Local Rule Rule 1006-1: FILING FEES, INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS

Rule 1006-1 FILING FEES, INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS All fees must be paid by check, money order or cash payable to the Clerk of the Court. Please see www.vid.uscourts.gov under Court Fees for a list of all fees, including those that must be paid by two separate checks or money orders.

Payment is required to complete the process of filing a document electronically. If payment is not received by the close of the next business day after the pleading is filed, the Court will take necessary action which may include striking the pleading from the record.

A. Failure to Pay Installment. 1. Dismissal of Case: In accordance with LBR 1017-2, the Court shall immediately issue an order of dismissal in any case where an installment payment has not been received by the due date unless, prior to the entry of any such order of dismissal, the debtor files an application to extend the installment payment schedule or requests in writing a hearing to show cause why the case should not be dismissed and the application or request is not denied. 2. Duties of Debtor and Counsel: The individual debtor and the attorney for the debtor are responsible for knowing the due dates of installment payments. The Clerk will not send reminders or notices that installment payments are due.

B. Effect of Dismissal on Obligation to Pay Fees. Whenever a case is dismissed prior to the fees being paid in full, the debtor shall remit the balance of the fees to the Clerk within fourteen (14) days after the entry of the order of dismissal.

C. Motion to Reopen. A motion to reopen a case or to vacate an order of dismissal shall be accompanied by the filing fee for a motion to reopen a case and any balance due on the original filing fee for the bankruptcy petition.