Rule 1.29 – Requests for Preparation of Transcripts or Videos of Proceedings

Any request for transcripts shall be made in accordance with the following procedures:
1. Proceedings Recorded by a Judicial Assistant (“JA”):
a. Appeals
i. Indigent Defendants with appointed Counsel or Pro se
a) File a praecipe with the Clerk.
b) Serve a time-stamped copy of the praecipe, with a Request for Video of
Proceeding or Request for Paper Transcript (“Request Form”, Appendix F)
attached, on the JA for the assigned Judge in person or by e-mail, fax, or
regular mail. The Request Form must indicate the specific dates of the
proceeding(s) to be transcribed.
c) When completed, the JA shall send the transcript to appellate counsel in .pdf
format via e-mail and shall file an electronic copy of the transcript with the
Clerk of the Second District Court of Appeals.
ii. Non-indigent Defendants with Retained Counsel or Pro Se
a) File a praecipe with the Clerk.
b) Serve a time-stamped copy of the praecipe, with the Request Form attached,
on the JA for the assigned Judge in person or by e-mail, fax, or regular mail.
The Request Form must indicate the specific dates of the proceeding(s) to be
transcribed.
c) The JA shall submit the video of the proceeding(s) to the Court’s transcription
provider. Thereafter, appellate counsel is responsible for obtaining the
transcript from the Court’s transcription provider.
d) When completed, the JA shall file an electronic copy of the transcript with
the Clerk of the Second District Court of Appeals.
b. Non-Appeal Requests
i. Indigent Defendants with Appointed Counsel or Pro Se
a) File a Motion and proposed Order with the Court.
b) If the Judge grants the Motion and signs the Order, serve a time-stamped
copy of the Order, with the Request Form attached, including the specific
dates of the proceeding(s) to be transcribed, on the JA for the assigned Judge
in person or by e-mail, fax, or regular mail.
c) When completed, the JA shall send the transcript to counsel in .pdf format
via e-mail.
ii. Non-indigent Defendants with Retained Counsel or Pro Se and Third Party
Requestors
a) Serve a copy of the Request Form, including the specific dates of the
proceeding(s) to be transcribed, on the JA of the assigned Judge in person or
by e-mail, fax, or regular mail.
b) The JA shall submit the video of the proceeding(s) to the Court’s transcription
provider. Thereafter, defendant, counsel, or the third party requestor is
responsible for obtaining the transcript from the Court’s transcription
provider.
2. Proceedings Recorded by a Court Reporter:
a. Appeals
i. Indigent Defendants with Appointed Counsel or Pro Se
a) File a praecipe with the Clerk.
b) Serve a time-stamped copy of the praecipe, with the Request Form attached,
on the Court Reporter for the assigned Judge in person or by e-mail, fax, or
regular mail. The Request Form must indicate the specific dates of the
proceeding(s) to be transcribed.
c) The Court Reporter shall make a full and accurate transcript from the
stenographic notes taken in the case, provide the transcript to counsel or
defendant, and file a copy with the Clerk of the Second District Court of
Appeals.
ii. Non-indigent Defendants with Retained Counsel or Pro Se
a) File a praecipe with the Clerk.
b) Serve a time-stamped copy of the praecipe, with the Request Form attached,
on the Court Reporter for the assigned Judge in person or by e-mail, fax, or
regular mail. The Request Form must indicate the specific dates in the
proceeding(s) to be transcribed.
c) The Court Reporter shall make a full and accurate transcript from the
stenographic notes taken in the case, notify defendant or counsel that the
transcript is available for pick-up, and file a copy with the Clerk of the Second
District Court of Appeals.
d) Defendant or counsel shall compensate the Court Reporter for making the
transcript in an amount determined by the Judges of the Court. A copy of
the fee schedule is available in the Court Administrator’s Office.
b. Non-Appeal Requests
i. Indigent Defendants with Appointed Counsel or Pro Se
a) File a motion and proposed order with the Court.
b) If the Judge grants the Motion and signs the Order, serve a time-stamped
copy of the Order, with the Request Form attached, on the Court Reporter of
the assigned Judge in person, or by e-mail, fax, or regular mail. The Request
Form must indicate the specific dates in the proceeding(s) to be transcribed.
c) The Court Reporter shall make a full and accurate transcript from the
stenographic notes taken in the case and notify defendant or counsel that
the transcript is available for pick-up.
ii. Non-indigent Defendants with Retained Counsel or Pro se and Third Party
Requestors
a) Serve a copy of the Request Form, including the specific dates of the
proceeding(s) to be transcribed, on the Court Reporter of the assigned Judge
in person, or by e-mail, fax, or regular mail.
b) The Court Reporter shall make a full and accurate transcript from the
stenographic notes taken in the case and notify defendant, counsel, or the
third party requestor that the transcript is available for pick-up.
c) Defendant, counsel, or the third party requestor shall compensate the Court
Reporter for making the transcript in an amount determined by the Judges of
the Court. A copy of the fee schedule is available in the Court
Administrator’s Office.
iii. Duplicates
a) Upon request made directly to the Court Reporter, the Court Reporter shall
provide copies of any original transcript of testimony that the Court Reporter
previously prepared.
b) The requestor shall compensate the Court Reporter in an amount
determined by the Judges of the Court. A copy of the fee schedule is
available in the Court Administrator’s Office.