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You realize you're not competent to cover the deposition you are reporting. After you notify the attorneys, when can you continue to report the proceedings?
If the attorneys stipulate on the record that you're okay to continue.
3 multiple choice options
The noticing attorney at a deposition finishes his questions and leaves the deposition, but the other attorney wants to continue. What should you do?
Continue until all parties have completed their questioning
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In transcripts, how many spaces should quoted material begin from the left-hand margin?
14
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Paragraphed material begins how many spaces from the left-hand margin?
10
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What is the maximum number of spaces that Q&A symbols may appear from the left-hand margin?
8
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In transcripts, how many spaces do they carry-over lines in quoted material begin from the left-hand margin?
10
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The noticing attorney does not show up at the deposition, but the witness and opposing counsel show and want to put a statement on the record. What should you do?
Report the statement on the record.
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following gifts would be appropriate?
$20 gift basket or candy every Christmas, not to exceed $100 in the aggregate per calendar year.
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Following are examples of people or entities associated with a proceeding being reported who the reporter shall not give nor receive any gift as incentive or reward. One exception is listed. Which is the exception?
Reporting firm
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If a party brings others to a deposition, what do you need from the guests?
Their name and spelling
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What must bein the oath to a translator?
The language they will translate to and from
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In a felony/criminal trial, what do you do with the jurors' names in a transcript?
Redact the names and replace w their juror ID number
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Address and telephone numbers of trial jurors and alternates sworn to hear a case must be redacted/deleted from all documents. True or false?
True
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Which of the following is not considered confidential?
Information identifying potential jurors called but not sworn as trial jurors or alternates
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Regarding an appeal, in addition to the court, who can request parts of a transcript be prepared?
Either Party
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Regarding a record on appeal, the reporter must prepare and certify as correct, and deliver to the clerk an original of the transcript and all necessary copies within:
20 days
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An objection based on disqualification of the reporter before whom a deposition is to be taken is waived if not made
before depo begins
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Unless otherwise stipulated or ordered by the court, a deposition is limited to:
1 day of 7 hours
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What should you do with a confidential portion of a deposition transcript?
Transcribe it and keep the portion marked "Confidential" sealed separately
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If an attorney asks you to wait for payment for your services with the understanding that he will pay you more later if the trial goes in his favor, what should you do?
Refuse the request
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During a trial, a juror interrupts. What should you do?
Report what was said by juror's number
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After a deposition has concluded, one of the attorneys asks for a partial transcript. What do you do?
Offer the same service to the other attorney.
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You receive a request for a transcript, but the court has ordered it sealed. How do you proceed?
Refuse
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How long do you have to keep your deposition notes if the job was transcribed?
1 year
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How long do you keep your deposition notes if the job was not transcribed?
8 years
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Who has the right to see a deposition transcript?
The deponent and all counsel and parties to the action
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The noticing attorney does not want a transcript of the deposition. Opposing counsel does want a copy. Who pays for the original?
The noticing attorney
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The opposing attorney objects to the noticing attorney having the original transcript. Absent agreement, who gets it?
The noticing attorney
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Two interpreters are having a conversation loud enough for you to hear. You:
Bring the conversation to the judge's attention
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You are using realtime at a deposition only for yourself and you kick the cord and it stops working. What do you do?
Protect/Ensure the integrity of a complete record
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In what code would you find the Motion to Suppress 1538.5?
Penal Code
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A defense witness is brought in early out of order to testify before the prosecution has completed its case in chief. Where do you list the witness on the index pages?
List him exactly in the order where he testified.
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If the defense attorney doesn't show up to a deposition, but the noticing attorney wants to proceed without him, what do you do?
Proceed anyway
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How long must you save your BAM (backup audio media) if your recording is made for your own personal use?
You don't have to save your BAM
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How long should you save your BAM if you release a copy to an attorney?
No less than one year
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If you submit your notes to the court clerk electronically and the court has them saved on file, do you still need to save your paper notes?
No. If the reporting notes are kept in any form other than paper, i.e., electronically, one duplicate backup copy of the notes shall be stored in a manner and place that reasonably assures its preservation
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In what types of trials do you redact juror names?
All trials
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With what words do you mark the envelope on a sealed deposition transcript?
Title of the action and Deposition of (insert deponent's name)
If one attorney requests realtime services at a deposition, how do you proceed?
Inform the other parties to the deposition and offer realtime to them too.
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Does the reporter or the videographer swear in the witness?
Court reporter (unless vid is notary and has no interest in case)
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Countermand means:
Rescind
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When a deponent fails to answer a question or fails to produce a properly subpoenaed document, the attorney may move the court for an order compelling that answer or production. If the notice of the motion is given orally at the examination, what should you do?
Direct the deponent to attend a session of the court at the time specified in the notice. Indicate this in the record and index
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Instead of attending a deposition in person, an attorney may transmit written questions in a sealed envelope to the noticing attorney who then delivers that envelope to the court reporter at the time of the deposition. What should the reporter do?
Unseal the envelope and ask the questions to the deponent after all the other attorneys have finished.
