In re Amendments to Fla. Rules of Civil Procedure—Elec. Discovery
In re Amendments to Fla. Rules of Civil Procedure—Elec. Discovery
| Case Date: | 07/05/2012 |
| Citation: | In re Amendments to Fla. Rules of Civil Procedure—Elec. Discovery, 95 So. 3d 76 (Fla. 2012) (per curiam) |
| Court Type: | Florida State Court |
| Court: | Florida Supreme Court (Fla.) |
| Judge: | Judge: Per Curiam |
| Rule(s): | Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.200 ; 1.201 ; 1.280 ; 1.340 ; 1.350 ; 1.380 ; 1.410 |
| Issues: | The Florida Bar’s Civil Procedure Rules Committee proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure particularly addressing electronically stored information. |
| Resolution: | The Court adopted the seven proposed amendments. Rule 1.200 was amended to allow electronic discovery issues during the pretrial conference. Rule 1.201 was amended to allow the discussion of electronic discovery issues in complex litigation. Rule 1.280 was amended to expressly allow the discovery of ESI. Rules 1.340 and 1.350 were amended to allow the production of ESI. Rule 1.380 was amended to specify that the good faith loss of ESI does not warrant sanctions. Finally, Rule 1.410 was amended to allow a subpoena to request ESI. |
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| E-Discovery Issues: | Rule Amendments |