Smith v. Cafe Asia brings into focus the competing nature of privacy rights and discoverable material.- January 3, 2008 How do ones privacy rights coincide with the right under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1) to discover any matter relevant to the subject matter involved in the action In Smith v. Cafe Asia, 2007 WL 2849579 (D.D.C. Oct. 2, 2007), the court set out to walk the delicate line between these two competing forces. Plaintiff, a former employee of defendant-restaurant, brought suit for gender discrimination in violation of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (DCHRA), alleging among other things, that he.http://www.ediscoverycounsel.com/2008/01/smith-v-cafe-asia-brings-into-focus.html |