UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 26-MS- 030
ACCESS FEES BY JIANBO BIN
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Jianbo Bin 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 Jianbo Bin, a graduate student at the University of California - San
Diego, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee
exemption. Additionally, Bin has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid
unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Bin 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 whether service providers/recordkeepers of 401(k) plans strategically influence the
investment menu by limiting the inclusion of well-performing or low-fee unaffiliated funds
relative to affiliated alternatives, and whether such menu design is associated with participant
reallocations and subsequent ERISA litigation.
Bin 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 Jianbo Bin (PACER Account #8914450), 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, Bin agrees not to sell for profit any data obtained as
a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Bin 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 4, 2026, through March 31, 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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