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lctrnc dscvry (ls dscvry r -dscvry) rfrs t dscvry n lgl prcdngs sch s ltgtn, gvrnmnt nvstgtns, r Frdm f nfrmtn ct rqsts, whr th nfrmtn sght s n lctrnc frmt (ftn rfrrd t s lctrnclly strd nfrmtn r S). lctrnc dscvry s sbjct t rls f cvl prcdr nd grd-pn prcsss, ftn nvlvng rvw fr prvlg nd rlvnc bfr dt r trnd vr t th rqstng prty. lctrnc nfrmtn s cnsdrd dffrnt frm ppr nfrmtn bcs f ts ntngbl frm, vlm, trnsnc nd prsstnc. lctrnc nfrmtn s slly ccmpnd by mtdt tht s nt fnd n ppr dcmnts nd tht cn ply n mprtnt prt s vdnc (.g. th dt nd tm dcmnt ws wrttn cld b sfl n cpyrght cs). Th prsrvtn f mtdt frm lctrnc dcmnts crts spcl chllngs t prvnt spltn. n th ntd Stts, t th fdrl lvl, lctrnc dscvry s gvrnd by cmmn lw, cs lw nd spcfc sttts, bt prmrly by th Fdrl Rls f Cvl Prcdr (FRCP), ncldng mndmnts ffctv Dcmbr 1, 2006, nd Dcmbr 1, 2015. n ddtn, stt lw nd rgltry gncs ncrsngly ls ddrss sss rltng t lctrnc dscvry. n nglnd nd Wls, Prt 31 f th Cvl Prcdr Rls nd Prctc Drctn 31B n Dsclsr f lctrnc Dcmnts pply. thr jrsdctns rnd th wrld ls hv rls rltng t lctrnc dscvry.