Local Rule 10.0: Ordering Transcripts
Local Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the First Circuit — Title II. Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a District Court
(a) Timely Filing. Fed. R. App. P. 10(b) requires that the transcript be ordered within 14 days of the filing of the notice of appeal. Parties are nevertheless urged to order any necessary transcript immediately after the filing of the notice. If the appellant fails to timely order a transcript in writing from the court reporter, the appeal may be dismissed for want of diligent prosecution.
(b) Transcript Order/Report. A Transcript Order/Report, in the form prescribed by this court, shall be used to satisfy the requirements of Fed. R. App. P. 10(b).
(c) Transcripts under the Criminal Justice Act. If the cost of the transcript is to be paid by the United States under the Criminal Justice Act, counsel must complete and attach CJA form 24 to the Transcript Order/Report so as to satisfy the requirement of Fed. R. App. P. 10(b)(4).
(d) Caveat. The court is of the opinion that in many cases a transcript is not really needed, and makes for delay and expense, as well as unnecessarily large records. The court urges counsel to endeavor, in appropriate cases, to enter into stipulations that will avoid or reduce transcripts. See Fed. R. App. P. 30(b). However, if an agreed statement of the evidence is contemplated, counsel are reminded of Fed. R. App. P. 10(c) requiring submission to the district court for approval. The fourteen-day ordering rule will not be suspended because of such activity, however, except by order of the court for good cause shown.