*OASIS LegalXML Electronic Court Filing Technical CommitteeOctober 3, 2011

Long Beach Convention CenterCourt Technology Conference 2011www.oasis-open.org

AgendaECF TC Morning MeetingWelcome and IntroductionsCTC 2011 eventsLegalXML updatesNew use cases (e-SOP and e-discovery)Feedback from ECF implementers (open to public)ECF TC Afternoon MeetingNIEM updatesFuture planningTC conference call

ECF TC Roster

NameOrganizationRoleMichael AlexandrouJudicial Council of GeorgiaVoting MemberAdam AngioneCourthouse News ServiceVoting MemberShawn ArtripJudicial Council of GeorgiaMemberRon BowmasterUtah Administrative Office of the CourtsVoting MemberPeter BrownIndividualObserverJames CabralMTG Management Consultants, LLC.ChairJames Bryce ClarkOASISObserverThomas ClarkeNational Center for State CourtsMemberRobin CoverOASISObserverRobert DeFilippisIndividualMemberScott EdsonLA County Information Systems Advisory BodyMemberChet EnsignOASISOASIS Staff ContactAli FarahaniLA County Information Systems Advisory BodyMemberRobin GibsonMissouri Office of State Courts Admin.SecretaryDiana GraskiNational Center for State CourtsMemberJim HarrisNational Center for State CourtsChairJason HillNew York State Office of Court Administration, DoTMemberGeorge KnechtIndividualSecretaryAlex KravtsovUtah Administrative Office of the CourtsObserverMichael NeurenJudicial Council of GeorgiaMemberRobert O'BrienIndividualVoting MemberMonica PalmiraniUniversity of Bologna-CIRSFIDObserverJohn RueggLA County Information Systems Advisory BodyMemberAndrea ValleAdobe SystemsObserverD WelshMicrosoftObserver

CTC 2011 EventsE-filing and Web ServicesTuesday, 4PM

Paper-on-demand / E-filing Solution Sharing SessionWednesday, 7AM

LegalXML UpdatesECF Specification ApprovalECF 4.01 Core, Web Services SIP and Portable Media SIP specifications1. 15 day Public Review (current state of all specs)2. Committee Specification3. Three statements of support from implementers4. 60 day Public Review and OASIS Ballot6. OASIS Standard7. ErrataGoal: ECF 4.01 Core Specification to OASIS Standard ASAPECF 4.01 SIPs will likely stop at Committee Specification until more implementations exist

LegalXML UpdatesMember SectionOnly 1 active TC (ECF)2 new TC proposed (LegalRuleML, ParliamentXML)Merger with e-gov Member Section?Discusses governmental/public administration requirements for e-business standardization.Directs and understands the impact of open standards on the public sector.Includes representatives from global, regional, national and local government agencies1 active e-gov TC: Transformational Government TCAdvancing an overall framework for using IT to improve the delivery of public services

LegalXML UpdatesNew LegalRuleML TCManifestoLetters of endorsementRelationship to prior LegalXML work?ECFe-Contractse-NotaryRecruiting participation in new TC

LegalXML UpdatesSteering CommitteeMembersJim Cabral (chair, elected at large)Robert OBrien (ECF representative)Monica Palmirani (elected at large)Budget2011: $27k ($23k available)2012: Depends on funding planAgenda for 10/3/11 meetingBudget and TC status reportsFunding requests and proposals for new TCsPlanning new TCs, 2012 budget and the long-term viability of the Member Section

Electronic Service of Process (e-SOP)ECF 4.x supports secondary serviceE-Service MechanismsE-MailSocial MediaNew Legislation and RulesFederal Rules of Civil Procedure

e-SOPE-MailIncreasingly used as substitute service of process on an exceptional basis.Law enforcement e-subpoenas.Collier County, FL.Louisville, KY.Federal courts.Multiple cases of Chinese manufacturers being served by e-mail.International.Who Is Subcommittee of the Internet Committee of the International Trademark Association.Recommending e-SOP on a company via e-mail to the registered owner of the companys Internet domain.Supreme Court of India.Authorized e-SOP by e-mail.

e-SOPSocial MediaService of process via Twitter.Netherlands.England.Service of process via Facebook.Australia multiple cases.New Zealand.Canada.

e-SOPNew Legislation and RulesForeign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010Requires manufacturers to have an agent located in at least one state where the company does business that would accept service of process for any civil and regulatory claims.Rules for Debt CollectionFailures and abuses in debt collection process serving are driving new legislation and rules

e-SOPFederal Rules of Civil ProcedureWidespread e-SOP within the U.S. would likely require an amendment to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.Rule 4(f)(3) allows for service outside the U.S. and for actions pending in the federal courts.Draft of The Federal Courts Law Review article, written by Ronald J. Hedges, Kenneth N. Rashbaum, and Adam C. Losey.Even if all the arguments against electronic service of process hold true, when electronic service of process is used as a secondary or tertiary channel of service it is more secure and more reliable than the channels currently used. Federal courts already allow service via means that are less reliable than normal channels, provided that more reliable channels are first exhausted.Technology has evolved to the point that electronic service is superior to many forms of traditional service. Electronic service should now be treated as an equal to paper media by the Federal Rules.

