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SYMPOSIUMONTHECHALLENGESOFELECTRONICEVIDENCE

FordhamLawReview

December,2014

ThePhilipD.ReedLectureSeriesAdvisoryCommitteeonEvidenceRules

*1163SYMPOSIUMONTHECHALLENGESOFELECTRONICEVIDENCE[FNa1]

PanelDiscussion

Copyright（c）2014FordhamLawReview;PanelDiscussion

MODERATOR

Prof.DanielJ.Capra,Reporter

CHAIR

Hon.SidneyA.Fitzwater

PANELISTS

PeterPitegoff,Dean

Hon.JeffreyS.Sutton

Hon.PaulGrimm

Hon.JohnA.Woodcock,Jr.

GregoryP.Joseph,Esq.

JohnHaried,Esq.

RichardW.VorderBruegge,FBI

Prof.JeffreyBellin

PaulShechtman,Esq.

Prof.DeirdreM.Smith

Hon.ShiraA.Scheindlin

DavidShonka,Esq.

DanielGelb,Esq.

AndrewGoldsmith,Esq.

GeorgePaul,Esq.

PaulLippe,Esq.

I.OPENINGREMARKS

      JUDGEFITZWATER:

Goodmorning,everyone.OnbehalfofJudgeJeffreyS.Sutton,andthemembersoftheCommitteeonRulesofPracticeandProcedureoftheJudicialConferenceoftheUnitedStates,mycolleaguesontheAdvisoryCommitteeonEvidenceRules,andourCommitteeReporter,ProfessorDanCapra,welcometotheSymposiumontheChallengesofElectronicEvidence.

      WeareindebtedtotheUniversityofMaineSchoolofLawforitswillingnesstohostthissymposium,notonce,buttwice,becausewewerescheduledtoholdthesymposiumlastOctoberbeforethegovernmentshutdowncausedittobecancelled.IwanttoparticularlythankDeanPeterPitegoffandProfessorDeirdreM.Smithformakingthesymposiumpossibleandforthewarmwelcomeourcommitteehasreceived.IalsowanttothankourcolleagueontheEvidenceCommittee,ChiefJudgeJohnA.WoodcockoftheDistrictofMaineforhisgracioushandinensuringasuccessfulsymposiumandmeetingoftheEvidenceRulesCommittee.

      ThisisthethirdinaseriesofsymposiathattheEvidenceRulesCommitteehasconvened.In2011,weheldasymposiumattheWilliam&MaryMarshall-WytheCollegeofLawonthethen-newly-adoptedRestyledRulesofEvidence.

      Theunderlyingpurposesofthatsymposiumincludedenhancingunderstandingoftherestyledrulesbyexploringthepainstakingprocessbywhichtheywereformulatedandidentifyingevidencerulesissuesthatremaintoberesolvedevenafterrestyling.

      In2012,weconvenedasymposiumattheCharlestonSchoolofLaw,devotedtoasingleruleofevidence--Rule502,aRuleofEvidenceadoptedbyActofCongressattherequestoftheJudicialConferenceoftheUnitedStates--todiscusswaysinwhichthatrulecouldbebetterknownandunderstoodsothatitcouldfulfillitsoriginal,salutarypurposes.

      Attoday'ssymposium,weareproceedingfromthatmorenarrowexaminationofoneRuleofEvidencetoaconsiderablybroaderconversationaboutasubjectthatisaswide-rangingandseeminglylimitlessasthedigitalworldoftoday.WeareconsideringthechallengesthatelectronicevidenceposestotheRulesofEvidence.

      Inarealsense,weareaskingourselveswhetherrulesthathavebeenthoughtfullydevelopedovertime--someoveraverylongperiodoftime--toensurethateveryproceedingisadministeredfairly,withoutunjustifiableexpenseanddelay,toascertainthetruthandsecureajustdetermination,havecontinuingvitalitywhenmeasuredagainsthowpeoplespeak,act,andthinkinanelectronicworld.

      Wearefortunateindeedtohavedrawnagainfromthebestandthebrightesttoparticipateaspanelistsinthissymposium.Theyrepresentatrulydistinguishedgroupofjudges,lawyers,andscholars.

      AsIhavesaidofourpriorpanelists,theyaredistinguished,notmerelybecausetheyareaccomplishedindividuals,butbecausetheyhaveexpertiseandextensiveexperienceaddressingtheissuesthatappeartobemost*1165pertinenttothebench,tothebar,andtheacademy--indeed,tothepurposesforconveningthissymposium.

      Byconveningthissymposium--andbyarrangingfortheseproceedingstobeaddedtothelegalliteraturethroughpublicationintheFordhamLawReview--theAdvisoryCommitteeonEvidenceRulesisattemptingtoanticipateandaddressproactivelytechnologicalchangesthatseemalmostcertaintoincreaseinspeedandcomplexity.

      ToparaphraseWinstonChurchill,thisisnottheendofthisprocess.Itisnoteventhebeginningoftheend.Butitis,perhaps,theendofthebeginning.

      Wearefortunatetohaveassembledagroupofnotedjudges,practitioners,andacademicianstoassistinthisworthygoal.IwelcomeyoualltothisSymposiumontheChallengesofElectronicEvidence.

      Andwearefortunatetohavewithustodayoneofourhosts,DeanPeterPitegoff.Dean.

      DEANPITEGOFF:

Thankyou,JudgeFitzwater,andthankyouallforcoming.I'mDeanoftheUniversityofMaineSchoolofLaw.Andonbehalfofthelawschool,letmesayhowpleasedwearetohosttheannualmeetingoftheAdvisoryCommitteeonEvidenceRulesandtheSymposiumontheChallengesofElectronicEvidence.

