U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

PACER Fee Exemption Request

The U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota understands that the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the public’s ability to access the public terminals in the Clerk’s Office to conduct research on PACER. To request a PACER fee exemption to access U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota electronic court documents, complete and submit the following request form.

After you submit your request, your responses will be reviewed by Court staff; you will be notified by email if your request is granted or denied, or if the Court needs additional information to process your request. It may take up to 5 business days to process your request.

Please note that in order to access PACER and request a PACER fee exemption, you must first create a PACER account at www.pacer.gov.
1.What is your name (first and last)?(Required.)
2.What is your mailing address?(Required.)
3.What is your email address?(Required.)
4.What is your PACER username (do not share your PACER password)?(Required.)
5.What is your PACER account number?(Required.)
6.Please explain why you need a PACER fee exemption.(Required.)
7.How long do you require a PACER fee exemption?

Please note your request cannot exceed 12-months, but you may renew your PACER fee exemption request after it expires.
8.By selecting "I agree to the terms and conditions" below, you agree to the following:

1. Your PACER fee exemption will apply only to you.
2. The fee exemption only applies to the electronic case files of the District of Minnesota that are available through the PACER system. If you require access to a different Court's files, you must contact that Court.
3. You agree to not sell for profit any data obtained as a result of receiving this exemption.
4. You are prohibited from transferring any data obtained as a result of receiving this exemption, including redistribution of any information obtained from PACER on internet-based databases.
5. Your fee exemption, if granted, may be terminated at the discretion of the Court at any time.(Required.)
After you submit your survey, your responses will be reviewed by Court staff. You will be notified by email, at the email address you provided above, if your request is granted or denied, or if the Court needs additional information to process your request. Please note that it may take up to 5 business days to process your request.