UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 23-MS-064
ACCESS FEES BY OLUWASEUN CARDOSO
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Oluwaseun Cardoso
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 Oluwaseun Cardoso, a graduate student researcher associated with the
University of Toronto, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for
a fee exemption. Additionally, Cardoso has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order
to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Cardoso shall be exempt from the payment of fees for access via PACER to
the electronic case files maintained in this Court. Cardoso is researching into the intersection
between law and technology. Cardoso is requesting civil docket cases in this court to set up
artificial intelligence to predict the outcome of court cases.
Cardoso 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 Oluwaseun Cardoso (PACER Account
#7518330), 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, Cardoso agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Cardoso 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 May 18, 2023 through August 18, 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: June 6, 2023
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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