Burd

*1040 Plaintiff and appellant Tara R. Burd (plaintiff) appeals from the judgment entered in favor of defendant and respondent Barkley Court Reporters, Inc. (defendant) after the trial court granted defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings in this putative class action for charging excessive court transcription fees, in violation of *1041 Government Code sections 69950 and 69954. 1 The trial court concluded that the statutory transcription rates apply only to official court reporters employed by the superior court and do not apply to private reporters retained by a party to serve as official reporters pro tempore in a court proceeding.

We hold that the statutory transcription rates prescribed by sections 69950 and 69954 apply to any court reporter producing a transcript of a civil court proceeding, regardless of whether the reporter is employed by the superior court or privately retained by a party. We therefore reverse the judgment.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff is an attorney with her own law firm. Defendant is a California corporation *862 that provides certified shorthand reporting services.

Plaintiff retained defendant to serve as an official court reporter pro tempore at a…