>>My understanding is after a legal action is filed against a company in
which discovery will be part of the process, the defendant must provide
a data map showing where everything is stored, what format it is in and
an inventory of the records so that the plaintiff may file for those
documents that apply.<<

There is a requirement in the revised Rules of Civil Procedure to
provide the opposing counsel with information regarding possibly
relevant records at the Meet and Confer.  Nothing in the rules requires
a data map.  For most litigations, an organizational data map is like
hunting grasshoppers with one of Steve W's. cannons, just a bit of
overkill.

Data maps may be very useful internally and might be offered to the
other side on a rare occasion. I see that as an exception not the rule.

Bill R

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