Rule 63-8. Ordering and Filing of Transcripts

(a) Within ten days of filing an appeal, the appellant shall, subject to Section 63-6 or Section 637 if applicable, order from an official court reporter an electronic version of the transcript of the parts of the proceedings not already on file that the appellant deems necessary for the proper presentation of the appeal. Such order shall specify the case name, docket number, judge's name(s), and hearing date(s), and include a brief, detailed statement describing the parts of the proceedings of which a transcript has been ordered. If any other party deems other parts of the transcript necessary that were not ordered by the appellant, that party shall, within twenty days from the filing of the appellant's certificate that no transcript is deemed necessary or transcript order confirmation, similarly order those parts from an official court reporter. Upon submission of a transcript order, the ordering party will be provided with an order confirmation that includes the information required above.

(b) A party shall promptly make satisfactory arrangements for payment of the costs of the transcript, pursuant to guidelines established by the chief court administrator. After those arrangements have been made, an official court reporter shall provide to the ordering party an acknowledgment of the order, with an estimated date of delivery and estimated number of pages in the transcript order. The ordering party shall file the acknowledgment with the appellate clerk with certification pursuant to Section 62-7. If the final portion of the transcript cannot be delivered on or before the estimated delivery date on the acknowledgment, the official court reporter will, not later than the next business day, provide to the ordering party an amended transcript order acknowledgment with a revised estimated delivery date. The ordering party shall file the amended acknowledgment form immediately with the appellate clerk with certification pursuant to Section 62-7.

(c) Whenever an electronic transcript is ordered in accordance with this section, Court Transcript Services shall have an electronic version of the transcript produced and deliver it to the ordering party and the official court reporter. Upon receipt of all electronic versions of the transcript ordered, the official court reporter shall deliver to the ordering party a certificate of completion stating the total number of pages in the entire transcript order and the date of final delivery of the transcript order. The official court reporter shall then deliver the electronic transcripts to the appellate clerk, with a certification that the electronic version of the transcript is accurate and a copy of the certificate of completion.

(d) Upon receipt of the certificate of completion from the official court reporter, the ordering party shall file with the appellate clerk the certificate of completion along with a certification that a copy of the certificate of completion has been delivered to all counsel of record in accordance with Section 62-7.

Committee Notes

(Amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended June 27, 2023, to take effect Jan. 1, 2024.) (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4019.) (Amended April 3, 2002, to amended June 15, 2021, to take effect Oct. 1, 2021; amended