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          <h1>Dates and Deadlines</h1>
          <h2>Exclusion deadline updated to August 20, 2023</h2>
          <h2>Objection deadline is September 12, 2023</h2>
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          <h1 class="topTitle">PACER FEES CLASS ACTION</h1>
          <p>This website contains information regarding a class action lawsuit that is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, entitled <em>National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. v. United States</em>, Case No.
            1:16-CV-00745-PLF.</p>
          <h2>NATURE OF THE ACTION</h2>
          <p>This lawsuit alleges that the United States government unlawfully charged users of the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system more than necessary to cover the costs of providing public access to federal court records.
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          <p> On January 24, 2017, the Court allowed the lawsuit to proceed as a class action on behalf of all individuals who paid PACER fees between April 21, 2010 and April 21, 2016. On March 31, 2018, the Court issued a decision on the parties’
            motion for summary judgment. A copy of the district court’s opinion can be found <a href="Documents/USN_89-MemorandumOpinionreMSJ.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>, and a copy of the district court’s order can be found
            <a href="Documents/USN_88OrderreMSJ3-31-18.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision on August 6, 2020, and remanded for further proceedings in the district
            court. The Federal Circuit’s <a href="Documents/FED/USN FED_95.pdf" target="_blank">opinion</a> and <a href="Documents/FED/USN FED_96.pdf" target="_blank">judgment</a> can be found in the <a href="Docs.aspx">Court Documents</a> section of
            this website. On July 27, 2022, after mediation and extensive negotiations, the parties agreed to settle the lawsuit. </p>
          <h2>THE SETTLEMENT CLASS</h2>
          <p>In addition to the already-certified class of individuals and entities who paid PACER fees between April 21, 2010 and April 21, 2016, the Settlement Class includes everyone that paid fees for the use of PACER between April 21, 2016 and
            May 31, 2018. Federal government agencies, class counsel in this case, and anyone who previously timely submitted a notice of exclusion is not included in the Settlement Class.</p>
          <h2>THE SETTLEMENT</h2>
          <p> The parties have agreed to settle this litigation for $125,000,000. On May 8, 2023, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement and approved the plan to provide notice of the settlement to individuals and entities who paid
            PACER fees between April 21, 2010 and May 31, 2018. The Court’s order and the preliminary approval briefing can be found here: Docket entries <a href="Documents/Dkt148.pdf" target="_blank">148</a>,
            <a href="Documents/Dkt149.pdf" target="_blank">149</a>, <a href="Documents/Dkt150.pdf" target="_blank">150</a>, <a href="Documents/Dkt151.pdf" target="_blank">151</a>, <a href="Documents/Dkt152.pdf" target="_blank">152</a>,
            <a href="Documents/Dkt153.pdf" target="_blank">153</a>, <a href="Documents/Dkt154.pdf" target="_blank">154</a>, <a href="Documents/Dkt155.pdf" target="_blank">155</a>. </p>
          <p>On October 12, 2023, the Court will hold a final fairness hearing to determine whether to grant final approval of the settlement. <b>The Court has not yet granted final approval of the proposed settlement.</b></p>
          <h2>SETTLEMENT DISTRIBUTION</h2>
          <p><b>If the Court approves the proposed Settlement and Plan of Allocation, checks will be automatically sent to class members based on PACER billing records of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.</b></p>
          <p>Under the terms of the proposed Settlement, each class member will receive a minimum payment of the lesser of $350 or the total amount paid in PACER fees by that class member during the Class Period. The remaining monies in the fund will
            be distributed on a pro rata basis to class members who paid more than $350 in PACER fees during the Class Period.</p>
          <p>If, after this distribution, unclaimed or undistributed funds remain one year after the $125,000,000 payment by the United States, those funds will be equally allocated and distributed to all class members who (1) paid more than $350 in
            PACER fees during the Class Period, <u>and</u> deposited or otherwise collected their payment from the first distribution. The proposed Settlement provides for a payment of no more than 20% of the $125,000,000 as attorneys’ fees and
            costs, class administration costs, and service awards for the class representatives.</p>
          <p>More information about the allocation and distribution of the settlement fund can be found <a href="Documents/Dkt141-1.pdf#page=5" target="_blank">here</a>. If you would like to notify the claims administrator that you paid PACER fees on
            someone else’s behalf, or that someone else paid PACER fees on your behalf, please click <a href="https://kccconnect.com/pacerfeesclassaction/">here</a>. If you have any questions please contact the lawyers for the plaintiffs at
            <a href="mailto://pacerlitigation@motleyrice.com">pacerlitigation@motleyrice.com</a> or 800-934-2792.</p>
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DATES AND DEADLINES


