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Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court,
Appellate Practice

Jul. 6, 2018

Indigent civil litigants entitled to court reporters, state Supreme Court says

San Diego County’s practice of requiring all civil parties to pay for a court reporter violates equal access to the courts, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday invalidating a policy that was in place in superior courts across California.

San Diego County's practice of requiring all civil parties to pay for a court reporter violates equal access to the courts, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday invalidating a policy that was in place in superior courts across California.

The unanimous decision is expected to have broad implications for court reporting procedures that were implemented amid tightening budgets, including in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Orange coun...

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