UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 24-MS-057
ACCESS FEES BY CODY PLANTE
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Cody Plante 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 Cody Plante, a researcher associated with Dartmouth College, falls within the class of
users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption. Additionally, Plante has demonstrated that an
exemption is necessary in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Plante 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 his research goal to develop an
advanced machine learning classifier to help organizations identify and address hate speech, sexual harassment, and
other harmful acts within their controlled communication systems such as email and Slack.
Plante 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 Cody Plante (PACER Account #8019070), 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, Plante agrees not to sell for profit any data obtained as a result of
receiving this exemption;
4. Plante 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 July 18, 2024, through July 18, 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: July 18, 2024
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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