THE COURTS
Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES
MERCER COUNTY
Amendment to Local Rule of Civil Procedure L4008(A); 2024-2496
[54 Pa.B. 6422]
[Saturday, October 12, 2024]And Now, this 25th day of September, 2024, the Court hereby Approves, Adopts And Promulgates the following Amendment to Mercer County Local Rules L4008(A) regarding Fees charged by Court Reporters.
It Is Further Ordered And Directed that the Court Administrator of Mercer County shall file one (1) certified copy of this Amendment with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts and furnish two (2) certified copies to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
It Is Further Order and Directed that this Amendment shall be kept continuously available for public inspection and copying in the Office of the Clerk of Courts of Mercer County and the Office of the Prothonotary of Mercer County. This Order shall be published in the Mercer County Law Journal.
By the Court
DANIEL P. WALLACE,
President Judge
AMENDMENT TO THE MERCER COUNTY
LOCAL RULE REGARDING
FEES CHARGED BY COURT REPORTERSLocal Rule L4008(A) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
A. Fee Schedule for Court Reporters.
(1) Unless waived, the party requesting an ordinary transcript shall pay $2.50 per page for ordinary transcripts in electronic format and pay $2.75 per page for paperbound transcripts. The Commonwealth shall likewise pay $2.50 per page for ordinary transcripts in electronic format and pay $2.75 per page for paperbound transcripts.
(2) Unless waived, the party requesting an expedited transcript shall pay $3.50 per page for expedited transcripts in electronic format and pay $3.75 per page for expedited paperbound transcripts. The Commonwealth shall likewise pay $3.50 per page and $3.75 per page, respectively, for expedited transcripts.
(3) Unless waived, the party requesting a daily transcript shall pay $4.50 per page for daily transcripts in electronic format and pay $4.75 per page for daily transcripts in paperbound format. The Commonwealth shall likewise pay $4.50 per page and $4.75 per page, respectively, for daily.
(4) Unless waived, the party requesting same day delivery of a transcript shall pay $6.50 per page for same day delivery in electronic format and $6.75 per page for same day delivery in paperbound format. The Commonwealth shall likewise pay $6.50 per page and $6.75 per page, respectively, for same day delivery of a daily transcript.
(5) Unless waived, the party requesting a copy of a transcript shall pay $0.75 per page in paperbound format and $0.50 per page in electronic format. The Commonwealth shall likewise pay $0.75 per page and $0.50 per page, respectively, for a copy of a transcript.
(6) The County shall pay a Court Reporter $2.00 per page for all court orders.
(7) Upon order of the presiding judge, in the event a transcript involves a mass tort, medical malpractice, or unusually complex litigation, a Court Reporter may add a surcharge of $0.50 per page to the above schedule of fees.
(8) A requesting party shall pay a fee of $1.00 per page for a rough draft of a transcript with no certification. There will be no waiver of this fee.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1460. Filed for public inspection October 11, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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