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Figure 1.4 This.case.is.one.of.many.that.involved.social.media.sites.
from.the.Facebook.archives.and.pages.of.the.plaintiff.should.
be.included.as.evidence.
The.lesson.here.is.that.courts.are.the.ultimate.arbiter.of.
what. is. relevant. evidence.. That. means. that. as. an. attorney,.
manager,. organization,. or. even. individual,. you. have. the.
responsibility.to.be.able.to.locate,.acquire,.preserve,.and.pro-
duce.any.electronic.evidence.that.might.be.relevant.to.a.case.
if.you.have.reason.to.believe.litigation.is.possible..Even.if.you.
do.not.think.it.is.relevant,.the.courts.or.your.opposing.counsel.
might.disagree,.so.your.duty.is.to.preserve.anything.that.might.
possibly.be.construed.as.relevant.(a.challenging.thought!).
1.2.3.2. .Crispin.v..Christian.Audigier,.Inc..(C.D..
Cal..2010)—Private.Information
This.is.another.case.involving.social.media.sites..In.this.breach.
of.contract,.copyright.infringement.case,.the.defendants.were.
asking.the.court.to.allow.subpoenas.that.were.requesting.all.
of.the.information.from.any.social.media.sites.that.the.plain-
tiff.had.accounts.with.
However,.this.case.went.a.little.differently.from.the.last.one.
in.that.the.court.held.that.messages.from.social.media.sites.
were.subject.to.the.Stored.Communication.Act.and.chose.to.
quash.any.subpoenas.that.were.seeking.private.messages.
