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GGD-82-11 1 (1982-06-08)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL                                           i ('      y





Report To The Congress

OF THE UNITED STATES






Federal Court Reporting System:

Outdated And Loosely Supervised




Evf n though the Federal judiciary is satis-
fie(l that court proceedings are being re-
cord ed properly and transcripts are being
prepared accurately, GAO found that many
Cort reporters have often overcharged lit-
iga its, used Government facilities to con-
du ct private business, and used substitute
cot rt reporters extensively. The judiciary
ne ds to strengthen its supervision and
management to eliminate such practices.
Colrective action is planned or has been
takpn to ensure that abuses do not con-
tin le.

An alternative--electronic recording--is
av ilable to the judiciary which, if adopted,
wo ld result in annual savings of about $10
million. There are mixed views, however,
ab ut its feasibility. Recently, Congress
on cted legislation requiring that different
me hods of recording court proceedings be
tested; one of these methods will be elec-
tro %ic recording. GAO believes that an ade-
qui tely structured test will confirm the
feasibility of using electronic recording sys-
ten is in Federal district courts.
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                                                                  JUNE 8, 1982

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