The term dates to an 1890s numbering machine by Bates; we still use a prefix plus six digits in Relativity to track productions and safeguard client confidentiality when resequencing or validating redactions. Does anyone still keep a manual stamper in the file room, or is it all digital on your end now? For matter‑specific production protocols, consult a qualified attorney.
Still keep one manual stamper for exhibit binders; Relativity handles ‘prefix + six digits’. Anyone automate QC for resequencing?
I keep a Trodat 5756 for emergency exhibits and bump the counter to the next hundred so it won’t collide with the Relativity run that uses the same “prefix + six digits”. Do you round your manual seed to leave room for late adds? If your protocol demands strict continuity, clear the approach with counsel first.