IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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IN RE: PROCEDURAL RULES FOR ) GENERAL ORDER: No. 07-1
ELECTRONIC CASE FILING )
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Pursuant to the Requirements of the E-Government Act of 2002 and effective January 1,
2008, transcripts of proceedings before the U.S. District Judges and Magistrate Judges in the
Central District of Illinois taken by Official Court Reporters and Contract Reporters are now
required to be filed with the Court in electronic format. The Court will follow the Judicial
Conference policy on electronic availability of transcripts of court proceedings before making
official transcripts of court proceedings electronically available to the public. This will apply to
all transcripts of proceedings or parts of proceedings ordered on or after this date, regardless of
when the proceeding took place. For specifics as to the new policy, please see the Notice of
Electronic Availability of Transcripts of Proceedings Before U.S. District Judges.
The effective date of this General Order is January 1, 2008.
ENTERED this __12th___ day of DECEMBER, 2007.
s/ Michael P. McCuskey
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MICHAEL P. McCUSKEY
Chief Judge, United States District Court
