“E-Discovery” – the discovery of documents and information stored on
computers and electronic media – is the single hottest topic in litigation today
– and will become even hotter in California as a result of 2009 legislation that
is already in effect.
Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California
E-Discovery and Evidence can be purchased at the LexisNexis Store by
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Matthew
Bender Practice Guide: California E-Discovery and Evidence, is an
exciting new one-volume practice guide that presents detailed, step by step
coverage of the use of electronically stored information (ESI) in California
state court litigation. It fully incorporates California's new Electronic
Discovery Act (effective 6/29/2009) and implementing rules of court. It
discusses the discovery of ESI ("e-discovery"), including detailed checklists,
discussion, practice tips, and sample California specific forms. It includes a
discussion of data storage and other technical issues relevant to e discovery,
with a glossary of technical terms. This publication is the only one of its kind
available for California e-discovery and is a "must" for all attorneys involved
in e-discovery under the California Electronic Discovery
Act.
About The Author
Michael F. Kelleher currently is vice president and general
counsel of DS-IQ, a technology company. Until very recently, he was a partner in
the San Francisco office of Folger Levin & Kahn LLP, where he practiced
complex commercial litigation, specializing in the litigation of technology
issues, including e-discovery. Mike has a strong technical background in
addition to his legal experience. In college he studied computer programming and
did database work. Subsequently, he served as a naval officer on board a nuclear
submarine, including service as Reactor Controls Officer and Communications
Officer.
As a litigator, Mike frequently applied his engineering and
science background to the litigation of e-discovery issues, including the unfair
competition case of PeopleSoft v. Oracle, which involved over 10 million pages
of ESI. In trade secret cases, he has also litigated spoliation claims and
expert forensic recovery of deleted electronic data.
Mike frequently
writes and speaks on e-discovery and litigation technology issues. His technical
background and litigation experience make him uniquely qualified to discuss the
legal and technical aspects of e-discovery, and the impact of the California
Electronic Discovery Act.
Chapters included in: Matthew
Bender Practice Guide: California E-Discovery and
Evidence
Master Checklist for E-Discovery
Ch. 1,
Understanding Electronic Evidence
Ch. 2, Governing Law In Electronic
Discovery
Ch. 3, Ethical Issues For Attorneys In E-Discovery
Ch. 4,
Planning E-Discovery
Ch. 5, Initial Procedures In E-DiscoveryNotice,
Document Preservation, Meeting and Conferring, and Case Management
Conference
Ch. 6, Demanding Production of Electronically Stored Information
In California Court
Ch. 7, Obtaining Injunction to Protect Against
Destruction of Electronic Evidence Pending Discovery
Ch. 8, Responding To
Electronic Discovery Demands In California Court
Ch. 9, Gathering and
Producing Electronically Stored Information
Ch. 10, Opposing Demands for
Production of Electronic Evidence In California Court
Ch. 11, Seeking or
Opposing Protective Order
Ch. 12, Obtaining or Opposing Motion to
Compel
Ch. 13, Seeking or Opposing Sanctions For Noncompliance
Ch. 14,
Discovery of Electronically Stored Information Residing In Foreign
Jurisdictions
Ch. 15, Admissibility of Electronic Evidence at Trial
Ch.
16, Establishing Best Practices Regarding Electronically Stored
Information
Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California
E-Discovery and Evidence can be purchased at the LexisNexis Store by
clicking here