George J. Socha, Jr., Esq.

Socha Consulting LLC
1374 Lincoln Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105

Phone +1.651.690.1739
Mobile +1.651.336.3940
Fax +1.651.846.5920

george@sochaconsulting.com

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ORDER NUNC PRO TUNC: Matter of Rules of Civil Procedure (electronic discovery)

Blog entry posted by mtlawlibrary on State Law Library of Montana, April 16th, 2007:Â “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”

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Revised Rule 502 on Privilege Waiver — Final Committee Version

Blog entry posted by Gregory Joseph on Complex Litigation Blog, April 16, 2007: “The meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence Rules has ended, and the final Committee version of Rule 502 is attached (it goes to the Standing Committee in June). Most notable: Selective waiver was broken out into a [...]

The Thursday Interview: Judge Lee H. Rosenthal

Blog entry posted on Civil Procedure Prof Blog, April 5, 2007: “Click the link at the bottom of the post to listen to this week’s installment of the Thursday Interview. This week’s interview is with Judge Lee H. Rosenthal about the new federal rules on electronic discovery, which took effect on December 1, 2006. Judge [...]

Bankers Are A Step Ahead With E-Discovery

Article posting on InformationWeek, March 24, 2007:Â New rules require banks to put their content management efforts into high gear. We ask the experts how they’re doing.

“New e-discovery rules that went into effect Dec. 1 pose a range of challenges for banks. And what the bankers are learning from complying with amendments to the [...]

Survey Shows 94 Percent of Businesses Are Still Not Fully Prepared for FRCP

Press release, March 14, 2007: Â TORONTO –(Business Wire)– Three months after changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) went into effect, the vast majority of businesses are still not confident they are prepared to meet the new requirements. According to survey results released today, 94 percent of those people responsible for email [...]

Iowa Likely to Amend Electronic Discovery Rules

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 [...]

Firms ignoring e-discovery law

Article by James Murray posted in IT Week, March 5, 2007: Â “Many US firms with operations in the UK are at risk of major fines and legal sanctions under new US legislation that requires them to disclose all relevant electronic documents relating to court cases….”

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Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges

Prepared by Barbara J. Rothstein, Ronald J. Hedges, and Elizabeth C. Wiggins. Download from the U.S. Courts.

Discover Your Inner Techie

Article by Jonathan Bick and Ellen M. Javor posted on Law.com, March 5, 2007:Â “The recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Amendments) have transformed procedures for the discovery and production of e-information by promulgating protocols for digital data. In addition to recognizing digital data as its own discoverable entity, the amendments allow [...]

E-discovery rules could prompt e-mail archive crunch

Article by Shane Schick posted on it business.ca, Feb. 27, 2007: Now that the U.S. has changed the way it handles electronic documents in a court of law, vendors are responding with products to automate retention policies. Experts discuss how long you should hold onto those messages – Canadian legal community mulls impact of U.S. [...]