Transcript Filing Instructions for Pro Se Litigants
Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Filing of Transcript.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Purchase of Transcript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Redaction Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Redaction Procedure:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Filing of Redacted Transcript ......................3
Juror Name Information.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Background
The Judicial Conference Policy to make transcripts of court proceedings
available electronically via CM/ECF and PACER mandates that official court
transcripts be restricted from PACER for a period of 90 days after filing. During
this 90 days period, the transcript is also subject to redaction of personal
identifiers as requested by counsel of record and parties to the case. After the
90 day period has ended, the filed transcript (or redacted transcript) is available
for inspection and copying in the Clerk’s Office, as well as through PACER.
Filing of Transcript
After the transcript is filed in CM/ECF, all pro se parties in the case will receive
by postal mail a Notice of Electronic Filing and instructions regarding redaction
requirements. The transcript will be restricted from PACER for a period of 90
days.
Purchase of Transcript
During the 90 day restriction period, transcripts must be purchased from the
court reporter.
C The purchaser can receive the transcript from the court reporter in paper or
electronic format, but not both.
Redaction Responsibility
Transcripts that have been ordered and filed in the case must be reviewed by
attorneys and pro se litigants to determine if personal identifiers are listed in the
transcript and must be redacted. Court reporters and clerk’s office personnel are
not responsible for reviewing the transcript for possible redaction.
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Attorneys and pro se litigants must review transcripts for possible redaction even
if they did not order the transcript.
Note: The transcript can be purchased from the court reporter or viewed
at the public access terminal in the clerk’s office.
Review the transcript to identify the following personal identifiers for redaction:
C Individuals’ Social Security numbers,
C Taxpayer Identification numbers,
C Financial account numbers,
C Names of minor children,
C Dates of birth,
C Home address to the city and state of party or non-party in criminal cases.
Redaction Procedure:
If upon review of the transcript it is determined that redaction of personal
identifiers is necessary the attorney or pro se litigants will:
STEP ACTION
1 File a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction within 7
calendar days from the filing of the transcript.
C Form is attached and also available on the
Court’s website. www.scd.uscourts.gov
C Attorneys and pro se litigants are responsible for
notifying the court reporter when the Notice is
filed with the Clerk’s Office.
2 Provide a statement listing the information to be redacted by
page and line number directly to the court reporter within 21
calendar days of the filing of the transcript.
Note: If the statement is not provided to the court
reporter within 21 days, the court may issue a Order to
Show Cause or take other action.
3 File a motion, if there is other information in the transcript
that you wish to redact.
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STEP ACTION
Note: The transcript will remain restricted until this motion
is ruled on, even though the 90 day restriction period may
have expired.
Filing of Redacted Transcript
If the attorney pro se party has identified personal identifiers for redaction, the
court reporter will file a redacted transcript which will remain restricted from
PACER for the 90 day restriction period.
Note: After the 90 day restriction period has expired, the redacted
transcript will be available through PACER and the un-redacted transcript
will remain restricted.
Juror Name Information
The Judicial Conference’s Privacy Policy requires courts to restrict identifying
information about jurors or potential jurors.
C Sections of the transcript containing juror name information will be filed as
separate volumes. The PDF for these volumes remains restricted and
available to court users only.
Note: If jurors are identified by number only, the information is not
restricted.
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