Local Rule RULE 5081-1: FEES - FORM OF PAYMENT

RULE 5081-1. FEES - FORM OF PAYMENT A.Payment from Pro Se Filers (And Other Filers Exempted or Suspended from Credit Card Payment). Fees or other charges to be paid to the clerk, and any deposits to be deposited with the clerk, must be tendered in one of the following forms:

1.U.S. legal currency if presented in person only, (cash may not be remitted by mail);

2.Check, cashier's check or money order in United States funds made payable to "Clerk, United States Court". Only checks drawn on attorney's trust or operating account (unless the maker is a debtor in a bankruptcy case), on an account of the trustee appointed to the case for which the payment is remitted, or on any United States, state or local government account, will be accepted for payment of filing fees. The clerk will accept a personal or business check for payment of copy, certification or research fees, upon presentation of an official government issued photo identification card of the person who is presenting the check. The clerk will not accept personal checks from the debtor until such case is closed. The clerk reserves the right to rescind or amend this policy of acceptance of personal checks without further notice. Payments must be remitted in the exact amount due for the fee owed. No change will be provided for cash, money order, check or other payment remittances.

B.Payments From Registered Users of CM/ECF.

1.Payment by Debit or Credit Card Required. Registered users (other than case trustees, government agencies and other entities which are specifically exempted by the Court or registered users with suspended accounts) must use the CM/ECF credit card module to pay fees for documents filed in CM/ECF.

2.Payment Deadline. Sanctions. The registered user must pay any and all fees for CM/ECF transactions on the date filed. Failing to do so will cause the registered user's electronic filing privileges to be suspended and may result in a bankruptcy petition being dismissed, the document being stricken, or sanctions being imposed. See also Local Rules 5005-1 and 5080-1.

C.NSF Checks. If any check is returned for insufficient funds or other valid reason by the depository upon which drawn, a returned check fee will be assessed and the clerk may thereafter require cash, cashier's check, or money order from the payor.