UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 26-MS-025
ACCESS FEES BY ALEXANDER ZENTEFIS
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by 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 assistant professor of finance at the Santa
Clara University Leavey School of Business, falls within the class of users listed in the fee
schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption. Additionally, Professor Zentefis has demonstrated
that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public
access to information.
Accordingly, Professor 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
conducting research to examine language patterns used among prosecutors, defense attorneys and
judges in federal criminal sentencing to identify which patterns most influence sentencing
outcomes. Professor 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:
1. This fee exemption applies only to Alexander Zentefis (PACER Account
#7548092), 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, Professor Zentefis agrees not to sell for profit any
data obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Professor Zentefis 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 March 3, 2026 through March 3, 2027.
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: April 6, 2026
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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