Kovalenko
Kovalenko v. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ZOYA KOVALENKO, Case No. 22-cv-05990-HSG (TSH)
Plaintiff,
DISCOVERY ORDER
v. Re: Dkt. No. 113 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, et al., Defendants.
12 I. INTRODUCTION This dispute arises out of Rule 45 subpoenas Defendant Kirkland & Ellis LLP (“K&E”) issued to non-parties Fish & Richardson P.C. (“Fish”) and Paul Hastings LLP (“Paul Hastings”). Plaintiff Zoya Kovalenko moves for an order quashing the subpoenas in their entirety and for a protective order prohibiting the discovery sought. ECF No. 113. Defendants oppose the motion to quash. ECF No. 122. Plaintiff filed a reply. ECF No. 123. The Court held a telephonic hearing on February 15, 2024, and now issues this order. II. BACKGROUND The case arises out of Kovalenko’s employment as an associate at K&E from November 16, 2020, to September 28, 2021. ECF No. 94 at 3. In her First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), Kovalenko alleges sex…