UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 25-MS-067
ACCESS FEES BY SIXUN TANG
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Sixun Tang 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 Sixun Tang, a doctoral student at the University of Chicago, falls
within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption.
Additionally, Tang has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid
unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Tang 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 allocation of resources to legal activities aimed at protecting existing innovations
and hindering competitors.
Tang 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 Sixun Tang (PACER Account #8204522), 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, Tang agrees not to sell for profit any data obtained as
a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Tang 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 8/13/2025, through 6/01/2027.
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: August 14, 2025
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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