EXCLUSION DEADLINE UPDATED TO AUGUST 20, 2023


OBJECTION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 12, 2023


FINAL FAIRNESS HEARING IS OCTOBER 12, 2023


PACER FEES CLASS ACTION

This website contains information regarding a class action lawsuit that is
pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, entitled
National Veterans Legal Services Program, et al. v. United States, Case No.
1:16-CV-00745-PLF.


NATURE OF THE ACTION

This lawsuit alleges that the United States government unlawfully charged users
of the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system more than
necessary to cover the costs of providing public access to federal court
records.

On January 24, 2017, the Court allowed the lawsuit to proceed as a class action
on behalf of all individuals who paid PACER fees between April 21, 2010 and
April 21, 2016. On March 31, 2018, the Court issued a decision on the parties’
motion for summary judgment. A copy of the district court’s opinion can be found
here, and a copy of the district court’s order can be found here. The U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision on
August 6, 2020, and remanded for further proceedings in the district court. The
Federal Circuit’s opinion and judgment can be found in the Court Documents
section of this website. On July 27, 2022, after mediation and extensive
negotiations, the parties agreed to settle the lawsuit.


THE SETTLEMENT CLASS

In addition to the already-certified class of individuals and entities who paid
PACER fees between April 21, 2010 and April 21, 2016, the Settlement Class
includes everyone that paid fees for the use of PACER between April 21, 2016 and
May 31, 2018. Federal government agencies, class counsel in this case, and
anyone who previously timely submitted a notice of exclusion is not included in
the Settlement Class.


THE SETTLEMENT

The parties have agreed to settle this litigation for $125,000,000. On May 8,
2023, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement and approved the
plan to provide notice of the settlement to individuals and entities who paid
PACER fees between April 21, 2010 and May 31, 2018. The Court’s order and the
preliminary approval briefing can be found here: Docket entries 148, 149, 150,
151, 152, 153, 154, 155.

On October 12, 2023, the Court will hold a final fairness hearing to determine
whether to grant final approval of the settlement. The Court has not yet granted
final approval of the proposed settlement.


SETTLEMENT DISTRIBUTION

If the Court approves the proposed Settlement and Plan of Allocation, checks
will be automatically sent to class members based on PACER billing records of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

Under the terms of the proposed Settlement, each class member will receive a
minimum payment of the lesser of $350 or the total amount paid in PACER fees by
that class member during the Class Period. The remaining monies in the fund will
be distributed on a pro rata basis to class members who paid more than $350 in
PACER fees during the Class Period.

If, after this distribution, unclaimed or undistributed funds remain one year
after the $125,000,000 payment by the United States, those funds will be equally
allocated and distributed to all class members who (1) paid more than $350 in
PACER fees during the Class Period, and deposited or otherwise collected their
payment from the first distribution. The proposed Settlement provides for a
payment of no more than 20% of the $125,000,000 as attorneys’ fees and costs,
class administration costs, and service awards for the class representatives.

More information about the allocation and distribution of the settlement fund
can be found here. If you would like to notify the claims administrator that you
paid PACER fees on someone else’s behalf, or that someone else paid PACER fees
on your behalf, please click here. If you have any questions please contact the
lawyers for the plaintiffs at pacerlitigation@motleyrice.com or 800-934-2792.

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