The United States District Court

for the

District of Colorado

Hon. Marcia S. Krieger, Chief Judge
Jeffrey P. Colwell Esq., Clerk of Court

Our mission is to serve the public by providing a fair and impartial forum that ensures equal access to justice in accordance with the rule of law, protects rights and liberties of all persons, and resolves cases in a timely and efficient manner.

Fee Schedule - Effective May 1, 2013

Description

Fee

Administrative fee for filing a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court. Approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States at its September 2012 session. (This fee does not apply to persons granted in forma pauperis status under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 or to an application for writ of habeas corpus.) $50.00 
Filing civil complaint or notice of removal $350.00
Filing an application for writ of habeas corpus $5.00
Jury fee None
Filing responsive pleading, motion, or third-party pleadings None
Certification of any document or paper $11.00
Certificate of Judgment $11.00
Certificate of Search $30.00
Registering judgment from another district (J case) $46.00
Filing or indexing any paper not in a case or proceeding for which a case filing fee has been paid (X Cases) $46.00
Registration or revocation of power of attorney (sureties) $46.00
Reproduction of any record or paper (per sheet) $0.50
Production of a document from computer system (per page) $0.10
Duplicate certificate of admission/certificate of good standing $18.00
Admission of attorney to practice in U. S. District Court for the District of Colorado $186.00
Notice of Appeal (fees to be paid together)
Filing fee $5.00
Docket fee $450.00
Appeal to a district judge from conviction by magistrate judge/misdemeanor case $37.00
Witness fee per day $40.00
Witness mileage, round-trip (per mile) $0.565
Retrieval from Federal Records Center $53.00
Tape recording of proceedings $30.00
Fee for returned check $53.00
Exemplifications $18.00 [$21.00 eff. June 1, 2012]