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Appendix P
Recap of Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure Involving
E-Discovery Amendments
Rule 1
“Rule 1 provides that the Federal Rules be administered to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive
determination of every action.”
Rule 16(b)
“Counsel should also be prepared to discuss electronic discovery issues during the Rule 16(b)
pretrial conference with the court, whether required by local rule or not.”
“[T]he scheduling order entered under this rule may now include provisions for disclosure
or discovery of electronically stored information and may now include any agreements the par-
ties reach for asserting claims of privilege or protection as ...