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eDiscovery .- .correct .answer.The .procedure .by .which .parties .in .a .legal .matter .preserve,
.collect, .review, .and .exchange .information .in .electric .formats, .which .is .known .as .ESI .for
.the .purposes .of .using .it .as .evidence .in .the .matter.
Examples .of .ESI .- .correct .answer.Emails, .texts, .call .logs, .social .media, .google
.home/alexa, .the .cloud, .cell .tower .pings, .cars-gps, .self-driven .cars, .etc.
Federal .Rules .of .Civil .Procedure, .Rule .26(f) .- .correct .answer.Conference .of .parties: .Must
.be .held .at .least .21 .days .before .the .scheduled .conference .is .to .be .held.
Federal .Rules .of .Civil .Procedure, .Sanctions .for .improper .certification .- .correct .answer.If .a
.certification .violates .this .rule .without .substantial .justification, .the .court, .on .motion .or .on .its
.own, .must .impose .an .appropriate .sanction .on .the .signer, .the .party .whose .behalf .the
.signer .was .acting, .or .both. .The .sanction .may .include .an .order .to .pay .the .reasonable
.expenses, .including .attorney's .fees, .caused .by .the .violation.
EDRM .- .correct .answer.Electronic .Discovery .Reference .Model
Highly .detailed .reference .model .that .is .used .as .a .standard .for .the .discovery .and .recovery
.of .digital .data; .this .data .collection .scheme .ensures .that .electronic .data .is .handled .in .a
.cost-effective .and .efficient .manner
Information .Governance .- .correct .answer.Everything .from .gathering .to .disposing .of .the
.data .
Getting .your .electronic .house .in .order .to .mitigate .risk .and .expenses .should .eDiscovery
.become .an .issue.
Identification .- .correct .answer.Locating .potential .sources .of .ESI .and .determining .its
.scope, .breadth, .and .depth.
Recognizing .and .determining .relevance.
Sources .of .ESI .- .correct .answer.Computer .hard .drives, .company .network .servers, .USB
.drives, .databases, .the .cloud, .mobile .devices, .and .social .media .websites.
, ESI .Data .Map .- .correct .answer.Comprehensive .and .defensible .inventory .of .an
.organization's .IT .systems .that .store .ESI .which .may .be .relevant .to .litigation, .regulatory
.proceedings, .government .investigations, .or .audits.
Key .elements .of .ESI .Data .Maps .- .correct .answer.Identification .of .IT .systems .likely .to .be
.relevant .based .on .the .organization's .discovery .portfolio, .describes .the .IT .system's
.purpose .and .role, .and .answers .critical .discovery .questions .about .IT .systems.
Benefits .of .ESI .Data .Maps .- .correct .answer.IT .and .staff .get .to .educate .each .other .on
.eDiscovery, .legal .process, .records .management, .info .governance, .etc., .educates .the
.legal .staff .about .the .organization's .IT .systems, .identifies .retired .and .unused .IT
.infrastructures, .and .identifies .gaps .between .IT .operations .and .legal .requirements. .(Data
.maps .also .reduce .the .risk .of .sanctions .and .time .spent .on .discovery.)
Federal .Rules .of .Civil .Procedure, .Rule .37 .- .correct .answer.Failure .to .make .disclosures .or
.to .cooperate .in .discovery
Federal .Rules .of .Civil .Procedure, .37(e) .- .correct .answer.Failure .to .preserve .ESI .
If .electronically .stored .information .that .should .have .been .preserved .in .the .anticipation .or
.conduct .of .litigation .is .lost .because .a .party .failed .to .take .reasonable .steps .to .preserve .it,
.and .it .cannot .be .restored .or .replaced .through .additional .discovery, .the .court:
(1) .upon .finding .prejudice .to .another .party .from .loss .of .the .information, .may .order
.measures .no .greater .than .necessary .to .cure .the .prejudice; .or
(2) .only .upon .finding .that .the .party .acted .with .the .intent .to .deprive .another .party .of .the
.information's .use .in .the .litigation .may:
(A) .presume .that .the .lost .information .was .unfavorable .to .the .party;
(B) .instruct .the .jury .that .it .may .or .must .presume .the .information .was .unfavorable .to .the
.party; .or
(C) .dismiss .the .action .or .enter .a .default .judgment.
Preservation .- .correct .answer.Ensuring .that .ESI .is .protected .against .inappropriate
.alteration .or .destruction
Spoilation .of .Evidence .- .correct .answer.Occurs .when .a .document .or .information .that .is
.required .for .discovery .is .destroyed .or .altered .significantly
Legal .hold .- .correct .answer.Notification .sent .from .the .legal .team .to .employees .instructing
.them .not .to .delete .ESI .or .paper .documents .that .may .be .relevant .to .a .new .or .imminent
.legal .matter