AO 430: Case Information Record

AO 430, Case Information Record, is a form from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The U.S. Courts page lists it under Other Forms, and the current version is dated Rev. 04/13, effective on April 1, 2013.

The one-page record notes the date, time, operator, tape numbers and counter digits, case number, presiding judge, district, location and type of a proceeding, and whether there is a jury. It lists four recording channels with a microphone column, for the presiding judicial official, a witness and each side, and has room for three attorney appearances per side. The form has no signature line and prints no instructions or filing address.

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Top of page 1 of AO 430: Case Information Record, as printed by COURTS

What's on AO 430

Header

Date, time, operator, phone number, page number, and tape numbers or counter digits from and to.

Case details

Case number, presiding judge, the official's title, district, location and type of proceeding.

Jury and parties

A yes or no choice for a jury, and boxes for plaintiff, defendant, debtor, creditor, government and other (specify).

Channels and microphones

Four channels, each with A and B lines and a microphone column: 1 presiding judicial official (J), 2 witness (W), 3 plaintiff, debtor or government, and 4 defendant or creditor.

Appearances

For the government, plaintiff or debtor and for the defendant or creditor, up to three attorneys each, with attorney name, phone number, firm name, the party they appear for, address, city, state and ZIP code.

How to fill out AO 430

1
Fill in the header
Enter the date, time, operator, phone number and page number, and the tape numbers or counter digits from and to.
2
Identify the case
Enter the case number, presiding judge, district, location and type of proceeding, and check the box for the official's title.
3
Mark the jury and party boxes
Check yes or no for a jury, and check the boxes for the parties in the proceeding, specifying any other party.
4
Complete the channel lines
Fill in the A and B lines and microphone column for channels 1 to 4.
5
List the appearances
For each side, enter up to three attorneys with firm name, the party they appear for, address and phone number.

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Where it goes and fees

Where it goes

The form does not print where it is kept or sent, and it has no signature line.

Fee

The form does not print a fee.

Format

The U.S. Courts page offers AO 430 as a PDF.

Who is named on AO 430?

The operator
The header has lines for the operator and a phone number, next to the page number and the tape numbers or counter digits from and to.
The presiding judicial official
The presiding judge is named with the official's title: district judge, bankruptcy judge, magistrate judge or other. Channel 1 is for the presiding judicial official, marked (J).
Witnesses
Channel 2 is for a witness, marked (W).
Attorneys and parties
Channel 3 is for the plaintiff, debtor or government and channel 4 for the defendant or creditor. The appearances section lists up to three attorneys for each side.

The form prints no instructions and does not say who fills it in. Its header has a line for the operator, and its other lines name the people in the proceeding.

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Official U.S. Courts form page
The agency’s own page for Form AO 430.
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Questions about Form AO 430

Who fills out AO 430?

The form does not say. Its header has lines for the operator and a phone number next to the tape numbers or counter digits, and the form prints no instructions.

What do the (J) and (W) marks mean?

The form marks channel 1, presiding judicial official, with (J) and channel 2, witness, with (W).

Which judges can be named on AO 430?

The official's title boxes are district judge, bankruptcy judge, magistrate judge and other (specify).

How many attorneys fit on the form?

Three for the government, plaintiff or debtor side and three for the defendant or creditor side, each with firm name, address and phone number.

Does AO 430 have a fee?

The form does not print one.

How current is this version?

The form prints Rev. 04/13, and the U.S. Courts page lists it as effective on April 1, 2013.

AO 430: Case Information Record