Article by Megan E. Burkhammer published in Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Vol. 64, No. 5, May/June 2007:

Is Columbus Day a “legal holiday” for the purposes of computing time under Rule 6 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure? Can I get a subpoena from a Minnesota court to compel discovery in an action pending in another jurisdiction? If these and other burning questions about the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure are keeping you awake at night, take heart! Thanks to the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure (hereinafter “the advisory committee”), you will soon be able to rest peacefully.

Perhaps such mundane questions are of no concern to you, oh cavalier (and well-rested) one. But before you scoff and turn the page, consider this next question: To what extent must I produce emails, voicemails, instant message logs, and other electronically stored information in response to a request for production of documents? If you’re still feeling nonchalant, then you’ve either: (a) never used a computer and never had a client who has; or (b) already read the advisory committee’s report and feel satisfied that you are familiar with the newly promulgated amendments pertaining to electronic discovery….

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