UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 26-MS-033
ACCESS FEES BY JANE LORD-KRAUSE
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Jane Lord-Krause 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 Jane Lord-Krause , a graduate student researcher at Yale Law School,
falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption.
Additionally, Lord-Krause has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid
unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Lord-Krause 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.
Lord-Krause 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 Jane Lord-Krause (PACER Account #8927622),
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, Lord-Krause agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Lord-Krause 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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