FYI
Thanks to Paul for organizing the Seattle effort!
If you don't have an existing team, please feel free to join the "TA3M Seattle" team.
Thanks, Lee
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [TA3M-Seattle] Aaron Schwartz Memorial Cup PACER protest Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:26:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul English tallpaul@engmooski.net To: ta3m-seattle@lists.openitp.org
Updated instructions, with a special edits from Carl Malamud of public.resource.org. These instructions are also featured on the TA3M Wiki: https://wiki.openitp.org/events:techno-activism_3rd_mondays:seattle
* There's an Aaron Schwartz Memorial Cup Race as part of a larger effort. Read about the larger effort here: https://yo.yourhonor.org/
* Before 4pm Pacific time, March 31: * Download the RECAP extension https://www.recapthelaw.org/ * Register for PACER (credit card & tax ID required, not charged up to $15 worth of documents): https://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/pscof/regWizard.jsf * This will ensure that everything is working and you are ready for the protest AND help in the effort. * You can obtain suggestions for documents to download here: http://www.plainsite.org/asymptote/
* On May 1 as part of the protest: * Enter your team name in the RECAP extension. I suggest "TA3M Seattle" * Download up to $15 worth of documents before 11:59pm Pacific Time.
* On May 1 as part of the protest: * Send or better yet deliver to the courthouse a personal note to the Chief Judge of the District(s) in which you are located. To the effect of: ”Dear Your Honor, I loved your opinion in Foo v. Bar, I’m a law student, I hope you’ll do something about PACER.”
* For King County: Presiding Judge Susan J. Craighead, King County Superior Court, 516 3rd Ave, Room C-203, Seattle, WA 98104, Mailstop: KCC-SC-0203
* For Seattle: Presiding Judge Kimi Kondo, Municipal Court of Seattle, 600 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-1900