California Judicial Council Unanimously Approves e-Discovery Rules
On April 25, 2008, the California Judicial Council unanimously approved the proposed electronic discovery rules governing state court proceedings. A press release from the Judicial Council can be found here.
The proposed changes will now be presented to the California State Legislature for legislative action as part of Assembly Bill 926, currently pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Assembly Member Noreen Evans will author the legislation.
AB 926 will be co-sponsored by the Judicial Council, along with the Consumer Attorneys of California and the California Defense Counsel. This demonstrates broad support for the proposed rules changes from plaintiff and defense bars, as well as government.
The proposed changes are discussed in this blog under the heading Proposed e-Discovery Rules for California Superior Court, and are addressed in more detail in a forthcoming LexisNexis Emerging Issues commentary co-written by the author.
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