| Federal Government Resources | |
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| Summary of the Report of the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure |
Proposed changes to F.R.C.P. 26 which would extend the work product protection. |
| Electronic Message Preservation Act – H.R. 1387 |
A bill requiring federal agencies to preserve e-mails and other forms of electronic communication. |
| 7th Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program Phase One |
7th Circuit Program developed to confront the ongoing need for cooperation and discovery reform in light of the “rising burden and cost of discovery in litigation in the United States brought on primarily by the use of electronically stored information…”. |
| Instant Messages, E-Mail Subject to CFTC Recordkeeping Requirements |
In guidance released Feb. 11, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission stated that its recordkeeping requirements “apply to records that are created or retained in an electronic format, including email, instant messages, and other forms of communication created or transmitted electronically for all trading.” |
