Rule 80. Reporter; Record or Transcript as Evidence

(a) Reporter. The clerk, as authorized by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, by negotiated contract, will arrange for reporting services for all trial proceedings, and any other proceedings that require a verbatim transcript, held by the court.

(b) Preparation of Transcript and Exhibits. The preparation of the transcript of trial proceedings, including the exhibits, shall be in conformity with the Instructions to Reporters and Forms contained in Appendix A of these rules.

(c) Copies of Transcript. The parties may obtain copies of the transcript from the reporter at prices fixed in the reporting contract.

(d) Report or Transcript as Evidence. Whenever the testimony of a witness at a trial or hearing which was reported is admissible in evidence at a later trial, it may be proved by the transcript thereof as duly certified and filed.