Can I video tape a deposition and then have it transcribed by a court reporter?
You have to get pre-approved by all parties involved in the depo plus the court. If all agree to it, then you (not any of the parties involved) have to pay for videotaping–and it has to be in such a way that it does not interfere with the depo or distracts any of the parties. You won’t be able to have anyone stop so you can reload or refocus, etc.–you will have to be as invisible and unintrusive as possible no matter what happens. And court reporters are not cheap (and usually there is a court reporter at a depo anyway since transcripts are needed to help with presentation at trial or aribtration). And many court reporters do not have th equipment to transcribe video since court reporters generally are professions trained to read the steno codes theie transcription machines provide. Many cannot do regular straight transcription very well because they are not used to having to “listen” and type. You can ask if you can buy a transcript of the depo from the court reporter already presen
