NOTE: These materials pertain to civil investigations only and are merely representative. They are subject to change. Due to the pace of change and matter and party-specific issues, you must consult Division staff for matter-specific guidance before beginning any collection of electronic documents for production to the Division.

E-Discovery Initiatives at the Antitrust Division, Tracy Greer (03/25/2009)

• Electronic Production Letter Using Load Files
• Questionnaire on Electronically Stored Information
• Direct Access Letter Agreement
• Summation Load File Specifications
  • Overview: Standard Summation Specifications for Load File Production
  • Summation Load File Submission Requirements
  • Image Details and Load File Specifications
  • Metadata Fields and Family Record Specifications
  • Sample Cover Letter Spreadsheet
  • Sample DII Load File
  • Sample Extracted Text Control List File
  • Sample Metadata Load File
  • Sample Deduplication - Custodian Append File