To Order a Transcript of a Hearing or Trial
Complete a Transcript Order Form and email the form directly to the Official Court Reporter. Please refer to the Minutes of Proceedings on the court docket for the name of the Official Court Reporter that reported the hearing or trial. If audio digital recording was used (FTR or Liberty), email the form to the Official Court Reporter for the District Judge assigned to the case.
For CJA appointed attorneys only: Log into the court’s CJA eVoucher system and submit a CJA-24 transcript request form.
The maximum page rates for transcripts have been set by the Judicial Conference. The Judicial Conference approved an increase to the per page fee rates, effective October 1, 2024. See General Order 2024-06.
Transcript of Hearings AND TRIALS reported by an Official Court Reporter
Email the transcript order form to the Official Court Reporter.
Official Court Reporters: | Email: |
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Amber McClane | Amber_McClane@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Donna Prather | Donna_Prather@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Judy Moore | Judy_Moore@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Kathy French | Kathy_French@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Patty Ganci | Patricia_Ganci@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Samantha McNett | Samantha_McNett@nvd.uscourts.gov |
transcript of audio recorded Hearings
For audio recorded proceedings held before a Magistrate Judge that did not have an Official Court Reporter present, determine who the District Judge assigned to the case is and email the Transcript Order Form to the assigned Official Court Reporter.
U.S. District Judge assigned to the case is: | Email transcript order to: |
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Chief Judge Andrew P. Gordon (APG) | Judy Moore at Judy_Moore@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Judge Gloria M. Navarro (GMN) | transcript_orders@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Judge Miranda M. Du (MMD) | Kathy French at Kathy_French@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey (JAD) | Amber McClane at Amber_McClane@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Judge Richard F. Boulware, II (RFB) | Patty Ganci at Patricia_Ganci@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Judge Anne R. Traum (ART) | Donna Prather at Donna_Prather@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Judge Cristina D. Silva (CDS) | Samantha McNett at Samantha_McNett@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Sr. Judge Howard D. McKibben (HDM) | Kathy French at Kathy_French@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Sr. Judge Kent J. Dawson (KJD) | transcript_orders@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Sr. Judge James C. Mahan (JCM) | transcript_orders@nvd.uscourts.gov |
Frequently Asked Questions
Transcripts filed on or after May 15, 2008, will be available electronically after the 90-day restriction period. Sealed transcripts are not available electronically.
No. Transcripts of court proceedings held in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada must not be attached as exhibits or made part of an appendix in a pending matter. See Local Rules, LR IA 10-3 (b).
No. The Transcript Order form must be completed and returned to the clerk’s office by e-mail, hand delivery, U.S. Mail, or similar carrier service.
This can be done, however, the transcript will not be the official court record. The official certified court record can only be prepared by the court or an individual designated by the court to produce the record.
No. The court no longer accepts transcript orders by facsimile. Please hand deliver or e-mail the completed transcript order form.
No. Unless otherwise ordered, it is the responsibility of the ordering party to pay for the transcripts to be used in the record on appeal.
Once your order is received, an estimate of the total cost will be prepared, and you will be notified by the court reporter, recorder, or transcription company as to how much deposit is needed to start preparing your transcript. A deposit of the estimated total is required. You will be asked to send the deposit payable directly to the court reporter or transcription company.
Note: Transcripts are not started and the time for delivery does not start to run until the deposit has been received.
Complete a Transcript Order Form and email the form directly to the Official Court Reporter. The Transcript Order Form is available on the court’s website under Forms.
If you are a CJA appointed attorney, please log into the court’s eVoucher system and submit a CJA-24 transcript request.
Do not e-file the transcript order form on the court’s electronic filing system.
The cost of a transcript depends on how quickly you need it and if it has been previously produced or not (see Maximum Per Page Transcript Rates). The page rates have been set by the Judicial Conference of the United States.
Redaction of the following personal identifiers must be requested by an attorney or pro se party within 21 days of filing of the transcript:
- Social Security or Taxpayer Identification numbers redacted to the last four (4) digits;
- Financial account numbers redacted to the last four (4) digits;
- Dates of birth redacted to the year;
- Names of minor children redacted to initials; and
- Home addresses redacted to city and state, in criminal cases.
A copy of the request must be delivered to the court reporter.
When a transcript is complete, the court reporter or transcriber will deliver the transcript as requested in the delivery instructions on the transcript order, along with a bill for the actual cost. Your deposit will have been deducted from the actual cost. You will be asked to pay the balance in the form of a check or money order payable to the court reporter or a transcription company. The court cannot accept cash as payment for a transcript. If your deposit was greater than the actual cost, you will receive a refund check.
Filed transcripts are restricted in CM/ECF for the first 90 days. Counsel of record in a case who have received a transcript from the Official Court Reporter or transcriber will be given access to the transcript via the CM/ECF system. Counsel of record in a case who have not purchased a copy of the transcript from the Official Court Reporter or transcriber will not have access to the transcript through CM/ECF until they purchase it or until after 90 days.
Anyone can view the transcript at the public terminal in both clerk’s offices. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy during the first 90 days must request the copy from the Official Court Reporter or transcriber using the Transcript Order Form and pay the fee set by the Judicial Conference.
Anyone can view the transcript at the public terminal in both clerk’s offices free of charge. Filed transcripts are restricted in CM/ECF for the first 90 days. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy during that period must request the copy from the reporter or transcriber using the Transcript Order form and pay the fee set by the Judicial Conference.
Yes. While court reporters or transcribers are authorized to redact the specific personal identifiers, parties may move the court by separate motion. A ruling from the court is required before other information in the transcript may be redacted.
Only proceedings in which the record is taken by digital audio recording have audio CDs available for purchase. Proceedings taken by an Official Court Reporter do not have audio recordings available for purchase. Proceedings that were audio recorded and have a certified transcript filed in the official court file are not available for purchase.
An Audio Recording Order form is available on the court’s website under Forms. The completed form should be e-mailed to Services@nvd.uscourts.gov.
No, you must also complete and file a Transcript Order form or, if appropriate, a CJA-24 request. The Designation of Transcripts is a document filed in the appeal process, but it does not replace ordering the transcripts with the order form.
Note: For CJA appointed attorneys, log into the court’s CJA eVoucher system to submit a CJA-24 authorization request for transcript.
Please refer to the minutes of proceedings on the court docket for the name of the Court Reporter or Electronic Court Recording Operator (ECRO), or if audio digital recording was used (FTR or Liberty).
Hearings reported by an Official Court Reporter:
If the hearing was reported by an official court reporter, please email the transcript order form directly to that court reporter. The minutes of proceedings will include the name of the court reporter.
If the order form includes multiple proceedings before more than one reporter or was reported by a contract court reporter whose name is not listed above, please email the transcript order form to Transcript_Orders@nvd.uscourts.gov.
Hearings electronically recorded:
If the hearing was a digital audio recorded (FTR or Liberty) proceeding before a U.S. Magistrate Judge or if the hearing was before a U.S. District Judge and was electronically recorded by an ECRO, please email the transcript order form to the email address that is associated with the U.S. District Judge that is assigned to the case.
If there is no U.S. District Judge assigned to the case, please email your transcript order form to Transcript_Orders@nvd.uscourts.gov.