(a)Business Hours. The clerk’s office is open during the hours 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on business days. A night box is provided for filing with the clerk’s office between the hours of 5:15 p.m. and 12:00 midnight on any business day for papers due that day. The box is located inside the gate at the garage entrance on H Street. It is suggested that counsel telephone the clerk’s office by 9:30 a.m. of the next day as to receipt, (202) 357–6400.
(b)Scheduling. The clerk shall schedule the use of courtrooms in Washington, DC, and shall be responsible for all arrangements for courtrooms and other facilities required by the court at locations other than in Washington, DC. All conferences, oral arguments, trials, and other recorded appearances shall be scheduled by the assigned judge by order filed with the clerk.
(c)Fee Schedule.
(1) Fees for services rendered by the clerk are payable in advance; all checks shall be made payable to “Clerk, United States Court of Federal Claims.”
(2) The fees payable 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). A copy of the applicable schedule of fees is posted on the court’s website at http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov. The current schedule of fees may also be obtained by calling the clerk’s office.