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FORMATTING
GUIDELINE S
TRANSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES
COVER PAGE:
• Court/County centered in all caps at the top of the page.
List the state of Georgia on the second line, top center
of the page.
• Parties to the case at left margin, Plaintiff v. Defendant.
NOTE: When the State is the prosecutor in a criminal
action, list the state as the plaintiff but do not
include the label of Plaintiff underneath.
• Close parenthesis centered, separating parties to the case
and the case number, type of hearing, volume number, et
cetera.
• List the case number on the right-hand side of the page
parallel to the plaintiff(s).
EXAMPLE: Case No.: (In a criminal case.)
Civil Action File No.: ((In a civil case.)
• List the type of proceeding on the right-hand side of the
page parallel to the defendant(s).
EXAMPLE: Final Divorce Hearing, Motion to Suppress,
Guilty Plea, et cetera.
• If there is more than one volume to the transcript, list
the volume number and the actual day that encompasses this
volume under the type of proceeding.
EXAMPLE: Volume l of 5,
January 1, 20XX
• Centered and in all caps, underneath the style of the
case, list the judge that heard the proceedings, the date,
city and state.
• Centered and in all caps, underneath the judge's name,
list the date(s) of the hearing and the city where the
hearing took place.
NOTE: If there is more than one volume, the starting
and ending dates are listed here.
TRANSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES
COVER PAGE : (Continued)
• At the left-hand margin, list the attorneys/appearances
as follows:
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE: (Criminal proceeding.)
ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF: (Civil proceeding.)
ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT: (Either proceeding.)
EXAMPLE: ON BEHALF OF THE STATE:
JOHN S. DOE, Esq.
Name of Law Firm
Address of Law Firm
• Centered at the bottom of the page is the court reporter’s
name with proper license designation, firm name (if
affiliated with a firm), address, and phone number.
TRANSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES
FIRST PAGE OF TRANSCRIPT:
• Centered in all caps, with spaces between each letter, is
the word: P R O C E E D I N G S. No dashes between the
letters.
NOTE: If you're transcribing an excerpt, just a portion of
the transcript, put: E X C E R P T.
A TRANSCRIPT IS ALWAYS 25 LINES PER PAGE, with a possible
63 characters per line. This is according to Georgia law.
Q&A FORMATTING:
• The question and answer markers, (Q) or (A), are indented
five spaces from the margin, with the first word of the
question or answer starting on the fifth space after the
(Q) or (A) marker.
• The second line of a question or answer comes back to the
left-hand margin.
NOTE: If a question or answer has more than one
paragraph, the first line of the new paragraph is
indented ten spaces, so as to line up with the
first word of the first paragraph.
COLLOQUY FORMATTING:
• Colloquy is any dialogue outside of Q&A and is formatted by
putting the speaker’s name in all caps, indented ten
spaces.
NOTE: Each line in the same paragraph of that
speaker’s colloquy is indented five spaces.
• Each new speaker must be designated by their name in all
caps. Again, the first line is indented ten spaces with
subsequent lines only indented five (spaces.
TRANSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES
PARENTHETICALS:
• A transcript should allow the reader to understand exactly
what took place in a hearing, without having been present
at the hearing, just by reading the transcript. Therefore,
parentheticals are used to show when some action has
occurred in the courtroom. Parentheticals represent
nonverbal yet relevant information.
• Parentheticals must be centered on the line enclosed in
parentheses, capitalizing the starting word, and end with a
period(.) inside the parentheses.
• Parentheticals that are not standing alone on its own line and
are embedded within text the showing nonverbal communication
does not include the punctuation within the parenthesis. For
example:
A. The pain originates from here (indicating).
• Parentheticals should be concise and not contain
unnecessary wording. Below are some examples of
parentheticals and their proper wording:
(The witness was sworn.)
(Plaintiff's Exhibit l was tendered and
admitted into evidence.)
(Defendant's Exhibit 2 was marked for
identification.)
(A bench conference was held outside the
presence of the court reporter.)
(The following bench conference was held: )
NOTE: If a bench conference is taken down by the court
reporter, you would end the above parenthetical with a
colon still inside the parentheses and then transcribe
the bench conference in colloquy format with proper speaker
designations. In this example you would also put another
parenthetical at the end of the bench conference as
follows:
(The bench conference was concluded.)
TRANSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES
CHANGING FROM COLLOQUY BACK TO Q&A:
When questions and answers are interrupted with colloquy (i.e.
objections, et cetera), format the colloquy as described above for
colloquy formatting. Once Q&A resumes by the same questioning
attorney, By Line goes after the Q inside parentheses.
