Suggesting potential custodians for cases in an enterprise-wide electronic discovery system

An apparatus for suggesting potential custodians for a case in an enterprise-wide electronic discovery system, the apparatus comprising:

• a computing platform including a memory and at least one processor;
• an electronic discovery manager application stored in the memory, executable by the at one processor and configured to receive first inputs that define a case and include a timeframe associated with the case and receive second inputs that add one or more potential custodians to the case;
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• a suggested potential custodian application stored in the memory, executable by the at least one processor and including a suggested potential custodian routine configured to determine a plurality of suggested potential custodians for the case, wherein the determination is based on an association with the one or more previously added potential custodians and the timeframe associated with the case and provide an output of the determined plurality of suggested potential custodians.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising:
• a first set of codes for causing a computer to receive first inputs that define a case including a timeframe associated with the case;
• a second set of codes for causing a computer to receive second inputs that add one or more potential custodians to the case;
• a third set of codes for causing a computer to determine a plurality of suggested potential custodians, wherein the determination is based on association with the one or more previously added potential custodians and the timeframe associated with the case;
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• a fourth set of codes for causing a computer to provide an output of the determined plurality of suggested potential custodians.