Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:975 – Court reporters and judges’ secretaries for the twenty-third judicial district
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:975
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
A. Each of the court reporters and judges’ secretaries in the twenty-third judicial district shall receive a monthly salary of not less than six hundred dollars per month to be paid in equal shares by each of the parishes comprising the judicial district.
B. In civil cases which are reported and transcribed, a fee of one dollar and twenty-five cents per page shall be charged by and paid to the reporter. Provided, however, that no additional fee shall be charged for reporting or transcribing civil cases except when ordered for purposes of appeal of a decision of the court or when ordered by the court of appeal.
C. Except in pauper cases, payment of the fee for reporting and transcribing shall be made primarily by the plaintiff. Should the plaintiff fail or refuse to make such payment, the defendant or any other party to the suit may make such payment and have it assessed as costs.
No fee shall be charged for taking evidence on bills of exception, motions or other pleadings in criminal cases.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 506, §1.