UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION Administrative Order
FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC No. 25-MS-049
ACCESS FEES BY SALEM ALSANOUSI
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Salem Alsanousi 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 Salem Alsanousi, a doctoral student at the London Business School,
falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee exemption.
Additionally, Alsanousi has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid
unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, Alsanousi 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 female-led start-ups are more likely to be litigated by employees.
Alsanousi 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 Salem Alsanousi (PACER Account #7883749),
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, Alsanousi agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Alsanousi 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 May 20, 2025, through June 15, 2026.
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: June 10, 2025
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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