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1 JOSHUA S. FALAKASSA (SBN: 295045)
FALAKASSA LAW, P.C.
2 1901 Avenue ofthe Stars Suite # 450
3 Los Angeles, Califomia 90067
Tel.: (818) 456-6168; Fax: (888) 505-0868
4 EmaiJ: josh@falakassalaw.com
5 ARASH S. KHOSROWSHAHI (SBN: 293246)
6 L I B E R T Y MAN LAW, P.C.
1010 F Street, Ste. 300
7 Sacramento, Califomia 95814
Tel.: (916) 573-0469; Fax: (866) 700-0787
8 Email: ash@libertymanlaw.com
9 Attomeys for Plaintiff,
10 SAJIDA Z i W A N
11 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
12 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
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14 SAJIDA ZAMAN, CASE NO.: 34-2019-00252121
15 RESERVATION ID: 2665222
Plainfiff,
16 vs. DECLARATION OF ARASH S.
KHOSROWSHAHI IN SUPPORT OF
17 LIQUI-BOX CORPORATION, and DOES MOTION TO QUASH OR MODIFY THE
SCOPE OF SUBPOENA TO SOCKOLOV
18 through 20, inclusive. & SOCKOLOV AND MONETARY
SANCTIONS
19 Defendants.
Date: October 20, 2022
20 Time: 1:30pm
Dept.: 53
21 Trial Date: September 12, 2022 >
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22 I, ARASH KHOSROWSHAHI, declare as follows:
23 1. I am an attomey licensed to practice law in the State of Califomia. My State Bar Number
24 is 293246.
25 2. I represent Plaintiff Sajida Zaman ("Plaintiff") in the above-entitled action. I have
26 knowledge of the facts stated herein and can testify competently thereto.
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1 3. On or about July 21, 2022, counsel for Defendant served a subpoena to Sockolov &
2 Sockolov, requesting the entirety of Plaintiff s medical records as follows:
3 "Complete medical records from the first date of treatment to the present, including
4 , but not limited to any records/documents that may be stored digitally and/or electronically
5 TeleHealth Records and any recordings, documents, correspondence, correspondence from
6 the patient or pafient's attomey, patient intake forms, copies of health insurance cards and
7 photo ID'S, medical reports, doctor's entries, nurse's notes, medication administraUon
8 records, office notes, progress reports, cardiology reports, radiology reports, x-ray reports,
9 MRI reports, CT reports, myelogram reports, lab reports, pathology reports, monitor sfrips,
10 physical therapy records, occupational therapy records, case history, emergency records,
11 outpatient records, diagnosis and prognosis documentation, admit and discharge records,
12 notation(s) on any file folder, All emails between physicians and the patient regarding
13 physical complaints, symptoms, and treatment, including secure messages. And every such
14 record, including those existing in electronic or magnefic form, in the possession, custody
15 or control of the said witness, and every such record to which the witness may have access
16 The date rage of records needed is Any and all records."
17 (Attached as Exhibit A is a tme and correct copy of the Deposition Subpoena foi
18 Production of Business Records & Notice to Consumer or Employee and Objection; see
19 Attachment 3 therein [emphasis added].)
20 4. Upon receipt of the subpoena, 1 sent a detailed meet and confer letter on or about July 28,
21 2022 arguing in sum that the requested records were overbroad and violated Plaintiffs
22 right to privacy in her medical records. (Attached as Exhibit B is a tme and correct copy
23 of the July 28, 2022 meet and confer letter.) Plaintiff offered to limit the scope of the
24 subpoena to encompass the disabilities related to the instant wrongful terminadon suit
25 along with her related emotional distress. (See Exhibit B.)
26 5. On July 29, 2022, counsel for Defendant requested that the records encompass Plaintiffs
27 2013 workers compensation injury, given that Plaintiff placed that injury at issue in her
28 opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. (Attached as Exhibit C are
DECLARATION OF ARASH KHOSROWSHAHI IN SUPPORT
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1 emails between counsel from July 29, 2022 to August 1, 2022.) Counsel for Defendant
2 further claimed that Defendant wanted medical records documenting any other condition
3 that precluded Plaintifffromworking, but that if her workers compensation file for a related
4 subpoena referred to unrelated information, he would agree to limit the scope. (See Exhibit
5 . C.)
