Effective 2011 in Marin and Napa counties, attorneys are now required to hire their own court reporters… See below for details and links to source.

Marin County Local Rule:

Rule 7.18
http://www.marincourt.org/data/PDFs/ULRules.pdf
http://www.marincourt.org/court_reporters.htm

Court reporters may be provided at the request of the Court or parties for certain types of civil proceedings. For the purposes of this notice, “civil” is defined as all matters other than criminal, juvenile and LPS. Court-provided reporting services will be subject to the availability of a court reporter. The cost of court reporting services will typically be borne by the parties.

Generally, the Court will not provide court reporters for the following types of proceedings: case management and status conferences; ex parte applications or hearings; orders to show cause; civil harassment; civil, family and probate law and motion; and small claims. Court reporters may be used in such proceedings at the requesting parties’ expense.

Ten (10) days prior to the commencement of a civil, family law or probate trial or evidentiary hearing, parties are responsible for determining whether the Court will have a court reporter available for the proceeding. Local form, Request for Court Reporting Services in Civil, Family Law and Probate Proceedings (form REP004), should be completed by parties or their attorneys to find out whether the Court will be able to provide a reporter for a trial or hearing. If a Court-provided court reporter is not available, parties may arrange for the presence of a certified shorthand reporter to serve as an official pro tempore reporter at the parties’ expense.

For more information on how to request court reporting services, please review Local Rule 7.18

 

Napa County Local Rule:
2.14 Court Reporting Services
All matters required by law to be reported shall be reported. All other matters shall be reported at the request of the court or the parties, subject to the availability of an official court reporter. If an official court reporter is not available and a party wishes the matter to be reported, the party shall be required to arrange for the attendance of a pro tem reporter. It will be that party’s responsibility to pay the reporter’s fee. See California Rules of Court, rule 2.956. (Effective 7/1/04; revised 1/1/06; revised 1/1/07; renumbered 1/1/11)