THE COURTS
LANCASTER COUNTY
Adoption of New Local Rules of Judicial Administration Governing Court Reporting and Transcripts; CPJ. No. 7, Page 1357; No. 23 AD 2016
[46 Pa.B. 7175]
[Saturday, November 12, 2016]
Administrative Order And Now, this 18th day of October 2016, it is hereby
Ordered and Decreed, that effective January 1, 2017, the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas adopts the following local rules governing court reporting and transcripts for the 2nd Judicial District.
The Lancaster County District Court Administrator is Ordered and Directed to do the following:
1. File one (1) copy to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts via email to adminrules@pacourts.us.
2. File two (2) paper copies and one (1) electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format only to bulletin@palrb.us with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
3. Publish these Rules on the Lancaster County Court website at www.court.co.lancaster.pa.us.
4. Incorporation of the local rule into the set of local rules on www.court.co.lancaster.pa.us within thirty (30) days after the publication of the local rule in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
5. File one (1) copy of the local rule in the appropriate filing office for public inspection and copying.
By the Court
DENNIS E. REINAKER,
President Judge
Local Rules of Judicial Administration Rule 101. Title and Citation.
These Rules shall be known as the Lancaster County Rules of Judicial Administration and may be cited as ''L.C.R.J.A. . . . .''
Rule 4007. Requests for Transcripts.
(B) For an ordinary transcript, the party requesting the full or partial transcript of a trial or other proceeding shall file the original request with the Clerk of Courts, Prothonotary, or Orphans' Court.
The requesting party shall serve copies of the formal request to:
1. The Presiding Judge
2. The court reporter(s) assigned to the proceeding
3. The Chief Court Reporter
4. Opposing counsel or party, if party is unrepresented
(D) Private Litigant Requests & Payment of Costs
(1) The litigant ordering the transcript shall make payment in the amount of 95% of the estimated total cost of the transcript.
Deposit checks are to be made payable to the County of Lancaster and shall be delivered to the Chief Court Reporter.
(2) Upon receipt of the 95% deposit, the court reporter(s) assigned to the proceeding shall be directed by the Chief Court Reporter to prepare the transcript.
(3) The court reporter(s) shall notify the ordering party and the Chief Court Reporter upon completion of the transcript and shall indicate the balance due.
(4) Checks for the final balance are to be made payable to the County of Lancaster and shall be delivered to the Chief Court Reporter.
Upon payment of the balance owed, the court reporter(s) shall obtain the signature of the presiding judge on the original transcript and shall deliver the original transcript to the appropriate filing office. After the original transcript has been delivered to the appropriate filing office, copies shall be delivered to the parties pursuant to L.C.R.J.A. 4008(E).
(E) Any requests by a litigant for a transcript pursuant to R.J.A 4007(E) alleging inability to pay due to economic hardship must be directed to the President Judge for determination as provided in L.C.R.J.A. 4008(B).
Rule 4008. Transcript Costs Payable by the Commonwealth or a Subdivision Thereof, shall be governed as follows:
(A) Costs Payable
(1) Electronic Format. The costs payable by the initial ordering party for a transcript delivered via electronic format shall not exceed:
(a) For an ordinary transcript, $2.50 per page
(b) For an expedited transcript, $3.50 per page
(c) For a daily transcript, $4.50 per page
(d) For same-day delivery, $6.50 per page
(e) For a realtime feed, $1.00 per page
(f) For complex litigation, $3.00 per page
(g) For rough drafts, $1.00 per page
(2) Paper Format. The costs payable by the initial ordering party for a transcript delivered via paper format shall not exceed:
(a) For an ordinary transcript, $2.75 per page
(b) For an expedited transcript, $3.75 per page
(c) For a daily transcript, $4.75 per page
(d) For same-day delivery, $6.75 per page
(e) For a realtime feed, $1.00 per page
(f) For complex litigation, $3.25 per page
(g) For rough drafts, $1.25 per page
(B) Economic Hardship
(4) Legal Aid Services must provide the President Judge with a letter of certification verifying, as provided in R.J.A. 4008(B), that the client meets financial eligibility and that the matter is under appeal or that the transcript being requested is necessary to advance the current litigation.
Self-represented litigants claiming economic hardship must attach to their request for transcript a fully completed In Forma Pauperis Petition pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 240.
(E) Copies of Transcripts
Any requests to the filing offices for copies of filed transcripts shall be directed and produced solely by the Court Reporters' Office.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-1945. Filed for public inspection November 10, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]
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