Welcome to the 21st century: Electronic Discovery Act signed into law in California

At last year's CAOC convention, I pointed out during my presentation, "Discovery Techniques in Class Action Cases," that the California Judicial Council had painstakingly drafted a set of electronic discovery rules for California, but that Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed the implementing legislation for non-substantive reasons in September 2008. 

The legislation was reintroduced last December, and on Monday, Governor Schwarzenegger signed A.B. 5, the Electronic Discovery Act.  The full text of the Act is here.  It takes effect immediately.