UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 26-MS-024
ACCESS FEES BY ALEXANDER LOVE
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Alexander Love 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 Love, a post-doctoral researcher at Yale University, falls
within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption.
Additionally, Dr. Love has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid
unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Dr. Love 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
conducting research to study how scientific evidence is used and contested from notice-and-
comment rulemaking through judicial review. Dr. Love 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 Love (PACER Account #7530486),
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, Dr. Love agrees not to sell for profit any data obtained
as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Dr. Love 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 April 1, 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 6, 2026
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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