UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 22-MS-103
ACCESS FEES BY THIEN DONG
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Thien Dong 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 Thien Dong, a PhD candidate at the Georgia Institute of Technology,
falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption.
Additionally, Ms. Dong has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid
unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information in order to complete her doctoral
research.
Accordingly, Ms. Dong 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 the effect of corporate lawsuits (between start-ups and incorporated firms) on the
direction and intensity of the defendant’s corporate venturing investment activities in the future.
Ms. Dong 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 Thien Dong (PACER Account #7108128),
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, Ms. Dong agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Ms. Dong 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 until May 31, 2023.
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: December 5, 2022
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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