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RULE 5077–1 Transcripts

(a) Obtaining a Transcript. All official transcripts of a Court hearing must be ordered from the Court's transcription service if recorded electronically, or from the Court Reporter as identified on the docket.

(b) Copies of Transcripts Available to Public. Subject to any applicable Judicial Conference policy limiting electronic access to transcripts, the Clerk shall provide copies of any filed transcript to the public upon request and the payment of prescribed copy fees, unless the Court orders that copies of the transcript not be made or that the transcript be sealed.

(c) Payment for Transcripts. The obligation to pay the reporter or transcriber for any and all transcripts shall be the joint and several personal obligations of the attorney and the party for whose benefit the transcript was obtained to the extent so ordered. Any charges for a transcript shall be payable upon the completion of the transcript or any segment thereof when a proper bill for same has been submitted by the reporter or transcriber.