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2018 U. Ill. J.L. Tech. & Pol'y 197 (2018)
Garbage in, Garbage out: Is Seed Set Disclosure a Necessary Check on Technology-Assisted Review and Should Courts Require Disclosure?

handle is hein.journals/jltp2018 and id is 203 raw text is: GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT: IS SEED SET DISCLOSURE A NECESSARY CHECK ON TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED REVIEW AND SHOULD COURTS REQUIRE DISCLOSURE? Shannon H. Kitzer* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ......................................................................................... 197 II. B ackground ......................................................................................... 200 III. A naly sis ............................................................................................... 206 A. Courts Have Split on Whether Seed Sets Should be Disclosed, in Part Because TAR Does Not Fit Within Traditional Applications of Federal Rules ..................................................... 206 B. Seed Sets Have a Relational or Procedural Relevance and Thus Should be Considered Relevant Within the Meaning of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ...................................... 209 C. Even if Seed Sets are Relevant, They Nonetheless may be Protected by the Attorney Work Product Doctrine ...................... 210 D. In the Event of a Dispute, a Daubert-style Analysis is Necessary for Trial Courts to Serve Their Gatekeeping Function ............... 214 IV . R ecom m endations ............................................................................... 2 17 V . C onclusion .......................................................................................... 220 I. INTRODUCTION At this point in the evolution of e-discovery, it is probably best for all concerned to 'drop the e,' and recognize that e-discovery encompasses all discovery.1 Parties to litigation are increasingly faced with vast amounts of * J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, 2018; B.A., Northwestern University, 2011. This Note is dedicated in memory of my father, Alan J. Kitzer. A special thank you to Eric A. Johnson, and the University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy editors, members, and staff for their contributions in editing this Note. Lastly, I extend my sincerest gratitude to my family and friends for their continued love and support- particularly to my mother, Maureen D. Kitzer, and to Fallon M. Kelly, Erin R. Suhajda and Kelly B. Baron. 1. Tracy Greer, Avoiding E-Discovery Accidents & Responding to Inevitable Emergencies: A Perspective fJom the Antitrust Division, ABA SPRuNG MEETING 1, 9 (Mar. 2017), https://www.justice.gov/ atr/page/ file/953381/download.

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