The Act amends the California Code of Civil Procedure by expressly permitting discovery of electronically stored information (ESI), with the end goal of improving discovery measures during litigation and avoiding undue involvement by the court in resolving e-discovery disputes. All discovery requested or responded to in regards to ESI must now comply with the Act, which for the first time provides definitions of ESI. The Act defines ESI as “information that is stored in an electronic medium” and defines “electronic” as “relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.”

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