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Electronic Evidence & Discovery

Treatises and Practice Aids

The following member database includes information on electronic evidence and discovery in Pennsylvania. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

The chapters/sections listed below are included as a starting place for that resource. Additional chapters/sections may apply. Consult the index or conduct a search in the resource to find additional material.

Ohlbaum on the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available on the library's Lexis computers and in print.
See index entry "Email and Text Messages".

Pennsylvania Civil Discovery (LexisNexis Practice Guide)
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available in print.
See index entries "Electronically Stored Information", "Social Media", and "Social Networking Media".

The following print resources include information on electronic evidence and discovery in Pennsylvania. Some resources published by LexisNexis and West/Thomson Reuters may be available on the library's Lexis and Westlaw computers. See below for more information.

The chapters/sections listed below are included as a starting place for that resource. Additional chapters/sections may apply. Consult the index or conduct a search in the resource to find additional material.

Binder on Pennsylvania Evidence Pennsylvania Bar Institute
See index entry "Electronically stored information".
Library also has previous editions: see all.

How to Lay a Foundation to Get Your Evidence Introduced in Pennsylvania NBI
See chapter 5: How to authenticate social media posts, texts, emails, and more. Library has previous editions: see all. 

Obtaining Evidence from Electronic Devices in Pennsylvania NBI

Ohlbaum on the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence LexisNexis
Also available on the library's Lexis computers and the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See index entry "Email and Text Messages".

Pennsylvania Civil Discovery (LexisNexis Practice Guide) LexisNexis
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See index entries "Electronically Stored Information", "Social Media", and "Social Networking Media".

Pennsylvania Discovery Practice West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See supplement index entries "Electronically Stored Information" and "Social Media Information".

Pennsylvania eDiscovery The Legal Intelligencer/ALM
Library also has previous editions: see all.

Standard Pennsylvania Practice 2d West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See index entry "Electronically Stored Information".
Library also has previous edition: see all.

Court Rules

Court rules often outline the procedures surrounding evidence and discovery.

The Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence focus on procedures surrounding evidence in Pennsylvania. Please note that additional civil and criminal rules may also apply.

Pa.R.C.P. Chapter 4000: Depositions and Discovery focus on discovery in Pennsylvania civil procedure. Please note that additional rules may also apply.

For additional places to find Pennsylvania Court Rules, including in print and on the library's Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law computers, see the Pennsylvania Court Rules - State guide.

For how to access county court rules, see the Pennsylvania Court Rules - County guide.