UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 20-MS-077
ACCESS FEES BY ALEJANDRO ARREDONDO
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Alejandro
Arredondo 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 Alejandro Arredondo, a student research assistant at the
University of Houston Law Center, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule
as being eligible for a fee exemption. Additionally, Arredondo has demonstrated that an
exemption is necessary in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public
access to information.
Accordingly, Arredondo 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 case records based on DOJ press releases
and looking at those records to identify different theories of prosecution over the span of
10 years. Specifically, Arredondo will search for federal cases that are charged under the
honest services fraud or wire fraud statute involving government officials for no more than
60-80 cases total. Arredondo 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 Arredondo (PACER Account #
6548973), 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, Arredondo agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Arredondo 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 until February 16, 2021.
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: October 16, 2020
ROBERT J. JONKER
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
