Thursday, March 28, 2013
ELECTRONIC PUBLIC ACCESS FEE SCHEDULE CHANGE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2013
Pursuant to Sections 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930 and 1932 of Title 28, United States Code,
the Judicial Conference, at its March 12, 2013 session, amended the Electronic Public Access
(EPA) Fee Schedule for the appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, the United States Court of
Federal Claims, and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The fee schedule was revised
to (a) make format and style changes; (b) clarify the principles underlying the exemption policy;
(c) clarify that attorneys of record and parties in a case (including pro se litigants) may receive
one free electronic copy of all documents filed electronically via the notice of electronic filing
(or notice of docket activity); and (d) clarify that non-case specific reports are not subject to the
30-page fee cap
the Judicial Conference, at its March 12, 2013 session, amended the Electronic Public Access
(EPA) Fee Schedule for the appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, the United States Court of
Federal Claims, and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The fee schedule was revised
to (a) make format and style changes; (b) clarify the principles underlying the exemption policy;
(c) clarify that attorneys of record and parties in a case (including pro se litigants) may receive
one free electronic copy of all documents filed electronically via the notice of electronic filing
(or notice of docket activity); and (d) clarify that non-case specific reports are not subject to the
30-page fee cap