The FBI should and could easily have finished its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails on Anthony Weiner’s laptop by no later than early Monday morning. And, consistent with its current policy, it should have disclosed the result of its review by no later than noon on Monday. Continue reading
In any case where emails between the parties will be discoverable, the parties should collect and jointly analyze the emails between them, before the initial scheduling conference, in order to agree on an efficient and proportional ediscovery plan and to attempt early resolution.
Even before either side does a first-pass review of their collected documents, they can easily identify which potentially-discoverable documents both sides already have in common. This process would be fast, inexpensive, and easy, and would allow new kinds of cooperation between parties.
The following Order encourages disclosures between the parties about ediscovery by making certain communications non-discoverable and inadmissible, and by ensuring that those communications will not waive any otherwise applicable privilege or protection.
