(a) Stipulation. Where, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915, 28 U.S.C. §1916 or 45 U.S.C. §153(b), a
plaintiff seeks to commence a civil action without paying fees and costs or giving security for
them, the plaintiff and, if represented, counsel for the plaintiff, shall file with the complaint a
stipulation that the recovery, if any, in the action shall be paid to the clerk, who shall pay from it
the filing fees and other costs not previously paid and remit the balance to the plaintiff or counsel
for plaintiff in accordance with section (b).
(b) Notification of Payment. Whenever money shall be paid to the clerk of this court in
compliance with section (a), the clerk shall notify the judge to whom the case is assigned of the
amount paid and of any fees prescribed by statute, including those established by the Judicial
Conference of the United States, which were not collected because plaintiff was permitted to
maintain an action without prepayment of such fees. The judge shall thereupon enter an order
directing the clerk to pay from the amount such fees and costs as were not prepaid and to remit the
balance to plaintiff or counsel for plaintiff. Local Rule 54.5 Abrogated per General Order
21-0011 on March 29, 2021
