Opinion
23-mc-116
08-14-2023
In re: Application for PACER Fees Exemption
ORDER GRANTING CARMEN PAYNE-MANN AN EXEMPTION FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC ACCESS FEES
Hon. Heather Z. Cooper United States Bankruptcy Judge
This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Carmen Payne-Mann for an exemption from the fees imposed by the Electronic Public Access ("PACER") fee schedule adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States Courts.
Based on the application and applicable rules, THE COURT FINDS that Carmen Payne-Mann, as a Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule who are eligible for a fee exemption, and that Carmen Payne-Mann has demonstrated an exemption is necessary to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Carmen Payne-Mann 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 her research, from the date this Order is entered until December 31, 2023. However she shall not be exempt from the payment of fees incurred in connection with other uses of the PACER system in this Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following limitations shall also apply:
1. this fee exemption applies only to Carmen Payne-Mann 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. Carmen Payne-Mann is prohibited from selling for profit any data she obtains as a result of receiving this exemption;
4. Carmen Payne-Mann 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, 2023; and
6. this exemption is subject to revocation by the Court at any time.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall promptly send a copy of this Order to the PACER Service Center.
SO ORDERED