6 6. That same day, I sent a follow-up email asking whether Defendant's counsel proposal
7 regarding the 2013 injury applied only to the related subpoena, or the medical records
8 subpoena to Sockolov & Sockolov and other medical record subpoenas as well. {Id.) Not
9 having heard a response, 1 sent a follow-up email on August 1, 2022. {Id.) But Defendant
10 did not follow up.
11 7. I am a graduate of the University of Califomia, Berkeley School of Law ("Boalt Hall"), a
12 Top 14 law school. I fiirther graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Honors)
13 and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Highest Honors)fromthe University of California.
14 Davis in 2009. I mn a solo practice in Sacramento, Califomia, and have been practicing!
15 law since December 2013.1 primarily handle unlimited civil litigation cases in employment
16 law, which include class-action wage-and-hour cases as well as wrongful termination
17 cases. I practice throughout the State of Califomia, having litigated cases successfiilly in
18 the greater Sacramento Area, the Bay Area, and the greater Los Angeles area. I have also
19 negotiated six-figure/seven-figure settlements for class-action wage-and-hour matters as
20 well as six-figure settlements for wrongful tennination matters. I was selected as a Super
21 Lawyer Rising Star in Northem Califomia in 2020, 2021, and 2022, a distinction that is
22 reserved for the top 2.5% of lawyers practicing less than 10 years. For these reasons, I
23 believe an hourly rate of $500 is a reasonable hourly rate.
24 8. I spent 1.5 hours researching and drafting this instant Motion and related documents herein,
25 resulting in $750.00 in reasonable attomey's fees. Further, Plaintiff incurs a $60 motion
26 filing fee. I therefore respectfully request sanctions in the amount of $810.00 for reasonable
27 costs and attomey's fees.
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1 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Califomia that the
2 foregoing is tme and correct.
3 Dated: August 5, 2022
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Arash S. Khosrowshahi
6 Attomey for Plaintiff Sajida Zaman
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EXHIBIT A
SUBP-025
^TTORNEY OR PARTY WJTHOUT ATTORNEY (Wame, Slate Bar number, and address):
FOR COURT t;SE ONLY
James Jones, Bar # 167967
Jackson Lewis P.C. -132849
M)0 Capital Mall #1600
Sacramento, CA 95814
fELEPHONE NO.:91&^1-0404 FAX NO. (OpaM..TTiB.envBkipe,vvasaddtBssedasfbaows: _ _..
0) N a m ofpetsiih served:' (H)"tJaio~served:"
(If) Address where served: (iv) Time served:
(v) I am a resident of or employed In the county where the ObjecSon to Pnxluclion of Records was mailed.
b.ONTHEWrTNESS
(1) i i Personal service. I personally delivered the Objection to Production of Records as follows:
' "(lyNfliiwi of iiaitui i i w i i u U . " ( I i i ) Daliii ijtii vuiil^
(IQ Address wtvere served: (iv) Time served:
(2) I IMall. I deposited the 02;^sctton to PnxtofferxtfRecoirb/n the UnBed Statesman, In a sealed envelope wKh
postage fully prepaid. The envelope w/as addressed as follows:
(I) Name of person served: (Dl) Date served
(II) Address where served: (iv) Time served:
(v) I am a resident (tf or employed in the cotjnty where the Ol^ecSon to Pmductkm ofRecontswas mated.
3. My residence or tjusiness address Is (specSfyy.
4. My phone number Is (specify):
I declare under penalty of psijury under the laws of the State of CaSfornla that the foregoing is true and conecL
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME OF PERSON WHO SERVED) (SIGIWTURE OF PERSON WHO SERVED)
suBp.025 IRev. January 1.2008] N O T I C E T O C O N S U M E R O R E M P L O Y E E AND O B J E C T I O N Page2of2
Order No,: 440643-002
Sajida Zaman
VS.
Liqui-BOX corporation, and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive
Case No.: 34-2019-00252121-CU-WT-GDS
SERVICE UST
Arash S. Khosrowshahi
Liberty Man Law
1010 F Street, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
Attomey for Plaintiff, Sajida Zaman
Joshua S. Falakassa
FALAKASSA LAW, P.C.
