Local Rule RULE 1006-1: FILING FEE

RULE 1006-1 FILING FEE A. Failure to Pay The clerk must not accept a petition for filing unless the filing fee is paid or Rule 1006 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure is otherwise satisfied.

B. Payment with Electronic Filings Except as Rule 1006 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure provides otherwise, the required fee must accompany any document filed electronically.

C. Payment by Debtors and Other Non-Registrants Except as Rule 1006 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure provides otherwise, the required fee in the form of cash, cashier's check, certified check, or money order must accompany any document filed on paper. The clerk must not accept personal, non-certified checks or credit cards from pro se parties or other non-registrants.

D. Payment in Installments If a debtor applies to pay the filing fee in installments under Rule 1006 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the clerk may enter the appropriate order on behalf of the judge to whom the case is assigned. The order must require the debtor to pay (a) fifty percent of the filing fee no later than 60 days after the petition date; (b) the entire fee in no more than four installments; and (c) the final installment no later than 120 days after the petition date.