As amended through March 1, 2024
Rule 4007 - Requests for TranscriptsA. Rough draft transcripts shall not be available in this Court.B. In accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 4007, the party requesting either a full or partial transcript of any proceeding shall file the original request, on the "Transcript Request Form" which has been adopted by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, with the District Court Administrator's Office, and the requesting party is also required to serve copies of the completed "Transcript Request Form" on: 1. Chambers of the Judge who presided over the proceeding to be transcribed;2. the office of the Court Reporters;3. all counsel involved in the proceeding, and4. all parties who were not represented by counsel in the proceeding, who appeared as self-represented litigant(s).C. Any request for transcript shall only be processed and approved by Order of the presiding Judge.D. Upon receipt of a Transcript Request Form approved by the presiding Judge, the District Court Administrator shall obtain an estimate of transcription costs from the Court Reporters and shall communicate the estimated costs of transcription to the requesting party. The requesting party shall be required to deposit a partial payment representing ninety (90%) percent of the estimated cost, which shall be totally nonrefundable. Payments shall be made payable to and shall be delivered to the appropriate filing office involved in the proceeding (i.e., Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Register of Wills, Clerk of the Orphans' Court) for deposit.E. Upon receipt of the required deposit, the appropriate filing office will notify the office of the Court Reporters. The Court Reporters' Supervisor will then direct preparation of the transcript.F. The office of the Court Reporters will notify the requesting party and the office Supervisor upon completion of the transcript, together with the balance due, if any.G. Final balance due shall be made payable to and shall be delivered to the appropriate filing office. Upon payment of the balance owed, the Court Reporter will obtain the signature of the presiding Judge on the original transcript and file the original transcript in the appropriate filing office with the original Court records. The Court Reporter shall then deliver copies as required by Local 4008.1.H. Any requests for a transcript pursuant to Local 4008.1(B) alleging an inability to pay, in full or in part, due to economic hardship, must be directed to the presiding Judge for determination, as set forth at Local 4008.1(B).