Press release: August 2, 2007 – By some recent estimates, more than 90% of business information is now stored electronically. The state rules concerning discovery of information in civil cases were written at a time when information was mostly stored on paper. A new act approved today by a national law group addresses the growing concern over the rules of discovery that courts must follow to access electronic information in civil cases. The Uniform Rules Relating to Discovery of Electronically Stored Information was approved today by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) at its 116th Annual Meeting in Pasadena, California. Read the rest of this entry »

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….

Blog entry posted by mtlawlibrary on State Law Library of Montana, April 16th, 2007:  “The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Order Nunc Pro Tunc in the following matter:

“AF 07-0157

“In the Matter of Proposed Revisions to the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure with Respect to Discovery of Electronic Information”

Blog entry posted on LAWpportunities, March 10, 2007: “The Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure have proposed amendments to the Civil Rules of Procedure. The proposed amendments primarily address the discovery of electronically stored information and mirror, in large part, the new federal rules concerning electronic discovery which became effective December 1, 2006.

“The advisory committee will also be discussing a new Uniform Scheduling Order which will take into account the discovery of electronically stored information….”