TRANSCRIPT ORDER ACKNOWLEDGMENT with Forms Attached as to Kisha… — United States of America v. Sutton et al (Dkt. 454)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia · No. 2:24-cr-00192 · Doc. 454 · 2026-02-23 · Docket on CourtListener

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A Transcript Order Acknowledgment with forms attached, issued February 23, 2026 by the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in No. 26-4034, US v. Kisha Sutton, and filed as Doc. 454 in No. 2:24-cr-00192 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The acknowledgment sets a transcript filing deadline of 04/01/2026 for the motion hearing of May 20, 2025, ordered by Kisha Sutton, and explains CJA 24 voucher payment limits of $.15 per page and transcript sanction rules. Attached are blank Transcript Order Deficiency Notice and Transcript Extension Request forms. The five-page filing ends with a completed Fourth Circuit Transcript Order Form, signed by counsel David Schles and dated 02/23/26, listing the 5/20/2025 motions hearing with 50 estimated pages.

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT 
OFFICE OF THE CLERK  
1100 East Main Street, Suite 501  
Richmond, Virginia 23219-3517  
www.ca4.uscourts.gov 
Nwamaka Anowi 
Clerk  
  
Telephone 
804-916-2700 
 
February 23, 2026  
___________________________  
 
TRANSCRIPT ORDER ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
___________________________ 
 
 
No. 26-4034, 
US v. Kisha Sutton 
 
2:24-cr-00192-1  
  
This acknowledgment establishes a deadline for filing all transcript ordered from 
this court reporter. Please notify the court if arrangements are made for expedited 
filing of the transcript. 
  
Court Reporter: Lynn Cooper (COURTSMART) 
Current Deadline: 04/01/2026 
Proceedings: Motion Hearing on May 20, 2025 
Ordering Party(ies): Kisha Sutton 
  
Counsel may request the transcript in either electronic or paper form. In multi-
defendant CJA cases, electronic or paper copies of necessary transcript prepared 
for one defendant must be provided to co-defendants by the court reporter, co-
counsel, or the district court clerk. Payment for transcript copies is claimed on a 
CJA 24 voucher and is limited to commercially competitive rates not to exceed 
$.15 per page. For assistance in obtaining electronic copies of the transcript, see 
Record Access for New Appellate Counsel or contact the Fourth Circuit 
appointments deputy, M. Beall.  
  
Seven days have been added to the court reporter deadlines to permit appropriate 
financial arrangements to be completed. If the district court has not yet acted on a 
request for transcript under the Criminal Justice Act, counsel should confirm that 
the CJA 24 application has been filed with the district court for approval by the 
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judge. 
  
If the transcript order is deficient or the CJA 24 application is not approved within 
7 days of this acknowledgment, the court reporter must complete and file a 
Transcript Order Deficiency Notice with this court within 14 days of this 
acknowledgment. If the court reporter has grounds for an extension of time, a 
request for extension may be sought using the Transcript Extension Request 
form. 
  
This court is notified of the filing of the Appeal Transcript in the district court 
through the district court's CM/ECF system. If the transcript is not filed by the due 
date, a transcript sanction takes effect, as provided in the Guidelines for 
Preparation of Appellate Transcripts in the Fourth Circuit. If a transcript 
sanction is in effect, the court reporter must file a Certification of filing of 
transcript/sanctions form with this court at the time the transcript is filed with the 
district court, certifying that the appropriate sanction has been deducted from the 
transcript fee. Court forms are available for completion as links from this notice 
and at the court's website, www.ca4.uscourts.gov.  
  
R. Phillips, Deputy Clerk  
804-916-2702 
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS  
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT 
  
TRANSCRIPT ORDER DEFICIENCY NOTICE  
 
No. 26-4034, 
US v. Kisha Sutton 
 
2:24-cr-00192-1  
To permit confirmation of financial arrangements, including approval by the 
district court of the CJA 24 form, 7 days have been added to the period 
established by the transcript guidelines for filing of appellate transcript. If 
financial arrangements are not confirmed within 7 days or if there are other 
problems with the transcript order, the court reporter should, within 14 days 
of issuance of the transcript order acknowledgment, file a transcript order 
deficiency notice with the Court of Appeals identifying the problem. Copies of 
the deficiency notice will be sent via CM/ECF to the parties and the district 
court. 
  
[ ]  
Transcript has previously been filed with district court. (specify) 
[ ]  
Not all requests on CJA 24 application were granted by  
 
 district court. (specify) 
[ ]  
Motion for transcript at government expense has not been granted  
 
 (28 U.S.C. § 753(f)). 
[ ]  
Satisfactory financial arrangements have not been made. (specify) 
[ ]  
Transcript order is unclear. (specify) 
[ ]  
Other (specify): 
  
Relief Requested: 
[ ] Rescission of filing deadline 
  
[ ] Extension of filing deadline to _______________  
Court Reporter:  
Signature:  
Date: 
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS  
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT 
  
TRANSCRIPT EXTENSION REQUEST  
 
No. 26-4034, 
US v. Kisha Sutton 
 
2:24-cr-00192-1  
If an extension of time is needed to complete the transcript, the court reporter 
may file a Transcript Extension Request with the Court of Appeals at least 10 
days in advance of the deadline, setting forth specific information in support 
of the request. Copies of the request shall be served on the parties to the case 
and the district court Reporter Coordinator. The granting of an extension also 
constitutes a waiver of sanctions through the date of the extension.  
  
