UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 23-MS-099
ACCESS FEES BY MARINA GERTSBERG
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Marina Gertsberg 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 Marina Gertsberg, a senior finance lecturer associated with the
University of Melbourne in Australia, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as
being eligible for a fee exemption. Additionally, Gertsberg has demonstrated that an exemption
is necessary in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Gertsberg 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 relationship between mergers and acquisitions and sexual harassment lawsuits.
Gertsberg 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 Marina Gertsberg (PACER Account #7709445),
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, Gertsberg agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Gertsberg 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 October 17, 2023, through December 31, 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: October 18, 2023
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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