1901 Avenue ofthe Stars, Suite 450
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Attomey for Plaintiff, Sajida Zaman
Order No.: 440643
SUBP-OIO
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Wame, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY
James Jones; State Bar No. 167967
Jaci^son Lewis P.C. -132849
400 Capital Mali #1600
Sacramento, Califomia 95814
TELEPHONE NO.: 916-341-0404 FAX NO. (Opto/7a/):916-340-0141
E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional):
ATTORNEY FOR (Name): Defendant UQUI-BOX CORPORATION
SUPERIOR COURT OF CAUFORNIA. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
STREET ADDRESS: 720 Ninth Street
CITY AND ZIP CODE: Sacramento. CA 95814
CASE NUMBER:
Sajida Zaman VS. Liqui-BOX corporation, and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive
34-2019-00252121-CU-WT-GDS
DEPOSmON SUBPOENA FOR PRODUCTION OF BUSINESS RECORDS
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CAUFORNIA, TO (name, address, and telephone number o f deponent. If known):
Sockolov 8i Sockolov, 1 Scripps Dr.. Sacramento, CA 95825
1. YOU ARE ORDERED TO PRODUCE THE BUSINESS RECORDS described In Hem 3. as follows:
To (name of deposition officer): Ontellus, Phone No. 877-807-5162
On(rfate): 8/12/2022 A t (time): 10:00 a.m.
Location (address): 170 E. Arrow Highway, San Dimas. CA 91773
Do not release the requested records to the deposition officer prior to the date and time stated above.
a. I I by delivering a true, leflible. and durable copy of the business records described In item 3, enclosed In a sealed Inner
wrapper with the title and number of the action, name of witness, and date of subpoena clearly written on it. The inner
wrapper shall then be enclosed in an outer envelope or wrapper, sealed, and mailed to the deposition officer at the
address in Item 1.
b. \ I by delivering a true, legible, and durable copy of the business records described in item 3 to the deposition officer at the
witness's address, on receipt of payment In cash or by dtxedk of the reasonable costs of preparing the copy, as detemnined
under Evidence Code section 1563(b).
c. I X I by making the original business records described in item 3 available for inspection at your business address by the
attorney's representative and permitting copying at your business address under reasonable conditions during normal
business hours.
2. The records are to be produced by the date and time shown In item 1 (but not sooner ttian 20 days after the Issuance of the
deposition subpoana, or 15 days after service, whichever date is later). Reasonable costs of locating records, maldng them available
or copying them, and postage. If any, are recoverable as set forth in Evidence Code section 1563(b). The records shall be
accompanied tty an affidavit ofthe custodian or other qualified witness pursuant to Evidence Code section 1561.
3. The records t o be produced are described as follows (If elecbonicaiiy stored information is demanded, Ihe form or forms in
which each type ofintormation js to /be produced may t>e specified):
Record Subject Sajida Zaman; DOB: 3/19/1965 SSN: xxx-xx-4074
I X I Continued on Attachment 3
4. IF YOU HAVE BEEN SERVED WITH THIS SUBPOENA AS A CUSTODIAN OF CONSUMER OR EMPLOYEE RECORDS UNDER
JCj3.DE.0H,Gn^^
SERVED ON YOU. A COURT ORDER OR AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES. WITNESSES. AND CONSUMER OR EMPLOYEE
AFFECTED MUST BE OBTAINED BEFORE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE CONSUMER OR EMPLOYEE RECORDS.
DISOBEDIENCE OF THIS SUBPOENA MAY BE PUNISHED AS COr4TEMPT BY THIS COURT. YOU WILL ALSO BE LIABLE
FOR THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ALL DAIVIA|pES RESULTING FRORAOTOUR FAILURE TO OBEY.
Date Issued:
James Jones' ' /
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE/OF/PgRSON ISSUING SUBPOENA)
(TITLE
(Proof of service on reverse) Page 1 of 2
form Adoptedfor^Aandatofy Use DEPOSH'ION SUBPOENA FOR PRODUCTION Coda of C M I Piocsdure, §§2020.41I>-2Q20.440
Judicial Coundl of Caitamla Qovwnment Code, §seo97.