Court Reporter: Lynn Cooper 
Current Deadline: 04/01/2026 
Extension Requested to:  
  
As of this date, approximately     pages have been completed and     pages are 
yet to be transcribed. Justification is as follows:  
1. Outstanding District Court transcripts ordered within 90 days of this 
request: Any pending appellate transcripts will be taken into 
consideration in deciding this request. 
 
2. In-Court Time: (give total days/hours by month) 
 
3. Travel: (give hours spent traveling to and from Court by month) 
 
4. Other: (please provide information you would like the Court to consider 
when reviewing your request. Please be aware that this information will 
be posted on the public docket.) 
 
Signature: 
Date: 
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11/25/2019 CAD 
FOURTH CIRCUIT TRANSCRIPT ORDER FORM 
Use the “PRINT TO PDF” button to save this form before filing. Do not reuse saved form. 
Case Style _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Dist. Ct. No. _________________________ District ________________________________________________________________ 
Date Notice of Appeal filed ___________________ Court of Appeals No.________________________________________________ 
Name of Court Reporter/Electronic Rec. (use separate form for each reporter)_____________________________________________ 
Address of Reporter__________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Appellant must order any necessary transcript within 14 days of noting the appeal by completing a separate transcript order form for each reporter 
and a single order form for all electronic recordings requested, submitting the orders to the court reporters and the district court, and attaching 
copies to the docketing statement filed in the court of appeals.  The transcript order form should not include requests for transcripts that are on file 
or are on order.  The completed order form must show that necessary financial arrangements have been made.  In CJA cases, counsel must certify 
that AUTH-24 requests have been submitted through the district court's eVoucher system for approval by the district judge. Once the transcript 
has been prepared, counsel also submits the CJA-24 voucher for payment in the district eVoucher system. For assistance, see District eVoucher 
Contacts for Transcript Authorization and Payment. 
 
In sentencing appeals, a transcript of the sentencing hearing must be ordered.  In Anders appeals, plea (or trial) and sentencing transcript must be 
ordered, along with any necessary hearing transcripts (e.g., suppression hearings). In multi-defendant cases involving CJA defendants, only one 
original trial transcript should be purchased from the court reporter on behalf of CJA defendants, and copies should thereafter be made at 
commercially competitive rates not to exceed $.15 per page.  Co-defendants may obtain paper or electronic copies of prepared transcript from the 
court reporter, co-counsel, or the district court. 
 
If appellee finds other parts of the proceedings necessary, appellee must designate the additional parts within 14 days after service of the transcript 
order.  If appellant has not ordered the additional parts within 14 days, appellee may, within the following 14 days, order the additional parts or move 
in the district court for an order requiring appellant to do so.     
 
Counsel must review transcript and notify the district court of any intention to direct redaction of personal data identifiers within 7 days of filing of 
the transcript, and thereafter submit a statement of redactions to the court reporter within 21 days of filing of the transcript, as required by the 
Judicial Conference Policy on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files.  Counsel should obtain full-size transcript from the court reporter, 
since condensed transcript may not be used in the appendix.  Counsel should verify that the witness name and type of examination appear in the top 
margin of each page of testimony, as required for inclusion in the appendix on appeal.  Local Rule 30(b).   
 
A. This constitutes an order of the transcript of the following proceedings.  Check appropriate box(es), provide date of hearing, and indicate total 
number of estimated pages.  Specific CJA authorization is required for opening and closing statements, voir dire, and instructions. 
 
PROCEEDING  
 
 
 
HEARING DATE(S) 
  
G   Voir Dire  
 
 
______________________________________________________ 
G   Opening Statement (Plaintiff) 
______________________________________________________ 
G   Opening Statement (Defendant) 
______________________________________________________ 
  
G   Closing Argument (Plaintiff)  
______________________________________________________ 
  
G   Closing Argument (Defendant) 
______________________________________________________ 
  
G   Opinion of Court  
 
______________________________________________________ 
  
G   Jury Instructions 
 
 
______________________________________________________ 
  
G   Sentencing 
 
 
______________________________________________________ 
  
G   Bail Hearing 
 
 
______________________________________________________ 
  
G   Pre-Trial Proceedings (specify) 
______________________________________________________ 
  
G   Testimony (specify) 
 
______________________________________________________ 
G   Other (specify) 
 
 
______________________________________________________ 
TOTAL ESTIMATED PAGES ____________ 
 
B. G Expedited transcript completion requested within G 14 days G 7 days G 3 days.  
 
 
C. I certify that I have contacted the court reporter (or court reporter coordinator if electronic recording) and satisfactory financial arrangements for 
payment of the transcript have been made as follows:  
G 
Private funds.  (Deposit of $________ enclosed with court reporter's copy.  Check No. __________.) 
G 
CJA AUTH-24 request submitted in district eVoucher system. 
G 
Government expense (civil case--IFP).  Motion for transcript at government expense is pending with district judge. 
G 
Advance payment waived by court reporter.  Payment in full is due upon receipt of transcript. 
G 
Federal Public Defender - no CJA 24 authorization necessary. 
G 
United States appeal.   
 
D.  Transcript is requested in   G 
paper format 
G   electronic format  
 
Signature _________________________________________   Typed Name____________________________________ 
Address__________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Email ____________________________________________   Telephone No. ____________________________________ 
Date Sent to Reporter________________________________ 
Use the “PRINT TO PDF” button to save this form before filing. Do not reuse saved form. 
USA v. Kisha Sutton
2:24-cr-00192-01
SDWV
01/20/26
26-4034
COURTSMART

5/20/2025 motions hearing
50


s/ David Schles
David Schles
815 Quarrier Street, Suite 306, Charleston, WV 25301
schleslaw@gmail.com
(304) 344-1559
02/23/26
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