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Fees

Effective December 2023

  • Opinions, Rules, General Orders, and recordings of oral arguments are available for free on our website.

Court Fees

Description Fee

Docketing Fee

You must pay the docketing fee in the court where your case started.

Exception: If your case is an appeal from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP), you must pay the fee to the Court of Appeals instead.

$605.00

Petition for Review

$600.00

Petition for Writ of Mandamus

$600.00

Certifications (Court Seal)

$12.00

Copy Fees per page, 10-page limit

$0.50

Docket Reports*

$3.00

General Orders*

$5.00

Oral Argument CD*

$34.00

Opinions*

$2.00

Record Retrieval (1st box)

$70.00

Sanctions

Court directs amount

Payment returned or denied for insufficient funds

$53.00

Ninth Circuit Rules*

no charge

Attorney Admissions

Description

Fee

Attorney Admission Fee

$230.00

Certificate of Good Standing*

$21.00

Duplicate Admission Certificate*

$21.00

*Send self-addressed label with request

How to Pay

Paying by check

When you pay by check, you allow the court to either:

  • Use the check information to make a one-time electronic withdrawal from your bank account, or

  • Process the payment as a regular check.

If the court uses an electronic withdrawal, the money may come out of your account the same day. You will not get the check back from your bank.

Cash payments are not accepted

The court does not accept cash payments for any reason. If you send cash by mail, it will be returned to you at your own risk.

Last updated February 3, 2026