JINSUN KANG-PERIS VS. KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. ET AL

Matter on calendar for Monday, July 14, 2025, Line 4, PLAINTIFF JINSUN KANG-PERIS' MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENAS.

Plaintiff Jinsun Kang-Peris's motion for order quashing a subpoena directed to her new employer is granted in part. Her request for sanctions is denied.

Kang-Peris concedes that mitigation evidence (records of her earnings and dates of employment) is discoverable. Defendant Kaiser Permanente Medical Group seeks documents related to her hiring, personnel records, discipline or investigation records, and other categories. Kaiser fails to articulate specific facts showing good cause for the discovery Kang-Peris has brought suit against Kaiser Permanente, her former employer. Kaiser seeks through subpoena information from Kang-Peris's new employer: hiring documents, personnel records, payroll records, and other classes of records. Kang-Peris concedes the discoverability of mitigation evidence, i.e., records of her earnings and dates of employment, but asserts relevance and privacy objections to the balance of categories.

The court concludes that Kaiser has not articulated a sufficient and nonspeculative basis to discover the information. The motion is granted as to all of the categories specified in the subpoena except records of earnings and dates of employment.

Kang-Peris also seeks sanctions. The court finds Kaiser's opposition was supported by substantial justification and does not award sanctions.

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