BY LINES IN ALL CAPS AT THE LEFT MARGIN ARE FOR INITIAL DESIGNATION OF
EXAMINATION, CROSS-EXAMINATION, ET CETERA, WITH A CHANGE OF ATTORNEY.
FORMATTING PARENTHETICALS WHEN A WITNESS IS SWORN:
• If a witness is sworn and the attorney goes right into Q&A,
then the parenthetical should be as follows:
NOTE: You will delineate the type of examination: Direct,
Cross, Redirect, Recross, depending on the situation.
EXAMPLE:
JOE JOHNSON,
the witness herein, having been first duly sworn,
was examined and testified as follows on:
DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY MR. JACKSON:
Q State your name for the record, please, sir.
A Joe Johnson.
TRANSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES
FORMATTING PARENTHETICALS WHEN A WITNESS IS SWORN:
• If a witness is sworn and there is colloquy that takes
place after the witness is sworn but before questions and
answers begin, you would use the following parentheticals:
NOTE: Again, you would delineate the type of examination
that is taking place.
(The witness was sworn.)
MR. JACKSON: Your Honor, before I begin questioning Mr.
Smith, may I approach the witness and hand him some exhibits.
THE COURT: Yes, you may.
JOE SMITH,
the witness, having been previously sworn,
was examined and testified as follows on:
DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY MR. JACKSON:
Q. State your name for the record, please, sir.
A. Joe Smith.
TRANSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES
PAGE AND LINE NUMBERING:
• All pages should be numbered sequentially in the bottom,
right-hand corner with the exception of the first page.
• On transcripts with more than one volume, the page numbers
are sequential from one volume to the next.
EXAMPLE: If the last page number of Volume 1 is 101, then
the first page of Volume 2 would be 102.
• All lines within the transcript are to be numbered, except
for the title/cover, index, certificate and disclosure
pages.
NOTE: 25 lines per page.
CERTIFICATE PAGE:
• All transcripts should contain a certificate page
containing the following:
State and County at the top left-hand side.
Date the proceedings were taken down.
Date the transcript was produced.
Reporter’s full name and certificate number.
Reporter’s court reporting seal.
NOTE: The County listed on the certificate page is the
county in which the court reporter has obtained their
notary public seal, not the county where the proceeding
took place.
INDEX PAGE:
• Must list all witnesses' names and the page number their
testimony begins on direct, cross, redirect and recross
examination.
• Deposition examination titles can be limited to
examination and further examination.
• List of exhibits introduced by each party and the page
number they were tendered and/or admitted in the index is
included in the transcript. They should include a short
description and the corresponding page number. Deposition
exhibits are only marked for identification.
• The page number on which any relevant segment begins, such as jury
charge, opening/closing statements, motions, et cetera.
TRANSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES
DISCLOSURE PAGE:
• All depositions must contain a disclosure page. You will
use the appropriate disclosure page depending on if you
have a contract with one of the attorneys or not.
• If you're using the contract disclosure page, the disclosure form must be signed by attorneys for both sides. If you're
using the "no contract" disclosure page, signature by the
attorneys is optional.
• The disclosure page must be included in the original and
copies of the transcript.
ERRATA SHEET:
• A deponent has the option to read and sign their deposition
and note any corrections on the Errata Sheet.
• If the deponent has chosen to read and sign, the Errata
Sheet is mailed to counsel for the deponent along with a
copy of the deposition and instructions for notarizing and
returning to the court reporter.
• The deponent has 30 days in which to read the deposition,
note corrections, and have the Errata Sheet notarized
and returned to the court reporter for inclusion in the
transcript.
• The Errata Sheet becomes part of the deposition and is inserted as the last page of the transcript.
NOTE: The transcript itself is not changed or
corrected. The Errata Sheet becomes part of the
record. It must be notarized and returned within the
designated time.
• If the deponent asked to read and sign but doesn’t return
the Errata Sheet within the 30 days given, then a
Certificate of Non-Signature is included in the transcript
to let the parties know the Errata Sheet was not returned.
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EXAMPLE COVER PAGE
CRIMINAL PROCEEDING
(COURTROOM)
(Notice that the State is not labeled as the plaintiff.)
