I have been practicing law for a while now, and I’ve never heard of a transcript being lost or destroyed within a month of the hearing.
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Crooked court reporters are the easiest way to screw the system up.
It probably was never lost, the info was probably never transcribed to begin with.
No one ever thinks to look at them.
Check it’s financial records.
oops
I forgot to turn the recorder on
Ooops
I forgot to type
Don’t worry no one checks until it’s too late.
Easy peasy.