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Notice of Changes to Miscellaneous Fee Schedule
United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Changes to the District Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1914, the Judicial Conference of the United States approved inflationary adjustments to the district court miscellaneous fee schedule. These adjustments, which take effect on December 1, 2023, are as follows.
- Fee for filing any document that is not related to a pending case or proceeding is increased from $49 to $52.
- Fee for conducting a record search is increased from $32 to $34.
- Fee for certification of any document is increased from $11 to $12.
- Fee for exemplification of any document is increased from $23 to $24.
- Fee for the issuance of an apostille is increased from $47 to $50.
- Fee for reproducing and transmitting in any manner a copy of an electronic record stored outside of the Court’s Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system is increased from $31 to $33.
- Fee for reproduction of an audio recording of a Court proceeding is increased from $32 to $34.
- Fee for Microfilm/Microfiche is increased from $6 to $7.
- Fee for the retrieval of one box of records from a Federal Records Center, National Archives, or other storage location removed from the place of business of the Court is increased from $64 to $70.
- Fee for retrievals involving multiple boxes is increased from $39 to $43.
- Fee for electronic retrievals is increased from $10 to $11.
- Fee for an appeal to a district judge from a judgment of conviction by a magistrate judge in a misdemeanor case is increased from $39 to $41.
- Fee for attorney admission is increased from $250 to $261.
- Fee for a duplicate certificate of admission or certificate of good standing is increased from $20 to $21.
- Fee for filing an action brought under Title III of the Cuban Liberty Solidarity Act of 1996 is increased from $6,800 to $7,202.
- Fee for filing a civil action, suit, or proceeding is increased from $402 to $405.
- Fee for filing a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is increased from $505 to $605.
Trey Granger
Clerk of Court
November 30, 2023