UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC
ACCESS FEES BY KATE LESCIOTTO No. 22-MS-006
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Kate Lesciotto 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 Kate Lesciotto, an Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas
Health Center, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee
exemption. Additionally, Lesciotto has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to
avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Lesciotto 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 influence of Daubert on the use of forensic anthropology expert witness evidence.
Lesciotto 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:
This fee exemption applies only to Kate Lesciotto (PACER Account #6914732), and is
valid only for the purposes stated above;
1. This fee exemption applies only to Kate Lesciotto (PACER Account #6914732), 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, Lesciotto agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Lesciotto 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 December 31, 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: January 18, 2023
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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