(a) Procedures for Filing Transcripts. When a court reporter or transcriber completes a
transcript of any proceeding in this District, he or she must electronically file the certified
transcript in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 753(b). The transcript must be made available
to the public in the following manner:
1. For a period of 90 days after the transcript is filed, the Clerk must make the
transcript available for public inspection only. During this period, any person may
purchase a copy of the transcript at the rate established by the Judicial Conference.
Unless the Court orders otherwise, purchase by members of the general public is
subject to the redaction process set forth in Rule 80.1(a)(2), (3), and (4).
2. Within 7 days after the transcript is filed, each party wishing to redact personal
data identifiers from the electronic transcript in accordance with Fed. R. Crim. P.
49.1 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2 must file a Notice of Intent to Redact. Any party
wishing to redact additional information must do so by filing a written motion.
3. Within 21 days after the transcript is filed, any party that filed a Notice of Intent
to Redact must file a statement indicating the page number and line number where
the personal data identifiers to be redacted appear in the transcript.
4. Within 31 days after the transcript is filed, the court reporter or transcriber must
perform the requested redactions and file a redacted version of the transcript. The
Clerk must retain the original, unredacted electronic transcript as a restricted
document.
5. After the initial 90-day period has ended, the Clerk must make the filed, redacted
transcript—or the original, if no redactions were requested—available for
inspection and copying in the Clerk’s Office, and for download from the District’s
Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, the court reporter, or transcriber.
(b) The Clerk Must Develop Further Policies and Procedures. The Clerk must develop a
written policy and procedures document which covers the subject of this Rule in more
detail.
(c) Rough Draft Transcripts. A rough draft transcript or any portion thereof is not the
official transcript of any Court proceeding. Rough draft transcripts of proceedings had in
the Western District of Missouri may not be quoted from, filed with the Court, or
otherwise relied upon to establish to the Court the contents of testimony or other
statements made during a court proceeding. Absent prior court authorization, counsel
shall not quote from or display unedited transcripts during proceedings or attach them to
any briefs or exhibits filed with the Court.
