UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 22-MS-104
ACCESS FEES BY NIKOLAOS PASSAS
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Nikolaos Passas 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 Nikolaos Passas, a Professor at Northeastern University of
Criminology and Criminal Justice, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being
eligible for a fee exemption. Additionally, Passas has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary
in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information in order to
complete his doctoral research.
Accordingly, Passas 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 cases that involve ways of disrupting illegal medical supply chains through new
technologies. He requires access to case records to provide insight into the communications,
methods of payments and transportation of these networks.
Passas 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 Nikolaos Passas (PACER Account #7325316),
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, Passas agrees not to sell for profit any data obtained
as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Passas 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 September 30, 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: December 5, 2022
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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