Solo and Small Firm
The Practitioner Spring 2016, Volume 22, Issue 2
Content
- Coach's Corner Don't Retire, Don't Quit, Don't Be Unhappy: Morph
- Golden State Resolution: Daily Fantasy Sports and the California Legislature working together for the common good?
- How Commercial Litigation Funding Can Help Small Firms and Solo Practitioners
- I Want to Move Back Home ̶ Can I Take My Children With Me?
- Letter From the Chair
- Letter From the Editor
- MCLE Article: Birds, Bees, and Sexting: What Every Parent Needs Their T(w)een To Know
- Non-Compete Clauses for Lawyers
- Solo & Small Firm Spotlight: Eric P Ganci
- Table of Contents
- The Wonders of Newport Beach, California: Things to Do When Visiting for the State Bar Solo Summit in June 2016
- The Importance of Privately Arranged Court Reporting to Making a Record for Appeal
The Importance of Privately Arranged Court Reporting to Making a Record for Appeal
By Orly Degani
Orly Degani is a partner with Degani & Galston LLP, an appellate law boutique. Her practice has focused on appeals in both federal and state courts for more than 20 years. She can be reached at 818-424-270-1900 or orly@deganigalston.com
The California Supreme Court recently granted review in a case involving a local policy of the San Diego Superior Court that "[o]fficial court reporters are not normally available in civil, family, or probate matters," and "[p]arties, including those with fee waivers, are responsible for all fees and costs related to court reporter services" that the parties arrange privately. (Jameson v. Desta (2015) 241 Cal.App.4th 491, review granted and opinion superseded (2016) 197 Cal.Rptr.3d 522 (Jameson).)
In the wake of California’s financial troubles and resulting steep cuts to judicial branch funding, similar policies have been adopted by other superior courts in counties throughout the state, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Alameda, Fresno, Kern, and Ventura, among others.