Annual Report FY2001 - Maryland Workers' Compensation ...

Divisions
Court Reporting Division
A total of 13
court reporters
are responsible
for producing
accurate
transcripts of the
proceedings for
appellate
purposes, thirdparty
litigation,
re-openings,
fraud
investigations
and general
requests by other
parties of
interest.
Department Infrastructure:
Director – Linda Jenkins
(1) Supervisor/Court Reporter
(13) Court Reporters
The Court Reporting Division is
responsible for making a verbatim
record of all Workers’ Compensation
Commission hearings held in
Baltimore City and at the various
regional sites in Maryland. The
Division oversees the safekeeping
and preparation of records, in
conformance with the laws of
Maryland, for a period of 15 years
from the date of the hearing.
The reporter identifies all parties of record who appear before the Commission, marks all exhibits entered at
Commission hearings, prepares accurate transcripts in accordance with all statutory time requirements and
forwards copies to the Circuit Court and to all parties involved in an appeal. Commission hearings are quasijudicial
proceedings, which involve extensive legal and medical terminology.
Cases
2,500
2,400
2,300
2,200
2,100
2,000
1,900
1,800
Transcripts Provided for Appeals
FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001
Appeals
Testimony Provided
In fiscal year 2001,
the Division received
2,243 appeal notices,
for which the division
provided transcripts
to the Circuit Courts
and all parties of
record. In addition,
the Division prepared
861 transcripts for
non-appeal related
requests. The past
three years of
reporting are
illustrated in this
chart.
…ought to have remedy...
Page 19