Burd v. Barkley Court Reporters, Inc.
Annotate this CaseThe statutory transcription rates prescribed by Government Code sections 69950 and 69954 apply to any court reporter producing a transcript of a civil court proceeding, regardless of whether the reporter is employed by the superior court or privately retained by a party. In this putative class action, plaintiff appealed from a judgment entered in favor of defendant after the trial court granted defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings for charging excessive court transcription fees. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's judgment and held that the trial court erred by concluding that the statutory rates apply only to official reporters employed by the court.
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