Federal Judicial Advisory Committee Ponders New E-Discovery Rules

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An article by Mark Michels posted on law.com on the LTN webpage.

This article provides information regarding discussions being held by the Federal Judicial Advisory Committee regarding possible new eDiscovery Civil Procedure Rules, to further revise the changes that took place in 2006.

The article states, "The Federal Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure met on March 22 and 23, 2012, in Ann Arbor, Mich., to consider, among many other issues, the proposed preservation amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a process which began at the May 10-11, 2010, "Duke Conference." Additionally, the Advisory Committee may consider whether it wishes to explore a rule imposing certain limitations on ESI discovery scope. (The meeting agenda and materials can be found in the article on the link posted above.) There are significant roadblocks to progress on these FRCP amendments. Assuming that these obstacles are overcome, however, the proposed amendments would not likely come into effect before December 2015."  Links to the referenced meeting materials are provided in the article.