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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO WAIVE PACER CHARGES—No. C-07-00262 RMW

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E-filed on 5/20/08

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

REHAN SHEIKH,

Plaintiff,

v.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., and DOES 1 through

20, inclusive,

Defendants.

No. C-07-00262 RMW

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION

TO WAIVE PACER CHARGES

[Docket No. 51]

On April 29, 2008, plaintiff filed a document titled "Motion to Waive PACER Charges." A

court may, for good cause, exempt persons from the electronic public access fees, in order to avoid

unreasonable burdens and to promote access to necessary information. 

Plaintiff was previously granted permission to use PACER and the court's e-filing system. 

He states that so far he has not been billed because his limited use of the system has resulted in less

than $10 in charges. However, he intends to continue to use the system in conjunction with his

pursuit of his claims and anticipates his use may exceed $10. He states that his income, based solely

on his disability benefits, is extremely limited. 

Plaintiff's motion demonstrates that it would be an unreasonable burden for him to pay

PACER fees and that it would promote public access to electronic court docket information if he

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were permitted to use the PACER system without charge. Accordingly, the court exempts plaintiff

from electronic public access fees for using PACER to prosecute his claims in Sheikh v. Cisco

Systems, Case No. 07-00262-RMW.

To ensure that he is not billed to use the PACER system, plaintiff must be sure to send a

copy of this order to: PACER Service Center, P.O. Box 780549, San Antonio, Texas, 78278-0549.

DATED: 5/19/08

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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A copy of this order was mailed on 5/20/08 to:

Plaintiff:

Rehan Sheikh

PO Box 869

French Camp, CA 95231-0869

PRO SE

Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Plaintiff

Rehan Ayyub Sheikh rehansheikh@yahoo.com

Counsel for Defendants:

Marlene S. Muraco mmuraco@littler.com 

Erica H. Kelley ehermatz@littler.com 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this order to co-counsel, as necessary.

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