Jon A. Gegenheimer JEFFERSON PARISH CLERK OF COURT

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1 Jon A. Gegenheimer JEFFERSON PARISH CLERK OF COURT 20 Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court P.O. Box 10 Gretna LA August 15, 2006 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Schedule of 24 th Judicial District Court Civil Advance Deposit Costs & Filing and Other Fees Pursuant to La. R.S. 13:841 as amended by Act 243 of the 2006 Regular Legislative Session ***NEW CHARGES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 15, 2006***

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3 Docket Area I M N & O Filing Division Issuing Division (504) or (504) (504) or (504) Table of Contents New Suit Filings 4 Division I Minute Clerk (504) Division M Minute Clerk (504) Division N Minute Clerk (504) Division O Minute Clerk (504) Commissioners Court (504) th JDC Appeals (504) Subsequent Filings 5 Service Copies 12 Fax Filing Guidelines 12 Old Record Room (Inactive District Court civil suits) (504) Postage Costs 13 Civil Suit Accounting & Refunds (504) or (504) th JDC Court Collections (504) JeffNet Inquiries (504) Judicial Telephone Directory The Hon. Joan S. Benge, Judge, Div. A (504) The Hon. Robert Klees, Judge, Div. B, Ad Hoc (504) The Hon. June Berry Darensburg, Judge, Div. C (504) The Hon. Robert M. Murphy, Judge, Div. D (504) The Hon. Greg G. Guidry, Judge, Div. E (504) The Hon. Patrick J. McCabe, Judge, Div. F (504) The Hon. Robert A. Pitre, Jr., Judge, Div. G (504) The Hon. Kernan A. Hand, Judge, Div. H (504) The Hon. Jo Ellen Grant, Judge, Div. I (504) The Hon. Stephen J. Windhorst, Judge, Div. J (504) The Hon. Martha E. Sassone, Judge, Div. K (504) The Hon. Charles V. Cusimano, II, Judge, Div. L (504) The Hon. Henry G. Sullivan, Jr., Judge, Div. M (504) The Hon. Hans J. Liljeberg, Judge, Div. N (504) The Hon. Ross P. LaDart, Judge, Div. O (504) The Hon. Melvin C. Zeno, Judge, Div. P (504) Judicial Administrator (504) Out of Parish Checks for Service 14 How Your Advance Deposit is Apportioned 14 e-filing 15 JeffNet Remote Access Service 16 Clerk of Court Telephone Directory 17 Judicial Telephone Directory 18 Please note that this fee schedule is intended only as a guide to assist one in estimating costs. If one is filing multiple pleadings, along with exhibits, etc., he should contact the appropriate docket area prior to filing in order to ascertain the correct amount to be remitted. The following prices, and some commonly used forms, may be accessed from our web site:

4 New Suit Filings ***Effective August 15, 2006*** Clerk of Court Telephone Directory Description of Document Article 102 Divorce Document Costs $ with no service and no showcause order; $ with citation and one service $ with citation, rule to show cause order and Notice of Divorce FAX Filing (504) Karen McEvers, 24 th Judicial District Court Chief Civil Docket Clerk (504) New Suits (504) General Information (504) or (504) $ with citation, rule to show cause order, Notice of Divorce, and temporary restraining order Docket Area A B C & H Filing Division (504) or (504) Article 103 Divorce $ with no service and no showcause order Issuing Division (504) or (504) Executory Process Executory Process $ with citation and one service $ with citation and rule to show cause order $ with citation, rule to show cause order, & temporary restraining order $ issuing a Writ of Seizure with one defendant; $75.00 for each additional defendant $ issuing a Notice of Demand and Writ of Seizure with one defendant; $75.00 each additional defendant Division A Minute Clerk (504) Division B Minute Clerk (504) Division C Minute Clerk (504) Division H Minute Clerk (504) Docket Area D E F & K Filing Division Issuing Division (504) or (504) (504) or (504) Division D Minute Clerk (504) Division E Minute Clerk (504) Division F Minute Clerk (504) Division K Minute Clerk (504) Petition for Damages Sequestration Succession $ with one service or if service is withheld; $75.00 each additional service $ with one defendant; $75.00 each additional defendant Docket Area G J L & P Filing Division Issuing Division (504) or (504) (504) or (504) Large ($50, and Over) $ Small (Under $50,000.00) $ Division G Minute Clerk (504) Division J Minute Clerk (504) Division L Minute Clerk (504) Division P Minute Clerk (504)

