Federal Judicial Advisory Committee Ponders New E-Discovery Rules
By Mark MichelsAll Articles, Law Technology News, April 6, 2012
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 here and here.) 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. <READ MORE>