THE COURTS
VENANGO COUNTY
Adoption of Local Rules; Court Reporters; CIV No. 1314-2016
[47 Pa.B. 193]
[Saturday, January 14, 2017]
Order of Court And Now, December 28, 2016, the following rules are hereby Adopted as the Local Rules of Judicial Administration 4004, 4007, 4008, governing court reporting and transcripts for the 28th Judicial District to be effective thirty (30) days after publication. The Venango County District Court Administrator is Ordered and Directed to do the following:
(1) File one (1) copy of the local rules with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts via email to adminrules@pacourts.us
(2) Forward two (2) paper copies and one (1) electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format only on a CD-ROM to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(3) Publish the local rules on the Venango County web- site at www.co.venango.pa.us
(4) File one copy of the local rule in the appropriate filing offices for public inspection and copying.
By the Court
OLIVER J. LOBAUGH,
President Judge
Local Rules of Judicial Administration Rule 4004. Qualifications of Court Reporters.
(A) Reserved.
(B) Reserved.
(C) Reserved.
(D)(1) Every court reporter shall provide to the Lead Reporter, on or before January 15 of each year, documentation indicating the number of continuing professional education hours that the Court Reporter successfully completed for the preceding calendar year.
(a) On or before the 31st day of January each year, the Lead Reporter shall provide a report to the District Court Administrator of the hours of continuing professional education that every Court Reporter has completed during the three (3) year re-qualifying period.
(2) The District Court Administrator shall assure that the requirements set forth for court recorders in subdivision (C) are satisfactorily met by conducting a review of work products for accuracy, timeliness and quality.
(E) Reserved.
Rule 4007. Requests for Transcripts.
(A) All original requests for transcripts shall be set forth on the standardized ''Request for Transcript'' form which may be downloaded from the Venango County website at www.co.venango.pa.us or a copy of which can be obtained at any filing office (Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphans' Court and/or Domestic Relations).
(B) The original request shall be filed in the appropriate filing office and the requesting party shall provide copies of the formal request to:
(1) the judge presiding over the matter;
(2) the court reporter;
(3) the district court administrator; and
(4) opposing counsel or party
(C) Reserved.
(D) Upon receipt of a request for ordinary transcript, the Court Reporter assigned to the proceeding shall, within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the Order to transcribe, calculate the estimated cost of the transcript using the price rates explicitly established by the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration or other rates approved pursuant thereto.
(1) A non-refundable deposit in the amount of 90% shall be made by the requestor within fourteen (14) calendar days after the Court Reporter has informed the requestor of the estimated cost. All deposits shall be made by cash, money order, certified check or law firm check made payable to the ''County of Venango'' and delivered to the Court Reporter. The Court Reporter will immediately forward the payment, along with the ''Escrow Fund Deposit'' form to the District Court Administrator who will deposit the check with the Venango County Treasurer. Orders directing transcription will be vacated if deposit amounts are not remitted within the stated timeframe.
(2) Upon receipt of the deposit, and Order to transcribe, the Court Reporter assigned to the proceeding shall prepare the transcript.
(3) The Court Reporter shall notify the requestor and the District Court Administrator upon completion of the transcript and shall advise the requestor of the balance due.
(4) Upon receipt of final invoice, payment for the balance due shall be paid by cash, money order, certified check or law firm check made payable to the County of Venango and delivered to the court reporter within seven (7) calendar days from the date the parties are notified. The Court Reporter will immediately forward the payment, along with the ''Escrow Fund Final Payment'' form to the District Court Administrator who will deposit payment with the Venango County Treasurer. Original transcripts will not be filed or copies distributed until the balance is paid in full.
(E) Reserved.
(F) The provisions of this Local Rule regarding deposits and final payments shall not apply to a request for a transcript where the Commonwealth or any subdivision thereof is the requestor, or where the requestor has been granted in forma pauperis status.
Rule 4008. Transcript Costs Payable by a Requesting Party Other Than the Commonwealth or a Subdivision Thereof.
(A)(1)(2) Costs. The costs payable by a requesting party, other than the Commonwealth or a subdivision thereof, unless a waiver is granted, shall be as follows:
Ordinary: $2.75 (paper) $2.50 (electronically filed) Expedited: $3.75 (paper) $3.50 (electronically filed) Daily: $4.75 (paper) $4.50 (electronically filed) Same Day: $6.75 (paper) $6.50 (electronically filed)
Complex Litigation/Medical Malpractice/Technical Testimony + .50 per page upon Order Secure Realtime Feed $1.00 per page Fee schedule for COPIES: $0.75 (paper)
$0.50 (electronic)Uncertified Rough Draft: NO WAIVERS $1.00 (electronic)
$1.25 (paper)The costs payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision (to include any Pennsylvania state, county, regional or municipal government entity, including any department, board, attorney, employee or agent acting on behalf of that entity) shall be:
Ordinary: $2.00 (paper) $1.75 (electronically filed) Expedited: $3.00 (paper) $2.75 (electronically filed) Daily: $4.00 (paper) $3.75 (electronically filed) Same Day: $6.00 (paper) $5.75 (electronically filed)
Fee schedule for COPIES: $ .50 (paper)
$ -0- (electronic)Uncertified Rough Draft $1.00 (electronic)
$1.25 (paper)A court reporter shall be paid by the County at the rate of $1.50 per page for court orders.
(B) Economic Hardship.
(1) Reserved.
(2) Reserved.
(3) Reserved.
(4) Litigants claiming economic hardship must attach a completed In Forma Pauperis affidavit, pursuant to PA Rule of Civil Procedure 240, to the Request for Transcript form. Proof of income must be supplied including pay stubs for the past three months, social security benefit statements for the past three months, DPW compass page, DPW Snap sheet for the past three months, Domestic Relations child support information, and/or unemployment benefit statements for the past three months.
(a) No reduction or waiver of costs shall be requested or granted for any non-ordinary transcript unless the requesting party demonstrates reasonable need.
(C) Reserved.
(D) Copies of transcripts.
Any requests for copies of transcripts filed of record shall be directed to the Court Reporter and shall be produced solely by the Court Reporter. Payment for copies of transcripts shall be paid by cash, money order, certified check or law firm check made payable to the County of Venango and delivered to the Court Reporter pursuant to the rates established in 4008(A)(1)(2).
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-53. Filed for public inspection January 13, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]
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