# US Court of Federal Claims

- Rails to Trails Program Livestream | 2/23 at 9:30 a.m. Please mark your calendars for Friday, February 23, at 9:30 a.m. to livestream the Court’s upcoming outreach program on Rails to Trails litigation. The program is being hosted at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Presenters include our very own Judge Armando O. Bonilla, Ms. Meghan Largent, Practice Group Leader of the Rails to Trails practice program of Lewis Rice, and Mr. Brian Herman, Senior Trial Attorney in the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. Streaming will be available to court staff and the Court of Federal Claims Bar Association.  You may register at this link, which can also be accessed by the QR code below. For any issues with streaming or receipt of the link, contact Ms. Ruth McIlhenny (rmcilhenny@ufl.edu). Also, please note that this program is available for 3.0 credits through the Florida Bar.
- Updated Scheduled Matters Beginning Tuesday, February 20, 2024, the court's daily schedule will be available through an automated link. 
- Court Closure Tuesday, January 16, 2024 The Court of Federal Claims will be closed on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 due to inclement weather.
- General Order Regarding 2023 Holiday Closings The United States Court of Federal Claims will be closed on Friday, November 24, 2023.The full order can be found here.
- Updated Fee Schedule The Fee Schedule for the United States Court of Federal Claims has been updated effective 12/1/2023.Changes effective 12/1/2023:Civil filing fee increases to $405Appeals fee increases to $605Petition to perpetuate testimony under Rule 27(a) or letters rogatory/request for judicial assistance fee increases to $52Attorney admission fee increases to $299Attorney duplicate certificate of admission or certificate of good standing fee increases to $21Certification fee increases to $12Exemplification fee increases to $24Audio recording of court proceeding fee increases to $34Copy of document in electronic form fee increases to $33Record retrieval fee increases to $70/first box; $43/each additional boxElectronic record retrieval (SmartScan) fee increases to $20.90Search of court records fee increases to $34Apostille fee increases to $50
- Philip S. Hadji took the oath of office on September 28, 2023, as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Philip S. Hadji took the oath of office on September 28, 2023, as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. nominated Judge Hadji on June 7, 2023, the United States Senate confirmed him on September 21, 2023, and the President appointed him to a 15-year term on September 28, 2023. Chief Judge Elaine Kaplan of the United States Court of Federal Claims administered the oath of office.For Judge Hadji's biography, please click here.
- CM/ECF Downtime August 27, 2023 NOTICE: CM/ECF will be unavailable on Sunday August 27 between the hours of 6:00am and 12:00pm for maintenance.
- Inclement Weather - August 7, 2023 Due to inclement weather, the Court of Federal Claims will close at 3:00pm today August 7, 2023.
- Rescinding General Order No. 2022-01: Procedure for Electronic Filing in Pro Se Cases Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071(e) and the July 31, 2023, Notice of Adoption of amendments to the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (RCFC), it is hereby ORDERED that General Order No. 2022-01 (Sept. 12, 2022), is rescinded effective July 31, 2023.The full order can be found here.
- Notice of Adoption of Amendments to Rules On May 8, 2023, the court posted notice on its website advising of proposed amendments to its rules and inviting public comment on the proposed amendments by June 22, 2023.  The court hereby adopts the amendments as proposed on its website on May 8, 2023 with some modifications based on public comments.Please see the Official Notice for more information.