(a) Electronic Filing of Original Transcripts. All original transcripts shall be
electronically filed, which shall generate a Notice of Electronic Filing of a Transcript to
be served on the parties.
(b) Obligation to Review Transcripts for Personal Identifiers. Within twenty-one
(21) days after the date on the Notice of Electronic Filing of a Transcript, any party who
purchased an original or a copy of the transcript shall:
(1) Review the transcript to determine whether it contains any personal identifiers
listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1, whichever is applicable; and
(2) Electronically file a Transcript Redaction Request if that party concludes the
transcript contains personal identifiers that must be redacted.
Any party that did not request an original or copy of the transcript may also review the
transcript for personal identifiers and may electronically file a Transcript Redaction
Request within this same twenty-one (21) day period.
The responsibility for redacting personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and the
parties and neither the court reporter nor court staff are responsible to independently
redact information from the case unless there is a redaction request by a party to the case.
The parties will be charged no fee for redactions made by a court reporter.
(c) Requests to Redact Other Information. Requests to redact any information
other than the personal identifiers listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1
must be made by motion within twenty-one (21) days after the date on the Notice of
Electronic Filing of a Transcript.
(d) Failure to Submit Transcript Redaction Request. The failure to file a
Transcript Redaction Request within the designated twenty-one (21) day period will
result in a presumption that the redaction of personal identifiers is not necessary and the
original transcript will be made available at the clerk’s office and by remote Internet
access through PACER as set forth below.
(e) Electronic Filing of Redacted Transcripts. If a Transcript Redaction Request is
timely made or a motion to redact additional information is granted, a redacted transcript
shall be electronically filed within thirty-one (31) days after the original transcript was
filed with the court.
(f) Public Access to Transcripts. For a period of ninety (90) days following the
filing of an original transcript, only Filing Users who purchased an original or a copy of
the transcript will be permitted remote Internet access to the transcript through PACER.
The public may review, but may not copy or reproduce, the transcript in the clerk’s office
in paper format or in electronic format at public terminals during this initial ninety (90)
day period. At the conclusion of this initial ninety (90) day period, unless extended by
court order, the public will be permitted to copy or reproduce the transcript in the clerk’s
office and will be permitted remote Internet access to the transcript though PACER. If a
redacted transcript is filed, the original transcript will remain available to the parties in
the case but will not be otherwise made available to the public at the clerk’s office or
through PACER. Persons accessing transcripts using PACER, including both Filing
Users who purchased the transcript and other members of the public, will be assessed a
PACER user fee in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1914.
(g) Electronic Signatures. An electronically signed transcript shall have the same
force and effect as a paper transcript containing an original signature and certification
stamp. An electronically signed transcript shall include, but is not limited to, the
signatories name (i) preceded by a “/s/”, or (ii) inserted in the document as an imaged or
digital signature.
(Amended 5/15/08; preamble omitted 12/1/09; §§ (a) & (e) amended 6/1/11)
