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Legal
Legal Transcript Example
accuscript-transcript.pdf
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2024-CA-001847
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DEPOSITION OF MARCUS R. HOLLOWAY
Taken on behalf of the Plaintiff
Date: September 12, 2024
Location: 220 Riverside Avenue, Suite 400
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Reported by: [Certified Court Reporter]
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APPEARANCES:
For the Plaintiff:
JENNIFER L. CROSS, ESQ.
Cross & Whitfield, P.A.
For the Defendant:
DAVID T. MARCUS, ESQ.
Marcus & Stern, LLP
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PROCEEDINGS
EXAMINATION
BY MS. CROSS:
Q Please state your full name for the record.
A Marcus Raymond Holloway.
Q And what is your current occupation,
Mr. Holloway?
A I'm a licensed civil engineer. I've been
with Meridian Structural Group for about
eleven years now.
Q Were you present at the Lakeview
construction site on the morning of
March 4th, 2024?
A Yes, I was. I arrived at approximately
7:15 a.m.
Q Can you describe what you observed upon
your arrival?
A When I pulled into the site, I noticed
the east scaffolding section looked
different from the previous day. There
was a gap in the safety netting on the
third level.
Q Did you report that observation to
anyone at the time?
A I flagged it to the site supervisor —
that would be Mr. Reyes — within about
ten minutes of arriving.
MR. MARCUS:
Objection. Calls for hearsay.
MS. CROSS:
I'll rephrase.
Q Without telling me what Mr. Reyes said,
did you take any action after speaking
with him?
A Yes. I documented the condition in my
site log and took photographs.
Q I'm going to show you what has been
marked as Plaintiff's Exhibit 14.
Do you recognize this document?
A Yes. That's a copy of my site log entry
for March 4th.
Q Is that your signature at the bottom?
A It is.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2024-CA-001847
─────────────────────────────────────────
DEPOSITION OF MARCUS R. HOLLOWAY
Taken on behalf of the Plaintiff
Date: September 12, 2024
Location: 220 Riverside Avenue, Suite 400
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Reported by: [Certified Court Reporter]
─────────────────────────────────────────
APPEARANCES:
For the Plaintiff:
JENNIFER L. CROSS, ESQ.
Cross & Whitfield, P.A.
For the Defendant:
DAVID T. MARCUS, ESQ.
Marcus & Stern, LLP
─────────────────────────────────────────
PROCEEDINGS
EXAMINATION
BY MS. CROSS:
Q Please state your full name for the record.
A Marcus Raymond Holloway.
Q And what is your current occupation,
Mr. Holloway?
A I'm a licensed civil engineer. I've been
with Meridian Structural Group for about
eleven years now.
Q Were you present at the Lakeview
construction site on the morning of
March 4th, 2024?
A Yes, I was. I arrived at approximately
7:15 a.m.
Q Can you describe what you observed upon
your arrival?
A When I pulled into the site, I noticed
the east scaffolding section looked
different from the previous day. There
was a gap in the safety netting on the
third level.
Q Did you report that observation to
anyone at the time?
A I flagged it to the site supervisor —
that would be Mr. Reyes — within about
ten minutes of arriving.
MR. MARCUS:
Objection. Calls for hearsay.
MS. CROSS:
I'll rephrase.
Q Without telling me what Mr. Reyes said,
did you take any action after speaking
with him?
A Yes. I documented the condition in my
site log and took photographs.
Q I'm going to show you what has been
marked as Plaintiff's Exhibit 14.
Do you recognize this document?
A Yes. That's a copy of my site log entry
for March 4th.
Q Is that your signature at the bottom?
A It is.
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[CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE]
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General
General Transcript Example
accuscript-transcript.pdf
INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
"Building a Sustainable Business in 2024"
Podcast: The Founder's Table
Episode 47 — Recorded August 29, 2024
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[00:00:00] HOST (SARAH CHEN):
Welcome back to The Founder's Table. I'm Sarah Chen, and today I'm joined by
someone who built a seven-figure business
from a spare bedroom. Lena, thanks for
being here.
[00:00:11] LENA VASQUEZ:
Thanks for having me, Sarah. I've been
looking forward to this one.
