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Open questions

The Questions the Record Still Leaves

These are questions arising from the documentary record. They are not presented as predetermined conclusions.

  1. QUESTION 01

    Was a durable CSLB copy of the September 28, 2022 recording ever created?

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  2. QUESTION 02

    If so, where was it stored?

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  3. QUESTION 03

    What did the original laptop show regarding access, download, cache, transfer, or storage of the file?

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  4. QUESTION 04

    What ultimately happened to CSLB asset 0021688?

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  5. QUESTION 05

    Was its data migrated?

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  6. QUESTION 06

    Was the device wiped, redeployed, destroyed, recycled, or otherwise disposed of?

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  7. QUESTION 07

    Was a forensic image ever created?

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  8. QUESTION 08

    What records-management classification did CSLB apply to the September 28 recording?

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  9. QUESTION 09

    Did CSLB consider the recording part of the DA criminal-referral record series?

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  10. QUESTION 10

    If it did not, what record series governed the recording and related ESI?

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  11. QUESTION 11

    Was a CalRIM-04 lost-record notification ever made?

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  12. QUESTION 12

    Was an STD. 152 property-loss/destruction record generated for the original laptop, if applicable?

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  13. QUESTION 13

    What internal review occurred when CSLB learned that the recording could not be located?

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  14. QUESTION 14

    Was the handling of the recording reviewed against the investigator's duty statement and Board procedures?

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  15. QUESTION 15

    Were the allegations reviewed for POST reporting?

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  16. QUESTION 16

    If CSLB concluded POST reporting was unnecessary, what was the basis?

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  17. QUESTION 17

    Was any corrective action implemented?

  18. QUESTION 18

    Did CSLB modify preservation, laptop-replacement, evidence-retention, training, or referral procedures afterward?

  19. QUESTION 19

    Why were later searches conducted on the successor computer rather than the original device?

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  20. QUESTION 20

    Can the original device still be located?

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Device-specific

Asset 0021688: The Original Laptop

Questions about the original CSLB investigative laptop. SourceS011S012S014 Read the laptop page

  1. D01Who authorized replacement of asset 0021688?
  2. D02Why was it replaced?
  3. D03Was the device functioning at replacement?
  4. D04Was the hard drive preserved?
  5. D05Was any forensic image created?
  6. D06Was the user profile migrated?
  7. D07Were Downloads, Desktop, Documents, browser data, email artifacts, Dropbox artifacts, or local caches migrated?
  8. D08Was the drive wiped?
  9. D09If wiped, when and under what procedure?
  10. D10Was the laptop redeployed?
  11. D11If redeployed, to whom?
  12. D12Was it stored?
  13. D13Was it recycled?
  14. D14Was it destroyed?
  15. D15Was an STD. 152 or equivalent property-disposition record prepared?
  16. D16Was an inventory adjustment made?
  17. D17Does CSLB still possess the asset?
  18. D18Has anyone physically searched for it?
  19. D19Were backup systems searched?
  20. D20Were OneDrive or network drives searched?
  21. D21Were device-management logs searched?
  22. D22Was a legal hold ever issued?
  23. D23Was the device subject to a public-records preservation request?
  24. D24Was its disappearance or undocumented disposition reported to records-management personnel?
  25. D25Was CalRIM notified?
  26. D26What corrective action, if any, followed?