UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
General Order No. 2026-04
In Re: Application for Exemption from the Electronic Public Access Fees by Alexander
Zentefis
This matter is before the Court upon the application and request Alexander Zentefis for
exemption from the fees imposed by the Electronic Public Access fee schedule adopted by the
Judicial Conference of the United States Courts.
The Court finds that Alexander Zentefis, an individual associated with a non-profit research
institution, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee
exemption. Additionally, Mr. Zentefis has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order
to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information. Accordingly, Mr.
Zentefis shall be exempt from the payment of fees for access via PACER to the electronic case
files maintained in this court, to the extent such use is incurred in the course of researching into
the language patterns used among prosecutors, defense counsel, and defendants that have the
most influence in predicting a federal criminal sentence. Mr. Zentefis shall not be exempt from
the payment of fees incurred in connection with other uses of the PACER system in this court.
Additionally, the following limitations apply:
I. this fee exemption applies only to Alexander Zentefis, PACER Account No. 7548092,
and is valid only for the purposes stated above;
II. this fee exemption applies only to the electronic case files of this court that are available
through the PACER system;
III. by accepting this exemption, Alexander Zentefis agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
IV. Alexander Zentefis is prohibited from transferring any data obtained as a result of
receiving this exemption, including redistribution via internet-based databases;
V. this exemption is valid from March 3, 2026 through April 8, 2027.
This exemption may be revoked at the discretion of the Court at any time. A copy of this Order
shall be sent to the PACER Service Center.
SO ORDERED on April 9, 2026.
/s/ Holly A. Brady__________________
Chief Judge, United States District Court
Northern District of Indiana
