UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 26-MS-011
ACCESS FEES BY JAMES BACIGALUPO
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by James Bacigalupo 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 James Bacigalupo, a doctoral student at the University of
Massachusetts Lowell, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible
for a fee exemption. Additionally, Bacigalupo has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary
in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Bacigalupo 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 that examine whether judicial partisanship is associated with differences in
federal sentencing outcomes in domestic terrorism cases.
Bacigalupo 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 James Bacigalupo (PACER Account
#8861800), 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, Bacigalupo agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Bacigalupo 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 from February 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026.
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: February 17, 2026
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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