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In the matter of the petition to amend Supreme Court
Rule 71.01, regarding required court reporting, and |
FILED SEP 1, 2010 A. John Voelker Acting Clerk of Supreme Court Madison, WI |
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Pending before the court is an administrative rules petition filed on April 14, 2010, by the Director of State Courts on the recommendation of the Committee of Chief Judges and District Court Administrators. The petition was filed in response to this court's order dated December 11, 2009. See S. Ct. Order 09-05, 2009 WI 104 (issued Dec. 11, 2009, eff. Jan. 1, 2010).[1]
The December 11, 2009, order addressed an earlier rule petition filed by the same parties regarding the interpretation of SCR 71.02(2) (Required Court Reporting) and directed the Committee of Chief Judges and District Court Administrators to collaborate with appellate practitioners and other interested parties to evaluate whether amendments to Wis. Stat. § 885.42(4) may be warranted. The pending petition addresses the court's questions about possible conflicting language in § 885.42 by proposing that videotape depositions continue to be reported and transcribed by the court reporter but other audio and audiovisual recordings need not be reported and transcribed unless ordered by the court. A copy of the petition is available on the Web site of the Wisconsin Supreme Court under http://wicourts.gov/scrules/pending.htm.
IT IS ORDERED that a public hearing on the petition
shall be held in the Supreme Court Room in the State Capitol,
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court's conference in the matter shall be held promptly following the public hearing.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the hearing be given by publication of a copy of this order and the petition in the official state newspaper once each week for three consecutive weeks and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.[2]
Dated at
BY THE COURT:
A. John Voelker
Acting Clerk of Supreme Court
[1] A copy of the court's order dated December 11, 2009, is available on the Web site of the Wisconsin Supreme Court under http://wicourts.gov/scrules/orders.htm.
[2] Notice of the hearing will appear in the October 2010 Wisconsin Lawyer, the official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin, approximately 21 days prior to the hearing rather than the required minimum of 30 days. Pursuant to its rule-making authority under Wis. Stat. § 751.12 and its Internal Operating Procedures, the court exercises its discretion to allow this unavoidable deviation from the requirements.