Stalnaker v. Kmart Corp.
United States District Court for the District of Kansas
71 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 705 (D. Kan. 1996)
Relevant factsFree
In her sexual harassment suit against Kmart (defendant) alleging misconduct by employee Graves, Stalnaker (plaintiff) sought to depose several witnesses about their own voluntary romantic or sexual activities, none of which involved Stalnaker herself; Kmart sought a protective order shielding its employees from what it argued would be embarrassing and irrelevant deposition questioning.
IssueFree
Whether sexual activities between witnesses and other non-parties fall within the scope of an appropriate protective order in a sexual harassment suit.