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What would come first in trial as related to the order of examination?
direct on plaintiff's side
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A motion that the plaintiff waited too long to pursue a claim is called:
Laches motion
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What information is found in a case caption?
Court Jurisdiction & Case No. & Plaintiff's and Defendant's Name
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A motion made before the start of a trial requesting a ruling on evidence is called:
Motion in limine
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In a divorce proceeding, what titles are used in the caption?
Petitioner/Respondent
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Information about depositions is primarily, but not exclusively, found in
Code of Civil Procedure 2025
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When a citation has Fed 2d in it, what does the "2d" stand for?
Series
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Retention of court steno notes is as follows:
Civil - 5 yrs, Criminal - 10 yrs, Death Penalty - Forever
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When would an attorney request a judgment N.O.V.?
After the verdict
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The court-appointed person to carry out instructions in a will:
Administrator
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If, during readback, one attorney argues that your notes are not verbatim and then insists that everyone listen to your audio, how should you proceed?
Refuse
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What is included on the cover page of a juvenile case transcript?
Date, venue, and attorney's name
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What code covers official court reporters' rates?
Government Code
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Which code covers rules regarding grand jury transcripts?
Penal Code
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If you're requested to provide BAM do you supply it?
Refuse because there's no public right to it
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Another name for a court calendar is:
Docket
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If you show up to take a deposition and the deponent is your neighbor, what action should you take?
Alert the attorneys there is a conflict of interest
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Who can request funds from the Transcript Reimbursement Fund?
Pro bono attorney for an indigent person
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At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Transcript Reimbursement Fund is established by the transfer of funds from the Court Reporters' Fund in the amount of:
$300,000
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The plaintiff has not finished his case-in-chief, so a defense witness is taken out of order because he is a doctor who has to go back to work. Where would you put the doctor's testimony in the transcript?
Where it occurs in the proceedings.
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An attorney wants an exhibit put in the transcript after the record has concluded and the other attorney has left. What do you do?
Refuse to mark the exhibit
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Official reporter notes are the property of whom?
The court
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If a witness will not agree to be sworn in for religious reasons:
The witness can be affirmed instead of sworn in
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Pleading "nolo contendere" has the same effect as pleading:
Guilty
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What type of evidence is required in a preliminary hearing?
Sufficient
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Unless timestamping is used, a full line of text shall consist of:
No less than 25 lines and 56 characters per line
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When must an attorney (other than with videotaping) request timestamping on a transcript?
On the record
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If a transcript will have not less than 56 characters per line, timestamping may be printed on a transcript without counsel request.
True
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When the judge in a trial makes a statement but then directs you to "strike that," what should you do?
Leave the statement in the record, along with the instructions to strike it, but do not include in readback to the jury when requested.
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Why does the CSR Board primarily exist?
To protect the public
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A CSR must notify the CSR Board in writing within 30 days of a change of:
Address and/or name
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The person who gives testimony under oath at a deposition is called:
Deponent
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A discussion held in the judge's chambers is called:
In camera (private)
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A person acting as his/her own attorney in a lawsuit is called:
In propria persona / in pro per
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After a witness signs the deposition, the reporter:
Gives it to the noticing attorney
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In the citation 71 Cal. App. 3d 972, what is the 3d?
Series
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Who sets rates that can be charged by deposition reporters?
Individual Firms/Reporters
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How many pages may be bound in each volume of a trial transcript?
300
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Which applies to a workers' compensation deposition?
The deponent gets a free transcript and attendance of witnesses may be required
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Which of the following refers to an incompetent person?
non sui juris
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After just compensation, the government can take private property for public use without the owner's consent under the following authority:
eminent domain
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If a potential juror's name is accidentally said during jury selection, what do you do in the transcript?
substitute the name with the juror's number
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What MUST be on the INDEX page of a COURT transcript?
identification of each exhibit by number or letter with a brief description of the exhibit, volume & page where any exhibit is marked for identification and where it is admitted or refused, volume & page where each examination begins (direct, cross, etc.)
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The certification page of a deposition transcript shall indicate that:
the deponent was duly sworn and that the transcript is a true record of the testimony given
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If a reporter wants to work on an appeals transcript, he/she can find information in:
the Rules of Court
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When an attorney says to the reporter "No more interruptions" indicating he does not want to be interrupted during his examination of the witness, the reporter should:
C) Continue to do whatever is necessary to protect the record, including interrupting the proceedings
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If a person from the media asks for a copy of your audio backup:
no one is entitled to BAM
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If the deposition firm you work for offers a value added service, when is the appropriate time to offer it?
Before the deposition
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which code section: rules on transcript on appeal
rules of court
which code section: structure of California court system
code of civil procedure
which code section: rules on oral depositions
CCP
which code section: Duties of superior court reporter
CCP
Which code section: definition of examinations
EVIDENCE CODE
which code section: transcript fees
GOVERNMENT CODE
which code section: small claims court
CCP
which code section: Civil court procedure
CCP
which code section: purpose of CRB Board
B&PC
