TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 12, 2022

Most users of the judiciary’s PACER electronic court records platform would receive refunds for fees they incurred under a $125 million settlement agreement between three nonprofits and the U.S. government, Bloomberg Law reports. Under the agreement, the government must reimburse “the vast majority of PACER users in full” for past charges. The deal still must be approved U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman. This week’s action comes after the parties announced a tentative deal last November. The nonprofit groups first filed suit arguing that the fees being charged by Pacer were excessive.