UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA

      The Department of Treasury, through its Financial Management Service (FMS), has established a mechanism to enable federal agencies to accept credit cards (Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express, Diners Club, Carte Blanche) for the collection of fees due to the government. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has elected to participate in this program, which enables the court to collect fees in the most expeditious manner.

      A lawyer or law firm filing a document requiring a fee can pay the fee by credit card by placing a "cc" on the bottom left hand corner of the document. (A debtor's credit card will NOT be accepted.) The lawyer or law firm must first establish an account with the Clerk's Office by completing the attached Credit Card Authorization Form (See below). When a document is filed that requires a filing fee, the Clerk's Office will, at the end of the day or the next business day, charge that filing fee to the lawyers' or law firm's account. The information on the form will be securely maintained in the Clerk's Office.