SUBP-010 [Rsv. January 1,2012] OF BUSINESS RECORDS
Order No.; 440643-002
Attachment 3 (Records To Be Produced)
Please provide the following records pertaining to:
Sajida 2Iaman
DOB: 3/19/1965 SSN: xxx-xx-4074
Complete medical records from the first date of treatment to the present, including but not
limited to any records/documents that may be stored digitally and/or electronically:
TeleHealth Records and any recordings, documents, correspondence, correspondence
from the patient or patient's attomey, patient intake forms, copies of health insurance
cards and photo ID's, medical reports, doctor's entries, nurse's notes, medication
administration records, office notes, progress reports, cardiology reports, radiology reports,
x-ray reports, MRI reports, CT reports, myelogram reports, lab reports, pathology reports,
monitor strips, physical therapy records, occupational therapy records, case history,
emergency records, outpatient records, diagnosis and prognosis documentation, admit
and discharge records, notation(s) on any file folder. All emails between physicians and
the patient regarding physical complaints, symptoms, and treatinent, including secure
messages, and every such record, Including Uiose existing in electronic or magnetic form,
in the possession, custody or control of tiie said witness, and every such record to which
the witness may have access.
The date range of records needed Is Any and all records.
Order No.: 440643-002
SUBP-010
Sajida Zaman CASE NUMBER:
V.
Liqui-BOX corporation, and DOES 1 ttirough 20, indusive 34-2019-00252121-CU-WT-GDS
PROOF OF SERVICE OF DEPOSITION SUBPOENA FOR
PRODUCTION OF BUSINESS RECORDS
1. I served this Depos/ffon Subpoena for Production of Business Records by personally delivering a copy to the person served as
a. Person sensed fnarrTfi):
b. Address where served: • n Sockolov & Sockolov
1 Scripps Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95825
c. Date of delivery:
d. Time of delivery:
e. (1) n Witness fess were paid.
Amount $
(2) Copying fees were pahl.
Amount $
f. Fee for senrice
2. t received this subpoena for service on (dafe):
3. Person Sen/ing:
a. Not a registered Califomia process server
b. California sheriff or marshal
c. Registered Califomia process server
d. Employee or independent corttractor of a registered California process server
e. Exempt from registration under Business of a Professions Code section 22350(b).
f. Registered professbnal photocopier.
g- Exempt from registration under Business of a Professions Code section 22451.
h. Name, address, telephone number, and, tf applicable, county of registration and number
Ontellus, 170 E. Arrow Highway, San Dimas, CA 91773; 800-229-7477
County of Los Angeles
Registratk>n Number 2017064325
t declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of (For California sheriff or marshal use only)
Callfprpja that the fbregoing Is true and correct. I certify that the fbregoinq is tme and correct.
Date:
(aCNATURE)
Fonn Adoplod for Mandatciy Use Cods of CMI Procedure. §§Z020.410-2aeo.440
Jtidcjal Cound of CaUfomia DEPOSITION SUBPOENA FOR PRODUCTION Gommment Cods, {
SUBP410 [RSV. Janusiy 1,2012] OF BUSINESS RECORDS
Order No.: 440643-002
EXHIBIT B
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LIBERTY MAN LAW, P.C.
1010 F Street, Ste. 300
Sacramento, California 95814
TeL: (916)573-0469
Fax: (866) 700-0787
Email: ashfgjlibertvmanlaw.com
www.libertvmanlaw.com
July 28, 2022
SENT VIA EMAIL
Cc:JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
Attn: JAMES T. JONES
400 Capitol Mali, Suite 1600
Sacramento, Califomia 95814
Email: iames.iones@iacksonlewis.com
Kellv.Asano@iacksonlewis.com
SENT VIA U.S. MAIL
Cc: Sockolov & Sockolov
1 Scripps Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95825
Re: Zaman v. Liqui-Box Corporation, et al.. Case No.: 34-2019-00252121
Meet and confer re: medical records subpoena for Plaintiff Sajida Zaman.
Counsel:
Our office received your recent subpoena for Plaintiff Sajida Zaman's ("Plaintiff') medical
records at Sockolov & Sockolov, wherein Defendant Liqui-Box Corporation ("Defendant")
requested the following documents:
"Complete medical records from the first date of treatment to the present, including
but not limited to any records/documents that may be stored digitally and/or electronically:
TeleHealth Records and any recordings, documents, correspondence, correspondence from
the patient or patient's attomey, patient intake forms, copies of health insurance cards and
photo ID'S, medical reports, doctor's entries, nurse's notes, medication administration
records, office notes, progress reports, cardiology reports, radiology reports, x-ray reports,
MRI reports, CT reports, myelogram reports, lab reports, pathology reports, monitor strips,
physical therapy records, occupational therapy records, case history, emergency records,
outpatient records, diagnosis and prognosis documentation, admit and discharge records,
notation(s) on any file folder, All emails between physicians and the patient regarding
physical complaints, symptoms, and treatment, including secure messages. And every such
record, including those existing in electronic or magnetic form, in the possession, custody
or control of the said witness, and every such record to which the witness may have access.
