UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 22-MS-009
ACCESS FEES BY DR. ETHAN BOLDT
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Dr. Ethan Boldt 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 Dr. Ethan Boldt, an assistant professor at Endicott College, falls within
the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption. Additionally, Boldt
has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to
promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Boldt 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
examining the dismissal or acquittal of federal criminal charges disposed of from 2015 to 2022.
Boldt 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 Dr. Ethan Boldt (PACER Account #5217557),
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, Boldt agrees not to sell for profit any data obtained
as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Boldt 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 January 31, 2023 through 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 23, 2023
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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