Notice of Unavailability of Official Reporter
Pursuant to Local Rule 18.00(F)
Effective June 25, 2012, official court reporters will no
longer be available for:
- All Civil matters, except for settlements placed on the
record, and hearings involving Asset Forfeiture, Harassment, Elder/Dependent
Adult Abuse, Workplace Violence or Private Postsecondary School Violence.
- All Family Law matters, except settlements placed on the
record, Orders to Show Cause, Restraining Orders, Ex Partes, and those hearings
involving Domestic Violence, Contempt or the Department of Child Support
Services.
- All matters set in Probate Courtroom J6 on Monday (all day),
Tuesday (p.m.), Wednesday (p.m.), Thursday (p.m.) and Friday (all day). [Reporters will be scheduled
Tuesday (a.m.), Wednesday (a.m.) and Thursday (a.m.), only. Please contact the Probate Clerk's
Office at (805) 981-5710 if you have any questions about court reporter
availability in Courtroom J6.]
Court reporters will continue to be provided for all other
matters not identified above, including felony trials and hearings, and all
proceedings under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act and all juvenile calendars,
except for cases filed under Welfare and Institution section 601. See Local Rule 18.00(c).
Calendars will be posted outside the Civil, Family Law, and
Probate courtrooms indicating court reporter availability.
For hearings beginning on June 25, 2012, parties may arrange
for privately retained certified court reporters to serve as an official
reporter pro tempore where the Court will no longer be providing an official
reporter.
The Approved Official Reporter Pro Tempore list, containing
the names and contact information of court reporters who have been pre-approved
by the Court, will be available on the Court's website. A reporter selected
from the Approved Official Reporter Pro Tempore list may report a hearing
without the need for a stipulation by the parties or order of the Court.
Parties that arrange for the appointment of a court reporter
who is not on the Approved Official Reporter Pro Tempore list must do so by
completion of the Stipulation to Appointment of Official Reporter Pro Tempore
form. The court reporter must
complete the Agreement and Order re Appointment of Official Reporter Pro
Tempore and be appointed by the Court.
See Government Code §70044.
Forms and additional information are available on the
Court's website at:
