Local Rule Rule 5007-1: Transcripts

Rule 5007-1. Transcripts A. Filing of Transcript. If a transcript of a Court proceeding is requested by an attorney electronically or by a pro se party in writing, the person preparing the transcript shall promptly file a certified copy and make the transcript available to the person who ordered the transcript. All transcript-related deadlines in this section shall be counted from the transcript filing date.

B. Notice of Intent to Request Redaction. Attorneys and pro se parties who attended the transcribed hearing shall have 7 days to file a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of private information listed in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9037(a).

C. Request for Redaction under Rule 9037(a). An attorney or party who has filed a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction shall have 21 calendar days from the filing date of the transcript to serve a Request for Redaction on the person who prepared the transcript. The Request for Redaction shall include information on the personal data identifiers to be redacted and the page and line numbers where the information appears in the transcript. The attorney or party serving the Request for Redaction shall file a certificate of service with the Court.

D. Request for Redaction under Rule 9037(d). A request to redact information not included under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9037(a) shall be filed as a Motion for a Protective Order.

E. Redacted Transcript. If the Notice of Intent to Request Redaction has been filed and the Request for Redaction has been served on the person who prepared the transcript, the person who prepared the transcript shall file a redacted transcript within 31 days from the date of the filing of the original transcript.

F. Availability of the Transcript.

1. First 90 days after filing. Pursuant to the Judicial Conference Policy on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files, electronic access to transcripts during the first 90 days after filing is restricted to:

a. Parties and attorneys in the case who have requested the transcript through the person who prepared the transcript. b. Court employees. c. Members of the public using the public access courthouse computer.

In the first 90 days after a transcript is filed, a paper copy of the transcript may be obtained only from the person who prepared the transcript. Nothing in this rule shall restrict who may obtain a paper copy of the transcript.

2. After 90 days. After 90 days after the original transcript is filed, the transcript shall be made available for remote electronic access unless there is a motion for a protective order pending. If a motion for protective order is filed, the transcript or unredacted transcript shall be made available for remote electronic access after the motion is ruled. PACER charges shall apply; there is no free look and the PACER "cap" on charges does not apply. PACER charges shall also apply to persons who have already purchased a copy from the person who prepared the transcript.

3. Access to unredacted transcripts. If a transcript has been redacted, access to the unredacted transcript shall be limited to persons enumerated in this subsection.