Electronic DiscoveryEDRM XML schema available at edrm.net

Feedback from ImplementersCourtsLos Angeles CountyNew use case: Non-court-filingsArizonaUtahUS Federal CourtsUS Bankruptcy Courts / BAE

Solution ProvidersIntresysGreen FilingTyberaURL Integration

NIEM UpdatesNational Training EventXML Structures Task Force (XSTF)Logical Entity eXchange Specification (LEXS)New approach to packaging NIEM messages for improved interoperability3.1 Publication & Discovery, Search & Retrieval4.0 rc adds Subscribe & Notify and Domain ExchangeNIEM 2.1Minor changes and additionsChildren, Youth and Family Services (CYFS) domainSome overlap with ECF Juvenile case extensions

NIEM UpdatesNIEM 3.0Tentative Publication Date: 2013New for NIEM 3.0New self-service tools availableVersion ArchitectureHarmonization of 2.1, new content, and domain updates

NIEM UpdatesNIEM 3.0

New DomainPotential DomainsDomain UpdatesContent ToolsFormats AvailableBiometricsAgricultureCBRN/IT MDA Coordinated EffortDomain Update ToolsChange Request TemplateCyber SecurityEducationCYFSCode List GeneratorUML Profile for NIEMHuman ServicesFederal Financials & Grants MgtMMUCC (Crash Data)Publication AreaNIEM-Conforming Schema ImportHealth ITManagement & BudgetEnergyTransportation

Future ECF Core SpecificationsNew FunctionalityElectronic Service of Process?E-Discovery?Federal Courts?Non-court filings?Others?

Architecture UpdatesNIEM 2.1Reconcile w/ CYFS domain?NIEM 3.0?LEXS 3.1 / 4.0?

AZ TurboCourt Integration

October 03, 2011

Messaging ProfileECF specification defines 2 SIP: - Web Service SIP; - Portable Media SIPAZ MDEs use MQ based transportationNeed to have AZ TurboCourt Messaging ProfileAn MDE may need to support multiple profiles, e.g.: WebService and Messaging.

Messaging Profile

ECF v.4.0 Web Services SIPAZ TurboCourt Messaging Profilehttp transportMQ based transport (IBM, Apache)Messages are wrapped with SOAP envelopesDoes not use SOAP envelopesUses complete WSDL definitions: message, types, portType (interface), binding, port, service.Uses incomplete WSDL definitions: messages; types; portType (interface)

TurboCourt-Message Exchange DefinitionsXML SchemaWrapped style:

TurboCourt-Message Exchange DefinitionsXML SchemaImports TurboCourt schema extension:

The extension redefines some elements; introduces new ones; is fairly small

TurboCourt Schema ExtensionExample

Debates: Create IEPD?Option 1: Dont create IEPD, use the one from the specification.

Option 2: Create one by removing unneeded elements, adding (from NIEM) the missing ones

Debates: Message Receipt Message needs to be asynchronous?Large filings tie up resources with synchronous MRM for a considerable period of time.

Multiple MRMs should be possible to make async updates.

Debates: Make your element or use provided?A frequent use case of an element having multiple identifications:

1000 CategoryX

cc5adeb7 CategoryY

Could be instead:

1000 cc5adeb7

ECF Issues

Why are you asking for ECF

What security issues existExternal SourceCase specific issues

What technical issues existDocument specific dataMulti-case filingPartial approvalLevels of status responsePayment PCI complianceRefile issuesTime Stamp

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DoumentsAOCMiddlewareCourt ReviewNotificationCMSFiler InterfaceInternetLaw FirmAPIInternetLaw FirmCMSExternal filer supportAPIAPICMSState AgemcyAPICMSState AgemcyAPIFiler InterfaceFiler Interface

Future ECF SIP specificationsIBM MQIn draftUpdates to Web Service SIPNew versions of Global Reference Architecture (GRA) Web Services SIP?Others?

Future Outreach and TrainingOutreach opportunitiesRecruit NIEM and Global Reference Architecture implementers?Training initiativesOnline training in development?Needs funding for hostingReference implementation?Needs developer and funding

Future of the ECF TCSpecification approvalECF Core Spec. to OASIS StandardECF SIPs to Committee SpecificationSpecification maintenanceApproval of ErrataOutreach and trainingOnline trainingReference implementation?Specification developmentNew versions of core?New SIPs?Testing and conformanceConformance testing?

Future of the LegalXML Member SectionNew TCs?Merge with e-gov?

ECF TC Conference CallCall-in number: 800-503-2899Access code: 3174563#Optional Chat/Queue: http://webconf.soaphub.org/conf/room/oasis-ecf

Next conference call: November 8, 2011, 11am noon ESTNext face-to-face meeting:??

*Such an amendment could lead to a disruption to the traditional manners of effecting service of process not just in the federal courts but in the state courts that follow the federal rules. ***