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Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project Model Users' Manual

November 1, 2018

A detailed description of the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project, which began in participating courts as early as May 1, 2017.

Currently there are two courts participating in this pilot project:

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2018—Transmittal to Congress

April 26, 2018

This package of materials was transmitted to Congress on April 26, 2018, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2018.

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure are as follows:

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2018—Transmittal to the Supreme Court

October 4, 2017

This package of materials was transmitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 4, 2017, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2018.

Managing Discovery of Electronic Information, Third Edition

Ronald J. Hedges, Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, Elizabeth C. Wiggins

September 20, 2017

This third edition of the pocket guide on managing the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) covers the December 1, 2015, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and reflects the rise of new sources of ESI, particularly social media, and updates judges on how ESI may be

Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project Users' Manual for the Northern District of Illinois

July 4, 2017

A detailed description of the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project, which begins for participating judges in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, on June 1, 2017.

The Elements of Case Management, Third Edition

William W Schwarzer, Alan Hirsch, Jeremy D. Fogel

June 19, 2017

This manual describes techniques that judges have found effective in managing their cases at various stages of the litigation process.

Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project Checklist for the Northern District of Illinois

May 20, 2017

A checklist itemizing the procedural requirements of the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project. The checklist is designed to be helpful to judges presiding over pilot cases and to attorneys participating in pilot cases as pilot requirements apply to the initial stages of discovery.

Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project Electronic Filing Guide for the Northern District of Illinois

May 18, 2017

The Northern District of Illinois has created a specific list of events dedicated to the filing of pleadings under the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project. The complete list of pilot events are:

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2017—Transmittal to Congress

April 27, 2017

This package of materials was transmitted to Congress on April 27, 2017, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2017.

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure are as follows:

Technology-Assisted Review for Discovery Requests: A Pocket Guide for Judges

Timothy T. Lau, Emery G. Lee

March 28, 2017

This pocket guide summarizes the essential concepts behind a variety of labor-saving techniques, known generally as technology-assisted review (TAR), that help identify documents for production.

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