University Must Produce Some Personnel Files In Discrimination, Retaliation Suit

Mealey's (August 5, 2020, 9:09 AM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Mostly denying a motion to compel discovery responses from a university, a Kansas federal magistrate judge on July 30 found that the personnel files for two administrators were relevant to a former employee's discrimination and retaliation claims, concluding that they were, at least, key witnesses, making their files relevant and discoverable (John Walker v. Newman University Inc., et al., No. 2:19-cv-02005, D. Kan., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 135083)....