The Sedona Conference and its Working Group 1 on Electronic Document Retention and Production are pleased to announce publication of The Sedona Conference Primer on Crafting eDiscovery Requests with “Reasonable Particularity,” Public Comment Version (“Primer”).

The Primer, available here for free download, addresses the problem of vague and overbroad discovery requests that clog the courts and increase litigation costs. It provides practical guidance for drafting requests for production in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(b)(1) and works in tandem with The Sedona Conference Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(b)(2) Primer, published in 2018, to ensure more efficient discovery, reduced costs, and decreased court involvement in discovery disputes.

Members of the drafting team will present a webinar in mid-December to present key takeaways from the Primer and to solicit feedback and questions. Please watch for an email announcement when registration opens.

The public is also invited to send written comments on the Primer to [email protected] through January 6, 2022.

The Primer on Crafting eDiscovery Requests with "Reasonable Particularity," Public Comment Version is available for free download here:

The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 on Electronic Document Retention and Production

The mission of Working Group 1 is to develop principles, guidance and best practice recommendations for information governance and electronic discovery in the context of litigation, dispute resolution and investigations. The group released the first public comment draft of The Sedona Principles in March 2003, and the impact was immediate and substantial. Within a few weeks, The Sedona Principles was cited by the Civil Rules Advisory Committee Discovery Subcommittee as one of the reasons to focus on possible amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and it was cited in the seminal Zubulake case in the Southern District of New York. Since then, WG1 has published updated editions of The Sedona Principles and several companion works, including guidelines for electronic document management, an authoritative glossary of eDiscovery and electronic records management terms, several commentaries on eDiscovery related topics, and cooperation guidance for trial lawyers, in-house counsel, and the judiciary.

To become a member of The Sedona Conference Working Group Series (WGS) and WG1, please visit https://thesedonaconference.org/join.

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