PIKE COUNTY Promulgation of Criminal Local Rule 115; No. 710-2007-Civil; No. 63-2007-M. D. [37 Pa.B. 2289]
[Saturday, May 19, 2007]Order And Now, this 1st day of May, 2007, the Court Orders the following:
1. Local Rule of Criminal Procedure 115 is hereby adopted effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;
2. The Court Administrator of the 60th Judicial District is hereby Ordered to do the following:
a. File seven (7) certified copies of this Order and the pertinent Rules with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts;
b. File two (2) certified copies and a computer diskette containing this Order and the pertinent Rule with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;
c. File one (1) certified copy of this Order and the pertinent Rule with the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee;
d. Provide one (1) copy of this Order and the Local Rule to each member of the Pike County Bar Association who maintains an active practice in Pike County; and
e. Keep continuously available for public inspection, copies of this Order and the Local Rules.
By the Court
JOSEPH F. KAMEEN,
President JudgeLocal Rule 115--Transcripts of Testimony
A. The Commonwealth or the Defendant may petition the Court to transcribe the record, or any portion thereof of any hearing or trial, at the completion of said hearing or trial.
B. The formal Motion for Transcript shall be in writing and filed with the Prothonotary.
a. The Motion shall set forth the specific hearing and/or trial dates to be transcribed.
b. Copies of the Motion shall be delivered to:
i. The court reporter
ii. The district court administrator
iii. The opposing party, and
iv. In the case of an appeal, to the clerk of the appellate court.
C. For an appeal, the transcript request shall be included as part of the notice of appeal, pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1911.
D. Upon the Court's approval of the party's Motion for Transcript, the Court Reporter shall require a deposit of up to one-half of the estimated charge for the transcript as a condition precedent to starting transcription. The Commonwealth and Public Defenders shall be exempt from this requirement.
E. Upon completion of the transcript, the Court Reporter shall request any balance due on the transcript. The Court Reporter may refuse to deliver the transcript until such balance is fully paid. The Commonwealth and Public Defenders shall be exempt from this requirement.
F. The Completed transcript shall be filed with the Prothonotary of the Court, The certified copy shall be sent to the petitioning party.
G. The reporter who takes the notes or monitors the recording of a proceeding shall certify in proper form the accuracy of the transcription.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-882. Filed for public inspection May 18, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]
