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Litigation

Jan. 30, 2016

State high court to test rule that civil litigants pay for court reporters

The state Supreme Court will scrutinize San Diego County Superior Court's policy of requiring litigants in civil lawsuits to pay for their own court reporters, after the Justices agreed to review a medical malpractice case.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The state Supreme Court will scrutinize San Diego County Superior Court's policy of requiring litigants in civil lawsuits to pay for their own court reporters, after the justices agreed to review a medical malpractice case.

The case highlights the broader issue of how California's cash-strapped trial courts are struggling to ensure access to justice for indigent litigants. In a cost-cutting move, ...

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