S A M P L E
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DAWSON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
STATE OF GEORGIA )
)
) CASE NO.: 2011CR-111
)
vs. )
) JURY TRIAL
)
)
PHILLIP JAMES HUGHES, ) VOLUME 2 OF 2
) FEBRUARY 2ND, 2012
Defendant. )
HEARD BEFORE HONORABLE GEORGE S. MILLER, JUDGE,
ON FEBRUARY 1ST AND 2ND, 2012, IN DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE:
MITCH E. STONE, ESQUIRE
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT:
JENNIFER ANGEL, ESQUIRE
TRISHA L. JOHNSON, CCR
POST OFFICE BOX 1728
CUMMING, GEORGIA 30028
(770) 294-9598
EXAMPLE COVER PAGE CIVIL
PROCEEDING (Courtroom)
(Notice the Civil Action File No., not a Case No.)
S A M P L E
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
KRISTINE FOSTER,
Plaintiff,
vs.
MICHAEL FOSTER,
Defendant.
)
)
)
) CIVIL ACTION
) FILE NO.: llCV-2368 )
)
) FINAL DIVORCE HEARING )
)
) EXCERPT OF JUDGE'S RULING )
)
HEARD BEFORE HONORABLE JEFFREY T. RILEY, CHIEF JUDGE,
ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2012, IN COVINGTON, GEORGIA
ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF:
SAMUEL A. MANER, ESQUIRE
ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT:
JENNIFER P. WATSON, ESQUIRE
WATSON, STANFORD & TALANT, LLC
TRISHA L. JOHNSON, CCR
POST OFFICE BOX 1728
CUMMING, GEORGIA 30028
(770) 294-9598
EXAMPLE DEPOSITION
COVER PAGE AND
APPEARANCE PAGE
S A M P L E
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MAYBERRY COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
JENNIFER L. CLOUD, )
)
Plaintiff,)
)
vs. ) CIVIL ACTION
) FILE NO.: 10CV-4862
)
HENRY B. CLOUD, )
Defendant.)
_ _ _ _
DEPOSITION OF HENRY B. CLOUD,
taken by Counsel for the Plaintiff, John E. Jones, Esquire,
before Trisha Johnson, Certified Court Reporter,
at the offices of Jones & Banks, LLP
123 South Main Street, Woodin, Georgia
on March 2nd, 2012, commencing at 10:00 a.m.
TRISHA L. JOHNSON, CCR
POST OFFICE BOX 1728
CUMMING, GEORGIA 30028
(770) 294-9598
S A M P L E
A P P E A R A N C E S
On Behalf of the Plaintiff:
John E. Jones, Esquire
Long, Weinberg, and Ansley
999 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
770-491-5817
On Behalf of the Defendant:
Mary W. Blithe, Esquire
Alston & Bird
One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
770-262-2800
Also Appearing:
Jennifer L. Cloud (Videographer)
John Mathis
EXAMPLE FIRST PAGE OF
TRANSCRIPT (EXCERPT)
(Courtroom proceeding)
S A M P L E
1 E X C E R P T
2 THE COURT: I will prepare this order. The court
3 reporter will send a jump drive to my staff attorney who
4 will prepare the order from my oral pronouncement.
5 I’m going to grant a divorce for the plaintiff on the
6 grounds that this marriage is irretrievably broken. It's
7 unfortunate. 19 years is a long time. They have three
8 children. And it's very painful to watch the oldest
9 daughter, as Ms. Patterson said, the father-bashing, that
10 she wanted to get up here and - - that's the reason I let
11 her have her say, because she wanted to get up here and
12 bash Dad. That's very sad, and I think there's blame to
13 go around on both sides.
14 I think the mother is to blame in some regard for
15 enabling the children and promising them the moon and then
16 the dad having to work so long to be able to buy them the
17 moon. So I think there's blame. And the children, I
18 think their reality is skewed by all that, by the parents'
19 lack of, you know, realizing reality here, that they just
20 can't afford all these things.
21 So it's unfortunate the way this went down. You
22 know, it sounds like Mr. Foster's anger resulted in the
23 breakdown of the marriage. And his working all hours -- I
24 mean, working all the time also resulted in the breakdown
25 of the marriage.
