Application for Multi-Court Exemption from the 

 Judicial Conference's Electronic Public Access (EPA) Fees

1.) I am requesting an exemption from fees for public access to electronic case records for the courts 

selected below:

Seventh Circuit

Courts of Appeal

First Circuit

First Circuit - BAP

Second Circuit

Third Circuit

Fifth Circuit

Sixth Circuit

Eighth Circuit - BAP

Tenth Circuit

Eleventh Circuit Tenth Circuit - BAP

D.C. Circuit

Federal Circuit

All Courts of Appeal

Sixth Circuit - BAP

Ninth Circuit - BAP

Fourth Circuit

Eighth Circuit

Ninth Circuit

Bankruptcy Appellate Panels (BAP)

District Courts

All District Courts

Alabama Middle

Alabama Northern

Alabama Southern

Alaska

Illinois Northern

Illinois Central

Illinois Southern

Indiana Northern

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee Eastern

Arizona

Arkansas Eastern

Arkansas Western

California Central

Indiana Southern

Iowa Northern

Iowa Southern

Kansas

New Mexico

New York Eastern

New York Northern

New York Southern

Tennessee Middle

Tennessee Western

Texas Eastern

Texas Northern

California Eastern

California Northern

California Southern

Colorado

Kentucky Eastern

Kentucky Western

Louisiana Eastern

Louisiana Middle

New York Western

North Carolina Eastern

North Carolina Middle

North Carolina Western

Texas Southern

Texas Western

Utah

Vermont

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida Middle

Louisiana Western

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

North Dakota

Northern Mariana Islands

Ohio Northern

Ohio Southern

Virgin Islands

Virginia Eastern

Virginia Western

Washington Eastern

Florida Northern

Florida Southern

Georgia Northern

Georgia Middle

Michigan Eastern

Michigan Western

Minnesota

Mississippi Northern

Oklahoma Eastern

Oklahoma Northern

Oklahoma Western

Oregon

Washington Western

West Virginia Northern

West Virginia Southern

Wisconsin Eastern

Georgia Southern

Guam

Hawaii

Idaho

Mississippi Southern

Missouri Eastern

Missouri Western

Pennsylvania Eastern

Pennsylvania Middle

Pennsylvania Western

Puerto Rico

Wisconsin Western

Wyoming

Montana
Bankruptcy Courts

All Bankruptcy Courts

Alabama Middle

Alabama Northern

Alabama Southern

Alaska

Illinois Northern

Illinois Central

Illinois Southern

Indiana Northern

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee Eastern

Arizona

Arkansas Eastern

Arkansas Western

California Central

Indiana Southern

Iowa Northern

Iowa Southern

Kansas

New Mexico

New York Eastern

New York Northern

New York Southern

Tennessee Middle

Tennessee Western

Texas Eastern

Texas Northern

California Eastern

California Northern

California Southern

Colorado

Kentucky Eastern

Kentucky Western

Louisiana Eastern

Louisiana Middle

New York Western

North Carolina Eastern

North Carolina Middle

North Carolina Western

Texas Southern

Texas Western

Utah

Vermont

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida Middle

Louisiana Western

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

North Dakota

Northern Mariana Islands

Ohio Northern

Ohio Southern

Virgin Islands

Virginia Eastern

Virginia Western

Washington Eastern

Florida Northern

Florida Southern

Georgia Northern

Georgia Middle

Michigan Eastern

Michigan Western

Minnesota

Mississippi Northern

Oklahoma Eastern

Oklahoma Northern

Oklahoma Western

Oregon

Washington Western

West Virginia Northern

West Virginia Southern

Wisconsin Eastern

Georgia Southern

Guam

Hawaii

Idaho

Mississippi Southern

Missouri Eastern

Missouri Western

Pennsylvania Eastern

Pennsylvania Middle

Pennsylvania Western

Puerto Rico

Wisconsin Western

Wyoming

Montana

3.) Please summarize why the case information from the Public Access to Court Electronic Records 

(PACER) service is needed and how it will be used. Also, please explain why an exemption from 

the courts identified is necessary. If you need more space, please provide in an attachment.

2.) I am an individual associated with

Judicial Panel on 

Multidistrict Litigation

U.S. Court of 

International Trade

U.S. Court of 

Federal Claims

National Courts
a) An exemption from the Judicial Conference's EPA Fee is necessary in order to avoid 

unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to information.

d) I agree that any data received through this exemption will not be sold for profit, will not be 

transferred, will not be used for commercial purposes, and will not be redistributed via the Internet.

Date

Applicant's Printed Name

Applicant's Signature

Please submit your completed, signed request via email to Multi-CourtExemptions@ao.uscourts.gov 

or by mail to:

Attention: Multi-Court Exemptions 

Court Programs Division 

DPS-CSO-PRGD 

One Columbus Circle, N.E. 

Washington, DC 20544

Declaration: I declare that all the above information is true and understand that a false statement 

may result in termination of my exempt access and an assessment of Electronic Public Access 

usage fees. (The box must be marked or your request will not be considered)

** Requests sent through the US mail may take up to two weeks to clear security.**

4.) In support of this application, I affirm the following:

Applicant's Title

c) I understand that this fee exemption will apply only to me, will be valid only for the purposes 

stated above, and will apply only to the electronic case files of the court(s) indicated above that are 

available through the PACER service.

b) That the exemption will be for a definitive period of time: 

City State Zip Code

Applicant's Mailing Address

Applicant's Phone Number

Applicant's email address