Electronic Discovery provides an in-depth treatment of the legal, technical, and cost management issues involving identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information ("ESI") in civil litigation. This course will cover how the federal rules of civil procedure, such as the 2006 FRCP ESI amendments: (Rules 26 meet and confer, 34 production, and 37 sanctions), and the Federal Rules of Evidence, such as FRE 502 (privilege review and production), along with the rapidly developing ESI case law affect this important aspect of litigation. The class will explore e-discovery software, providing training and exercise hypotheticals in which students will become familiar with the practical side of e-discovery.
Prof. Joe Custer oversees all staff and operations for the Judge Ben C. Green Law Library, as well as teaches Advanced Legal Research and Electronic Discovery. His scholarship has primarily been in the areas of legal research, administration and issues pertaining to historical social justice. Custer joined Case Western Reserve in 2015 after serving five years as Director of the Vince C. Immel Law Library and as a faculty member at the University of Saint Louis School of Law. In addition to his JD, Custer holds a Masters in Library and Informational Science and a Masters in Business Administration.
The syllabus for your course is available on Canvas.
** No Textbook Required **
Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence in a Nutshell by 
Skills & Values: Discovery Practice by Computer-Aided Legal Instruction (CALI) requires an authorization code to use. If you do not have a CALI account, please contact Kieran Layton or the reference desk for assistance.
Arkfeld's Best Practice Guide for Electronic Discovery & Evidence
eDiscovery Resource Planning: A Guide for Corporate Legal Departments
Handbook of Federal Civil Discovery & Disclosure
Litigation Readiness by 
Managing Discovery of Electronic Information by 
E-Discovery for Everyone by 
SharePoint 2016 User's Guide: Learning Microsoft's Business Collaboration Platform
Cloud Computing and Electronic Discovery by 
Electronically Stored Information: The Complete guide to Management, Understanding, Acquisition, Storage, Search, and Retrieval by Library of Congress Subject Headings