The date rage of records needed is Any and all records."
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(emphasis added.)
This request for Plaintiffs medical records is clearly overbroad and intended to harass our
client by violating her right to medical privacy as to records not related to her instant wrongful
termination suit against Defendant.
"In evaluating privacy claims, considerations which, among others, will affect the exercise
of the trial court's discretion include the purpose of the information sought, the effect that
disclosure will have on the parties and on the trial, the nature of thie objections urged bv the
party resisting disclosure, and ability of the court to make an alternative order which mav
grant partial disclosure, disclosure in another form, or disclosure only in the evient that the
party seeking the information undertakes certain specified burdens which appear iust under
the circumstances." {Alch v. Superior Court (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 1412, 1425-26 [emphasis
added][citations omitted].)
Plaintiff has a statutory physician-patient privilege to her medical records. (See Evid. Code
§§ 990, 1014.) She also has an "inalienable right of privacy" provided by the Califomia
Constitution, Article 1 § 1. Here, the language in the subpoena must not include any medical
, records referring to any medical conditions not claimed in the lawsuit, which in this case are
Plaintiffs disabilities and emotional distress. As confirmed in Hale v. Superior Court (1994) 28
Cal.App.4th 1421, 1424, even if part of a medical condition is at issue, it does not follow that the
plaintiff waived the privilege as to otherwise-protected aspects of her medical history during her
lifetime, or some condition that they may have suffered from at the time of her termination which
is clearly unrelated to the termination.
In addition, the court \n Britt v. Sup. Ct. (1978) 20 Cal.3d 844, 863-64, explained that,
"[PJlaintiffs are not 'obligated to sacrifice all privacy to seek redress for a specific [physical],
mental or emotional injury'; while they may not withhold information which relates to any
physical or mental condition which they have put in issue by bringing this lawsuit, they are entitled
to retain the confidentiality of all unrelated medical or psychotherapeutic treatment they may have
undergone in the past." The burden is on the party seeking the constitutionally protected
information to establish direct relevance. Mere speculation that portions of the medical records
might be relevant to some substantive issue is not enough. (See also Davis v. Superior
Court (1992) 7 Cal.App.4th 1008, 1117, 1120.)
Further, while Code of Civil Procedure § 2017.010 allows a party to obtain discovery
regarding any matter not privileged so long as the requests are reasonably calculated to lead to the
discovery of admissible evidence, the statute does not give counsel the right to engage in improper
fishing expedifions. li\ Greyhound Corp. v. Superior Court {\96l) 56 Cal.2d 355, 384-85, the
Supreme Court of Califomia stated:
"The method of'fishing' may be, in a particular case, entirely improper (i.e., insufficient
identification of the requested information to acquaint the other party with the nature of
information desired, attempt to place the burden and cost of supplying informafion equally
available to both solely upon the adversary, placing more burden upon the adversary
than the value of the information warrants, etc.)"
(emphasis added.)
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We understand if the requests are reasonably limited to records regarding Plaintiffs
specific disabilities and/or related treatments, as well as records related to her emotional distress.
But to broadly request "Any and all records" and "Complete medical records from the first date of
treatment to the present" goes beyond what is directly relevant to the case at hand. Indeed, the
subpoena language is so broad that it does not limit its request to the knee or hamstring disabilities
Plaintiff alleges in her operative complaint, but broadly requests documents related to any
disability or medical condition whatsoever, and incidental documents such as what
communications healthcare providers have had with Plaintiff regarding her records outside the
scope of this case. In short, the proposed subpoena language is not directly relevant to the case at
hand and is overbroad as to scope.
Defendant cannot use the subpoena power to unearth and uncover every bit of personal and
private detail of Plaintiff s medical history. As such, the scope of the proposed subpoena language
must be curtailed to not infringe on Plaintiffs rights to privacy.
Please let me know by August 4, 2022 whether you will agree to modify the scope of the
subpoena to only seek Plaintiffs medical records in relation to her knee/hamstring disabilities
involved in this case and related emotional distress—otherwise we will file a motion to
quash/modify the scope of the subpoena and seek sanctions.
