UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 25-MS-105
ACCESS FEES BY LAKIA FAISON
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Lakia Faison 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 Lakia Faison, a doctoral student associated with George Mason
University, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee
exemption. Additionally, Faison has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to
avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Faison 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 criminal cases in which defendants claim actual innocence on appeal to determine
why some defendants may be more likely to achieve exoneration than other defendants.
Faison 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 Lakia Faison (PACER Account #8303013), 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, Faison agrees not to sell for profit any data obtained
as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Faison 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 October 15, 2025, through January 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: December 1, 2025
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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