“In Deposition Reporting you require professionalism, dependability, availability and stability as well as quick turnaround. Anything else is just not acceptable!”

DeMichelle Deposition Reporters of Northern CA is pleased to announce that we will now be providing your electronically delivered (email and CD) transcripts in the worlds most accepted format... the Adobe PDF format.

The Best in Transcript Production, Delivery & Management
Now Featuring Adobe PDF Format For Printing & PC Viewing/Searching/Digesting

Since 1990… The Leader in Quality, Productivity and Innovation

In 1990, the Min-U-Script revolutionized the production and use of transcripts with the first condensed transcript and word indexing. For eighteen years, Min-U-Script has been acclaimed for its unequalled quality, productivity features and benefits for legal professionals.

And now Min-U-Script Pro Version 3.0 delivers outstanding new features including:

1. Fast and Easy Exhibit Linking
2. Electronic & Digital Signatures
3. PDF Bundle of All Formats in One PDF File
4. Case Wide Word Lists and a whole lot more!

From condensed and full-sized format printing, both with word index options, to electronic delivery of enhanced PDF viewable, searchable and printable files using the industry standard Adobe PDF format, to automatic archiving, sorting, retrieving, reprint/emailing… the best keeps getting better and provides a real alternative for court reporters… and our clients.

Better Quality Viewing and Printing
Supports All Adobe Reader and Acrobat Features
Universally Accepted Electronic Format for Communication, Collaboration and Security

And now, with the FREE Min-U-Script Xpress Software, you will find working with our PDF transcripts a snap. Easy to use, the Min-U-Script Xpress program enables you to:

Min-U-Script PDF Transcripts

View and Print in all popular Min-U-Script styles
Search Using on Screen Word Index or Advanced Searches
View Attached Exhibits
Auto-Store, Find, Sort and Retrieve File(s) by Multiple Criteria

Searchable with Word Index Display
View & Print Original or Condensed Styles
Point & Click on Attached Exhibits
Supports Adobe Reader & Acrobat Features
Auto-archived for Instant Search & Retrieval

We trust you will appreciate our efforts at providing the best in court reporting and litigation support services.

Min-U-Script® Product Demos

Video Tutor Series
Min-U-Script Pro 3.0 Introduction (14 min)

Min-U-Script Pro 3.0 Discussion & Demo (22 min)

Min-U-Script Pro 3.0 - What's New (for current users - 18 min)

Min-U-Script - Why Attorneys Love It (5 min)

Min-U-Script Xpress for Lawyers - DEMO (8 min)

Min-U-Script Pro 3.0 Video Tutor - Complete Program Video Manual


Min-U-Script

About Min-U-Script
In 1990, Min-U-Script® revolutionized the production and use of transcripts with the first condensed transcript and word indexing. For over seventeen years, Min-U-Script has been acclaimed for its unequalled print quality and productivity features. And now, Min-U-Script Pro and the Min-U-Script Xpress Software, built around the world’s most commonly accepted PDF format, continues its tradition of quality and productivity with new and enhanced features delivering the ultimate alternative for court reporters… and their clients. “In this highly competitive market, providing good products is just part of the responsibility of the vendor. It is just as important to provide our clients with the tools to educate the market and gain recognition for doing so.
 

Min-U-Script accelerates how legal professionals gather and digest case materials. The intuitive software enables court reporters to select specific E-Transcript files and scanned exhibits for a custom “bundle” and very easy to access. Min-U-Script owners can send the bundle of E-Transcript files and exhibits as a collective package rather than delivering the elements separately.
Min-U-Script accelerates how legal professionals capture and digest case materials. The intuitive software enables court reporters to select specific E-Transcript files, video depositions footage, and scanned documents for a custom “bundle.” The embedded Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Engine converts static, scanned documents to searchable content. The provided Min-U-Script application automatically synchronizes audio or video with transcript text. The output, a Min-U-Script Bundle, is a cohesive presentation stored on a compact disc or accessible from the Internet in one PDF file.

Made for Legal Professionals Min-U-Script software is a tool used by court reporters to create a value-added output file for their law firm clients. Each Min-U-Script Bundle has a single, high-performance interface for both transcripts, documents, exhibits and video.

Built for Compatibility
Recipients of Min-U-Script comes as a self-contained presentation that operates independently from any software. Anyone can use it!

In addition to the E-Transcript format, Min-U-Script software accepts all standard formats for images, including: PDF, GIF, JPG, TIF, and BMP.

California Code Change

California Code of Civil Procedure 2025, which governs the taking of oral depositions in California, was amended effective January 1, 1999 by AB 2150. This section was revised by a series of three bills in 1998 (S.B.2145 §1, A.B.1094 §22 and A.B.2150 §4). Two of the changes affect attorneys taking depositions.

The section now requires, interalia, that any intention to use Interactive Realtime reporting must be stated in the deposition notice. While the Code does not yet specifically address the use of Realtime over the Internet, we strongly recommend that any intention to use this service also be stated in the deposition notice, along with an indication as to who will be viewing the testimony remotely.

Code of Civil Procedure Section 2025 is the section giving the rules for conducting oral depositions in California state courts. This section was revised by a series of three bills in 1998 (S.B.2145 §1, A.B.1094 §22 and A.B.2150 §4) which took affect in January of this year. Two of the changes affect attorneys taking depositions.

Realtime

One change involves the use of realtime reporting in depositions. To ensure that all parties are equally prepared to avail themselves of this technology, the code was amended to have the notice state that realtime reporting (instant visual display) would be used at the deposition.

2025(d)(5) now says that the deposition notice shall state, "any intention to record the testimony by stenographic method, through the instant visual display of the testimony. In the latter event, a copy of the deposition notice shall also be given to the deposition officer. Any offer to provide the instant visual display of the testimony or to provide rough draft transcripts to any party which is accepted prior to, or is offered at, the deposition shall also be made by the deposition officer at the deposition to all parties in attendance."

Going off the Record

The other major change this year concerned when the reporter was to cease recording the testimony. To clarify what to do in situations where one party wants to go off the record and the other does not, 2025(n) has now been amended to read, "The deposition officer shall not suspend the taking of testimony without stipulation of the party conducting the deposition and the deponent unless any party attending the deposition or the deponent demands the taking of testimony be suspended to enable that party or deponent to move for a protective order..."

Prior to these changes, the section only stated that the reporter would go off the record when a party or the witness wanted to move for a protective order, but did not cover any other conditions under which the taking of testimony would be suspended.

It had become practice for an attorney to just say "off the record" when not wanting a discussion to be recorded. This would result in conflicts when one side wanted to go off the record, but the other did not, with the court reporter left in the middle. Now the reporter will only go off the record when the terms of the revised code are met.

Per the legislative analysis for S.B.2145, "A positive result of this bill would be to assure the availability of recorded testimony of an entire oral deposition, including any argumentative or abusive language, which may be used as evidence in support of a motion for a protective order."

The full text of the law may be obtained from the California legislature's website at www.leginfo.ca.gov.