Electronic discovery system
First Claim
1. A method for conducting electronic discovery within an enterprise environment, comprising:
- generating, via a computer processor, an electronic discovery case,wherein the electronic discovery case is a matter in which electronic data is sought, located, collected and searched for a purpose of using the electronic data as evidence in one of a legal proceeding, an audit, a regulatory investigation or a forensic investigation;
linking, via a computer processor, a custodian profile of a custodian to the electronic discovery case,wherein linking is configured to associate custodian data stored in the custodian profile with case data stored an electronic discovery case-specific file andwherein the custodian profile includes information relating to storage locations in the network associated with the custodian;
collecting, via a computer network, electronic data associated with the custodian; and
storing, in computer memory, a coded reference to the collected electronic data in an electronic discovery case-specific file,wherein the coded reference is a barcode associated with the collected electronic data.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for improved electronic discovery and custodian management. Embodiments herein disclosed provide for an enterprise wide e-discovery system that provides for data to be identified, located, retrieved, preserved, searched, reviewed and produced in an efficient and cost-effective manner across the entire enterprise system. In addition, by structuring management of e-discovery based on case/matter, custodian and data and providing for linkage between the same, further efficiencies are realized in terms of identifying, locating and retrieving data and leveraging results of previous e-discoveries with current requests.
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1. A method for conducting electronic discovery within an enterprise environment, comprising:
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generating, via a computer processor, an electronic discovery case, wherein the electronic discovery case is a matter in which electronic data is sought, located, collected and searched for a purpose of using the electronic data as evidence in one of a legal proceeding, an audit, a regulatory investigation or a forensic investigation; linking, via a computer processor, a custodian profile of a custodian to the electronic discovery case, wherein linking is configured to associate custodian data stored in the custodian profile with case data stored an electronic discovery case-specific file and wherein the custodian profile includes information relating to storage locations in the network associated with the custodian; collecting, via a computer network, electronic data associated with the custodian; and storing, in computer memory, a coded reference to the collected electronic data in an electronic discovery case-specific file, wherein the coded reference is a barcode associated with the collected electronic data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for conducting electronic discovery in an enterprise environment, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program instructions stored therein, wherein said computer-readable program instructions comprise:
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first instructions configured for generating an electronic discovery case, wherein the electronic discovery case is a matter in which electronic data is sought, located, collected and searched for a purpose of using the electronic data as evidence in one of a legal proceeding, an audit, a regulatory investigation or a forensic investigation; second instructions configured for linking a custodian profile of a custodian to the electronic discovery case, wherein linking is configured to associate custodian data stored in the custodian profile with case data stored an electronic discovery case-specific file and wherein the custodian profile includes information relating to storage locations in the network associated with the custodian; third instructions configured for collecting, via a computing network, electronic files associated with the custodian; and fourth instructions configured for storing in the electronic discovery case a coded reference to the collected electronic files, wherein the coded reference is a barcode associated with the collected electronic data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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