EXAMPLE INDEX
(Trial or other courtroom proceeding)
S A M P L E
I N D E X
WITNESSES: Page
LANCE JOHNS
Direct Examination by Assistant D.A. Stone 11
Cross-Examination by Ms. Angel 13
_Redirect_ Examination_ by _ Assistant D.A. Stone 14
THAD COURSEY
Direct Examination by Assistant D.A. Stone 15
Cross-Examination by Ms. Angel 19
MASON DAVISON
Direct Examination by Assistant D.A. Stone 19
SUSANNA JONES
Direct Examination by Assistant D.A. Stone 23
Cross-Examination by Ms. Angel 30
Cross-Examination Continued by Ms. Angel 32
Redirect Examination by Assistant D.A. Stone 32
PHILLIP JAMES HUGHES
Direct Examination by Ms. Angel 33 Cross-Examination by Assistant D.A. Stone 37
Redirect Examination by Ms. Angel 4 2
CLOSING ARGUMENT ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT 45
CLOSING ARGUMENT ON BEHALF OF THE STATE 50
JURY CHARGE 55
VERDICT 65
SENTENCING 73
E X H I B I T S
State's 1 Certified Copy of 2000 Conviction 27
State's 2 Driver's license 33
EXAMPLE of WITNESS SWORN PARENTHETICAL
(Notice colloquy and Q&A formatting.)
S A M P L E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
2 3
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THE COURT: Go ahead, Mr. Zeliff.
MR. ZELIFF: Thank you, Judge. The defense would call
our witness, Parker McFarland, to the stand.
MR. SIMMS: Your Honor, it's my understanding that Mr.
Zeliff has three witnesses. We would invoke the rule of
sequestration at this time.
THE COURT: All right. If you would ask your
witnesses to step out.
MR. ZELIFF: Would you like me to swear the witness,
Judge?
THE COURT: Go ahead .
MR. ZELIFF: Please raise your right hand.
PARKER MCFARLAND,
the witness herein, having been first duly sworn,
was examined and testified as follows on:
DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY MR. ZELIFF:
Q. Will you please state your name for the record.
A. Parker McFarland.
Q. Mr. McFarland, you were the trial attorney for
Mr. Strickland?
A. Yes.
Q. I would like to start -- how many jury trials have
you personally tried, leading up to this trial?
A. Several.
4
COURT PROCEEDING
CERTIFICATE PAGE
S A M P L E
CERTIFICATE OF COURT REPORTER
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FORSYTH
-
I, Trisha L. Johnson, Certified Court Reporter, do hereby
certify that proceedings were held in the above-entitled case
at the time and place set forth in the caption hereof; that I
was authorized to, and did, report the testimony and
proceedings had in said proceedings, and that the foregoing
pages, inclusive, constitute a true and correct transcript of
the proceedings on September 20th, 2012.
This, the 30th day of November 2012.
Trisha L. Johnson
Certified Court Reporter #2540
--
DEPOSITION
CERTIFICATE PAGE
S A M P L E
CERTIFICATE OF COURT REPORTER
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FORSYTH
I hereby certify that the foregoing deposition was
reported as stated in the caption and the questions and
answers thereto were reduced to typewriting by me and that the
foregoing pages represent a true, correct, and complete
transcript of the evidence given on November 31st, 2012, by
the witness, John Doe, who was first duly sworn by me.
I further certify that I am not related or counsel to the
parties in the case, I am not in the regular employ of counsel
of said parties, nor am I otherwise interested in the result of
said case. Financial arrangements between myself and the
parties to this deposition are the usual and customary fees
charged by me and a financial discount will not be given to any
party to this litigation.
This, the 7th day of December 2012.
Trisha L. Johnson
Certified Court Reporter Georgia Certificate #2540
Notary Public
State of Georgia
My Commission Expires 8-15-13
NO CONTRACT
DISCLOSURE PAGE
1
S A M P L E
D I S C L 0 S U R E
I, Trisha L. Johnson, Certified Court Reporter, pursuant
to Article 8.B. of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of
Court Reporting of the Judicial Council of Georgia, make the
following disclosure: I am a Georgia Certified Court Reporter.
I am here as a sole practitioner. I was contacted by the
offices of [firm name] to provide court reporting services for
this deposition. I will not be taking this deposition under
any contract that is prohibited by O.C.G.A. 15-14-37(a) and
(b).
I have no contract to provide reporting services with any
party to the case, any counsel in the case, or any reporter or
reporting agency from whom a referral might have been made to
cover this deposition. I will charge my usual and customary
rates to all parties in the case, and a financial discount will
not be given to any party to this litigation.
This day of
Trisha L. Johnson, CCR
Certified Court Reporter
Certificate Number 2540
CONTRACT
DISCLOSURE PAGE
S A M P L E
D I S C L 0 S U R E
I, Trisha L. Johnson, Certified Court Reporter,
pursuant to Article 8.B. of the Rules and Regulations of the
Board of Court Reporting of the Judicial Council of Georgia,
make the following disclosure: I am a Georgia Certified
Court Reporter. I am here as a sole practitioner.
