View Middle District of Florida fees below or in an at-a-glance table format.
Fee to file a civil action
$402
This fee consists of a $350 filing fee plus a $52 administrative fee. The administrative fee does not apply to applications for a writ of habeas corpus or to persons granted in forma pauperis status under 28 U.S.C. § 1915.
Fee to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus
$5
Fee to apply for special admission to practice under Local Rule 2.02
$150
Fee to file an action brought under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, P.L. 104-114, 110 Stat. § 785 (1996)
$6,800 (This fee is in addition to the fee prescribed in 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) for instituting any civil action other than a writ of habeas corpus.)
Fee to file an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
$505
Fee to file a miscellaneous filing unrelated to a pending action
$49
Fee to register a foreign judgment
$49
Fee to have clerk search for a record of the court. The fee is for each name or item searched
$32
The fee applies to a service on behalf of the United States if the information requested is available electronically.
Fee to obtain an electronic copy of a record that is neither stored in CM/ECF nor available on PACER.
$31
Fee to certify any document
$11
Fee to obtain exemplification on any document
$23
Fee for issuance of an apostille
$47
Fee to obtain a copy
$.50
The fee applies to a service on behalf of the United States if the information requested is available electronically.
Fee to obtain a copy of an image from a public access terminal in a clerk's office
$.10
Fee to obtain a copy of a recording of a proceeding regardless of the medium
$32
The fee applies to a service on behalf of the United States if the information requested is available electronically.
Fee to retrieve an archived record from the Federal Records Center, National Archives, or other storage location away from the court
$64 first box/$39 each additional box
The fee to retrieve a record electronically is $10 plus a $9.90 flat rate pull charge and $.65 a page.
Fee for electronic retrievals
$19.90 plus $.65 per page ($10 plus a $9.90 flat-rate pull charge and $0.65 per page collected on behalf of the Federal Records Center, National Archives, or other storage location removed from the place of business of the courts)
Fee for any payment returned or denied for insufficient funds, or reversed due to a chargeback
$53
Fee to file an appeal to a district judge from a judgment of conviction by a magistrate judge in misdemeanor or petty offense case
$39
Fee to obtain lawyer admission to practice (original application)
$203
Fee to obtain lawyer admission to practice (renewal)
$15 every five years
Fee to obtain a certificate of admission or certificate of good standing
$20
Fee to register a power of attorney under 31 U.S.C. § 9306(b)
$49
Fee to obtain or view the court's local rules on this website
$0
Fee to handle registry funds deposited with and held by the court, to manage registry funds invested through the Court Registry Investment System, and to manage funds deposited under 28 U.S.C. § 1335 and invested in a Disputed Ownership Fund through the Court Registry Investment System
- Fee to handle registry funds deposited with and held by the court:10 basis points from interest earnings
- Fee to manage registry funds invested through the Court Registry Investment System: 10 basis points from interest earnings
- Fee to manage funds deposited under 28 U.S.C. § 1335 and invested in a Disputed Ownership Fund through the Court Registry Investment System: 20 basis points from interest earnings
Fee to obtain electronic access to court data. Federal public defender organizations are exempt from this fee.
$.50/page
Fee to process each violation notice processed through the Central Violations Bureau (CVB).
$30
For each microfiche sheet of film or microfilm jacket copy of any court record, where available.*
$6
Electronic access
For information concerning electronic access to civil and criminal case dockets of this court, please contact the PACER Service Center at (800) 676-6856. You may also write to the PACER Service Center at:
PACER Service Center
P.O. Box 780549
San Antonio, TX 78278
Community defender organizations and private attorneys appointed under the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) who perform work, pursuant to such appointment, are exempt from fees for electronic public access services. Community defender organizations and CJA Panel lawyers appointed under the Criminal Justice Act can request an exempt login and password for use in connection with CJA appointments by contacting the PACER Service Center at the phone number or address listed above or via e-mail at pacer@psc.uscourts.gov.