CIRMA Workshop: E-Discovery & Local Government: Amendments to Federal Disclosure Rules; March 24, 2009

Workshop:

E-Discovery & Local Government: Amendments to Federal Disclosure Rules

March 24, 2009
Waterford Town Hall, Waterford, CT
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Registration 8:30 AM

This seminar is open to CIRMA members only.

SUMMARY

This workshop will increase your understanding of ESI issues and enable you to plan appropriately. Proper preparation helps reduce the burden on local government that must respond to discovery requests involving ESI, reducing costs to local government in manpower, insurance premiums, and sanctions.

Management Series

E-Discovery & Local Government: Amendments to Federal Disclosure Rules was developed to help municipal leaders better understand the changing legal requirements for dislosure of electronically stored information.

For more information about CIRMA workshops, please email CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

"This CIRMA workshop helps municipal leaders understand the new rules surrounding the retention of electronically stored information and correspondence."

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Unfortunately, federal lawsuits against local government related to employment issues, civil rights, Title IX and other federal laws are becoming more common. Recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure concerning the discovery of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) will increase the burden on local government to preserve and disclose such information.

Many recent court decisions have saddled responding parties, such as local governments, with the cost of reproducing materials from their technology systems, regardless of age, cost, utility, or relevance.

More often than not, critical decisions affecting the existence, preservation, and retention of key information are made well before the filing and service of a lawsuit. In these situations, a little preparedness goes a long way.

The workshop will discuss:

What is ESI?
What is E-Discovery?
Penalties for unpreparedness and ignorance of E-Discovery/ESI issues.

How to be prepared:

Developing an E-Discovery Action Plan
Enacting and Auditing Retention Policies
Understanding and anticipating preservation or the "Legal Hold"

Getting informed is the best way to meet this challenging issue, which is growing in frequency and complexity.

AUDIENCE

Chief Elected Officials (Mayors, First Selectmen, Town Managers)
Superintendents
School Business Managers
Personnel Directors
Human Resources Managers
Town Administrators
IT Directors and staff
Risk Managers

SPEAKERS John J. Radshaw III, JD
Attorney at Law Mr. Radshaw is a partner at the law firm of Howd & Ludorf, LLC in Hartford. He represents CIRMA members throughout the State of Connecticut in both state and federal courts. Mr. Radshaw concentrates his practice on the defense of public officials accused of constitutional misconduct. He has defended police officers, zoning officials, and other municipal employees on a wide variety of issues ranging from excessive force, false arrest, death in custody, unlawful retaliation, discriminatory conduct, free speech, anti-trust and a number of other complex issues. Mr. Radshaw has appeared before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Connecticut Supreme Court. Mr. Radshaw is a graduate of Mary Washington College (B.A., 1993) and he earned his law degree from Quinnipiac College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Mr. Radshaw is a Connecticut native and resides with his wife in North Haven, Connecticut. WHERE WATERFORD TOWN HALL AUDITORIUM
15 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT 06385
860-442-0553 COST per attendee This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.

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DIRECTIONS

From the EAST (Groton Area):
Take I-95 to Exit 81, Cross Road. At the end of the off ramp, take a left onto Parkway North. Go to the light and take a left onto Cross Road and travel for 1 mile to the next light. At that light, take a left onto Boston Post Road - Route 1. Travel for two miles to the next light; you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right and at the next light, there will be Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Turn right at the light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road - Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road - Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

From the WEST (New Haven Area):
Take I-95 North to Exit 75. At the end of the exit, there is a stop sign but continue straight on Boston Post Road- Route 1 North. Continue on Route 1 for just under 4 miles. Near the end of the 4 miles you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right. At the next traffic light, you will see Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Take a right at this light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road - Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road- Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

From the NORTH (Hartford Area):
Take Route 2 East to Exit 19 (Route 11 South, near Colchester). Continue on Route 11 until it ends. At the end of the exit, turn left and follow signs to Route 85 South. Turn right onto Route 85 and continue on Rte. 85 for 8 - 8.5 miles until you come to I-395; continue on Rte 85 and go .9 of a mile more to the second traffic light after I-395. (You will pass the Oakdell Motel on your left.) Take a right onto Cross Road at this light and travel for approximately 2.2 miles. You will pass Hoyt's Cinemas on the left and travel over I-95. At the 2.2 mile mark, you will come to a light at the intersection of Cross Road and Route 1 - Boston Post Road. Take a left onto Rte. 1 and travel for another 2 miles. Near the end of the 2 miles you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right. At the next traffic light, you will see Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Take a right at this light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road - Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road - Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

From the NORTH (Norwich Area):
Take Route 395 South to Exit 77 which is used for the Crystal Mall though the signs simply say "Shopping Mall." At the end of the exit there is a traffic light. Take a left onto Route 85 South and continue for approximately .9 of a mile. You will pass the Oakdell Motel on your left. At the next intersection there is a traffic light. Take a right onto Cross Road at this light and travel for approximately 2.2 miles. You will pass Hoyt's Cinemas on the left and travel over I-95. At the 2.2 mile mark, you will come to a light at the intersection of Cross Road and Route 1- Boston Post Road. Take a left onto Rte. 1 and travel for another 2 miles. Near the end of the 2 miles you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right. At the next traffic light, you will see Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Take a right at this light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road- Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road - Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

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