June 27, 2019
Yes, the federal government must provide free access to court opinions, but it is also free to decide what filings constitute an opinion, a Florida federal judge ruled Thursday, siding with the government in an attorney's suit challenging PACER fees.
June 26, 2019
The government's unwillingness to set guidelines for which court documents should be designated as free-to-download opinions in the federal PACER court filing system is "a wide-scale rampant administrative failure," a Florida attorney challenging the portal's fees said Wednesday.
February 21, 2019
A Florida attorney and the federal government on Wednesday clashed over fees for accessing certain documents through PACER, with the attorney arguing they amount to a breach of contract and the government saying while court opinions are usually free, it's up to the judge to determine what constitutes an opinion.
August 06, 2018
A lawyer accusing the federal government of improperly charging people to access judges' opinions in the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system urged a Florida federal judge Monday to reconsider his previous denial of class certification, arguing the government's supposedly subjective definition of "opinion" shouldn't preclude his suit.
April 13, 2018
A Florida federal judge refused Friday to grant certification to a proposed nationwide class of attorneys in a suit alleging the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system improperly charges users for viewing judges' opinions, ruling it would be too difficult to define and administer such a vast PACER class.
September 25, 2017
A Florida federal judge refused to dismiss a putative class action brought against the federal government by an attorney who claims that PACER, the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, improperly charges users for viewing judges' opinions, ruling that breach of contract claims were properly pled.
April 11, 2017
A Florida federal judge paused discovery Monday in a putative class action alleging that PACER, the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, improperly charges users for viewing judges' opinions, saying discovery would be too burdensome for the government at this stage.
November 22, 2016
A Florida lawyer filed a putative class action against the federal government Tuesday alleging the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, or PACER, improperly charges users for viewing judges' opinions.