UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS FOR THE
EASTERN AND WESTERN DISTRICTS OF KENTUCKY
JOINT GENERAL ORDER NO. 2021-2
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INRE: TRANSCRIPT FEES OF COURT REPORTERS
Pursuant to the action taken by the Judicial Conference of the United States at its September
2021 session, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 753(t), and with the concurrence of the Chief Judges
of the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky adopt
the attached schedule for original and copy transcript fees.
This Order supersedes Joint General Order 2018-1.
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DATED this� day ofNe•,ember, 2021.
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Chief Judge
United States istrict Court States District Court
Eastern District of Kentucky Western District of Kentucky
ENTERED
JAMES J. VILT JR., CLERK
12/8/2021
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
Attachment 1
MAXIMUM TRANSCRIPT RATES
TRANSCRIPTS ORIGINAL FIRST EACH
COPY TO ADDITIONAL
EACH COPY TO THE
PARTY SAME PARTY
Ordinary Transcript (30 day) $3.65 $.90 $.60
A transcript to be delivered
within thirty (30) calendar days
after receipt of an order.
14-Day Transcript $4.25 $.90 $.60
A transcript to be delivered
within fourteen (14) calendar
days after receipt of an order.
Expedited Transcript (7 day) $4.85 $.90 $.60
A transcript to be delivered
within seven (7) calendar days
after receipt of an order.
3-Day Transcript $5.45 $1.05 $.75
A transcript to be delivered
within three (3) calendar days
after receipt of an order
TRANSCRIPTS ORIGINAL FIRST EACH
COPY TO ADDITIONAL
EACH COPY TO
PARTY THE SAME
PARTY
Daily Transcript $6.05 $1.20 $.90
A transcript to be delivered on
the calendar day following
receipt of the order (regardless
of whether that calendar day is
a weekend or holiday), prior to
the normal opening hour of the
clerk’s office.
Hourly Transcript $7.25 $1.20 $.90
A transcript of proceedings to
be delivered within two (2)
hours from receipt of the order.
Realtime Transcript One feed, $3.05 per page; N/A N/A
A draft unedited transcript two-to-four feeds, $2.10 per
produced by a certified page; five or more feeds,
realtime reporter as a $1.50 per page.
byproduct of realtime to be
delivered electronically during Orders placed on or before the
proceedings or immediately day of the proceeding will be
following receipt of the order. batched together for purposes
of determining the number of
feeds; and subsequent orders
will be charged at the lowest
page rate assessed on the
previous orders.
