(a) When used in a proceeding or ordered by a Judge, deposition transcripts shall be filed
electronically. Pro se litigants must file deposition transcripts on paper. If ordered by
a Judge, deposition transcripts shall also be filed in paper using condensed or
“minuscript”® format and two-sided copying. All deposition transcripts filed with the
Clerk must include any signature page and statement of changes in form or substance
made by the witness pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(e) and the certificate described in
Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(f).
(b) Discovery documents that comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and with
these Rules may be used in any action in the manner permitted by rule, statute, or an
order made in the action even if such documents have not been filed with the Clerk.
