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"We must become much more efficient and more clever in the ways we find new
sources of data, mine information from the new and old, generate information,
make it available for analysis, convert it to knowledge, and create actionable options."
Admiral John Poindexter, Director, Information Awareness Office.
8/2/02 prepared remarks, DARPATech 2002 Conference, Anaheim, Ca
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/dod/poindexter.html

INTRODUCTION

Basic Legal Authority

New Developments

Expert Advice

Preliminary & Emergency
Presevation Orders

General Discovery

Sanctions & Spoliation

Document Retention Policy

Evidence Admission

Privileges & Privacy

Proposed Rule
E- DISCOVERY ETHICS
E-discovery Forms

RESOURCES

Articles
What Courts Expect of Counsel
E-Discovery Basics
Making E-Discovery Work
Cost Shifting
Spoliation

Guidelines
Case Management Memo & Checklist
Proposed California Default Rule made to California Judicial Council in 2004
National Center for State Court E-discovery Guidelines http://ncsconline.org
Northern District of Ohio Default Rule http://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/Clerk_s_Office/Local_Rules/AppendixK.pdf
Delaware District Court Guidelines
Maryland Suggested Protocol for Discovery of Electronically Stored Information
KANSAS District Guidelines for Discovery of Electronically Stored Information http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/guidelines/electronicdiscoveryguidelines.pdf

The Sedona Conference, http://www.thesedonaconference.org/publications_html,
has produced several "best practices" papers

Electronic Evidence Info Center http://www.e-evidence.info/index.html

ARMA http://www.arma.org/ Effective e-discovery requires knowledge of records management and the use of professionals skilled in such disciplines. "ARMA International is a not-for-profit association and the leading authority on managing records and information – paper and electronic. ARMA offers invaluable resources ..."

Federal Judcial Center materials on electronic discovery http://www.fjc.gov/. [+ forms]

ABA Report 103B - Amendments to the Civil Discovery Standards
(revised as of 6/04) http://www.abanet.org/litigation/taskforces/electronic/home.html.

Electronic Discovery Reference Model http://edrm.net

The Sedona Conference, http://www.thesedonaconference.org/publications_html,
has produced several "best practices" papers

Links to E-Discovery sites: http://www.willyancey.com/electronic_evidence.htm

SANS http://sans.org/ Information and education on security

E-discovery service providers and some law firms maintain web pages with extensive resources including current case law and white papers on various subjects

Preston, Gates &Ellis http://www.ediscoverylaw.com/ includes case law and e-discovery blog
Fios sponsored Discovery Resources at http://www.discoveryresources.org/.
Applied Discovery at http://www.lexisnexis.com/applieddiscovery/lawLibrary,

BOOKS

Electronic Discovery and Evidence by Michael R. Arkfeld (Law Partner Publishing, 2004);
Secrets of Computer Espionage by Joel McNamara (Wiley Pub. 2003);
Computer Forensics by Warren G. Kruse II, Jay G. Heiser (Addison-Wesley, 2002);
"Essentials of Electronic Discovery: Finding and Using Cyber Evidence" by Joan Feldman;
“Electronic Evidence and Discovery: What Every Lawyer Should Know” by Kristin Nimsger and Michele C.S. Lange (American Bar Association, 2005)

Defcon Book List http://defcon.org/html/links/book-list.html

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DOCUMENT CASE OUTLINE	SANCTION CASE OUTLINE	ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY WEB SITES
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TECHNOLOGY		VIRTUAL DISCOVERY

INTRODUCTION Basic Legal Authority	New Developments	Expert Advice
Preliminary & Emergency Presevation Orders	General Discovery	Sanctions & Spoliation
Document Retention Policy	Evidence Admission	Privileges & Privacy
Proposed Rule	E- DISCOVERY ETHICS	E-discovery Forms