5 $400 for each attorney registered to your JeffNet account. This is necessary to insure that there are adequate funds to cover the advance deposit requirements of a new suit. Subsequent Filings ***Effective August 15, 2006*** E-filing reduces paper and offers a timelier, more accurate way of doing business. Our leading-edge technology provides you with access to a virtual courthouse and reduces the time and expense of actual courthouse visits. There are numerous e-filing success stories nationwide. We have high expectations here in the 24 th JDC and look forward to your participation. If you have any questions, please them to e-filing@jpclerkofcourt.us. JeffNet Remote Access Service JeffNet is an Internet service sponsored by the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court that allows access to property, civil, criminal and other public records maintained by the Clerk's Office. The service became operational on January 1, It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, excluding periodic web site maintenance. JeffNet provides access to the following information: 24 th JDC Civil Case Activity August 27, 1990 to date 24 th JDC Civil Case Document Images October 2004 to date 24 th JDC Criminal Case Activity April 28, 1994 to date 24 th JDC Criminal Case Document Images September 24, 1996 to date 1 st Parish Court Civil Case Activity 1983 to date 2 nd Parish Court Civil Case Activity 1986 to date Mortgage & Conveyance Indices January 1, 1967 to date Mortgage & Conveyance Index Images 1825 to December 31, 1966 Mortgage & Conveyance Document Images January 1, 1969 to date Assessment Rolls January 1, 1992 to date JeffNet Internet service is offered by subscription only and the sole means of payment is by major credit card. For security, the Subscriber provides their credit card number only to the Clerk's fiscal intermediary. The Clerk's Office has no access to that information. JeffNet requires a personal computer running Windows 98 / ME / NT / 2000 or XP, Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher, an Internet service provider, and an e- mail address for notification purposes. System performance is best with newer PCs, later versions of Windows, and broadband Internet access. Description of Document Acts of Congress Affidavit Amended Answer, Petition, etc. Order Answer & Cross Claims, 3rd Party Demand, Reconventional Demand, etc. Answer To... Pleading Original Petition & Garnishment Appeal-Motions & Petitions Civil Attachment Confirmation of Default Attachments Copies Certified Conformed Photocopies (computer-generated) Document Costs $5.00 per $75.00 each $ with one service; ; $ without service without service Fees are charged to plaintiff $75.00 each plus certified copies & attachments $ two attorneys; $75.00 for each additional attorney to be notified $75.00 on the docket per service $2.00 per page $5.00 per document $3.00 per document $.50 per page JeffNet fees: One-time set-up fee of $100.00; Monthly access fee of $50.00 per user ID; Copies of documents cost $.50 per printed page; Image viewing is unlimited; and there are no per-minute charges to access information or images. To sign up for JeffNet today, log on to 16 Photocopies (not computer-generated) Full Force & Effect $1.00 per page $5.00 per document 5

