Electronic Discovery Reading Room

International Cyber Law — a great collection of information including The Global Cyber Law Survey, Penal Legislation from over 60 countries.

Harvard Law School Digital Discovery CLE Library which includes links to articles and documents regarding civil discovery:

• Preservation
• Cost
• Process
• Spoliation

Additional Reading:

• Introduction to Digital Discovery by Charles Nesson
• The Linnen Story: Excerpts from "Dispensing with the Truth" by Alicia Mundy
• Background Information on Electronic Data

Links to Articles and Documents regarding Civil Discovery:

• Kenneth J. Withers, Annotated Case Law and Further Reading on Electronic Discovery (updated Aug. 1, 2004)
• Molly Treadway Johnson, Kenneth J. Withers & Meghan A. Dunn, A Qualitative Study of Issues Raised by the Discovery of Computer-Based Information in Civil Litigation, September 13, 2002
• American Bar Association Electronic Discovery Task Force, Civil Discovery Standards (including 2004 amendments)
• The Sedona Conference, The Sedona Principles: Best Practices, Recommendations & Principles for Addressing Electronic Document Production (2004)
• Kenneth J. Withers, Computer-Based Discovery in Federal Civil Litigation, 2000 Fed. Cts. L. Rev. 2
• Order Concerning Electronic Discovery, from Prempro Products Liability MDL, 03-CV-1507 (E.D. Ark. Nov. 17, 2003)
• Order for Preservation of Records, from Baycol Products Litigation, MDL 1431(D. Minn. March 4, 2002)
• Preservation of Documents, Data, and Tangible Things, from the Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth
• Joint Stipulation and Order Regarding Meet and Confer Discussions, contributed by Ken Withers, Federal Judicial Center

Links from Lawyer Lounge

• Here's How to Avoid Nasty Bytes (Case Study on use of Electronic Discovery)
• Is Digital Different? Electronic Discovery in Civil Litigation (Comprehensive Law review style article by Kenneth Withers on electronic discovery issues)
• Electronic Discovery Here to Stay (Short overview of electronic discovery)
• A History of Digital Data Creation (For those who don't like coming in in the middle of a story)
• The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: The Impact of Digital Discovery
• The Harvard Law School Library - Digital Discovery (Good Source of Historical and Contemporary Articles on Electronic Discovery)
• Gathering Electronic Evidence (Article by Dr Henry B Wolfe on Electronic Evidence)

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