Regards,
Arash S. Khosrowshahi, Attomey at Law
Cc: Sajida Zaman
Joshua Falakassa
Kasra Torabi
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EXHIBIT C
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Zaman v. Liqui-Box Corp: meet and confer re: medical record subpoenas
Arash Khosrowshahi Men, Aug 1, 2022 at 10:00 AM
To: "Jones, James T. (Sacramento)"
Cc: "Asano, Kelly H.. (Sacramento)" , Joshua Falakassa <]osh@falakassaiaw.com>, Kasra
Torabi
Hi James,
Hope you had a great weekend.
I am following up on my email Friday. Are you proposing a limitation in scope as to Plaintiffs disabilities involved in this
case and emotional distress, along with the 2013 workers compensation injury, for ail ofthe subpoenas, or just the one
issued to Travelers?
Please clarify soon as the motion to quash deadline is fast approaching.
Regards,
Arash "Ash" Khosrowshahi, Esq. (he/him)
Liberty Man Law, P.C.
1010 F Street, Ste. 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel.: (916) 573-0469
Fax: (866) 700-0787
ash@libertymanlaw.com
www.libertymanlaw.com
"The victorious win and then go to war, the defeated go to war and then seek to win." ~ Sun Tzu
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On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 1:15 PM Arash Khosrowshahi wrote:
James,
Is your proposal re: the 2013 injury only as to the Travelers' subpoena or as to all of the medical record subpoenas?
Regards,
Arash "Ash" Khosrowshahi, Esq. (he/him)
Liberty Man Law, PC.
1010 F Street, Ste. 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel.: (916) 573-0469
Fax: (866) 700-0787
ash@llbertymanlaw.com
www.libertymanlaw.com
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On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jones, James T. (Sacramento) wrote:
Ash,
It should also include references in that file related to the 2013 injury that you placed at issue in your opposition to
the MSJ and any other condition that precluded her from working. However, if her WC file refers to medical
information unrelated to these issues, we can definitely limit it. I do not need or want to know her whole medical
history.
Can we agree on these parameters?
James T. Jones
Attomey at Law
Jackson Lewis P.C.
400 Capitol Mall
Suite 1600
Sacramento, CA 95814
Direct: (916) 288-3020 | Main: (916) 341-0404
James.Jones@jacksonlewis.com | www.iacksonlewis.com
From: Arash Khosrowshahi
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2022 11:24 AM
To: Jones, James T. (Sacramento) ; Asano, Kelly H.. (Sacramento)
Cc: Joshua Falakassa ; Kasra Torabi
Subject: Re: Zaman v. Liqui-Box Corp: meet and confer re: medical record subpoenas
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Counsel,
Please see this additional meet and confer letter related to the Travelers' subpoena.
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Arash "Ash" Khosrowshahi, Esq. (he/him)
Liberty Man Law, P.C.
1010 F Street, Ste. 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel.: (916) 573-0469
Fax: (866) 700-0787 '
ash@libertymanlaw.com
www.libertymanlaw.com
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Arash "Ash" Khosrowshahi, Esq. (he/him)
Liberty Man Law, P.C.
