Local Rule LR Gen 314: REFUND OF ELECTRONIC FILING FEES
D.R.I. — General rule
LR Gen 314 REFUND OF ELECTRONIC FILING FEES
(a) Authority of the Clerk. The Clerk is authorized to administer refunds of all duplicative or erroneous fees paid to the Court electronically. The Clerk may refund only duplicative payments in which the payor has inadvertently paid the filing fee more than once in the same case, resulting in two or more identical credit card charges and erroneous payments in which the payor has inadvertently made a fee payment when no fee was due.
(b) Requests for Refund.
(1) Application. A payor seeking a refund must complete an Application for Refund form. The completed Application for Refund form, along with supporting documentation, shall be submitted to the Clerk's Office via email.
(2) Verification of Erroneous Payment. The Clerk, upon verification of an error, shall process the refund to the same credit card from which the duplicative or erroneous payment was made.
(c) Review of Denial of Refund. If the Clerk denies the application for refund, the payor may, within 14 days of the denial, file a motion requesting that the presiding judge or the Chief Judge, if it is not case specific, review the denial.
Effective 12/1/15: Rule added.