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Harmonizing the Pre-Litigation Obligation to Preserve Electronically Stored Information in New York State and Federal Courts

July 27, 2017

The Advisory Group to the New York State–Federal Judicial Council analyzed New York State and federal courts’ treatment of prelitigation conduct involving the creation, retention, and destruction of electronically stored information (ESI) to determine whether the courts were consistent and harmon

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.

Securities Litigation

Jayme J. Herschkopf

June 28, 2017

This guide is designed to offer judges an introduction to the law and practice of securities litigation. It provides an overview of the types of legal and practical issues judges may confront in litigation arising under the securities laws, and, where possible, offers suggestions.

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:

Introduction to the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot

Paul W. Grimm

April 6, 2017

The Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project requires exchanges of discovery in participating courts before the commencement of discovery requests.

Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot: A Discussion of Practice and Effects

Dawn Bergin, Mark Brain, John Rea, David G. Campbell, David B. Rosenbaum, Patrick J. McGroder

April 6, 2017

Judge David Campbell (D. Ariz.) chairs a panel discussion that includes three Arizona state judges and two attorneys practicing in Arizona state courts.

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.

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2015—PowerPoint Presentation

Paul W. Grimm

January 29, 2016

Judge Paul W. Grimm, District of Maryland, developed the attached PowerPoint presentation describing the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Discovery in International Civil Litigation: A Guide for Judges

Timothy P. Harkness, Rahim Moloo, Patrick Oh, Charline Yim

December 2, 2015

At an increasing rate, U.S. courts are hearing cases in which parties seek evidence located abroad or parties to a foreign or international proceeding seek evidence located in the United States.

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