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ORDER granting re 1 Application for Exemption from the Electronic Public Access Fees by Sudha Mani. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 9/26/18. (loh)

Model Order

IN RE:

PACER FEE EXEMPTION

11C4 18'»14
Misc. File No.

SUDHA MAN]

In Re: Application for Exemption from the Electronic Public Access Fees by Sudha
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This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Sudha Mani^r ^

exemption from the fees imposed by the Electronic Public Access fee schedulS^optedi
by the Judicial Conference of the United States Courts.

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fee exemption. Additionally, Ms. Mani has demonstrated that an exemption isn xessaty
in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to informat on.
Accordingly, Ms. Mani 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 civil cases involving contract enforcement. Ms. Mani 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:

II.

this fee exemption applies only to Ms. Mani,PACER Account No. 3524811, and
is valid only for the purposes stated above;
this fee exemption applies only to the electronic case files of this court that are
available through the PACER system;

III.

by accepting this exemption, Ms. Mani agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result of receiving this exemption;

IV.

Ms. Mani is prohibited from transferring any data obtained as a result of receiving
this exemption, including redistribution via internet-based databases;

V.

this exemption is valid until October 31,2019.

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.
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The Court finds that Sudha Mani, an individual researcher associated with an ifeatiogl
institution, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eli^ le forr%

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