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From: Michael Jung
Date: 2/27/98
Time: 12:14:09 AM
Remote Name: 38.217.62.132
Nothing. Once the system gets into widespread use (and the newer generation of lawyers and litigants is far more computer-literate than the old!), the costs will be small compared to the costs of responding to telephonic and personal inquiries to deputy clerks.
If a charge is to be made, I think a subscription basis is the only way to go without an accounting nightmare. If the cost is a marginal cost per inquiry, per minute, or per page, lawyers will face the problem of trying to capture the cost and charge it back to clients. The accounting will also be a burden to the court.