[00:00:15] HOST:
Let's start at the beginning. You left a
pretty comfortable corporate job to do
this. What was going through your mind?
[00:00:23] LENA:
Honestly? Pure terror. [laughs] I had a
good salary, good benefits — the whole
package. But I kept coming back to this
idea I had, and I knew if I didn't try it,
I'd regret it for the rest of my life.
[00:00:38] HOST:
What was the idea?
[00:00:40] LENA:
Sustainable packaging for small e-commerce
businesses. At the time, most eco-friendly
options were priced for large retailers.
Small sellers couldn't afford them, so
they defaulted to plastic. I wanted to
change that.
[00:00:55] HOST:
And how did you validate the idea before
you quit your job?
[00:01:01] LENA:
I spent about six months talking to small
business owners — mostly through Facebook
groups and local markets. I wasn't selling
anything. I was just asking questions.
What do you use now? What would you switch
to if the price was right? What matters
most to your customers?
[00:01:19] HOST:
That's a really disciplined approach.
[00:01:22] LENA:
It saved me from building the wrong thing.
I had three or four assumptions that turned
out to be completely wrong. Better to find
that out before you've spent your savings.
[00:01:33] HOST:
When did you finally take the leap?
[00:01:36] LENA:
January 2021. I gave notice in December,
spent the holidays terrified, and launched
in January. First month revenue was $340.
[laughs] My husband was very patient.
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[END OF EXCERPT]
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INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
"Building a Sustainable Business in 2024"
Podcast: The Founder's Table
Episode 47 — Recorded August 29, 2024
─────────────────────────────────────────
[00:00:00] HOST (SARAH CHEN):
Welcome back to The Founder's Table. I'm Sarah Chen, and today I'm joined by
someone who built a seven-figure business
from a spare bedroom. Lena, thanks for
being here.
[00:00:11] LENA VASQUEZ:
Thanks for having me, Sarah. I've been
looking forward to this one.
[00:00:15] HOST:
Let's start at the beginning. You left a
pretty comfortable corporate job to do
this. What was going through your mind?
[00:00:23] LENA:
Honestly? Pure terror. [laughs] I had a
good salary, good benefits — the whole
package. But I kept coming back to this
idea I had, and I knew if I didn't try it,
I'd regret it for the rest of my life.
[00:00:38] HOST:
What was the idea?
[00:00:40] LENA:
Sustainable packaging for small e-commerce
businesses. At the time, most eco-friendly
options were priced for large retailers.
Small sellers couldn't afford them, so
they defaulted to plastic. I wanted to
change that.
[00:00:55] HOST:
And how did you validate the idea before
you quit your job?
[00:01:01] LENA:
I spent about six months talking to small
business owners — mostly through Facebook
groups and local markets. I wasn't selling
anything. I was just asking questions.
What do you use now? What would you switch
to if the price was right? What matters
most to your customers?
[00:01:19] HOST:
That's a really disciplined approach.
[00:01:22] LENA:
It saved me from building the wrong thing.
I had three or four assumptions that turned
out to be completely wrong. Better to find
that out before you've spent your savings.
[00:01:33] HOST:
When did you finally take the leap?
[00:01:36] LENA:
January 2021. I gave notice in December,
spent the holidays terrified, and launched
in January. First month revenue was $340.
[laughs] My husband was very patient.
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[END OF EXCERPT]
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Legal Transcription — When to use it
- → Depositions, hearings, recorded statements
- → Formal Q&A structure with attorney/witness labels
- → Case information, appearances, and page/line formatting
- → Objections, exhibits, and procedural notations
- → Formatting follows your firm's or jurisdiction's specifications
General Transcription — When to use it
- → Interviews, podcasts, research recordings
- → Speaker-labeled paragraphs with optional timestamps
- → Clean, readable format for general use
- → Verbatim or edited/clean versions available
- → Business meetings, educational recordings, content creation
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- → Standard captions for general audiences
- → YouTube, social media, online courses
- → Dialogue and speech only — no sound cues
- → Viewers who can hear audio but want text support
SDH — When to use it
- → Accessibility-first content for deaf/HoH viewers
- → Broadcast, streaming, educational platforms
- → Includes sound effects, music cues, speaker IDs
- → ADA/WCAG compliance requirements
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