Where can the official deposition transcript for Katie Johnson v. Trump (5:16-cv-00797) be obtained?

1. Where the federal docket lives and what it shows

The authoritative public record for a federal civil case is the district court docket accessed through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records); third‑party mirrors such as PACERMonitor and CourtListener/RECAP index that docket and display entries for Katie Johnson v. Donald J. Trump, 5:16‑cv‑00797, which is the starting point to see whether a deposition transcript was ever filed with the court ^{[1] [2]}. Law360 and other legal news services also track docket activity and can flag when substantial documents are filed, but the presence of a case listing on these services does not by itself indicate that a deposition transcript is publicly available ^[5].

2. What the public archives show and what they don’t

Archival mirrors and document repositories capture many court filings from this case—FactCheck.org and multiple archive.org/Scribd uploads show the original complaint and civil‑case filings ^{[3] [4] [6]}—but none of the provided sources show a deposition transcript among their captured documents. That absence in the accessible caches is important: a filed transcript would typically appear on PACER and therefore might be mirrored by RECAP/CourtListener if it’s part of the public docket, but the sample sources supplied only demonstrate the complaint and docket entries, not a deposition transcript ^{[3] [2]}.

3. How to obtain an official deposition transcript if it exists

If a deposition transcript was filed with the Central District of California, the practical route is to search PACER for the case number 5:16‑cv‑00797 and look for docket entries labeled “Transcript,” “Deposition,” or a separate sealed transcript entry; if a transcript is on the docket, it can be downloaded through PACER for the usual fees and may be available through RECAP/CourtListener if someone uploaded it ^{[1] [2]}. If no transcript appears on PACER, the typical alternative is to contact the court reporter who recorded the deposition (transcripts are often created by private court reporters and provided to parties) or the district court clerk’s office to inquire whether a transcript was ever filed or is obtainable—this step is recommended when the public docket shows no transcript, but the provided sources do not list the reporter contact or confirm a transcript filing ^[1].

4. Limitations in the available reporting and recommended next steps

The reporting and archives supplied document the complaint and docket presence but do not confirm whether any deposition transcript was prepared, filed, or made public in this litigation ^{[3] [4] [2]}. Therefore the only verifiable next steps, based on these sources, are to: 1) search PACER directly for docket entries or attachments for 5:16‑cv‑00797 ^[1], 2) check CourtListener/RECAP for any mirrored transcript ^[2], and 3) if PACER shows no transcript, contact the Central District of California clerk or attempt to identify and contact the deposition court reporter (the sources do not provide reporter contact information) to request whether a transcript exists and how to obtain it ^{[1] [5]}. When public caches contain only the complaint and related pleadings, absence of evidence from those mirrors is not proof no transcript exists—only confirmation that none is publicly mirrored in the cited sources ^{[3] [4]}.