UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 26-MS-032
ACCESS FEES BY GILL WEST
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Gill West 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 Gill West, a doctoral student at Yale Law School, falls within the
class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption. Additionally, West
has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to
promote public access to information.
Accordingly, West 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
reviewing cases aimed at simplifying the calculation of attorney’s fees in cases with fee-shifting
provisions.
West 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 Gill West (PACER Account #8941713), 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, West agrees not to sell for profit any data obtained as
a result of receiving this exemption;
4. West 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 March 5, 2026, through March 5, 2027.
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: April 22, 2026
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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