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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Will be interesting to see what the records say.  The price is absurd given how much tech is used for these types of searches.  As a former GC, I can tell you private companies charge less for larger searches over longer periods of time.   [/quote]

Private companies don't get FOIA'ed.  What a stupid comment. [/quote]

It’s called discovery.   In litigation, uses the same types of search parameters as a FOIA.  I’ve done both.

Again, the charges are excessive.  Unless they are using tech from 1990.  [/quote]

Responding to discovery requests is not the same as responding to FOIA requests.  FOIA requests are subject to exemptions from disclosure that are not applicable in litigation discovery.  As people have noted several times, you can use technology to identify emails that include search terms, but someone still has to review the documents retrieved to determine which are exempt from disclosure, which should be disclosed, and what information needs to be redacted.  Also, an email could be two sentences or two pages, it could have no exhibits or several exhibits.  All of these are factors.[/quote]

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