ACEDS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Which of the following will NOT increase the cost of e-discovery?
A. Delay in collecting ESI until the discovery requests have been
received
B. Communicating with the client about the benefits and risks of
different approaches in the document review methods.
C. Withholding information from the opposition about ESI
D. A greater number of custodians. Answer: B. Communicating with the
client about the benefits and risks of different approaches in the
document review methods.
●● What is the most important aspect of e-discovery?
A. Budget
B. E-discovery review team
C. Third party service provider
D. Data mapping. Answer: A. Budget
●● Which of the following WILL increase the cost of e-discovery?
,A. reviewing documents for all issues on the first pass
B. starting with the smallest scope and increasing it only when necessary
C. avoiding costs to deduplicate or de-NIST data
D. working with opposing counsel to openly discuss relevant data in the
possession of both parties.. Answer: C. avoiding costs to deduplicate or
de-NIST data
●● The e-discovery folder created by the project management team
should include all of the following section EXCEPT?
A. Processing
B. Preservation
C. Presentation
D. Production. Answer: C. Presentation
●● Fill in the blank. "FRCP Rule 30(b)(6) allows subpoenas to be served
on __________?
A. non-party individuals
B. attorneys
C. corporations
D. foreign nationals. Answer: C. corporations
,●● The court could take several actions as to which party in the case
bears the costs of electronic discovery. Which of the following is the
least likely method it might use?
A. cost- shifting
B. weighing costs against benefits
C. "to each his own"
D. fair division. Answer: D. fair division
●● Which of the following is NOT a mandatory element of FRCP Rule
26(f) 'meet and confer' meeting?
A. a discovery plan
B. who will be deposed by each party
C. any preservation of data issues
D. each party's initial disclosure. Answer: B. who will be deposed by
each party
●● Fill in the blank. "By signing a discovery request, response or
objection, an attorney certifies that ______________."
A. he or she has good reason to delay the proceedings
, B. it is neither unreasonable nor unduly burdensome considering the
adversary's means.
C. he or she has consulted with the client on the request, response or
objection at issue
D. it is consistent with the FRCP. Answer: D. it is consistent with the
FRCP
●● When potentially relevant Electronically Stored Information (ESI) is
held by a third party, how can this information most reliably be obtained
for litigation?
A. in most states you will not be able to obtain third party information
B. serve a subpoena requesting a litigation hold be put in place and
request production of relevant information
C. approach the third party to work out an agreement regarding the
production of the information
D. a strongly worded letter should be sent ordering information be
produced. Answer: B. serve a subpoena requesting a litigation hold be
put in place and request production of relevant information
●● Major cost drivers of the e-discovery process are all of the following
EXCEPT?
A. volume of data
B. review of ESI
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Which of the following will NOT increase the cost of e-discovery?
A. Delay in collecting ESI until the discovery requests have been
received
B. Communicating with the client about the benefits and risks of
different approaches in the document review methods.
C. Withholding information from the opposition about ESI
D. A greater number of custodians. Answer: B. Communicating with the
client about the benefits and risks of different approaches in the
document review methods.
●● What is the most important aspect of e-discovery?
A. Budget
B. E-discovery review team
C. Third party service provider
D. Data mapping. Answer: A. Budget
●● Which of the following WILL increase the cost of e-discovery?
,A. reviewing documents for all issues on the first pass
B. starting with the smallest scope and increasing it only when necessary
C. avoiding costs to deduplicate or de-NIST data
D. working with opposing counsel to openly discuss relevant data in the
possession of both parties.. Answer: C. avoiding costs to deduplicate or
de-NIST data
●● The e-discovery folder created by the project management team
should include all of the following section EXCEPT?
A. Processing
B. Preservation
C. Presentation
D. Production. Answer: C. Presentation
●● Fill in the blank. "FRCP Rule 30(b)(6) allows subpoenas to be served
on __________?
A. non-party individuals
B. attorneys
C. corporations
D. foreign nationals. Answer: C. corporations
,●● The court could take several actions as to which party in the case
bears the costs of electronic discovery. Which of the following is the
least likely method it might use?
A. cost- shifting
B. weighing costs against benefits
C. "to each his own"
D. fair division. Answer: D. fair division
●● Which of the following is NOT a mandatory element of FRCP Rule
26(f) 'meet and confer' meeting?
A. a discovery plan
B. who will be deposed by each party
C. any preservation of data issues
D. each party's initial disclosure. Answer: B. who will be deposed by
each party
●● Fill in the blank. "By signing a discovery request, response or
objection, an attorney certifies that ______________."
A. he or she has good reason to delay the proceedings
, B. it is neither unreasonable nor unduly burdensome considering the
adversary's means.
C. he or she has consulted with the client on the request, response or
objection at issue
D. it is consistent with the FRCP. Answer: D. it is consistent with the
FRCP
●● When potentially relevant Electronically Stored Information (ESI) is
held by a third party, how can this information most reliably be obtained
for litigation?
A. in most states you will not be able to obtain third party information
B. serve a subpoena requesting a litigation hold be put in place and
request production of relevant information
C. approach the third party to work out an agreement regarding the
production of the information
D. a strongly worded letter should be sent ordering information be
produced. Answer: B. serve a subpoena requesting a litigation hold be
put in place and request production of relevant information
●● Major cost drivers of the e-discovery process are all of the following
EXCEPT?
A. volume of data
B. review of ESI
