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Procedures for Requesting Transcripts
Transcript From
an Official Court Reporter (Non-Appeal)
Transcript From an Official Reporter (Appeal)
Transcript Under the Criminal Justice Act
Transcript From an Electronic Recording (Magistrate
Judge Proceedings)
Transcript Rates
Transcript Redaction Requirements
For more information, see the Court
Reporter Management Plan
Transcript From an Official Court Reporter
(Non-Appeal)
To obtain a transcript (non-appeal), follow these
procedures.
- Request the transcript (orally or in writing) from
the appropriate court reporter.
Be sure to provide pertinent information to identify the material
to be transcribed.
- After receiving your request, the court reporter
will provide an estimate of the cost. You must then make arrangements
with the court reporter for payment.
Once financial arrangements have been made, the court
reporter will prepare an original and one copy of the transcript
and AO 44 invoice. The court reporter will file the original transcript
and AO 44 invoice with the Clerk's Office and provide a copy of
the transcript and AO 44 invoice to you.
Transcript From an Official Reporter (Appeal)
If you are an appellant, you must follow these
procedures.
- Contact the appropriate court
reporter to make financial arrangements for the transcript.
- Complete information on the transcript
order form (top portion and Part I) and forward pages 1-4
to the court reporter. (This form is a multi-part form. Originals
must be used. Please contact the Clerk's Office to obtain this
form. The link is for illustrative purposes only.)
- Distribute pages 5 - 8 as indicated on the bottom
center of the form.
The court reporter will complete Part II, forward
page 4 to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and prepare an original
and one copy of the transcript. The court reporter will file the
original transcript with the Clerk's Office and forward the copy
to you.
Transcript From an Electronic Recording
(Magistrate Judge Proceedings)
To request a transcript from an electronic recording,
follow these procedures.
- Send a written request to the appropriate magistrate
judge's secretary or courtroom
deputy to make arrangements for transcribing the tape.
- The secretary or courtroom deputy will provide
the tape to a transcriber with your original request. The transcriber
will then contact you. You must make financial arrangements with
the transcriber at that time.
Once financial arrangements have been made, the transcriber
will prepare an original and one copy of the transcript. The transcriber
will provide a copy of the transcript to you and file the original
in the Clerk's Office.
You may also purchase a copy of an audio tape by making
an oral or written request to the appropriate magistrate judge's
secretary or courtroom deputy. Follow directions given by the secretary
or courtroom deputy for picking-up and paying for the tape. Please see the fee schedule for the current fee.
Transcript Rates — All Parties*
| PER PAGE - Effective October 23, 2007 |
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Original |
Copy to
Each Party |
Each Add'l Copy
to the Same Party |
Ordinary Transcript
(To
be delivered within 30 calendar days after receipt of order) |
$3.65 |
$.90 |
$.60 |
14-Day Transcript
(To be delivered within 14 calendar days after receipt of order) |
$4.25 |
$.90 |
$.60 |
Expedited Transcript
(To be delivered within 7 calendar
days after receipt of order) |
$4.85 |
$.90 |
$.60 |
Daily Transcript
(To
be delivered following adjournment and prior to the normal opening
hour of court on the following morning, whether or not it actually
is a court day) |
$6.05 |
$1.20 |
$.90 |
Hourly
(To be delivered within two hours
after receipt of order) |
$7.25 |
$1.20 |
$.90 |
Realtime Transcript
(A draft unedited transcript produced by a certified realtime reporter as a byproduct of realtime to be delivered electronically during proceedings or immediately following adjournment.) |
$3.05 |
$1.20 |
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Transcript in CJA Cases
In multi-defendant cases involving
CJA defendants, only one transcript should be purchased from
the court reporter on behalf of CJA defendants. One of the appointed
counsel or clerk of court should arrange for duplication, at
commercially competitive rates, of enough copies of the transcript
for each CJA defendant for whom a transcript has been approved.
The cost of duplication will be charged to the CJA appropriation.
This policy does not preclude the court reporter from providing
copies at a commercially competitive rate. |
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| PER PAGE - Effective Prior to October 23, 2007 |
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Original |
Copy to
Each Party |
Each Add'l Copy
to the Same Party |
Ordinary Transcript
(To
be delivered within 30 calendar days after receipt of order) |
$3.30 |
$.83 |
$.55 |
Expedited Transcript
(To be delivered within 7 calendar
days after receipt of order) |
$4.40 |
$.83 |
$.55 |
Daily Transcript
(To
be delivered following adjournment and prior to the normal opening
hour of court on the following morning, whether or not it actually
is a court day) |
$5.50 |
$1.10 |
$.83 |
Hourly
(To be delivered within two hours
after receipt of order) |
$6.60 |
$1.10 |
$.83 |
Transcript in CJA Cases
In multi-defendant cases involving
CJA defendants, only one transcript should be purchased from
the court reporter on behalf of CJA defendants. One of the appointed
counsel or clerk of court should arrange for duplication, at
commercially competitive rates, of enough copies of the transcript
for each CJA defendant for whom a transcript has been approved.
The cost of duplication will be charged to the CJA appropriation.
This policy does not preclude the court reporter from providing
copies at a commercially competitive rate. |
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Taken from Volume VI of the Guide to Judiciary Policies and Procedures.
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