Research Guides : Discovering E-Discovery: Production / Sanctions

Sedona Conference

The Sedona Principles Addressing Electronic Document Production, Second Edition
The Sedona Principles Addressing Electronic Document Production, Law: KF8900 S44 (2004)

Articles/Blog Posts

Berman, Michael D. Taxation of E-Discovery Costs Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1920(4) after Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan.
Posted Aug. 14, 2012

Books

Spoliation in the Electronic Age, 4-2013 E-Discovery Series (Bloomberg BNA). by Adam KohSweeney, Roberta H. Vespremi, and Eric Chan
Where the Money Goes by Nicholas M. Pace; Laura Zakaras
Call Number: Law: K2247.P33 2012
Publication Date: 2012

Cases

In re Intel Corp. Microprocessor Antitrust Litigation, 258 F.R.D. 280 (D. Del. 2008)

Lorraine v. Markel Ins. Co., 241 F.R.D. 534 (D. Md. 2007).

Metropolitan Opera Ass'n, Inc. v. Local 100, Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Intern. Union, 212 F.R.D. 178 (S.D. N.Y. 2003)
National Day Laborer Organizing Network v. U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency (6/17/11)
Stipulation as to format of documents produced.

Preferred Care Partners Holding Corp. v. Humana, Inc., 258 F.R.D. 684 (S.D. Fla. 2009)

In re Priceline.com Inc. Sec. Litig, 233 F.R.D. 88 (D. Conn. 2005)

Qualcomm Inc. v. Broadcom Corp., 2008 WL 66932 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 7, 2008) vacated in part, 2008 WL 638108 (Mar. 5, 2008)

Residential Funding Corp. v. DeGeorge Home Alliance, Inc., 306 F.3d 99 (2d Cir. 2002)

Order, Floeter v. City of Orlando, Docket No. 6:05-cv-00400-ACC-GJK (Feb. 7, 2007)

Sanctions denied where evidence already detroyed at point litigation hold requested.
Order, Point Blank Solutions v. Toyobo America, Docket No. 09–61166–CIV (April 5, 2011)

Sanctions denied where duty to preserve ran to entity other than party requesting sanctions and bad faith not found.
Southeastern Mechanical Services v. Brody (M.D. 2009)

Order granting, in part, plaintiff's motion for spoliation sanctions (adverse jury instruction).
Southeastern Mechanical Services v. Brody (M.D. 2009)

Order denying defendant's motion for spoliation sanctions (no duty to preserve; no bad faith).
Swofford v. Eslinger, 671 F.Supp.2d 1274 (M.D. Fla. 2009)

Order granting spoliation sanctions (adverse jury inference, fees and costs) for bad faith failure to preserve after litigation hold received.

Simon Property Group v. Lauria, Docket No. 6:11-cv-01598-GAP-KRS
Magistrate's Report and Recommendations granting Plaintiff's motion for spoliation sanctions (default, costs and fees)
Simon Property Group v. Lauria, 6:11-cv-01598-GAP-KRS
Order confirming and adopting Magistrate's Report and Recommendation regarding spoliation sanctions.
Dombrowski v. Lumpkin County (N.D. Ga. 2013)
Sanctions are not appropriate where failure to provide ESI was result of routine, good faith e-mail destruction practice.
Amer. Hospitality Mgmt. Co. v. Hettiger, 904 So.2d 547 (4th DCA 2005)
Where evidence critical to prove claim is under exclusive control of party against whom it might have been used and is lost or destroyed, court may deliver adverse jury instruction.
Hagopian v. Publix Supermarkets, 788 So.2d 1088 (4DCA 2001)
Metropolitan Dade Co. v. Bermudez, 648 S.2d 197 (1DCA 1994)
Exclusion of expert testimony as sanction.
Palmas Y Bambu v. E.I Dupont De Nemours Co., Inc., 881 So.2d 565 (3DCA 2004)
Adverse inference instruction invaded fact-finding province of jury.

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Antitrust Division

The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, maintains a page linking to electronic discovery materials:

"Electronic Discovery

NOTE: These materials pertain to civil investigations only and are merely representative. They are subject to change. Due to the pace of change and matter and party-specific issues, youmust consult Division staff for matter-specific guidance before beginning any collection of electronic documents for production to the Division.

March 26, 2014

Technology-Assisted Review and Other Discovery Initiatives, Tracy Greer

March 29, 2012

Electronic Discovery at the Antitrust Division: An Update, Tracy Greer

March 25, 2009

E-Discovery Initiatives at the Antitrust Division, Tracy Greer

Electronic Production Letter Using Load Files

Questionnaire on Electronically Stored Information"

Updated July 2, 2015