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Rules Amendments Are Not Just Being Approved WITHIN DC, But Also FOR DC As Well: eDiscovery Trends
We’ve been covering the progress of adoption of changes to the Federal Rules and the associated debate regarding the rules – especially Rule 37(e) – for over two years (with posts here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here). Unless Congress introduces legislation to affect the timing or content of the rules, the rules will become effective on December 1 of this year. But, did you know that there are new rules amendments for the District of Columbia, as well?
According to DCBar.org, on August 5, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Rule Promulgation Order 15-02 amending Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure 16, 26, 33, 34, 36, 37, and 45.
The amendments, which take effect October 12, 2015, establish processes and procedures for electronic discovery, including the manner for requesting and producing electronically stored information, and for requesting and submitting certain discovery requests in an electronic format. They also incorporate some stylistic changes based on guidelines established by the Style Subcommittee of the federal Standing Committee on the Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Including the one-page rule promulgation order, the amended rules (extensively edited with amendments to the rules in red and strikethrough of rule text that has been removed) is contained within this 38 page PDF file. Happy reading!
So, what do you think? Do you practice law in DC? If so, are you happy about the rules changes? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.
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