Materials produced for mini-conference on preservation and sanctions by the Judicial Conference Subcommittee on Discovery, September 9, 2011 in Dallas, Texas.
Materials Produced by the Advisory Committee
- Proposed Agenda (PDF)
- Notes from the Mini-Conference on Preservation and Sanctions (PDF)
- Preservation/Sanctions Issues (PDF)
- Elements of a Preservation Rule (PDF)
- Case Law on Elements of a Potential Preservation Rule (PDF)
Comments Submitted
- Robert Owen (PDF)
- Department of Justice (PDF)
- Center for Constitutional Litigation (PDF)
- Lawyers for Civil Justice (PDF)
- Thomas Y. Allman (PDF)
- New York Bar Association (PDF)
- Thomas Y. Allman, Jason R. Baron, and Maura R. Grossman (PDF)
- Microsoft (PDF)
- Kroll Ontrack (PDF)
Empirical Data or Research
- RAND Corporation – Costs of Pre-Trial Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (PDF)
- Civil Justice Reform Group – Preliminary Report on the Preservation Costs Survey of Major Companies (PDF)
- The Sedona Conference – Membership Survey on Preservation and Sanctions (PDF)
- Federal Judicial Center – Motions for Sanctions Based Upon Spoliation of Evidence in Civil Cases (PDF)