The morning sessions of the Georgetown Advanced E-Discovery Institute were an e-discovery litigator's dream: non-stop insight from the nation's top jurists who are literally writing the rules books for e-discovery.
The morning keynote was presented by Chicago's James Holderman, the self-proclaimed "chief cheerleader" of the 7th Circuit's pilot project trying to reform electronic data discovery protocols. (His actual title is Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.) Observing the number of computers, BlackBerrys, and iPads in use in the capacity crowd at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City in Arlington, Va., Holderman told the audience to "think about the amount of electronically stored information being created right now," and cautioned that some of that data would end up in litigation.
Holderman cited U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' observation that "the federal courts are becoming more and more incapable of serving as forums to resolve disputes," but said he disagrees that e-discovery "is becoming a big problem." Holderman says his 18-month old pilot project is working in Chicagoland. "I can begin to see the change in e-discovery."
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Source: law.com
By: Monica Bay
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