The United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Idaho as well as Probation and Pretrial announce operating with reduced staff. For full details and pro se email filing links, please visit the COVID-19 Information section of this website.
Anyone who is experiencing COVID like symptoms or who has tested positive for COVID within the last 14 days must report this to the Court Security Officers at the entrance to any courthouse. Masks are required of all visitors and must be worn at all times while in the courthouse, this includes in court. All staff are required to wear masks while in public spaces at the courthouse. | ||
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Current Stage: IIICourthouse: Open Clerks Office: Open Gatherings: Max 50 People |
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Current Stage: IIICourthouse: Open Clerks Office: Open Gatherings: Max 50 People |
![]() Pocatello
Current Stage: IIICourthouse: Open Clerks Office: Open Gatherings: Max 50 People |
In order to listen to the recordings, you will need a multi-media PC and FTR (For The Record) player software. You may obtain the FTR player software from their website.
For Non-Appeal purposes, CJA counsel should contact the appropriate court reporter to request an estimate of the cost for transcripts and file an appropriate motion with the court requesting payment of transcript fees by the CJA.
In both instances, the Court Reporter/Transcriber will complete the appropriate CJA24 form to receive payment from the CJA.
A realtime "feed" is the electronic data flow from the court reporter to the computer of each person ordering and receiving the realtime transcription in the courtroom. These rates are applicable to each page of the transcript, excluding the certification page which must be included at the end of each transcript volume. It is a draft transcript, not a certified transcript. As such, it may contain computer-generated mistranslations of stenotype code or electronic transmission errors resulting in inaccurate or nonsensical word combinations, or untranslated stenotype symbols which cannot be deciphered by non-stenotypists.
* A realtime unedited transcript will not be sold to anyone who is not a party to the case without prior approval of the presiding judge.
The Judicial Conference first adopted the uniform transcript format in 1944 to assure that each party is treated equally throughout the country. JCUS-SEP 44, Appendix. The format requirements must be followed because minor changes result in significant monetary losses to parties. The per-page transcript rates are based on strict adherence to the prescribed format. The format standards incorporate government standards for archival materials and assure that all transcripts produced in federal courts are produced on the same basis.
For formatting details, see the Guide to Judicial Policy, Volume 6, Chapter 5, § 520 Transcript Format
Magistrate and Bankruptcy proceedings are recorded by the electronic sound recording method and therefore, CD's can be reproduced of those hearings.
Transcript or CD's (audio) requests of proceedings held in the following locations, please contact:
Boise - (208) 334-1361
Pocatello - (208) 478-4123
Coeur d'Alene - (208) 665-6850
At its September 2007 session, the Judicial Conference approved a new policy to make electronic transcripts of court proceedings available to the public.
(JCUS-SEP 07, pp. 11-12).
Effective May 15, 2008:
Amendments to the Federal Civil and Criminal Rules of Procedure implementing the E-Government Act of 2002's requirement to protect the privacy and security of publicly available electronic filings are in effect regarding the public access to court transcripts. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the attorneys to comply with this requirement when ordering transcripts of federal court proceedings.
Effective May 15, 2008:
The attorneys are responsible for identifying the information to be redacted even if the requestor is a judge or a member of the public or media.
Court reporters, transcribers or court clerks are not responsible for identifying any needed redactions.
Note: While the court transcriber is authorized to redact the personal identifiers noted above, a party must receive a ruling of the court before other information in the transcript may be redacted.
Pursuant to District Local Civil Rule 5.5, public access shall not be provided to documents containing identifying information about jurors or potential jurors. Therefore, transcripts of voir dire or jury selection should be done as a separate volume and sealed by the court.
The transcript filed electronically with the court must be exactly the same as the original and must contain a certification. Compressed format (4 pages per physical page) is also acceptable.
Note: The "Request" is a public document. Attorneys should not identify the actual information requiring redaction in the document. Instead list how the redaction should read. Example: "Page 3, Line 14, redact SS# to xxx-xx-1234" or "Page 15, Line 23, redact minor name to initials Axxxx Bxxxx Cxxxx".