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Phone: (415) 444-7060
Email: reporter@marincourt.org
Location: Civic Center, Hall of Justice
Office Hours: 7:00am - 3:30pm
Court Reporter Services in Civil, Family Law and Probate Matters
Court reporters may be provided at the request of the Court or parties for certain types of civil proceedings.
For the purposes of this notice, “civil” is defined as all matters other than criminal, juvenile and LPS.
Court-provided reporting services will be subject to the availability of a court reporter. The cost of court
reporting services will typically be borne by the parties.
Generally, the Court will not provide court reporters for the following types of proceedings: case management
and status conferences; ex parte applications or hearings; orders to show cause; civil harassment; civil, family
and probate law and motion; and small claims. Court reporters may be used in such proceedings at the requesting
parties' expense.
Ten (10) days prior to the commencement of a civil, family law or probate trial or evidentiary hearing, parties
are responsible for determining whether the Court will have a court reporter available for the proceeding.
Local form, Request for Court
Reporting Services in Civil, Family Law and Probate Proceedings (form REP004),
should be completed by parties or their attorneys to find out whether the Court
will be able to provide a reporter for a trial or hearing. If a Court-provided court reporter is not available,
parties may arrange for the presence of a certified shorthand reporter to serve as an official pro tempore reporter
at the parties’ expense.
For more information on how to request court reporting services, please review Local Rule 7.18
Transcript Requests
There are two kinds of court records that reflect the actions taken in a particular case. The first is
the court docket, also known as the register of actions. The register of actions is continually updated
to reflect the parties and attorneys involved, new filed documents, appearance dates, and the actions that
were taken in court hearings or alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Copies of the register of
actions can be requested from the Records Management department for $0.50 per page.
The second kind of court record is a transcript of court proceedings. Transcripts are verbatim records of
everything said by the judge, attorneys, witnesses and others during a court hearing or trial. Court
reporters are responsible for preparing transcripts of hearings as required by law or upon request. Except
for those transcripts prepared for the Court for certain criminal matters, all other parties requesting
transcripts are required to pay reporters for preparation of transcripts at the rate prescribed by law.
The rates that reporters may charge for transcripts, as well as other information about reporter transcripts,
are contained in the Government Code, starting at section 69950. Requirements for the format of transcripts
are set forth in California Rule of Court section 8.144. To review this rule, Click here.
If the case was reported by a staff court reporter, please contact the court reporter directly by telephone
or send an email by clicking on the name below.
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If the name of the court reporter is not listed above, contact the Court Reporter Coordinator by email or by phone for assistance. Transcripts from non-staff court reporters
may be requested by writing to the Court Reporter Coordinator. The Coordinator will forward the request to the pro tem reporter.
Please provide the following information:
- Case name & number
- Hearing date
- Name of judicial officer, and
- Telephone number where you may be contacted during business hours (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
The pro tem reporter will contact the requester to confirm the hearing information, payment method, and mailing
address or to schedule a transcript pick up date.
Transcript Requests - Electronic Recordings:
Infractions, limited jurisdiction civil and certain misdemeanor hearings may be electronically recorded.
An audio CD or a written transcript of the electronic recording may be available from the court.
To obtain an audio CD you may appear in person, call the Records Management Office at (415) 444-7080, select
Option 5; or write to the Records Management Office. The fee for an audio CD is $25.
Please provide the following information:
- Case name & number
- Hearing date
- Name of judicial officer, and
- Telephone number where you may be contacted during business hours (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
To get a written transcript of an electronically recorded hearing, please submit your request to AVTranz at
http://avtranz.com/order.php.
You will be requested to fill out a online transcript order form. AVTranz will contact the court to obtain
the electronic recording and will prepare the transcript for you.
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Staff court reporters are assigned to judicial officers and work primarily in those assignments. On
occasion, the Court may need to retain the services of non-staff court reporters to fill in for staff
reporters. These reporters, called pro tem reporters, are called in as needed by the Court Reporter
Coordinator. To become eligible for pro tem reporter assignments, please send a resume, including CSR
number, to the Court Reporter Coordinator.
Certain types of hearings are not reported by a court reporter, but rather with an electronic recording
device. These hearings include traffic and certain misdemeanor calendars. Small claims hearings are
not reported.
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