28 U.S.C. § 1923
Docket fees and costs of briefs
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 28 U.S.C. § 1923, Docket fees and costs of briefs, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465401
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$20 on trial or final hearing (including a default judgment whether entered by the court or by the clerk) in civil, criminal, or admiralty cases, except that in cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction where the libellant recovers less than $50 the proctor’s docket fee shall be $10;
$20 in admiralty appeals involving not over $1,000;
$50 in admiralty appeals involving not over $5,000;
$100 in admiralty appeals involving more than $5,000;
$5 on discontinuance of a civil action;
$5 on motion for judgment and other proceedings on recognizances;
$2.50 for each deposition admitted in evidence.
$25 where the amount involved is not over $1,000;
$50 where the amount involved is not over $5,000;
$75 where the amount involved is over $5,000.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- A bill to establish a uniform law on the subject of bankruptcies.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally