Rule  38. Fees 

Under 28 U. S. C. § 1911, the fees charged by the Clerk are: (a)  for  docketing  a  case  on  a  petition  for  a  writ  of  certiorari  or  on  appeal  or  for  docketing  any  other  proceeding,  except  a  certifed  question  or  a  motion  to  docket  and  dismiss an  appeal  under  Rule  18.5,  $300;

by  personal  check,  cashier’s  check,  money  order,  or  certifed  check made  out  to  “Clerk, U. S.  Supreme  Court.”

Rule  38(a). 

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service either notarized or be accompanied by a declaration in compliance with 28  U. S. C.  § 1746. Rule  29.5(c).

Rule  12. Review  on  Certiorari:  How  Sought;  Parties 

1.  Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this Rule, the petitioner shall fle 40 copies of a petition for a writ of certiorari, 
prepared  as  required  by  Rule  33.1,  and  shall  pay  the  Rule 38(a)  docket  fee. 

rule 33 (paper filing required for pro se is 40 copies, in pauperis 10 copies plus poverty form)

Forty  copies  of  a  booklet-format  document  shall  be filed,  and  one  unbound  copy  of  the  document  on  8 1⁄2- by 11 - inch  paper  shall  also  be  submitted.

Every  booklet-format  document  shall  have  a  suitable cover  consisting  of  65-pound  weight  paper  in  the  color  indicated  on  the  chart  in  subparagraph  1(g) of  this  Rule. If  a separate  appendix  to  any  document  is  fled,  the  color  of  its cover shall be the  same as that of the cover  of the document it  supports.

petition for certiorari is white cover
case number is apparently 21-XXXX for a case where final decision is in 2021, rehearing denied in 2022, sent to supreme court in 2022, and docketed in 2022

rule 14

If  review  of  a  state-court  judgment  is  sought,  specification of the stage in the proceedings, both in the court of first  instance  and  in  the  appellate  courts,  when  the federal questions sought to be reviewed were raised; the method or manner of raising them and the way in which they were passed on by those courts; and pertinent quotations  of  specifc  portions  of  the  record  or  summary thereof,  with  specifc  reference  to  the  places  in  the  rec-ord where the matter appears (e. g., court opinion, ruling on  exception,  portion  of  court’s  charge  and  exception thereto, assignment of error), so as to show that the federal  question  was timely  and  properly  raised  and  that this  Court  has  jurisdiction  to  review  the  judgment  on  a writ  of  certiorari. When  the  portions  of  the  record  re-lied  on  under  this  subparagraph  are  voluminous,  they shall be included in the appendix referred to in subpara-graph  1(i). (ii) 

rule 33

every  document  filed with the Court shall be prepared in a 6 1/8- by  9 1/4-inch booklet format using a standard typesetting process (e. g., hot metal, photocomposition,  or  computer  typesetting)  to  produce  text printed in typographic (as opposed to typewriter) characters. The process used must produce a clear, black image on white paper. The  text  must  be  reproduced  with  a  clarity  that equals  or  exceeds  the  output  of  a  laser  printer.

(b)  The  text  of  every  booklet-format  document,  including any  appendix  thereto,  shall  be  typeset  in  a  Century  family (e. g.,  Century  Expanded,  New  Century  Schoolbook,  or  Cen-tury  Schoolbook)  12-point  type  with  2-point  or  more  leading between  lines. Quotations  in  excess  of  50  words  shall  be indented. The  typeface  of  footnotes  shall  be  10-point  type with 2-point or more leading between lines. The text of the document  must  appear  on  both  sides  of  the  page. 

Every  booklet-format  document  shall  be  produced  on paper  that  is  opaque,  unglazed,  and  not  less  than  60  pounds in weight, and shall have margins of at least three-fourths of an inch on all sides. The text field, including footnotes, may not exceed 4 1/8  by 7 1/8  inches. The document shall be bound firmly  in  at  least two  places  along  the  left  margin  (saddle stitch  or  perfect  binding  preferred)  so  as  to  permit  easy opening,  and  no  part  of  the  text  should  be  obscured  by  the binding. Spiral,  plastic,  metal,  or  string  bindings  may  not be  used. Copies  of  patent  documents,  except  opinions,  may be duplicated in such size as is necessary in a separate appendix.