In Re: Exemption from Electronic Public Access Fees

Filing 2

ORDER Granting PACER Fee Waive: re 1 Application. Signed by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford on 9/2/2022. (mhd)

UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
DISTRICT OF VERMONT
In Re: Application for Exemption from the Electronic Public Access Fees by Matthew
Baker
ORDER GRANTING PACER FEE WAIVER

This matter is before the Court upon the application and request by Matthew Baker for
exemption from the fees imposed by the Electronic Public Access fee schedule adopted by the
Judicial Conference of the United States Court.
The Court finds that Matthew Baker, as an individual researcher associated with an educational
institution, falls within the class of users listed in the fee schedule as being eligible for a fee
exemption. Additionally, Matthew Baker has demonstrated that an exemption is necessary in
order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information. Accordingly,
Matthew Baker 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 his
researching 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which governs the provision of discovery assistance to foreign and
international tribunals. Matthew Baker 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 Matthew Baker and is valid only for the purposes

stated above;
2. this fee exemption applies only to the electronic case files of the court that are available
through the PACER system;
3. by accepting this exemption, Matthew Baker agrees not to sell for profit any data
obtained as a result ofreceiving this exemption;
4. Matthew Baker 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 May 1, 2023.
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.
Dated at Burlington, within the District of Vermont, this 2nd day of September, 2022.

Geoffrey W. Crawford, Chief Judge
U. S. District Court