UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 24-MS-099
ACCESS FEES BY CHARLOTTE ALEXANDER
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Charlotte Alexander
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 Charlotte Alexander, a law Professor at Georgia Institute of
Technology, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee
exemption. Additionally, Alexander has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to
avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Alexander 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 relationship, if any, between the composition of corporate boards and officers
and the frequency and types of sexual harassment and sex discrimination cases filed in the U.S
district courts from 2010 to 2021.
Alexander 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 Charlotte Alexander (PACER Account
#3917979), 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, Alexander agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Alexander 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 11/13/2024, through 11/13/2025.
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: November 13, 2024
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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