By Joe Palazzolo
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We just got this in our inbox. A fee increase of two cents per page for electronic court documents is upon us. Fortunately for you, we pride ourselves in posting court documents free of charge in cases of interest. You’re welcome.
In September 2011, the Judicial Conference of the United States authorized an increase in the Judiciary’s electronic public access fee in response to increasing costs for maintaining and enhancing the electronic public access system. The increase in the electronic public access (EPA) fee, from $ .08 to $ .10 per page, will take effect on April 1, 2012. The change is needed to continue to support and improve the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, and to develop and implement the next generation of the Judiciary’s Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system.