditor. See Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule (Effective October 1, 2008) item 4. The clerk must collect both a notice of appeal fee of $5, and an appeal docketing fee of $250 when a party files an appeal in a bankruptcy case or proceeding. If a trustee or debtor in possession is the appellant, the $250 appeal docketing fee is payable only from the estate and to the extent there is any estate realized. See Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule (Effective October 1, 2008) item 14. This exception does not apply to the $5.00 notice of appeal fee authorized by 28 U.S.C.§ 1930(c). This fee is in addition to the $255 due upon the filing of an appeal or cross appeal, and shall be payable to the Bankruptcy Court when the Court of Appeals authorizes a direct appeal or a direct cross appeal. If a debtor is the plaintiff, the fee must not be charged. If a child support creditor or its representative files the complaint and submits the form required by § 304(g) of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, the fee must not be charged. If a trustee or debtor-in-possession is the plaintiff, the fee should be payed by the estate if there is an estate. See Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule (Effective October 1, 2008) item 6. For cross appeals, the clerk must collect both a notice of appeal fee of $5, and an appeal docketing fee of $250. If a trustee or debtor in possession is the appellant, the $250 appeal docketing fee is payable only from the estate and to the extent there is any estate realized. See Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule (Effective October 1, 2008) item 14. This exception does not apply to the $5.00 notice of appeal fee authorized by 28 U.S.C.§ 1930(c). The fee for filing an adversary proceeding is due whether a party files the action in bankruptcy court originally or a party removes the action to bankruptcy court from another forum. Thus, when a party files a notice of removal, the clerk must collect the prescribed fee for filing an adversary proceeding, and the exceptions to payment accorded a plaintiff shall apply to a removing party. Consequently, if a debtor files the notice of removal, the fee must not be charged. If a child support creditor or its representative files the notice of removal and submits the form required by § 304(g) of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, the fee must not be charged. If a trustee or debtor-in-possession files the notice of removal, the fee should be payed by the estate if there is an estate. See Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule (Effective October 1, 2008) item 6.

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Includes fees prescribed by 28 U.S.C. § 1930 and the fee schedules issued by the Judicial Conference of the United States in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §1930(b). For additional fees, see EDC 2-034, Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule, and EDC 2-036, Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule.

EDC 2-033 (Rev. 03/06/09) (Reverse)