6 Cross Claim Curator Descriptive List Docket Satisfied Domestic Fee Exceptions of Rule to Show Cause $ one service; Two checks payable to "Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court": $ court cost plus $ curator fees (Curator fees on executory process are paid directly to the Sheriff) $15.00 plus all cost due on docket $35.00 fee for any domestic support matter $ one service; No Service with Show Cause Rule Additional $15.00 for ea. notice issued e-filing On June 1, 2005 the Clerk of Court began offering an electronic filing service for civil cases in the 24 th Judicial District Court. The new service is patterned after the e-filing system used successfully in Federal Bankruptcy Court since March Civil e-filing is a new feature of our JeffNet subscription service. JeffNet provides Internet access to a variety of Clerk of Court records, including 24 th civil. You may already be one of our 500 subscribers. If you are not, you can register on the clerk of court s web site. You register to e-file using your Louisiana bar roll number and a password that you control. You may file a new case or make a filing on an existing case by charging your credit card. Filings are processed immediately with confirmation to your address. If a case is new, it is assigned a docket number and allotted to a division. The images of the.pdf documents you submit with your filing are stamped with the date and time, docket, division, and your bar roll number before being written to the 24 th civil database. At month-end, you will receive a summary by of all your credit card charges in docket number and date order. Order Discovery Pleadings with Exception (Memorandum, Interrogatories, Exhibits, etc.) Exhibit List Exhibits Ex-Parte Motions Extracts $2.00 per page (paper); $5.00 per non-paper item or object $75.00 per service $5.00 per document plus copy cost Your JeffNet and e-filing passwords provide multiple levels of security for your transactions. Your credit card information is secure since you provide it directly to VeriSign, our fiscal intermediary. No one in the Clerk s Office has access to it. E-filing includes several other features designed to minimize your telephone inquiries and trips to the courthouse: You can display all of the cases for which you are an attorney of record in docket or litigant name order. You can display all the deposits and charges for a litigant or a docket view similar to that offered by the Federal Bankruptcy Court. The docket view combines the activity for all litigants chronologically and filters out transactions that are purely financial. Incoming Fax $5.00 flat fee Outgoing Fax (Local) $1.00 per pg. Outgoing Fax (Long Distance) $5.00 1st pg.; $1.00 ea additional pg. FIFA $ Garnishment $ for ea. service; FIFA & Garnishment $ You can designate any of your cases for auto payment, charging your credit card if your advance deposit is exhausted. This eliminates the need for you to pay the Clerk s Office the deficient amount before the transaction can be processed. A $5.00 charge is assessed for each e-filing, the same as the cost of a fax filing, with these significant advantages: filing, charging, and confirmation are immediate; and there is no need to follow up with paper documents since the e- filed document is considered to be the original. If you register for e-filing, your JeffNet advance deposit amount will increase by 6 15

7 Out of Parish Checks for Service Please call the appropriate docket area for this information. Each parish has its own fee schedule for service costs. How Your Advance Deposit Is Apportioned By law, this office collects all court costs. The filing fee consists of the separate fees of several agencies incorporated into one. The advance-deposit, $ filing fee is distributed as follows to the following agencies: Court Reporters $50.00 Judicial Building Fund $49.00 Clerk of Court s Office $81.00 Jefferson Parish Judges $19.50 Judicial Expense Fund $15.00 Sheriff s Office (JPSO) $20.00 Advance Deposit against future costs (refundable)* $ (Based on a typical suit with 1 service and petition of average length) *Any unused portion of this deposit is refunded at the termination of the litigation. Income Assignment Order Interim Order Interrogatories Judgments Certified Copy with Service Divorce Judgment Notice of Signing of Judgment (Mailed) Judgment Debtor Rule Jury Charges Jury Costs Jury Interrogatories Jury Order Memorandum Motion for Appeal If more than 2 attorneys: Motion for Child Support $75.00 each plus money due on docket for final judgment $75.00 for ea. service through Sheriff Additional $5.00 for Certificate of Divorce $15.00 per attorney to be notified plus mailing and copy fees $ st service; To be determined by the court. (Must be paid 60 days before trial) $ st pg.; $ st pg.; $ st pg.; $75.00 each $ for two attorneys to be notified Additional $75.00 for ea. additional notice $ st service; $4.00 ea. additional pg. (Includes domestic fee of $35.00); Restraining Orders or Injunctions Additional $75.00 Motion for Contempt Non-Domestic $ one service; 14 7

8 Motion for Contempt Domestic Motion for Extension of Time Motion for Preliminary Default Motion for Spousal Support $ st service; $4.00 ea. additional pg. (Includes domestic fee of $35.00); $ one service; (Includes domestic fee of $35.00); $75.00 without service Restraining Orders or Injunctions Additional $75.00 per restraining order Motion for Summary Judgment Discovery Pleadings Motion to Appoint Curator $ one service; $35.00 without service $2.00 per page per exhibit Two checks payable to "Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court": 1. $ for Court Costs 2. $ for Curator Fees (If case is executory process the Sheriff collects the curator fees, not the clerk.) Motion to Appoint Special Deputy $75.00 per document issued Motion to Compel Discovery Pleadings $ one service; $35.00 without service $2.00 per page per exhibit (paper) Motion to Consolidate $40.00 $ st service; Motion to Continue $ st pg. (no service), $75.00 ea. service Postage Costs The Clerk of Court s Office will use the following schedule for assessing actual postage costs. Regular Envelope Pages Regular Mail Certified/Return Receipt Requested 1 4 $0.39 $ $0.63 $4.38 Manila 10 X 15 Envelope Pages Regular Mail Certified/Return Receipt Requested 9 11 $0.87 $ $1.11 $ $1.35 $ $1.59 $ $1.83 $ $2.07 $ $2.31 $ $2.55 $ $2.79 $ $3.03 $6.78 Manila 12 X 15 Envelope Pages Regular Mail Certified/Return Receipt Requested $3.27 $ $4.05 $ $4.20 $ $5.00 $ $5.60 $

