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12. What happens if I am a Cuss Member and I do nothing? You don't have to do anything now if you want to keep the possibility of getting money or benefits from this lawsuit. By doing nothing you are staying in the Class. If you stay in the Class and the Plaintiffs obtain money or benefits, either as a result of a court ruling or a settlement, you will be notified about how to apply for your share (or how to ask to be excluded from any settlement). Keep in mind that if you do nothing now, regardless of whether the Plaintiffs win or lose the case, you will not be able to sue, or continue to sue, the United States government or Administrative Office—as part of any other lawsuit—about the same legal claims that are the subject of this lawsuit. This means that you will not be able to sue the government or the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts for any PACER fees paid between April 21, 2010 and April 21, 2016. You will also be legally bound by all of the Orders the Court issues and judgments the Court makes in this class action. 13. If I am a Class Member, why would I ask to be excluded? If you exclude yourself from the Class—which also means to remove yourself from the Class, and is sometimes called "opting out" of the Class—you won't get any money or benefits from this lawsuit even if the Plaintiffs obtain them as a result of a court ruling or from any settlement (that may or may not be reached) between Plaintiffs and the United States government. However, you may then be able to sue or continue to sue the government for the PACER fees at issue in this case. If you exclude yourself, you will not be legally bound by the Court's judgments in this class action. If you exclude yourself, you may represent yourself or hire a lawyer to represent you in your own lawsuit against the government or the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. If you exclude yourself and bring your own lawsuit, you'll have to prove your own claims, and will no longer be represented by class counsel. If you choose to exclude yourself so you can start or continue your own lawsuit against the government, you should decide soon whether to pursue your own case because your claims may be subject to a statute of limitations. 14. If I am a Class Member, how do I ask the Court, to exclude me from the Class? To ask to be excluded from the Class, you must request exclusion in one of the following ways: 1. Send an "Exclusion Request" in the form of a letter sent by mail, stating that you want to be excluded from National Veterans Legal Services Program v. United States Case No. 1:16-cv-00745-ESH Be sure to include your name, address, telephone number, email address, and signature. You must mail your Exclusion Request, postmarked by July 17, 2017, to: PACER Fees Class Action Administrator, P.O. Box 43434, Providence, RI 02940-3434. 2. Complete and submit online the Exclusion Request Form found here by July 17, 2017. 3. Send an Exclusion Request Form, available here, by mail. You must mail your Exclusion Request Form, postmarked by July 17, 2017, to: PACER Fees Class Action Administrator, P.O. Box 43434, Providence, RI 02940-3434. THE LAWYERS REPRESENTING THE CLASS 15. Do Class Members have a jawyerin this .case.0. Yes, the Court decided that the law firms of Gupta Wessler PLLC of Washington, D.C. and Motley Rice LLC of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina are qualified to represent all Class Members. These law firms are called "Class Counsel." They are experienced in handling other class actions. More information about Gupta Wessler and Motley Rice, their practices, and their lawyers' experience is available at www.gmptawessler.com and www.motleyiice.com. Page 5 of 6 P41