I was contacted by the offices of [firm name] to
provide court reporting services for this deposition. I will
not be taking this deposition under any contract that is
prohibited by
O.C.G.A. 15-14-37(a) and (b).
I have a contract/agreement to provide reporting
services with [firm name], the terms of which are as
follows:
This day of
Trisha L. Johnson,
CCR Certified Court
Reporter Certificate
Number 2540
Attorney for Plaintiff Attorney for Defendant
ERRATA PAGE
(Used when "signature reserved" or deponent
opts to "read and sign.")
E R R A T A S H E E T
I do hereby certify that I have read all questions propounded
to me and all answers given me on the (date) day of (month) 2017,
taken before (you), and that:
1) There are no changes noted.
2) The following changes are noted:
Pursuant to Rule 30(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
and/or the Official Code of Georgia Annotated 9-11-30(e), both of
which read in part: Any changes in the form or substance which you
desire to make shall be entered upon the deposition...with a
statement of the reasons given...for making them. Accordingly, to
assist you in effecting corrections, please use the form below:
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change is: ____________________________
______________________________________________________________
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change is: ____________________________
______________________________________________________________
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change is: ____________________________
______________________________________________________________
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change is: ____________________________
______________________________________________________________
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change is: ____________________________
______________________________________________________________
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change is: ____________________________
______________________________________________________________
If supplemental or additional pages are necessary, please furnish
same in typewriting annexed to the interview.
________________________
James P. McGill, Deponent
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 23rd day of November 2018.
__________________________________
John Q. Notary
Notary Public No.
BROWN COLLEGE STYLE PAGE
TEMPLATES
The following section contains templates that are Brown
approved and acceptable for use in your various transcript
production classes. These may be duplicated as include files
in Case CATalyst and for block files in Eclipse. They may
also be used in Word for students who have not yet begun CAT
training.
Style pages vary from state to state and even within
states themselves. The flow of information remains fairly
consistent, but margins and general appearances will differ.
It is less important to concern yourself on the style being
used than it is to be able to make changes in your CAT files
to reflect the differences. You may find the following
templates to be generally accepted when you go to work, but be
prepared and able to edit the style in your software when
asked to do so.
COURTROOM STYLE PAGE
TEMPLATES (Note: Templates reflect guidelines from the Board of Court
Reporting under the aegis of the State of Georgia Judicial
Council. They are the style recommended for criminal trials
in the state of Georgia. The index page can be combined
into one page if the amount to be input is of a lesser
nature.)
IN THE (court type) COURT OF (county) COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
(plaintiff name),
Plaintiff,
vs.
(defendant name),
Defendant.
CASE NO.: (case number)
(proceeding type)
HEARD BEFORE THE HONORABLE (judge)
(type) COURT JUDGE
(Date(s))
COMMENCING AT (time)
APPEARANCES:
(attorney name) (ESQ or ADA, etc.)
(firm, unless ADA)
(street address)
(city), GEORGIA (ZIP)
FOR THE (STATE/PLAINTIFF)
(attorney name), ESQUIRE
(firm)
(street address)
(city), GEORGIA (ZIP)
FOR THE DEFENDANT
(you), CCR
(agency name)
(street address)
(city), GEORGIA (ZIP)
(phone)
INDEX TO PROCEEDINGS
Page
VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION #
OPENING STATEMENT BY (attorney) #
OPENING STATEMENT BY (attorney) #
CHARGE CONFERENCE #
CLOSING ARGUMENT BY (attorney) #
CLOSING ARGUMENT BY (attorney) #
JURY CHARGE #
VERDICT #
SENTENCING #
INDEX TO WITNESSES
WITNESSES:
Page
(witness)
DIRECT EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
CROSS-EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
RECROSS-EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
(witness)
DIRECT EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
CROSS-EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
RECROSS-EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
(witness)
DIRECT EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
CROSS-EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
RECROSS-EXAMINATION BY (attorney) #
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
FOR THE (STATE/PLAINTIFF)
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE
FOR THE DEFENDANT
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE
CERTIFICATE OF COURT REPORTER
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF (county of your residence)
I, (you), Certified Court Reporter, do hereby certify that
the proceedings were held in the above-entitled case at the time
and place set forth in the caption hereof; that I was authorized
to, and did, report the testimony and proceedings had in said
proceedings, and that the foregoing pages, inclusive, constitute a
true and correct transcript of the proceedings on (month) (date),
2017.
