Ordering a Transcript and/or Purchasing a CD of an Electronically Recorded Proceeding
A transcript is generated upon the request of a party who has agreed to pay the fees established by the Judicial Conference or upon approval of a request for funds under the Criminal Justice Act. Procedures for ordering a transcript from an Official Court Reporter or Electronic Recording are as follows.
Questions regarding court reporters or transcript orders from an official court reporter or electronic recording should be directed to Lynn Cooper at (304) 347-3051.
Advisory Re: Eliciting Information Concerning Certain Personal Data
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1 require that personal identifier information be redacted from documents filed with the court. However, if such information is elicited during testimony at trial or other court proceedings, that personal data will be available at the public terminal at the courthouse when the official transcript is filed with the Clerk unless, and until, it is redacted.
The rules require that certain personal data be limited as follows:
- Social Security numbers are limited to the last four digits;
- Financial account numbers to the last four digits;
- Dates of birth to the year;
- Names of minor children to the initials; and
- Home address to the city and state.
Please consider this when questioning witnesses or making other statements in court. If a restricted item is mentioned in court, you may ask to have it stricken from the record or partially redacted to conform with the rules, or the court may do so on its own motion.
The better practice is to avoid introducing this information into the record at all. Protect the privacy of individuals who appear in court.