Local Rule LBR 9037-2: Use of Electronic Transcripts
Bankr. W.D. Mich. — General rule
LBR 9037-2: Use of Electronic Transcripts
(a) Access to Electronic Transcripts. The Court may direct that a transcript of all or part of a digitally recorded proceeding be made available through CM/ECF. All ECF Filers who attended the proceeding will be notified once an electronic transcript is available.
(1) Limited Access. No electronic transcript will be available for viewing or downloading for the first 90 days after the transcript is filed, unless the transcript is purchased from the court reporter or transcriber by an attorney of record, in which case the transcript will be available for remote electronic viewing and use by that attorney. Otherwise, an electronic transcript will only be available during the first 90 days for viewing from a public terminal at the Clerk's office.
(2) Unrestricted Access. The original electronic transcript (or a redacted transcript, if applicable) will be available for unrestricted viewing and printing -- either remotely or from the Clerk's public terminal -- beginning on the 91st day after the transcript is filed. PACER charges apply for all remote viewing regardless of whether the viewer purchased access to the transcript, and charges are not limited to 30 pages.
(b) Redaction of Electronic Transcripts.
(1) Redacting Personal Identifiers. The responsibility for redacting personal identifiers rests solely with the parties and their counsel. Any person who wishes to redact personal identifiers from an electronic transcript must file a "Notice of Intent to Request Redaction" with the Clerk and serve a copy on the transcriber within 7 days after the transcript is filed. The requesting party must then submit a Request for Redaction within 21 days of the transcript's filing that lists (A) the personal identifiers to be redacted, and (B) where those personal identifiers appear in the transcript by page and line.
(2) Redacting Information Other than Personal Identifiers. If a person wishes to redact information other than personal identifiers from an electronic transcript, the person must file a motion for a protective order pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9037(d). The electronic transcript will not be available for unrestricted viewing, downloading, or printing until the Court rules on the motion for the protective order.