Interesting UCL "unlawful" prong opinion: Burd v. Barkley Court Reporters, Inc.

In Burd v. Barkley Court Reporters, Inc., ___ Cal.App.5th ___ (Nov. 29, 2017), the Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District, Division Two) considered a UCL "unlawful" prong class action predicated on violations of Government Code sections 69950 and 69954, which limit court reporter transcription rates. 

The Court held that the statutory rate limitations "apply to any court reporter producing a transcript of a civil court proceeding, regardless of whether the reporter is employed by the superior court or privately retained by a party."  Slip op. at 1. 

Sounds like we might all need to go back and check our recent court reporter invoices.