5th Cir. R. 11

11.1 Duties of Court Reporters. In all cases where transcripts are ordered,

the court reporter must use a form provided by the clerk of this court and:

(a) Acknowledge receiving the transcript order, and indicate the date of receipt;

(b) State whether adequate financial arrangements have been made under the

CJA, or otherwise;

(c) Provide the number of trial or hearing days involved in the transcript, and

estimate the total number of pages;

(d) Give an estimated date when the transcript will be finished; and

(e) Certify that he or she expects to file the transcript with the district court clerk

within the time estimated.

11.2 Requests for Extensions of Time. Court reporters seeking extensions of

the time for filing the transcript beyond the 30 day period fixed by FED. R. APP. P. 11(b) must

file an extension request with the clerk of this court and must specify in detail:

(a) The amount of work accomplished on the transcript;

(b) A list of all outstanding transcripts due to this and other courts, including the

due dates for filing; and

(c) A verification that the trial court judge who tried the case is aware of and

approves the extension request.

If a court reporter’s request for an extension of time is granted, he or she must promptly notify

all counsel or unrepresented parties of the extended filing date and send a copy of the

notification to this court.

11.3 Duty of the Clerk. The district court clerk is responsible for determining

when the record on appeal is complete for purposes of the appeal. Unless the record on appeal

is sent to this court within 15 days from the filing of the notice of appeal or 15 days after the

filing of the transcript of any trial proceedings, whichever is later, the district court clerk must

advise the clerk of this court of the reasons for delay and request an extension to file the record.

The clerk of this court may grant an extension for no more than 45 days. Extensions beyond 45

days are referred to a single judge. When transmitting the record on appeal in a direct criminal

appeal involving more than one defendant, the district court must separate and identify the

pleadings and any transcripts of pre-trial, sentencing, and post-trial hearings that apply to

fewer than all of the defendants. However, only one copy of the trial transcript is required. In

an action involving more than one defendant at trial but where separate actions are filed under

28 U.S.C. § 2255, the district court must separate and identify the pleadings and transcripts

of pre-trial, sentencing, and post-trial hearings that apply to less than all of the defendants.

One copy of the trial transcript is required for each defendant filing a separate § 2255 action.