Southern District of California Filing Fees and Waivers

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Filing fees, payment methods, fee waiver requirements, deferrals, and clerk payment rules. This page is scoped to Southern District of California; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.

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Civil cases

Applies to: First accounting petition

The first accounting requires a new state-court petition, for which an initial filing fee applies where applicable.

Filing for the first accounting will be a new petition to the state court and an initial filing fee will apply, where applicable.

Common questions about Southern District of California filing fees and waivers rules

Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Southern District of California?

Senior Judge Anthony J. Battaglia: A fee is required for covered filings. The first accounting requires a new state-court petition, for which an initial filing fee applies where applicable.

View rule Official source Source: page 17, section 10. Accountings

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