General Orders of Division III
RESCINDED - In RE the Matter of Court Administration Order RE: Procedures for Reports of Proceedings for Court Reporters and Transcribers
The Court of Appeals
of the
State of Washington
Division III
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IN RE THE MATTER OF COURT
ADMINISTRATION ORDER RE:
PROCEDURES FOR REPORTS OF
PROCEEDINGS FOR COURT
REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS
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GENERAL COURT ORDER
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WHEREAS amended RAP 9.5(a)(2) effective September 1, 2015 requires that a verbatim report of proceedings (VRP) be filed with the appellate court in searchable portable document format (PDF), and
WHEREAS Division III wishes to provide an efficient and prompt method for filing VRPs, it is hereby
ORDERED:
- General Order-Report of Proceedings Disk Format dated May 21, 2009 is rescinded,
- Division III will waive the requirement that a paper copy of the VRP be filed with the appellate court in cases in which a Qualifying Electronic Copy of the VRP is filed using Division III's Clerk's Office Filing Portal. The filing of a Qualifying Electronic Copy shall be the official filing date of the transcript for the purpose of filing and sanction deadlines.
A Qualifying Electronic Copy of the VRP must meet all of the following format, filing, and service requirements:
- The total size of the VRP must be 500 pages or less.
- The PDF file must have bookmarks added to the Adobe file that mirror the Table of Contents.
- The transcript must be transmitted in a single PDF file.
- Service on the party requesting the VRP in the filed Statement of Arrangements must be made using the Court’s web portal system.
- Notice must be included in the web portal comment that no paper copy will be filed.
This order shall be effective September 23, 2015.
DATED this 23rd day of September, 2015.
FOR THE COURT:
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LAUREL H. SIDDOWAY |
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CHIEF JUDGE |
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