1010 F Street, Ste. 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
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1 JOSHUA S. FALAKASSA (SBN: 295045) FALAKASSA LAW, P.C. 2 1901 Avenue ofthe Stars Suite # 450 3 Los Angeles, Califomia 90067 Tel.: (818) 456-6168; Fax: (888) 505-0868 4 EmaiJ: josh@falakassalaw.com 5 ARASH S. KHOSROWSHAHI (SBN: 293246) 6 L I B E R T Y MAN LAW, P.C. 1010 F Street, Ste. 300 7 Sacramento, Califomia 95814 Tel.: (916) 573-0469; Fax: (866) 700-0787 8 Email: ash@libertymanlaw.com 9 Attomeys for Plaintiff, 10 SAJIDA Z i W A N 11 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 12 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO 13 14 SAJIDA ZAMAN, CASE NO.: 34-2019-00252121 15 RESERVATION ID: 2665222 Plainfiff, 16 vs. DECLARATION OF ARASH S. KHOSROWSHAHI IN SUPPORT OF 17 LIQUI-BOX CORPORATION, and DOES MOTION TO QUASH OR MODIFY THE SCOPE OF SUBPOENA TO SOCKOLOV 18 through 20, inclusive. & SOCKOLOV AND MONETARY SANCTIONS 19 Defendants. Date: October 20, 2022 20 Time: 1:30pm Dept.: 53 21 Trial Date: September 12, 2022 > CQ 22 I, ARASH KHOSROWSHAHI, declare as follows: 23 1. I am an attomey licensed to practice law in the State of Califomia. My State Bar Number 24 is 293246. 25 2. I represent Plaintiff Sajida Zaman ("Plaintiff") in the above-entitled action. I have 26 knowledge of the facts stated herein and can testify competently thereto. 27 28 DECLARATION OF ARASH KHOSROWSHAHI IN SUPPORT I of 4 1 3. On or about July 21, 2022, counsel for Defendant served a subpoena to Sockolov & 2 Sockolov, requesting the entirety of Plaintiff s medical records as follows: 3 "Complete medical records from the first date of treatment to the present, including 4 , but not limited to any records/documents that may be stored digitally and/or electronically 5 TeleHealth Records and any recordings, documents, correspondence, correspondence from 6 the patient or pafient's attomey, patient intake forms, copies of health insurance cards and 7 photo ID'S, medical reports, doctor's entries, nurse's notes, medication administraUon 8 records, office notes, progress reports, cardiology reports, radiology reports, x-ray reports, 9 MRI reports, CT reports, myelogram reports, lab reports, pathology reports, monitor sfrips, 10 physical therapy records, occupational therapy records, case history, emergency records, 11 outpatient records, diagnosis and prognosis documentation, admit and discharge records, 12 notation(s) on any file folder, All emails between physicians and the patient regarding 13 physical complaints, symptoms, and treatment, including secure messages. And every such 14 record, including those existing in electronic or magnefic form, in the possession, custody 15 or control of the said witness, and every such record to which the witness may have access 16 The date rage of records needed is Any and all records." 17 (Attached as Exhibit A is a tme and correct copy of the Deposition Subpoena foi 18 Production of Business Records & Notice to Consumer or Employee and Objection; see 19 Attachment 3 therein [emphasis added].) 20 4. Upon receipt of the subpoena, 1 sent a detailed meet and confer letter on or about July 28, 21 2022 arguing in sum that the requested records were overbroad and violated Plaintiffs 22 right to privacy in her medical records. (Attached as Exhibit B is a tme and correct copy 23 of the July 28, 2022 meet and confer letter.) Plaintiff offered to limit the scope of the 24 subpoena to encompass the disabilities related to the instant wrongful terminadon suit 25 along with her related emotional distress. (See Exhibit B.) 26 5. On July 29, 2022, counsel for Defendant requested that the records encompass Plaintiffs 27 2013 workers compensation injury, given that Plaintiff placed that injury at issue in her 28 opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. (Attached as Exhibit C are DECLARATION OF ARASH KHOSROWSHAHI IN SUPPORT 2 of 4 1 emails between counsel from July 29, 2022 to August 1, 2022.) Counsel for Defendant 2 further claimed that Defendant wanted medical records documenting any other condition 3 that precluded Plaintifffromworking, but that if her workers compensation file for a related 4 subpoena referred to unrelated information, he would agree to limit the scope. (See Exhibit 5 . C.) 6 6. That same day, I sent a follow-up email asking whether Defendant's counsel proposal 7 regarding the 2013 injury applied only to the related subpoena, or the medical records 8 subpoena to Sockolov & Sockolov and other medical record subpoenas as well. {Id.) Not 9 having heard a response, 1 sent a follow-up email on August 1, 2022. {Id.) But Defendant 10 did not follow up. 11 7. I am a graduate of the University of Califomia, Berkeley School of Law ("Boalt Hall"), a 12 Top 14 law school. I fiirther graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Honors) 13 and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Highest Honors)fromthe University of California. 