Local Rule AP 4.2: Transcripts of Federal Court Proceedings in this District

4.2 Transcripts of Federal Court Proceedings in this District

(a) Electronic Filing of Original Transcripts. All original transcripts shall be electronically filed, which shall generate a Notice of Electronic Filing of a Transcript to be served on the parties.

(b) Obligation to Review Transcripts for Personal Identifiers. Within twenty-one (21) days after the date on the Notice of Electronic Filing of a Transcript, any party who purchased an original or a copy of the transcript shall:

(1) Review the transcript to determine whether it contains any personal identifiers listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1, whichever is applicable; and

(2) Electronically file a Transcript Redaction Request if that party concludes the transcript contains personal identifiers that must be redacted.

Any party that did not request an original or copy of the transcript may also review the transcript for personal identifiers and may electronically file a Transcript Redaction Request within this same twenty-one (21) day period.

The responsibility for redacting personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and the parties and neither the court reporter nor court staff are responsible to independently redact information from the case unless there is a redaction request by a party to the case. The parties will be charged no fee for redactions made by a court reporter.

(c) Requests to Redact Other Information. Requests to redact any information other than the personal identifiers listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1 must be made by motion within twenty-one (21) days after the date on the Notice of Electronic Filing of a Transcript.

(d) Failure to Submit Transcript Redaction Request. The failure to file a Transcript Redaction Request within the designated twenty-one (21) day period will result in a presumption that the redaction of personal identifiers is not necessary and the original transcript will be made available at the clerk's office and by remote Internet access through PACER as set forth below.

(e) Electronic Filing of Redacted Transcripts. If a Transcript Redaction Request is timely made or a motion to redact additional information is granted, a redacted transcript shall be electronically filed within thirty-one (31) days after the original transcript was filed with the court.

(f) Public Access to Transcripts. For a period of ninety (90) days following the filing of an original transcript, only Filing Users who purchased an original or a copy of the transcript will be permitted remote Internet access to the transcript through PACER. The public may review, but may not copy or reproduce, the transcript in the clerk's office in paper format or in electronic format at public terminals during this initial ninety (90) day period. At the conclusion of this initial ninety (90) day period, unless extended by court order, the public will be permitted to copy or reproduce the transcript in the clerk's office and will be permitted remote Internet access to the transcript though PACER. If a redacted transcript is filed, the original transcript will remain available to the parties in the case but will not be otherwise made available to the public at the clerk's office or through PACER. Persons accessing transcripts using PACER, including both Filing Users who purchased the transcript and other members of the public, will be assessed a PACER user fee in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1914.

(g) Electronic Signatures. An electronically signed transcript shall have the same force and effect as a paper transcript containing an original signature and certification stamp. An electronically signed transcript shall include, but is not limited to, the signatories name (i) preceded by a "/s/", or (ii) inserted in the document as an imaged or digital signature.

(Amended 5/15/08; preamble omitted 12/1/09; §§ (a) & (e) amended 6/1/11)