Class,
I apologize for the tardiness of my discussion post.
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) was put into place in 1938 by the Supreme Court
with the goal of speeding up trials, keeping the trial impartial, and minimizing the costs as much as
possible (
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,
n.d.). The FRCP is used daily and is important for all cases. The
FRCP has been amended many times since it was created, but it was just recently amended this year.
The 2023 amendments introduced quite a few changes, most notable the change to Rule 6. Rule
6(a)(6)(A) now added Juneteenth to the federal holiday list. This is notable because it means the federal
courts will not be open in observance of the holiday. The recent changes did not contain any that directly
related to eDiscovery. It is important to note that the FRCP contains rule 26. This is a major rule in the
FRCP that is directly relates to eDiscovery. Rule 26 details the legal side of the eDiscovery process
including disclosure, what can be looked at, and costs (Oneill, 2019).
No changes were made to rule 26
in the 2023 amendments.
References:
AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
(2023, April 25). US
Government Publishing Office. Washington DC. House Document 118–30. PDF Accessed
From:
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CDOC-118hdoc30/CDOC-
118hdoc30/summary
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
. (n.d.). United States Courts.
https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-
policies/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure
ONeill, A. (2019, October 29).
The simplest guide to understand FRCP Rule 26
. Digital War
Room eDiscovery.
https://www.digitalwarroom.com/blog/frcp-rule-26
