Mock Pre-trial "Meet and Confer" Conference Highlights New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Featuring The Honorable Shira A. Scheindlin
United States District Judge Southern District of New York
The new "meet and confer" requirement is one of the most significant changes in the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which took effect on December 1, 2006. Specifically, it calls for all parties to promptly meet and confer regarding their respective discovery needs. This DVD addresses "real world" legal and technical issues explained by the leading legal and technical minds in the country in a simulated meet and confer conference.
PREVIEW: Judge Shira Scheindlin presides over a simulated meet and confer session to highlight the e-discovery issues of the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In this clip, Judge Scheindlin tells counsel to use plain English as the courts don't necessarily understand the geek speak. Order DVD
There is a need for greater knowledge and a better understanding of the "real world" legal and technical issues that now need to be addressed.
Although some courts are already applying the new rules, only a small number of judges and attorneys have had any experience with this new "meet and confer" requirement.
This DVD of the Keynote at Cohasset Associates' 2006 National Conference on Managing Electronic Records (MER) comes at an ideal time - it contains a mock "meet and confer" conference that provides important insights and guidance regarding:
Expectations of courts
Issues to anticipate - their diversity, complexity and importance, and
Likely attorney/technical expert interactions that will be required.
This highly relevant DVD features The Honorable Shira A. Scheindlin - one of the most knowledgeable federal judges on the subject of e-records and author of the landmark Zubulake opinions.
In this 1hr and 42 minute mock "meet and confer" conference, Judge Scheindlin presides as experienced plaintiff and defense counsel present their cases - along with their respective supporting technical experts.
Joining Judge Scheindlin [ View Bio ] in this DVD are Ken Withers [ View Bio ], Kate Oberlies O'Leary [ View Bio ], John Jessen [ View Bio ], Peter Bensinger, Jr. [ View Bio ], and Craig Ball [ View Bio ] who, collectively, provide a wealth of information and insights about the required "meet and confer" conferences - a significant new component of the "new world" of e-records in litigation and electronic records management.
The information presented in this DVD is essential for all organizations to improve their readiness for "meet and confer" conferences that inevitably will be part of future litigation.
Included with every DVD is a helpful guide that contains 1) a reprint of the relevant new Rules, 2) the hypothetical that is the subject of the DVD's "meet and confer" conference, and 3) the plaintiff's and the defense's joint Report to the Court.
Many different e-records discovery issues are addressed in the 26 part DVD. They include:
Rule 26(f) Report to the Court
Volume of Records
Privilege Waiver
Discovery Costs
Data Masking
Hand Held Devices
Obsolete Media
Summary Data vs. All Data
Discovery Cost Burden
Proportionality Rules
Backup Tapes
1st & 2nd Tier Discovery
Tape Labeling
Voice Mail
Using the DVD's "hot" index, users can easily and rapidly move from one specific topic to another.
PREVIEW: Judge Scheindlin explains how the courts consider the subject of cost shifting in e-discovery.Order DVD
Here is what an expert on the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure said about this DVD:
"....The 26(f) conference depicted [in the DVD] is the most comprehensive I've ever seen. I think it hit all the bases in e-discovery, at least to the extent that "problem" areas are highlighted for attorneys and records management people to think about."
With its mock "meet and confer" conference, this DVD is a unique learning experience for judges, plaintiff and defense counsel, as well as records management professionals.
PREVIEW: Judge Scheindlin shares her view on backup tapes and their use in e-discovery at the National Conference on Managing Electronic Records, May 2006 in Chicago.Order DVD
Judge Shira Scheindlin is flanked by Cohasset Associates' President Bob Williams (left) and Iron Mountain CEO Richard Reese at the release the MER '06 Keynote DVD at the ARMA Conference in San Antonio.
Special appreciation is extended to Iron Mountain Inc. for its support in the production of this DVD. Additionally, Iron Mountain is providing complimentary copies of the DVD to every law school library in the United States as well as all of the Federal Court libraries.
Judge Shira Scheindlin is flanked by Cohasset Associates' President Bob Williams (left) and Iron Mountain CEO Richard Reese at the release the MER '06 Keynote DVD at the ARMA Conference in San Antonio.