(a) Transcript Order Acknowledgments. Upon receipt of a
transcript information form (Form B in criminal appeals, Form D in counseled civil
appeals, and Form D-P in pro se civil appeals), the court reporter must promptly
complete the acknowledgment section and send it to the circuit
clerk. If an appellant has ordered a transcript, the
reporter’s acknowledgment must include an estimated completion
date, which date must be no later than 30 days after receipt
of the transcript order form.
(b) Extension of Time.
(1) Court Reporter’s Duty to Seek. A court reporter seeking
an extension of time for filing the transcript must file an
extension request with the circuit clerk and must serve the
request on all parties. The request must specify the date of
receipt of the transcript order, the proposed completion
date, the amount of work that remains to be performed, the
reasons for the delay, whether the reporter has
previously sought an extension of time, and whether any
prior order stated that no further extension would be
allowed.
(2) Clerk’s Duties. The circuit clerk must send to the
reporter and all parties a copy of the order deciding a
request for an extension.
(c) Reporter’s Default. If the reporter does not file the
transcript within the 30-day period, or any extension of that
period, the appellant must notify the circuit clerk in
writing, and must update the circuit clerk in 14-day intervals
until the transcript is filed. The circuit clerk must notify
the district judge, and take appropriate measures to obtain
the reporter’s compliance.
(d) Reduction of Fees. In accordance with the U.S. Judicial
Conference resolution that mandates penalties for late
delivery of a transcript, the following fee reductions apply:
(1) for a transcript not delivered within 30 days after
receipt of the order, the reporter may charge only 90
percent of the prescribed fee;
(2) for a transcript not delivered within 60 days after
receipt of the order, the reporter may charge only 80
percent of the prescribed fee; and
(3) for a transcript delivered within the time permitted by
an extension granted under (b), the fee reductions set forth
in this paragraph apply unless the extension order states
that good cause exists for the reporter’s delay and waives
the fee reduction.
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