Litigation
Jan. 12, 2016
Private court reporters not bound by statutory fee caps
Private court reporters hired by parties are not bound by statutory transcript costs when appearing as the official reporter pro tem, a Los Angeles judge found. The decision goes against nearly 20 years of regulatory enforcement by the state's licensing board.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a proposed class action pitting equal access to justice against regulation of the free market, A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Friday that private court reporters hired by civil parties are not bound by the transcript fees prescribed in the Government Code when they are appointed as the court's official reporter pro tempore.
The ruling goes against...
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