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Rates and Contact Information for Court Reporters

The Judicial Conference of the United States has established the format and fee schedule for federal court transcripts.
Established delivery timetables are set out below. These timetables are contingent upon backlogs at the time of order placement.

TRANSCRIPTS ORIGINAL FIRST COPY TO EACH PARTY EACH ADDITIONAL COPY TO THE SAME PARTY

30-Day Transcript (Ordinary)
A transcript to be delivered within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of an order.

$4.40

$1.10

$0.75

14-Day Transcript
A transcript to be delivered within fourteen (14) calendar days after receipt of an order.

$5.10

$1.10

$0.75

7-Day Transcript (Expedited)
A transcript to be delivered within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of an order.

$5.85

$1.10

$0.75

3-Day Transcript
A transcript to be delivered within three (3) calendar days after receipt of an order

$6.55

$1.30

$0.90

Next-Day Transcript (Daily)
A transcript to be delivered on the calendar day following receipt of the order (regardless of whether that calendar day is a weekend or holiday), prior to the normal opening hour of the clerk’s office.

$7.30

$1.45

$1.10

2-Hour Transcript (Hourly)
A transcript of proceedings to be delivered within two
(2) hours from receipt of the order.

$8.70

$1.45

$1.10

Realtime Transcript
A draft unedited transcript produced by a certified realtime reporter as a byproduct of realtime to be delivered electronically during proceedings or immediately following receipt of the order.

One feed, $3.70 per page; two-to-four feeds, $2.55 per page; five or more feeds, $1.80 per page.

Orders placed on or before the day of the proceeding will be batched together for purposes of determining the number of feeds; and subsequent orders will be charged at the lowest page rate assessed on the previous orders.

Please contact the reporter(s), prior to the placement of your order to confirm the feasibility of your request.

 

Court Reporters for the U.S. Court - Southern District of Texas
Heather Alcaraz (713) 250-5584
Heather_Alcaraz@txs.uscourts.gov
Monica Walker-Bailey (713) 250-5087
Monica_WalkerBailey@txs.uscourts.gov
Gayle Dye (713)250-5582
dyegl@aol.com
Sheila Perales (956) 982-9664
Sheila_Perales@txs.uscourts.gov
David Smith (713) 250-5579
David_Smith@txs.uscourts.gov
Lanie Smith (713) 250-5034
Lanie_Smith@txs.uscourts.gov
Laura Wells (409) 763-7817
Laura_Wells@txs.uscourts.gov
Donna Prather 713-250-5221
Donna_Prather@txs.uscourts.gov
Nichelle Drake 713-250-5581
Nichelle_Drake@txs.uscourts.gov
Former Court Reporters for the U.S. Court – Southern District of Texas
Sean Gumm seangumm6@gmail.com
Kathy Metzger kathymetzgercsr@gmail.com
Johnny Sanchez federalreporter@icloud.com
Fred Warner fewcsr@yahoo.com
Mary Capetillo nancycapetillo133@gmail.com
Kathleen Miller kathymillercsr@gmail.com
Nichole Forrest crnichole@gmail.com
Cheryl Cummings CherylCummings.usdc@gmail.com
Ed Reed edreedcr@aol.com
Mayra Malone mayramalone@comcast.net

Note:
A "court copy" of every original transcript purchased is filed by the court, only after final payment arrangements have been made.