The Judicial Council will consider new rules for electronic discovery in California, a long-awaited package that’s been received warily by the high-tech industry.
The proposed state rules, in their latest form, largely mirror federal regulations enacted in December 2006 that spell out how and when records from fax machines, computer databases, e-mails and even cell phones can be exchanged in civil litigation. The rules define what constitutes electronic information, and they allow “inspecting, copying, testing or sampling” by parties.
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