Defend Official Reporters In California! Send Your Letters and Faxes Now!

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COCRA needs the help of every COCRA member and their supporters. COCRA is asking all officials and their supporters to send letters or faxes to the members of the Conference Committee on the Budget.

They will be meeting Tuesday, June 2nd, in Sacramento beginning at 9:30 in the morning and they will have public comment. The names and the numbers for the committee members are listed here along with a sample letter for your faxes and letters. Your subject line should read: OPPOSE ELECTRONIC COURT REPORTING/Judicial Budget Item.

Please send your letters and faxes in before the end of day on Monday, June 1st.

Let them know the important role that officials play in the courts and what a loss of our profession would mean to the public and to the administration of justice as well.

SAMPLE LETTER/FAX TEMPLATE -
PLEASE REJECT THE LAO PROPOSAL TO IMPLEMENT ELECTRONIC RECORDING!

Hello, my name is ______________________. I am writing to urge
you to reject the proposal for electronic recording in the courts for the following reason(s):
This proposal calls for the state to spend multi-millions to potentially save money. The voters just rejected this strategy on May 19th.

The legislature has rejected this same proposal in budget hearings twice during the last year, for multiple reasons.

It is proven in other states that electronic recording doesn’t work, it compromises the integrity of the judicial system, it violates privacy, and it causes backlogs and problems for the courts. Several states, including Texas, New Jersey, and New Mexico, have given up on their electronic recording systems and returned to stenographic reporters.

Recent reports prove that using ER instead of stenographic reporters would actually cost the state money which it doesn’t have.

Studies show that electronic recording is unreliable, takes longer to get transcripts, has far more inaccurate transcription, is frequently inaudible, has undetected equipment failures, and is opposed by the vast majority of judges, attorneys, and consumers.
Please reject this proposal.

Truly,
_____________________
Title: _______________

ASSEMBLY

Noreen Evans, Chair; (D-Santa Rosa)
FAX 916-319-2107
State Capitol
Room 6026
Sacramento, CA, 94249-0007

Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles)
FAX 916-319-2145
State Capitol
Room 2114
Sacramento, CA 94249-0045

Bob Blumenfield (D-Van Nuys)
FAX 916-319-2140
State Capitol
Room 6011
Sacramento, CA 94249-0040

Jim Nielsen (R-Biggs)
FAX 916-319-2102
State Capitol
Room 6031
Sacramento, CA 94249-0002

Roger Niello (R-Sacramento)
FAX 916-319-2105
State Capitol
Room 6027
Sacramento, CA 94249-0005

SENATE

Denise Ducheny, Vice Chair (D-San Diego)
FAX 916-327-3522
State Capitol
Room 5035
Sacramento, CA 95814

Mark Leno (D-San Francisco)
FAX 916-455-4722
State Capitol
Room 4061
Sacramento, CA 95814

Allen Lowenthal (D-Long Beach)
FAX 916-327-9113
State Capitol
Room 2032
Sacramento, CA 95814

Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga)
FAX 916-327-2272
State Capitol
Room 5094
Sacramento, CA 95814

Mimi Walters (R-Tustin)
FAX 916-445-9754
State Capitol
Room 3082
Sacramento, CA 95814

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