Cloud Computing and Electronic Discovery

JAMES P. MARTIN, CMA, CIA, CFE, is Managing Director at Cendrowski Corporate Advisors. HARRY CENDROWSKI, CPA, ABV, CGMA, CFF, CFE, CVA, CFD, MAFF, is President of Cendrowski Corporate Advisors and a frequent speaker on forensic accounting and litigation. MARTIN and CENDROWSKI are the coauthors of the Handbook of Fraud Deterrence and Private Equity, Second Edition from Wiley and the coauthors of the industry newsletters The Fraud Files and Corporate Governance Edition.

• Preface xiAcknowledgments xiiiSection One—Cloud Computing: Basics of Technologies and Applications 1Chapter 1 Cloud Computing Definitions and Technical Considerations 3Christopher ThiedaIaaS 5PaaS 9SaaS 10Considerations for Discovery 10Data Transfer Regulations 12Notes 15Chapter 2 The Proliferation of Data Available for Discovery 17James P. Martin and Harry CendrowskiAn Example of Third‐Party Data: Google Search Engine 19Consideration of Data Points in Discovery 21Creating an eDiscovery Plan in a Cloud‐Based World 25Production of Cloud Data 27Notes 28Chapter 3 Cloud Migration and Planning for Retention 29James P. Martin and Harry CendrowskiData Retention and the Cloud 29Considerations for Litigation 34Notes 36Section Two—Current Laws Affecting Discovery 37Chapter 4 Brief History of Privacy and Selected Electronic Surveillance Laws 39James P. Martin and Harry CendrowskiCommunications Act of 1934 40Title III—Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, 1968 42Advancements in Telephone System Technologies 45Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 47Notes 53Chapter 5 Electronic Communications Privacy Act 55James P. Martin and Harry CendrowskiTitle II—The Stored Communications Act 57§2703—Required Disclosure of Customer Communication or Records 61Backup Provisions 66Electronic Storage and the Ninth Circuit 66Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices 68Production Demands and the ECPA 71Notes 73Chapter 6 Proposed Legislative Changes and Future Laws 75James P. MartinPoints for Improvement 76Congressional Action 77Notes 78Chapter 7 The Control Concept and Related Issues 79Matthew P. Breuer and James MartinThe Application of Rule 34(a) 79Rule 34(a) in Litigation 81Flagg—A Modern Day Approach 86Notes 88Chapter 8 Current Issues in Cloud Data 91James P. Martin and Matthew P. BreuerCell Tower Data and Location Information 91StingRay and Location Monitoring 97BYOD Policies and Data Ownership 100Notes 102Chapter 9 The Rise of Social Media and Its Role in Litigation 105Sarah Marmor and Deirdre FoxRoots of Social Media 105Why, How, and When to Access Data on Social Media in Litigation 106Obligations to Preserve Evidence 107Accessing Social Media 108Using Social Media in Litigation 115Notes 120Section Three—Relevant Cases 131Chapter 10 Modern Case Analysis Shaping Litigation 133Matthew P. Breuer and James P. MartinO’Grady v. Superior Court, 139 Cal.App.4th 1423 (2006) 133Krinsky v. Doe 6, 72 Cal.Rptr.3d 231 (2008) 136Flagg v. City of Detroit, 252 F.R.D. 346 (E.D. Mich 2008) 138Warshak v. U.S., 631 F.3d 266 (6th Circ. 2010) 143Ehling v. Monmouth-Ocean Hospital, 872F.Supp.2d 369 (D.N.J. 2012) 146Juror Number One v. California, 206 Cal.App. 4th 854 (2012) 148Summary of Cases 150Notes 153Chapter 11 Cloud Computing and Reasonable Expectations of Privacy: Fourth Amendment Concerns 155Matthew P. Breuer and James P. MartinEx Parte Jackson, 96 U.S. 727 (1877) 156Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928) 158Katz v. United States, 88 S.Ct. 507 (1967) 159United States v. Miller, 425 U.S. 435 (1976) 160United States v. Jacobsen, 466 U.S. 109 (1984) 163United States v. Jones, 132 S.Ct. 945 (2012) 165Summary of Cases 166Notes 169Chapter 12 Compelled Production of Cloud Computing Data: Fifth Amendment Concerns 171Matthew P. Breuer and James P. MartinUnited States v. Doe, 465 U.S. 605 (1984) 172Doe v. United States, 487 U.S. 201 (1988) 174United States v. Hubbell, 530 U.S. 27 (2000) 176In re Boucher, 2009 WL 424718 (D. Vt. 2009) 178In re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum, March 25, 2011, 670 F.3d 1335 (11th Circ. 2011) 180Notes 183About the Contributors 185About the Authors 187About the Companion Website 189Index 191