Kovalenko
Kovalenko v. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ZOYA KOVALENKO, Case No. 22-cv-05990-HSG (TSH)
8 Plaintiff,
DISCOVERY ORDER
9 v. Re: Dkt. No. 113 10 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, et al., 11 Defendants.
12 13 I. INTRODUCTION 14 This dispute arises out of Rule 45 subpoenas Defendant Kirkland & Ellis LLP (“K&E”) 15 issued to non-parties Fish & Richardson P.C. (“Fish”) and Paul Hastings LLP (“Paul Hastings”). 16 Plaintiff Zoya Kovalenko moves for an order quashing the subpoenas in their entirety and for a 17 protective order prohibiting the discovery sought. ECF No. 113. Defendants oppose the motion 18 to quash. ECF No. 122. Plaintiff filed a reply. ECF No. 123. The Court held a telephonic 19 hearing on February 15, 2024, and now issues this order. 20 II. BACKGROUND 21 The case arises out of Kovalenko’s employment as an associate at K&E from November 22 16, 2020, to September 28, 2021. ECF No. 94 at 3. In her First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), 23 Kovalenko alleges sex…