AO 431: Log of Proceedings Electronic Recorded

AO 431 is a form from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The U.S. Courts page lists it as Log of Proceedings Electronic Recorded under Other Forms, and the PDF prints the title Log of Proceedings Electronically Recorded. The current version is dated Rev. 04/13, effective on April 1, 2013.

The one-page log has a header for the date, case number, operator, tape number or archiving location, and page number. Below it, each row records a time, an index number, a speaker, and a case number, phase of case, key words or other identification. The form has no signature line and prints no instructions or filing address.

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Top of page 1 of AO 431: Log of Proceedings Electronic Recorded, as printed by COURTS

What's on AO 431

Header

Date, case number, operator, tape number or archiving location, and page number.

Time

The first column of each row records a time.

Index number and speaker

The next columns hold an index number and the speaker.

Identification

The last column holds a case number, phase of case, key words or other identification.

How to fill out AO 431

1
Fill in the header
Enter the date, case number, operator and page number.
2
Note the tape or archive
Enter the tape number or archiving location in the header.
3
Log each entry by time
On each row, enter the time and the index number.
4
Name the speaker and identify the entry
Enter the speaker, then a case number, phase of case, key words or other identification.

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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 431 as a PDF.

Who is named on AO 431?

The operator
The header has a line for the operator, next to the date, the case number and the page number.
Speakers
Each row has a speaker column, next to the time and index number.
The case
The header asks for the case number, and the last column can hold a case number, phase of case, key words or other identification for each row.
The recording
The header asks for the tape number or archiving location of the recorded proceedings.

The form prints no instructions and does not say who fills it in. Its header and columns name these.

Official sources and the blank

Official U.S. Courts form page
The agency’s own page for Form AO 431.
Blank PDF
The official blank form, to print or fill by hand.

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Questions about Form AO 431

Who fills out AO 431?

The form does not say. Its header has a line for the operator, and the form prints no instructions.

Why do the page and the PDF use different titles?

The U.S. Courts page names it Log of Proceedings Electronic Recorded, and the PDF prints Log of Proceedings Electronically Recorded. Both show the form number AO 431.

What goes in the last column?

The form labels it case number, phase of case, key words, or other identification.

Does AO 431 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 431: Log of Proceedings Electronic Recorded