UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
In Re: PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF GENERAL ORDER
TRANSCRIPTS FOR CERTAIN N0. 20-07
CRIMINAL CASE PROCEEDINGS
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The Court having entered General Order 20-05 which, pursuant to section 15002(b)(1) of
the CARES Act, authorizes the use of video conferencing for certain criminal case events during
the course of the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, and in the interest of fostering greater public
access to the Court’s proceedings, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:
1. All official court reporters for the Western District of Kentucky shall prepare a draft
transcript of all change of plea and sentencing proceedings, in addition to any other proceedings
that the presiding judge requests.
2. The Clerk of Court shall post all transcripts so prepared on the Court’s website where they
shall remain accessible to the general public for a period of thirty (30) days.
3. Such transcripts shall not be deemed an official transcript. Any individual requiring an
official transcript must continue to pay the transcript fees prescribed by Joint General Order 2018-
01.
4. This Order shall remain in effect for the same duration as General Order 20-05, unless
terminated earlier.
DATED this 1st day of April, 2020.
ENTERED
VANESSA L ARMSTRONG, CLERK
Apr 01, 2020
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
