Rule *4007 - Requests For Transcripts(A) Requests for transcripts must be submitted through the electronic Transcript Ordering System ("TOS") accessible through the website of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania at www.courts.phila.gov. A standard Request for Transcript form may be utilized by Requestors who cannot access the Transcript Ordering System. The Request for Transcript form is available on the Court's website at www.courts.phila.gov/forms and must be emailed to transcripts@courts.phila.gov.(B) Cases on Appeal. As provided in Pa. R.A.P. 1922(b), unless an order authorizing diminution of transcription has been issued by the trial court in a civil case or pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 115 in a criminal case, the court reporter or transcriptionist shall transcribe the entire proceedings.(C) The party requesting the transcript shall serve a copy of the Request on: (2) the judge presiding over the matter; and(3) all counsel who have entered an appearance in the case and on any unrepresented party(ies).(D) The court reporter, transcriptionist or other staff designated by the District Court Administrator shall provide an estimate of the cost of the transcript, and the requestor must make a non-refundable, partial payment of 95% of the estimated cost before the court reporter or transcriptionist will begin transcribing the proceeding.(E) The time within which the transcript must be delivered begins to run upon the First Judicial District's receipt of the requestor's partial payment.(F) When the transcript has been completed, it shall be filed in the Court Reporting System ("CRS"), shall be made available to the judge presiding over the matter, and shall be delivered to the requestor upon the payment of any balance owed.(G) The delivery date of the transcript shall be the date the transcript is filed in the Court Reporting System.(H) All requests by a litigant for the waiver or reduction of the transcript cost due to economic hardship, as provided in Pa.R.J.A. 4007(E), shall be accompanied by proof that the litigant meets the requirements set forth in Pa.R.J.A. 4008 and Phila. R.J.A. 4008(D). Such request shall be supported by an affidavit substantially in the form required by Pa.R.C.P. No. 240(h), which is available through the TOS and on the Court's website at: www.courts.phila.gov/forms. Requests for the waiver or reduction of the transcript cost due to economic hardship are limited to the requested transcript and shall be reviewed and determined as may be provided by the District Court Administrator from time to time. A litigant who wishes to proceed in forma pauperis for the duration of the case must file a Petition to Proceed in Forma Pauperis in accordance with established rules of court.Adopted on June 14, 2017, effective 7/1/2017. See President Judge General Court Regulation No. 2017 - 02. Published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on6/24/2017.