FILED
Feb 13 2023
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
General Order
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2023-04
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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PACER FEE EXEMPTION FOR ) ORDER NO. 2023-04
DAVID TAN )
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David Tan, an Associate Professor with the University of Washington, 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 researching local government litigation against opioid firms,
and specifically why some local governments and not others decided to bring litigation
against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. 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. 4497127 with a fee exemption to access the records of the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Ohio for:
David Tan
Associate Professor
University of Washington
4277 Stevens Way NE
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 543-6405
[email protected]
IT IS SO ORDERED.
FOR THE COURT
Patricia A. Gaughan
Chief Judge
