UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 23-MS-098
ACCESS FEES BY HASHEM AMIREH
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Hashem Amireh 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 Hashem Amireh, a doctoral student associated with the University of
North Carolina At Chapel Hill, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being
eligible for a fee exemption. Additionally, Amireh has demonstrated that an exemption is
necessary in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Amireh 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 cases related to patent disputes of listed drugs in the FDA Orange book.
Amireh 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:
1. This fee exemption applies only to Hashem Amireh (PACER Account #7288491),
and is valid only for the purposes stated above;
2. This fee exemption applies only to the electronic case files of this Court that are
available through the PACER system;
3. By accepting this exemption, Amireh agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Amireh is prohibited from transferring any data obtained as a result of
receiving this exemption, including redistribution via internet-based
databases;
5. This exemption is valid October 17, 2023, through October 17, 2025.
This Order 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.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
FOR THE COURT:
Dated: October 18, 2023
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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