Question:
Read the attached article “A Paralegal’s Guide to Understanding E-Discovery” by Elissa A. Santo (LAT July/Aug 2006) and give brief answers to the following questions. The assignment must be completed in Canvas under “Quizzes” in the navigation panel. The Assignment/Quiz link is also available under the Week #10 Module.
- The Sedona Guidelines on the Management of Electronic Information might help paralegals streamline the daunting tasks related to eDiscovery.
What amendments were thought to have revolutionary repercussions on the legal landscape?
What do the amendments attempt to establish?
- According to the author, the amendments essentially pare down to what five categories?
- What issue does Rule 26(b)(2) address and specify? What remedy is available for the requesting party?
What burden then falls on the responding party?
- Name the two tiers of discovery? What are many legal professionals concerned with as a result of the two tiers of discovery? What is a party still required to do concerning discovery?
- What principles have the courts developed when making determinations in “inadvertent production” matters?
- What does Rule 26(f) direct the parties to do? What are the resulting agreements often referred to as? What individuals are valuable in attendance (list all three)?
- What does Rule 16(b) call for? What must be included since its amendment?
- What does the somewhat controversial Rule 37(f) provide for? How does the author describe the meaning of the two key phrases discussed in the controversial rule?
- What is the most notable addition to the relevant amendments and why?
- Paralegals can be a vital component in the eDiscovery process by having both legal and technical skills. What position is emerging as a result of e-discovery? What four disciplines are blended into one?
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