FILED
Apr 25 2023
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
General Order
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2023-08
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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PACER FEE EXEMPTION FOR ) ORDER NO. 2023-08
CHANGHYUN AHN )
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Changhyun Ahn, a Research Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong
Kong, 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 the applicant 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 climate related cases and associated civil
penalties incurred. 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 retroactive exemption is valid until December 31, 2026.
A copy of this Order shall be sent to the PACER Service Center, which should provide
applicant’s PACER Account No. 7319084 with a fee exemption for access to the
records of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio for:
Changhyun Ahn
Research Assistant Professor
Chinese University of Hong Kong
CYT Building 12 Chak Cheung Street
Sha Tin, Hong Kong
(352) 448-6553
[email protected]
IT IS SO ORDERED.
FOR THE COURT
Patricia A. Gaughan
Chief Judge
