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District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands

Hon. Ramona V. Manglona, Chief Judge
Hon. Heather L. Kennedy, Clerk of Court/Magistrate Judge

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Fees Schedule

Effective September 1, 2018
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		$400.00
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		$38.00
New Bankruptcy Petitions:	Chapter 7 (Voluntary and Involuntary)	$335.00
	Chapter 9	$1,717.00
	Chapter 11	$1,717.00
	Chapter 12	$275.00
	Chapter 13	$310.00
	Chapter 15	$1,717.00
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	$335.00
	Chapter 11	$1,717.00
	Chapter 12	$275.00
	Chapter 13	$310.00
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)		$31.00
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).		$181.00
Filing a motion to redact a record, $25 per affected case. The court may waive this fee under appropriate circumstances.		$25.00
Bankruptcy Transfer of Claim		$25.00
Miscellaneous Filing (Registering Judgments from another District, foreign subpoenas, etc.)		$47.00
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)		$31.00
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)		$31.00
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		$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)		** $281.00
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		$19.00
Certification		$11.00
Exemplification – Civil and Bankruptcy		$22.00
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		$6,548.00
Civil Violations Bureau Processing Fee		$30.00

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