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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

EDMUND G. BROWN JR., et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 01-cv-01351-TEH 

ORDER GRANTING PACER FEE 

EXEMPTION FOR COMPLIANCE 

OFFICER ELWOOD LUI 

 

The Honorable Elwood Lui has been appointed as the Compliance Officer in the 

three-judge court proceedings related to this case. Justice Lui has requested a PACER fee 

waiver, which the Court construes as a motion for exemption from the PACER fee. The 

standards established by the Judicial Conference for granting such an exemption are to 

avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to such information. Both 

standards must be met before a court may grant an exemption from the PACER fee. 

It would be unreasonable to burden Justice Lui with payment of this fee while he is 

working under appointment by and on behalf of the Court. Because he is performing a 

public function as the Compliance Officer in the Plata/Coleman three-judge court 

proceedings, public access to information will be promoted if he has free access to the 

entire docket in this case. Thus, the Court finds that both standards have been met in this 

instance and GRANTS Justice Lui’s motion for exemption from PACER user fees. The 

exemption shall remain in place as long as Justice Lui remains appointed as the 

Compliance Officer. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 08/26/15 _____________________________________ 

THELTON E. HENDERSON 

United States District Judge 

Case 4:01-cv-01351-JST Document 2868 Filed 08/26/15 Page 1 of 1