      We'reparticularlyhonoredtowelcomesuchadistinguishedgroupofjudges,lawyers,andscholars,asJudgeFitzwatersaid.

      AndI'dliketogiveapersonalthankstoJudgeJohnWoodcock,ChiefJudgeoftheU.S.DistrictCourthereinMaine,forarrangingtoholdthismeetingattheUniversityofMaineSchoolofLaw.UniversityofMaineSchoolofLawisthepubliclawschoolofMaine,theonlylawschoolofMaine.AndwetakeseriouslyourmissiontoservethepublicandtopromotejusticeinMaineandbeyond.Thiseventtodayresonatessowellwiththatmission,bringingexpertvoicestoMainefromthroughoutthenation.

      I'dliketogivefurtherthanks,ofcourse,toProfessorDanCapra,FordhamUniversitySchoolofLaw,astheorganizerofthesymposium.

      AndtomyMaineLawcolleague,ProfessorDeirdreSmithoftheUniversityofMaineSchoolofLaw,forherparticipationinthesymposiumandforrepresentingthelawschoolintheplanningprocess.

      Ilookforwardtoarobustdiscussionofvery,verytimelyandpressingissuestoday.Andagain,welcome.

II.INTRODUCTIONOFTHEPANELISTS

      PROFESSORCAPRA:

Thankyou,Dean.I'mDanCapra.I'mgoingtobethemoderatortoday.Sothefirstorderofbusinessistointroducethepanelists.AndI'mgoinginalphabeticalorder.JeffBellinisanassociateprofessoratWilliam&MaryLawSchool,whereheteachesevidence,criminalprocedure,andrelatedseminars.HeclerkedforJudgeGarland,U.S.CourtofAppealsfortheD.C.Circuit,servedasaprosecutorwiththe*1166U.S.Attorney'sOfficeinWashington,D.C.,andpracticedwithLatham&Watkins.

      Andheis,Ithinkit'sfairtostate,theforemostscholaronthetopicofelectronicevidence.Hisarticleon“PresentSenseImpressions”[FN1]impressedJudgeFitzwatertosuchanextentthathedecideditwouldbeagoodideatoholdthisconference.

      DanielGelbisapartneratGelb&GelbLLPinBoston.Herepresentsclientsingeneralandwhitecollarcriminaldefensematters,complexcivillitigation,andarbitrations.AndpriortojoiningGelb&Gelb,hewasanADAfortheNorfolkCountyDistrictAttorney'sOfficeinMassachusetts.He'safrequentspeakerandauthoronelectronicdiscovery.AndheworkscloselywiththeSedonaConference.

      AndrewGoldsmithistheJusticeDepartment'sNationalCriminalDiscoveryCoordinator.Inthisrole,heoverseesawiderangeofnationalinitiativesdesignedtoprovidefederalprosecutorswithtrainingandresourcesrelatedtocriminaldiscovery,includingelectronicdiscovery.He'spublishedanumberofarticlesinthearea.

      WeareveryluckytohavePaulGrimmonourpanel.JudgePaulGrimmservesastheDistrictJudgefortheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheDistrictofMaryland.He'samemberoftheAdvisoryCommitteefortheFederalRulesofCivilProcedure,chairstheAdvisoryCommittee'sDiscoverySubcommittee,whichmeansheisabusymanthesedays.

      Hisopinionsonelectronicdiscoveryandelectronicevidencehavebeenwidelyinfluential.AndheteachescoursesonevidenceanddiscoveryatUniversityofBaltimoreSchoolofLawandUniversityofMarylandSchoolofLaw.

      JohnHariedistheCriminalDiscoveryCoordinatorfortheExecutiveOfficeofUnitedStatesAttorneysintheDepartmentofJustice,wherehecoordinatesdiscoverypolicyandtrainingfortheDepartment'sUnitedStatesAttorneys.Andhe'shelpeddeveloptheNewRecommendationsforESIDiscoveryinfederalcriminalcases.Hefrequentlylecturesone-discovery,electronicinformationmanagement,andtheprivacyofelectroniccommunications.

      GregJosephisapastpresidentofboththeAmericanCollegeofTrialLawyersandtheABASectionofLitigation.HewasachartermemberoftheAdvisoryCommitteeonEvidencebackin1993whenitgotreconstitutedpursuanttoJudgeBecker'sarticleanddirection.

      Wearehonoredtohavetwochartermembersofthecommitteesittingrighthere,GregandKenBroun.

      GregwascochairoftheThirdCircuitTaskForceonSelectionofClassCounsel.He'sthepresidentoftheU.S.SupremeCourtHistoricalSociety,andafounderofJosephHageAaronson,alawfirmwithofficesinNewYorkandLondon.Andhe'stheauthorofModernVisualEvidence.[FN2]

      *1167PaulLippeisCEOofOnRampSystems,theleaderinlegaldepartmentplatformstoimprovequalityandefficiencyandreducecostsoflegalwork.Hewasatvarioustimesgeneralcounselandseniorvicepresident,businessdevelopmentandcorporatemarketingatSynopsys,anelectronicdesignautomationcompany.

      Also,PaulwasCEOofStanfordSKOLAR,amedicaldigitallibrary.Andhespeaksregularlyaboutthenewnormalinlaw.Hewillbeourclosingspeakertoday.

      GeorgePaulisanexperiencedbusinesslitigatorandpartnerinthe