9 Tax Return Third Party Demand Waiver of Service Witness List Writ of FIFA $ Garnishment Writ of Possession $ Service Copies $ without service; Additional $ for ea. If service of a pleading is required, the Clerk's office must certify TWO service copies of said pleading. Certification costs for each service copy are $5.00 per document. If the Clerk's office has to make the copies, certification costs are $5.00 per document plus copy cost. If the clerk s copies can be computergenerated, the cost is $.50 per page. Otherwise, the cost is $1.00 per page. When filing, please provide extra copy for return to your office with a selfaddressed stamped envelope. Fax Filing Guidelines Motion to Dismiss $6.00 1st pg.; $4.00 ea. additional pg.; $75.00 ea. service ***All costs must be paid as to the party being dismissed. If a final dismissal is filed, all costs must be paid.*** Motion to Enroll as Counsel Motion to Quash Motion to Set Trial on Merits Motion to Set Trial on Merits Jury Trial Motion to Substitute Counsel $40.00 no service; $ st service; $ st pg.; (2 attorneys) $75.00 ea. additional attorney $ st pg.; $75.00 ea. additional attorney $35.00 ea. attorney of record for notices mailed if service is waived Motion to Transfer $40.00 $ st service; Motion to Withdraw as Counsel Note of Evidence Notice of Bankruptcy The clerk of court accepts fax filing of any pleading pursuant to LSA-R.S. 13:850. Note that a "receipt of transmission" must be transmitted by the clerk to the sender in order to complete the filing. Notice of Deposition $75.00 ea. service A fax filing is effective only if the original signed document is received by the clerk's office within five days of the fax transmission and the applicable filing fee and five-dollar transmission fee are paid. When one is facing a prescription deadline, he should phone the clerk in advance of the fax filing if he needs a clerk to issue the receipt of transmission after regular working hours on the date of the fax transmission. A fax submission will not be considered filed until the acknowledgment of receipt can be transmitted. See LSA-R.S. 13:850 (A). Filings should be faxed to (504) Notice of Intent to Apply for Writs Oath Objection to Hearing Officer Ruling $40.00 no service; $ st service; Opposition Order Pauper Application 12 9

10 Petition for Deficiency Judgment Petition for Divorce with a Number Petition for Garnishment $ for ea. service Request for Notice Request for Production of Documents Restraining Order Rule for Contempt Domestic as to any money matters $75.00 ea. service $75.00 ea. $ one service; (Includes domestic fee of $35.00); With FIFA Additional $ Petition for Intervention Petition for Partition Petition to Annul Judgment No Service Petition to Revive Judgment Pre-Trial Order Proof of Claim Exhibits Attached Qualified Domestic Relations Order Reconventional Demand $ st service; $2.00 per page Without judgment: $6.00 1st pg.; With judgment: $6.00 1st pg.; $4.00 ea. additional pg. Rule for Contempt Non-Domestic Rules No Service & No Domestic Fee Domestic Rules (Requiring child support & spousal support) (Restraining Order) Satisfaction of Judgment $ one service; $6.00 1st pg.; $4.00 ea. additional pg.; plus $15.00 for ea. notice issued $ st service; $2.00 per page ea. exhibit attached for service; $5.00 per document certified; $ (includes $35.00 domestic fee); $4.00 each additional pg. Additional $75.00 ea. ***Plus all court costs must be paid in full.*** Settlement of Community Property Order Statement of Facts Stipulation Subpoena (Trial & Deposition) Supplemental & Amended Petition Order $75.00 ea. service $75.00 each $6.00 1st pg.; $4.00 ea. additional pg.; $75.00 per service Request for Admissions Tax Receipt 10 11