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Bankr. E.D. Tex. LBR 1006-1 — Filing Fees: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE OF THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ([Revised August 22, 2022]), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas alongside the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and any judge-specific procedures.
(a) Basis for Fees and Method of Payment 1. The Clerk collects fees as authorized by 28 U.S.C. §1930, including those prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States under the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule and the Electronic Public Access Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. 2. The Clerk accepts the following forms of payment: • debit card or electronic draft from a bank account (ACH) of a debtor; • cashier’s check; • money order; • check drawn from account of attorney or attorney’s law firm, accepted subject to collection; • cash; • debit or credit card account of an attorney as authorized by the Court. 3. Items must be made payable to “Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court.” 4. The Clerk maintains a list of attorneys and law firms whose checks have been dishonored. The Clerk may refuse to accept a check from an attorney or law firm on the list. 5. Payment is due on the date the petition is filed. (b) Chapter 11 Noticing and Claim Fees The Clerk periodically invoices the fees imposed by the Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule established by 28 U.S.C. § 1930. Fees are payable on invoice receipt. (c) The United States Trustee Quarterly Fee The United States Trustee invoices and collects the Chapter 11 quarterly fees imposed by 28 U.S.C. §1930(a)(6). (d) Application to Waive Filing Fee by Chapter 7 Individual Debtor A request by an individual debtor to waive the filing fee for Chapter 7 relief must be indicated on the Voluntary Petition and accompanied by an application and proposed order that substantially conform to Official Form 103B. If granted, the waiver shall apply to all fees prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States to be paid by a debtor in a Chapter 7 case, excluding a Chapter 7 debtor’s request to convert the case to another chapter, which must be accompanied by the full filing fee for relief under that chapter. (e) Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments A request by an individual debtor to pay a filing fee in installments must be indicated on the Voluntary Petition and accompanied by an application and proposed order that substantially conform to Official Form 103A. Such an application should be accompanied by an initial payment of not less than $75.
(a) Basis for Fees and Method of Payment 1. The Clerk collects fees as authorized by 28 U.S.C. §1930, including those prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States under the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule and the Electronic Public Access Miscellaneous Fe