UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 23-MS-077
ACCESS FEES BY ALEXANDER ZENTEFIS
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Alexander
Zentefis 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 Alexander Zentefis, an associate professor at Yale University,
falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption.
Additionally, Zentefis has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid
unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Zentefis 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 into the language patterns used amongst
prosecutors, defense counsels, and defendants that have the most influence in predicting
a sentence. Specifically, he will be reviewing court docket reports, sentencing
memoranda and sentencing transcripts.
Zentefis 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 Alexander Zentefis (PACER Account
#7548092), 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, Zentefis agrees not to sell for profit any
data obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Zentefis 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 July 27, 2023 through July 27, 2024.
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: July 31, 2023
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
