Court Reporting Services
NOTICE REGARDING COURT REPORTING SERVICES
(Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.956; Gov. Code, §§ 68086, et seq.)
Effective Monday, October 31, 2011
The Napa Superior Court provides Court Reporting Services at the court’s expense in all proceedings for which such services are required by law. As a result of statewide budget reductions, official court reporters are no longer provided by the Court in proceedings for which such services are not legally mandated. These proceedings include civil law and motion matters. If counsel wish to have the hearing on their civil law matter reported, they have two options:
- Elect to use the services of a private local court reporter with whom the Napa County Bar Association has negotiated the rates highlighted below. Counsel will have to arrange for a reporter to be present for the matter or hearing in question. The parties will be responsible for paying the court reporter for this service, and arrangements for payment can be made on the day of the hearing. See below for the current fee schedule, although this schedule is subject to change and may be changed by the service provider(s) at any time.
- Arrange for a private court reporter of their choosing to be present.
The following chart sets forth the types of proceedings for which official court reporters will be provided by the court:
| Case Type | Shorthand Reporter Provided by Court? |
| Felony Case | Yes |
| Juvenile 300 | Yes |
| Juvenile 602 | Yes |
| Misdemeanor Case | No |
| Infraction Case | No |
| Unlimited Civil including Unlimited UDs | No |
| Limited Civil including Limited UDs | No |
| Small Claims | No |
| Family Law | No |
| Adoption | No |
| Probate | No |
| Guardianship | No |
| Conservatorships | No |
| Civil Ex Parte | No |
| Domestic Violence | No |
| Civil Harassment | No |
Private Court Reporters
Susan L. Straub CSR#7608
Tel: (707) 246-8850
Email: susanstraub07@comcast.net
Linda Shryack CSR#12104
Tel: (707) 927-6863
Email: linda.shryack@att.net
Sallie Estudillo CSR#9060
Tel: (707) 363-0766
Email: sallieest@aol.com
Introductory Court Reporting Fee Schedule
| Case Type | Fee |
| Half hour or less without transcript | $75.00 (67.50*) |
| Half hour to one hour without transcript | 125.00 (112.50*) |
| Any hearing over one hour without Transcript - half day per diem up to 12:00PM | 200.00 (180.00*) |
| Full day per diem without transcript | 400.00 (360.00*) |
| Half hour or less with same day order of transcript | 50.00 |
| Half hour to one hour with same day order of transcript | 100.00 |
| Any hearing over one hour with same day order of transcript - half day per diem up to 12:00PM | 175.00 |
| Full day per diem with same day order of transcript | 350.00 |
*10% discount on per diems if paid on the day of hearing. $175 fee will be charged for any scheduled hearing not canceled within 24 hours of time of hearing. Attorneys and their law firms jointly and severally liable for reporting fees. The above rates are on a per-hearing basis.
Effective: 11/4/11