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Issued in accordance with Title 28 U.S.C. § 1914 and § 1930
All checks must have pre-printed name, address, telephone number and be made payable to “Clerk, District Court of Guam” or “District Court of Guam.” Please do not send cash through the mail.
| New Civil Cases, except Habeas Corpus/Certiorari | $350.00 | |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus/Certiorari (ordinarily under § 2254 from Superior Court and filed as a civil proceeding. No fee for § 2255, motion should be filed in the federal criminal case and a civil case should be opened for statistical purposes only) | $5.00 | |
| Tax Cases | $60.00 | |
| Notice of Appeal to the 9th Circuit | $455.00 | |
| Notice of Cross Appeal | $455.00 | |
| Notice of Appeal of a Bankruptcy Proceeding to the District Court | $255.00 | |
| Notice of Cross Appeal of a Bankruptcy Proceeding to the District Court | $255.00 | |
| Bankruptcy Direct Appeal or Cross Appeal Fee (Requesting) - Filer must first file the request for direct appeal or cross appeal with a fee of $255.00. Once the direct appeal or cross appeal is authorized, an additional fee of $200.00 is due. | $255.00 | |
| Appeal to District Judge from a judgment of conviction by a Magistrate Judge in a misdemeanor case | $32.00 | |
| New Bankruptcy Petitions: | Chapter 7 (Voluntary and Involuntary) | $299.00 |
| Chapter 9 | $1,039.00 | |
| Chapter 11 | $1,039.00 | |
| Chapter 12 | $239.00 | |
| Chapter 13 | $274.00 | |
| Chapter 15 | $1,039.00 | |
| Bankruptcy Case Reopenings: | Chapter 7 | $260.00 |
| Chapter 9 | $1,000.00 | |
| Chapter 11 | $1,000.00 | |
| Chapter 12 | $200.00 | |
| Chapter 13 | $235.00 | |
| Chapter 15 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bankruptcy Case Conversions: | Motion/Notice for Conversion to Chapter 7 from Chapters 9 and 11 | $15.00 |
| Motion/Notice for Conversion to Chapter 7 from Chapter 12 | $60.00 | |
| Motion/Notice for Conversion to Chapter 7 from Chapter 13 | $25.00 | |
| Chapter 12 to Chapter 11 | $800.00 | |
| Chapter 12 to Chapter 13 | $35.00 | |
| Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 | $755.00 | |
| Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 | $765.00 | |
| Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 | None | |
| Splitting Bankruptcy Cases: | Chapter 7 | $299.00 |
| Chapter 11 | $1,039.00 | |
| Chapter 12 | $239.00 | |
| Chapter 13 | $274.00 | |
| Bankruptcy Adversary Complaints (no fee if USA, Debtor, or child support Creditor is Plaintiff) | $250.00 | |
| For Each Amendment to Debtor's Schedules (D, E and F), Lists of Creditors, Matrix, or Mailing Lists (no fee to change address of a creditor or an attorney for a creditor listed on schedules or to add the name and address of an attorney for a listed creditor) | $26.00 | |
| Bankruptcy Motions: •Motion to Terminate, Annul, Modify, or Condition Automatic Stay •Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property of the Estate •Motion to Withdraw the Reference of a Case or Proceeding ("no fee" for relief from co-debtor stay, stipulation for court approval of an agreement for relief from stay, or if child support Creditor is the Plaintiff and files the form required by § 304(g) of Bankruptcy Act.) | $150.00 | |
| Miscellaneous Filing (Registering Judgments from another District, foreign subpoenas, etc.) | $39.00 | |
| Copies, per page (including federal agencies if electronic access is available) | $0.50 | |
| For each name/item Searched, including certificate (including federal agencies if electronic access is available) | $26.00 | |
| Reproduction of recordings of proceedings - regardless of medium, including costs of materials (fee applies to federal agencies if the reproduction of the recording is available electronically) | $26.00 | |
| Copy of Microfiche/Microfilm | $5.00 | |
| Retrieval of Records from storage located outside of Court | $45.00 | |
| Returned Check, non-sufficient funds | $45.00 | |
| Usage of Electronic Access to Court Data, Per Minute of usage via dial up service (including federal agencies) | $0.60 | |
| Usage of Electronic Access to Court Data, Per Page for public users obtaining information through a federal judiciary Internet site (total for any document, docket sheet, or case-specific report, excluding transcripts, not to exceed $2.40, the fee for 30 pages). No fee is owed under this provision until an account holder accrues charges of more than $10.00 in a calendar year. | $0.08 NTE $2.40 | |
| Copies per page, from Public Access Terminal at Court | $0.10 | |
| "Original" Attorney Admission (full, temporary) | $250.00 | |
| Attorney Admission - Pro Hac Vice | $250.00 | |
| Copy of Certificate of Attorney Admission or Certification of Good Standing | $15.00 | |
| Certification | $9.00 | |
| Exemplification | $18.00 | |
| For Filing (new case) an action brought under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 - This fee is in addition to the filing fee for a new civil action other than a writ of habeas corpus | $5,431.00 | |
| Local Rules (printed copy) | $7.50 | |