At its September 2014 session, the Judicial Conference approved several changes to the bankruptcy court miscellaneous fee schedule, effective December 1, 2014.

• An increase of $50 to the fee assessed under Item 14 of the schedule (from $157 to $207) when a direct bankruptcy appeal is accepted by a court of appeals.  This adjustment brings parity to the fees for appealing a bankruptcy court order in a court of appeals.
• A new $25 fee (Item 21) to file a motion to make redactions to previously filed records in a bankruptcy case.  The fee is intended to be charged for each affected case, but courts may waive the fee under appropriate circumstances.
• The Conference also endorsed a new exception to the reopening fee for a closed bankruptcy case (Item 11) to clarify that the reopening fee does not apply if redaction is the only purpose for reopening the case.

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