Local Rule 5.2: Prepayment of Fees
N.D.N.Y. — Civil rule
5.2 Prepayment of Fees
(a) Filing Fees. A party commencing an action or removing an action from a state court must pay to the Clerk the statutory filing fee before the case will be docketed and process issued. Title 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and L.R. 5.4 govern in forma pauperis proceedings.
(b) Miscellaneous Fees. The Clerk is not required to render any service for which a fee is prescribed by statute or by the Judicial Conference of the United States unless the fee for the service is paid in advance.