Systems and methods for placing holds on enforcement of policies of electronic evidence management on captured electronic

A system for placing a hold on captured electronic evidence, the captured electronic evidence having one or more associated policies that are applied to the captured electronic evidence, comprising:

• means for storing captured electronic evidence in a repository;
• means for determining whether to place a hold on the captured electronic evidence;
• means for indicating the captured electronic evidence as being on hold;
• and
• means for placing the one or more policies of electronic evidence management associated with the captured electronic evidence indicated as being on hold in a pending state.

A computer readable medium comprising software that, when executed by a computer, causes an electronic evidence management system to perform a method for placing a hold on captured electronic evidence, the captured electronic evidence having one or more associated policies that are applied to the captured electronic evidence, the method comprising:

• storing captured electronic evidence in a repository;
• determining whether to place a hold on the captured electronic evidence;
• indicating the captured electronic evidence as being on hold;
• and
• placing the one or more policies of electronic evidence management associated with the captured electronic evidence indicated as being on hold in a pending state.