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  1. April 25, 2024

    Objector Takes $125M PACER Overcharge Deal To Fed. Circ.

    An objector to a $125 million deal resolving class action claims that the federal judiciary overcharges users of its PACER court records system is taking his challenge to the settlement to the Federal Circuit.

  2. March 20, 2024

    PACER Overcharge Attys Net $24M As Feds' $125M Deal OK'd

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday granted final approval to the U.S. government's $125 million deal ending class action claims that the judiciary charges users excessive fees to run the federal courts' PACER records system, signing off on nearly $23.9 million in fees to the nonprofit plaintiffs' attorneys.

  3. September 12, 2023

    Feds Question $23M Fee Request In PACER Overcharge Spat

    The U.S. government on Tuesday urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge to "carefully examine" nonprofits' $23 million attorney fee request in long-running litigation challenging PACER charges, saying the review is needed "to ensure that class members' rights and recovery are appropriately safeguarded.

  4. August 29, 2023

    Nonprofits' Attys Seek $23M Fee In PACER Overcharge Case

    Attorneys representing nonprofits that won a $125 million settlement from the U.S. government over PACER charges have asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge for about $23 million in fees from the settlement fund.

  5. October 11, 2022

    Feds To Pay $125M To End PACER Users' Overcharge Suit

    The U.S. government has agreed to pay $125 million to end a class action from a group of nonprofits that allege the judiciary charges users excessive fees to run the Public Access to Electronic Court Records system, the class said in D.C. federal court Tuesday.

  6. November 16, 2021

    Feds, PACER Users Agree 'In Principle' To Fee Suit Settlement

    The U.S. government and a group of nonprofits that brought a class action over allegedly excessive fees the judiciary charges to run the Public Access to Electronic Court Records system have reached an agreement "in principle" to a proposed settlement, according to a D.C. federal court filing.

  7. August 13, 2018

    Gov't, PACER Users Can Appeal Suit Over Fees

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Monday greenlighted an appeal in a class action challenging the government's use of fees for the Public Access to Electronic Court Records system, allowing both sides to argue that the court got it wrong in a liability decision that found the government misused $200 million in fees.

  8. July 16, 2018

    US Asks To Appeal Ruling It Misspent $200M In PACER Fees

    The federal government has urged a District of Columbia federal court to greenlight an appeal of a decision finding that the government misused $200 million in fees for users of its Public Access to Electronic Court Records system, saying the damages calculations would likely be so time-consuming that it would be more efficient to appeal the users' win now.

  9. April 02, 2018

    Courts Improperly Spent $200M In PACER Fees, Judge Rules

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Saturday granted a partial win for PACER users, finding that the judiciary inappropriately used almost $200 million in fees collected via the online federal courts documents portal from 2010 to 2016 to fund other projects, in breach of federal law.

  10. January 24, 2017

    PACER Users Win Class Certification In Fee-Challenging Suit

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Tuesday certified a class of potentially hundreds of thousands of PACER users in three nonprofit groups' suit alleging the government is illegally making a profit on the court records service, ruling nonprofits can adequately represent all PACER users.

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