Chapter 9

1. What set of rules states the General Provisions Governing Discovery and Duty of Disclosure?

Answer: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 contains the General Provisions Governing Discovery and the Duty of Disclosure.

2. What are some of the items of information that a forensic examiner might be asked to provide under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6)?

Answer: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6), a forensic investigator may be asked to provide information on such things as: quality and locations of computers in use, operating systems and application software installed and dates of use, file-naming conventions and what directories data is saved to, backup disk or tape inventories and schedules, computer use policies, identities of current and former employees responsible for systems operations, e-mail with dates, times, and attachments, Word documents, tables, graphs, and database files, and Internet bookmarks, cookies, and history logs.