Delatio Electrics (by Babs Deacon)

I turn the mic over to Babs Deacon, director of consulting at  Integreon, for a guest post: 

Whether  e-discovery is in its infancy or toddlerhood, it will never get the respect it deserves until it has its own Latin phraseology.  New Year’s 2010 seems like a good time to initiate a set of ediscovery terms that Cicero might have used had he been litigating today.

Think just how forceful you’ll sound at your next 26(f) when requesting opposing counsel’s production in forma ingenitus  - in native form, or backing up your request by saying, “Nativus Ipse loquitor.”  The native file speaks for itself, to the judge.

Conversely, a strong, classical stance may just what you need to avoid sharing any native meta data, with the assertion, “Proferabo solum saxibus.”  I shall produce only in tiff.

Naturally, a motion for sanctions requires the strongest language.  Referring to the responding party’s mangled data as, spoliatus in extremis, will really make an impression and tossing out the phrase, Misura Quinta – Hash5 sounds cutting edge and traditional.

Don’t forget that after hours, a little satire will impress colleagues, drop “Quis iudicat Iudicem Grimm ipse?” at the next Sedona cocktail party.