Business Hours, Scheduling, and

Court Fees (a) Business Hours. The clerk’s office is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Eastern Time Zone on business days. A night box is provided for filing with the clerk’s office between 4:30 p.m. and 12:00 midnight on any business day for any paper due that day. The night box is located inside the gate at the garage entrance on H Street. Counsel are advised to telephone the clerk's office, (202) 357-6406, by 9:30 a.m. the following business day to confirm receipt. (b) Scheduling. The clerk will schedule the use of courtrooms in Washington, DC, and will be responsible for all arrangements for courtrooms and other facilities required by the court at locations outside Washington, DC. All conferences, oral arguments, trials, and other recorded court proceedings will be scheduled by the assigned judge by filing an order with the clerk. (c) Court Fees. (1) In General. Court fees are prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1926(a), as adjusted in the case of the fee for admission in accordance with RCFC 83.1(b)(4). website (2) Fee Schedule. A copy of the applicable schedule of fees is available on the court’s at www.uscfc.uscourts.gov or may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Clerk of the United States Court of Federal Claims, 717 Madison Place, NW, Washington, DC 20439. (3) Method of Payment. Fees for services rendered by the clerk must be paid in advance; all checks should be made payable to “Clerk, United States Court of Federal Claims.” (As revised and reissued May 1, 2002; as amended Mar. 15, 2005, Aug. 2, 2005, Nov. 3, 2008, Aug. 1, 2016.) Rules Committee Notes 2002 Revision Former RCFC 77.1 was deleted in its entirety. Current RCFC 77.1 reflects portions of the text of former subdivision (c) as well as subdivisions (h) and (i) of RCFC 77. 2005 Amendments Subdivision (c)(2) has been revised to conform more precisely to 28 U.S.C. § 1926(a) which provides that “[t]he Judicial Conference of the United States shall prescribe from time to time the fees and costs to be charged and collected in the United States Court of Federal Claims.” This authorization for the Judicial Conference to prescribe fees for the court has a counterpart in 28 U.S.C. § 1914 which pertains to fees for district courts. Ordinarily, the Judicial Conference amends the fee schedules for both district courts and this court at the same time. In addition, subdivision (c)(2) recognizes the court’s authority to include as an additional admission fee the amount provided for in RCFC 83.1(b)(4). Currently applicable fee schedules are obtainable on the court’s website and through a variety of other published sources. RCFC 77.1 92 2008 Amendment 2008 Amendment The language of RCFC 77.1 has been amended to conform to the general restyling of the FRCP. The language of RCFC 77.2 has been amended to conform to the general restyling of the FRCP. 2016 Amendment RCFC 77.1(a) has been amended to reflect a change in the court’s public business hours— from 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Subdivision (a) has also been amended to reflect a change in the telephone number for the clerk’s office.