THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
POLICY ON THE ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY OF
TRANSCRIPTS OF COURT PROCEEDINGS (Rev 10/17/2013)
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, in accordance with Judicial
Conference Policy and amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 requires the
following policy regarding official court transcripts:
CIVIL CASE TRANSCRIPTS :
- A transcript provided to the Court by the court reporter or transcriber will be available
at the public terminals of the Clerk’s Office, for inspection only, for a period of 90
days after it is filed.
- During the 90-day period, a copy of the transcript may be obtained from the court
reporter or transcriber at the rate established by the Judicial Conference. The
transcript will then be available by remote electronic access to any party or attorney
of record who has purchased a copy from the court reporter/transcriber.
- After the 90-day period has ended, the transcript will be available from the court
reporter/transcriber, for inspection only in the Clerk’s Office, and for download
through PACER.
The following information provides guidance for counsel and parties in requesting
the redaction of personal data identifiers from a transcript, before the transcript is
made electronically available to the general public through PACER. The
responsibility for redacting personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and the
parties. Neither the Clerk’s Office nor the court reporter or transcriber will review
transcripts for compliance with the redaction policy.
Notice of Intent to Redact:
Within 7 calendar days of the filing of an official court transcript, each party wishing
to redact a transcript must inform the court by filing a Notice of Intent to Request
Redaction. (link to form on website)
Redaction Request:
If a redaction is requested, a party must submit to the court reporter or transcriber
(but not filed) a Redaction Request (link to form on website) within 21 days from
the filing of the transcript indicating where the personal identifiers appear in the
transcript by page and line, and how they are to be redacted. This procedure is
limited to the redaction of the specific personal data identifiers listed below: