New York Nassau County Electronic Discovery Guidelines are a set of rules and standards intended to help guide the process of electronically stored information (ESI) discovery during civil and criminal court proceedings in Nassau County, New York. The guidelines provide guidance to attorneys, court personnel, and other stakeholders to ensure a uniform and efficient approach to the discovery of ESI. The guidelines cover topics such as the preservation of ESI, the timing of discovery requests, the format of ESI, the confidentiality of ESI, the production of ESI, and the costs associated with ESI discovery. There are two main types of New York Nassau County Electronic Discovery Guidelines: Civil Electronic Discovery Guidelines and Criminal Electronic Discovery Guidelines. The Civil Electronic Discovery Guidelines are intended to provide guidance to attorneys in civil proceedings, such as divorce, contract disputes, and personal injury cases. The Criminal Electronic Discovery Guidelines are intended to provide guidance to attorneys in criminal proceedings, such as drug trafficking, theft, and assault cases. Both sets of guidelines emphasize the need for parties to cooperate in the discovery process, and to ensure that ESI is properly identified, preserved, and produced in a timely manner.