FILED
Mar 07 2023
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
General Order
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2023-06
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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PACER FEE EXEMPTION FOR ) ORDER NO. 2023-06
MICHAEL LOADENTHAL )
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Dr. Michael Loadenthal, an Assistant Professor and researcher associated with
Georgetown University and the University of Cincinnati, has submitted a request for a
PACER fee exemption from the fees imposed by the Electronic Public Access fee
schedule adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States Courts. The applicant
falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee
exemption on the basis that he is performing academic research. Additionally, the
applicant has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in order to avoid
unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, the applicant 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 leading a research project designed to teach students how to
conduct legal research, perform statistical analysis, and collect complex data sets. The
applicant 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 the applicant 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, the applicant agrees not to sell for profit any
data obtained as a result of receiving this exemption.
4. The applicant 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 until December 31, 2027.
This exemption 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, which should provide applicant’s
PACER Account No. 5609843 with a fee exemption to access the records of the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Ohio for:
Dr. Michael Loadenthal
Assistant Professor
3545 Kroger Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45226
[email protected]
IT IS SO ORDERED.
FOR THE COURT
Patricia A. Gaughan
Chief Judge
