System and Method to Manage Electronic Data Related to a Legal Matter
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving input at an online electronic data discovery (EDD) system from a source device via a private network, wherein the input indicates that data related to a legal matter is to be preserved and wherein the input identifies a custodian associated with the data;
automatically accessing a directory via the private network and receiving information from the directory indicating a status of the identified custodian;
sending a preservation notice to the identified custodian when the information received from the directory indicates that the custodian is accessible via the private network, wherein the preservation notice indicates that data related to the legal matter is not to be discarded; and
sending the preservation notice to another custodian when the information received from the directory indicates that the identified custodian is not accessible.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving input at an online electronic data discovery system from a source device via a private network. The input indicates that data related to a legal matter is to be preserved, and identifies a custodian associated with the data. The method includes automatically accessing a directory via the private network and receiving information from the directory indicating a location of the identified custodian. The method includes sending a preservation notice to the identified custodian when the information received from the directory indicates that the custodian is accessible via the private network. The preservation notice indicates that data related to the legal matter is not to be discarded. The method includes sending the preservation notice to another custodian when the information received from the directory indicates that the identified custodian is not accessible.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving input at an online electronic data discovery (EDD) system from a source device via a private network, wherein the input indicates that data related to a legal matter is to be preserved and wherein the input identifies a custodian associated with the data; automatically accessing a directory via the private network and receiving information from the directory indicating a status of the identified custodian; sending a preservation notice to the identified custodian when the information received from the directory indicates that the custodian is accessible via the private network, wherein the preservation notice indicates that data related to the legal matter is not to be discarded; and sending the preservation notice to another custodian when the information received from the directory indicates that the identified custodian is not accessible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving input at an online electronic data discovery (EDD) system from a source device via a private network, wherein the input indicates that data related to a legal matter is to be preserved; automatically identifying, based on the input, a portion of the data and a custodian associated with the portion of the data; automatically accessing a directory associated with a phone system via the private network and receiving information from the directory indicating a status of the identified custodian; sending a preservation notice to the identified custodian when the information received from the directory indicates that the custodian is accessible via the private network, wherein the preservation notice indicates that the data related to the legal matter is not to be discarded; and sending the preservation notice to another custodian when the information received from the directory indicates that the identified custodian is not accessible. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium including processor-readable instructions that are executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving input at an online electronic data discovery (EDD) system from a source device via a private network, wherein the input indicates that data related to a legal matter is to be preserved and wherein the input identifies a custodian associated with the data; automatically accessing a directory via the private network and receiving information from the directory indicating a status of the identified custodian; sending a preservation notice to the identified custodian when the information received from the directory indicates that the custodian is accessible via the private network, wherein the preservation notice indicates that the data related to the legal matter is not to be discarded; and sending the preservation notice to another custodian when the information received from the directory indicates that the identified custodian is not accessible. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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