UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 23-MS-032
ACCESS FEES BY JAKOB BROUNSTEIN
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Jakob Brounstein 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 Jakob Brounstein, a Ph.D. student associated with the University of
California at Berkeley, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for
a fee exemption. Additionally, Brounstein has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in
order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Brounstein 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 to determine the correlation between litigation measures and tax loss and
specifically looking at cases between 1990 to date.
Brounstein 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 Jakob Brounstein (PACER Account #7431964),
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, Brounstein agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Brounstein 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 March 8, 2023, through December 31, 2026.
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: March 14, 2023
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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