UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 24-MS-049
ACCESS FEES BY ALEXANDER VIETS
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Alexander Viets 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 Viets, a researcher associated with the University of
Cambridge in the UK., falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible
for a fee exemption. Additionally, Viets has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order
to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Viets 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 impact of patent litigation cases and the outcomes of U.S Companies.
Viets 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 Viets (PACER Account #8034829),
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, Viets agrees not to sell for profit any data obtained as
a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Viets 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 8, 2024, through September 30,2024.
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 10, 2024
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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