This (date) day of (month) 2017.
________________________________
(you)
Certified Court Reporter #0000
DEPOSITION STYLE PAGE
TEMPLATES (Note: The Board of Court Reporting in the state of Georgia
does not provide exemplars for style pages used in
depositions. Most firms and reporters adhere to the overall
guidelines provided for criminal trials, but fonts and
characters per line vary. Your agency should provide
specific guidelines for how they want their transcript to
appear.)
IN THE (court type) COURT OF (county) COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
(plaintiff name),
Plaintiff,
Vs.
(defendant name),
Defendant.
CIVIL ACTION
FILE NO.: (case number)
- - - -
DEPOSITION OF (deponent name),
taken by Counsel for the (plf/dft), (attorney),
Esquire, before (you), Certified Court Reporter, at the
offices of (location name)
(street address)
(city), GA (ZIP)
on (month) (date), 2017, commencing at (time)
(you), CCR
(your firm address)
(city), GA (ZIP)
(agency phone)
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
For the Plaintiff:
(attorney), Esq.
(attorney firm)
(firm address)
(city), GA (ZIP)
(phone)
(fax)
(email)
For the Defendant:
(attorney), Esq.
(attorney firm)
(firm address)
(city), GA (ZIP)
(phone)
(fax)
(email)
Also Present:
INDEX TO PROCEEDINGS
(Deponent name) Page
Examination by (attorney) #
Examination by (attorney) #
Further Examination by (attorney) #
Further Examination by(attorney) #
Disclosure #
Certificate #
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Description Page
E R R A T A S H E E T
I do hereby certify that I have read all questions propounded to
me and all answers given me on the (date) day of (month) 2017, taken
before (you), and that:
1) There are no changes noted.
2) The following changes are noted:
Pursuant to Rule 30(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and/or
the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
9-11-30(e), both of which read in part: Any changes in the form or
substance which you desire to make shall be entered upon the
deposition...with a statement of the reasons given...for making them.
Accordingly, to assist you in effecting corrections, please use the
form below:
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change
is:____________________________________________________________
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change
is:____________________________________________________________
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change
is:____________________________________________________________
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change
is:____________________________________________________________
Page No. ______ Line No. ______ should read:
______________________________________________________________
And the reason for the change
is:____________________________________________________________
If supplemental or additional pages are necessary, please furnish same
in typewriting annexed to the interview.
___________________________
(Deponent)
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the (date) day of (month) (year).
_________________________________
Notary Public
DISCLOSURE
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF (county of deposition)
I, (you), Certified Court Reporter, pursuant to Article 8.B of
the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Court Reporting of the
Judicial Council of Georgia, make the following disclosure:
I am a Georgia Certified Court Reporter. I am here as a sole
practitioner. I was contacted by the offices of G & H Agency to
provide court reporting services for this deposition.
I will not be taking this deposition under any contract that is
prohibited by O.C.G.A. 15-14-37(a) and (b).
I have no contract/agreement to provide reporting services with
any party to the case, any counsel in the case, or any reporter or
reporting agency from whom a referral might have been made to cover
this deposition.
I will charge my usual and customary rates to all parties in the
case, and a financial discount will not be given to any party to this
litigation.
This (date) day of (month) 2017.
_______________________________
(you), CCR
Certified Court Reporter
Certificate Number 0000
___________________________ ________________________
Attorney for Plaintiff Attorney for Defendant
CERTIFICATE OF COURT REPORTER
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF (county of your residence)
I, (you), Certified Court Reporter, do hereby certify that
the proceedings were held in the above-entitled case at the time
and place set forth in the caption hereof; that I was authorized
to, and did, report the testimony and proceedings had in said
proceedings, and that the foregoing pages, inclusive, constitute a
true and correct transcript of the proceedings on (month) (date),
2017
This (date) day of (month) 2017.
________________________________
(you)
Certified Court Reporter #0000
EXCERPTS FROM ORIGINAL BROWN
REPORTING STYLE BOOK (The following pages are images from the style
book used by Brown Reporting when it was
operational from the seventies through the
early 2000s. Most of these styles can still
be seen in use in the state of Georgia and
provide you with some additional guidelines.
The full stylebook also provides some specific
instruction on transcript production in
general and the information is still relevant.
Copies are available in PDF for students.)