Chapter I

Chapter I

LOCAL RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

Table of Rules

Rule	Uniform Rules Governing Court Reporting and Transcripts
L5000.5	Requests for Transcripts
L5000.6	Deposit of Partial Transcript Fee
L5000.9	Deadline for Delivery of Transcript
L5000.11	Delivery of Transcript; Payment of Balance
L5000.13	Ownership of Notes; Safeguarding; Protection

Rule L5000.5

REQUEST FOR TRANSCRIPTS

No transcript shall be commenced or completed unless it is requested in writing in strict compliance to Pa.R.J.A. 5000.5. The request shall specifically designate the notes of testimony to be transcribed. Where necessary, an order of court granting the request shall accompany the request in filing and service.

Rule L5000.6

DEPOSIT OF PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT FEE

Except where the Commonwealth or a sub-division is liable for the cost, the party ordering the transcript shall be required to deposit one-half of the estimated fee for the transcript with the responsible court reporter as a condition precedent to starting transcription.

Rule L5000.9

DEADLINE FOR DELIVERY OF TRANSCRIPT

In cases not involving a transcript required for a pretrial proceeding or for a trial, all ordered transcripts shall be completed within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the President Judge. The District Court Administrator shall be responsible for monitoring the activities of the court reporter to assure compliance with this Rule and Pa.R.J.A. 5000.9.

Rule L5000.11

DELIVERY OF TRANSCRIPT; PAYMENT OF BALANCE

(a) Upon completion of the transcript, the court reporter shall notify the party requesting the transcript within two (2) days of its completion.

(b) Once the party ordering the transcript is notified of the transcript’s completion, the party shall pay the balance due and owing within seven (7) days of the notice of completion, except where the Commonwealth or a sub-division thereof is liable for the fee.

(c) Failure of the party to pay the fee in full within seven (7) days of receiving notice shall result in a rule being issued to show cause why the party failing to timely pay should not be held in contempt of court for failing to comply with this Local Rule of Judicial Administration, which shall be incorporated by reference in all orders of court directing that a transcript be prepared under Rule L5000.5.

Rule L5000.13

OWNERSHIP OF NOTES; SAFEGUARDING; PROTECTION

Transcripts prepared by a court reporter, after being filed of record, shall not be duplicated in any manner or for any purpose except in accordance with these Rules and Pa.R.J.A. 5000.1 through 5000.13 or upon special order of court. This Rule shall not apply to cases on appeal, where the record needs to be reproduced to comply with Chapter 21 of the Rules of Appellant Procedure.

LOCAL RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

The Local Rules of Judicial Administration were published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol. 33, No. 43, pages 5295-5296, October 25, 2003, as authorized by Pa.R.C.P. 239 and Administrative Order of September 26, 2003, Administrative Doc. No. 90046 of 2003, A.D.

These Local Rules of Judicial Administration are new and were adopted to supplement the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration where necessary to meet the needs of local trial court administration.

The Local Rules of Judicial Administration become effective November 24, 2003, and may be cited as “Local Rule L .”