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Rules and Forms | Appellate Procedure: Reporters' Transcripts (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Appellate Advisory Committee recommends amending several rules relating to the format of reporters' transcripts and borrowing the record on appeal. Code of Civil Procedure section 271 requires that as of January 1, 2023, a reporter's transcript must be delivered in electronic form unless a party or person entitled to the transcript requests it in paper format. In recognition that most reporters' transcripts will be in electronic form, the committee recommends allowing transcripts to be in a single volume in most cases. In addition, the committee recommends clarifying that, to be accepted in lieu of depositing the estimated cost of the transcript with the court, a certified transcript submitted by a party must comply with specified format requirements. The committee also recommends creating an exception to the requirement that the page numbering in an electronic format reporter's transcript match the electronic page counter in PDF view in certain cases involving multiple-reporter cases. This proposal originated with suggestions from the California Court Reporters Association.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Appellate Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2024:
1. Amend rules 8.130, 8.834, 8.866, and 8.919 of the California Rules of Court to state that a certified transcript submitted by a party in lieu of depositing the cost of preparing a reporter's transcript must not be accepted unless it complies with the applicable format requirements.
2. Amend the advisory committee comments accompanying rules 8.130, 8.866, and 8.919 to:
a. Provide examples of the types of changes that would need to be made to comply with the applicable format requirements;
b. State that parties submitting certified transcripts in lieu of a deposit are responsible for ensuring that such transcripts are in the proper fo...
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