UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 24-MS-015
ACCESS FEES BY EDWARD K. CHENG
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Edward K. Cheng 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 Edward K. Cheng, a professor of law at Vanderbilt University, falls
within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption.
Additionally, Cheng has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid
unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Cheng 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 frequency of special verdicts and its change every 4 years between 1991 - 2023.
Cheng 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 Edward K. Cheng (PACER Account #6564086),
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, Cheng agrees not to sell for profit any data obtained
as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Cheng 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 February 26, 2024, through June 1, 2025.
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: February 27, 2024
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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