Law Practice
Apr. 19, 2019
Beware the deluge of AV operators replacing CSRs in depositions
Claiming a shortage of certified shorthand reporters, big box court reporting firms are sending audio/visual operators to depositions in California under the guise of being CSRs. The AV operators, who are also notaries, swear in the witness. They mark exhibits.
Early Langley
Email: early.langley@outlook.com
Early is past president of the California Court Reporters Association.
Claiming a shortage of certified shorthand reporters, big box court reporting firms are sending audio/visual operators to depositions in California under the guise of being CSRs. The AV operators, who are also notaries, swear in the witness. They mark exhibits.
Nobody realizes what's going on until an attorney or a witness asks to have something read back. The AV operator's voice-to-text translation -- if they even have it -- or sim...
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