14 Davis in 2009. I mn a solo practice in Sacramento, Califomia, and have been practicing! 15 law since December 2013.1 primarily handle unlimited civil litigation cases in employment 16 law, which include class-action wage-and-hour cases as well as wrongful termination 17 cases. I practice throughout the State of Califomia, having litigated cases successfiilly in 18 the greater Sacramento Area, the Bay Area, and the greater Los Angeles area. I have also 19 negotiated six-figure/seven-figure settlements for class-action wage-and-hour matters as 20 well as six-figure settlements for wrongful tennination matters. I was selected as a Super 21 Lawyer Rising Star in Northem Califomia in 2020, 2021, and 2022, a distinction that is 22 reserved for the top 2.5% of lawyers practicing less than 10 years. For these reasons, I 23 believe an hourly rate of $500 is a reasonable hourly rate. 24 8. I spent 1.5 hours researching and drafting this instant Motion and related documents herein, 25 resulting in $750.00 in reasonable attomey's fees. Further, Plaintiff incurs a $60 motion 26 filing fee. I therefore respectfully request sanctions in the amount of $810.00 for reasonable 27 costs and attomey's fees. 28 DECLARATION OF ARASH KHOSROWSHAHI IN SUPPORT 3 of 4 1 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Califomia that the 2 foregoing is tme and correct. 3 Dated: August 5, 2022 4 5 By: Arash S. Khosrowshahi 6 Attomey for Plaintiff Sajida Zaman 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DECLARATION OF ARASH KHOSROWSHAHI IN SUPPORT 4 of 4 EXHIBIT A SUBP-025 ^TTORNEY OR PARTY WJTHOUT ATTORNEY (Wame, Slate Bar number, and address): FOR COURT t;SE ONLY James Jones, Bar # 167967 Jackson Lewis P.C. -132849 M)0 Capital Mall #1600 Sacramento, CA 95814 fELEPHONE NO.:91&^1-0404 FAX NO. (OpaM..TTiB.envBkipe,vvasaddtBssedasfbaows: _ _.. 0) N a m ofpetsiih served:' (H)"tJaio~served:" (If) Address where served: (iv) Time served: (v) I am a resident of or employed In the county where the ObjecSon to Pnxluclion of Records was mailed. b.ONTHEWrTNESS (1) i i Personal service. I personally delivered the Objection to Production of Records as follows: ' "(lyNfliiwi of iiaitui i i w i i u U . " ( I i i ) Daliii ijtii vuiil^ (IQ Address wtvere served: (iv) Time served: (2) I IMall. I deposited the 02;^sctton to PnxtofferxtfRecoirb/n the UnBed Statesman, In a sealed envelope wKh postage fully prepaid. The envelope w/as addressed as follows: (I) Name of person served: (Dl) Date served (II) Address where served: (iv) Time served: (v) I am a resident (tf or employed in the cotjnty where the Ol^ecSon to Pmductkm ofRecontswas mated. 3. My residence or tjusiness address Is (specSfyy. 4. My phone number Is (specify): I declare under penalty of psijury under the laws of the State of CaSfornla that the foregoing is true and conecL (TYPE OR PRINT NAME OF PERSON WHO SERVED) (SIGIWTURE OF PERSON WHO SERVED) suBp.025 IRev. January 1.2008] N O T I C E T O C O N S U M E R O R E M P L O Y E E AND O B J E C T I O N Page2of2 Order No,: 440643-002 Sajida Zaman VS. Liqui-BOX corporation, and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive Case No.: 34-2019-00252121-CU-WT-GDS SERVICE UST Arash S. Khosrowshahi Liberty Man Law 1010 F Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 Attomey for Plaintiff, Sajida Zaman Joshua S. Falakassa FALAKASSA LAW, P.C. 1901 Avenue ofthe Stars, Suite 450 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Attomey for Plaintiff, Sajida Zaman Order No.: 440643 SUBP-OIO ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Wame, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY James Jones; State Bar No. 167967 Jaci^son Lewis P.C. -132849 400 Capital Mali #1600 Sacramento, Califomia 95814 TELEPHONE NO.: 916-341-0404 FAX NO. (Opto/7a/):916-340-0141 E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional): ATTORNEY FOR (Name): Defendant UQUI-BOX CORPORATION SUPERIOR COURT OF CAUFORNIA. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO STREET ADDRESS: 720 Ninth Street CITY AND ZIP CODE: Sacramento. CA 95814 CASE NUMBER: Sajida Zaman VS. Liqui-BOX corporation, and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive 34-2019-00252121-CU-WT-GDS DEPOSmON SUBPOENA FOR PRODUCTION OF BUSINESS RECORDS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CAUFORNIA, TO (name, address, and telephone number o f deponent. If known): Sockolov 8i Sockolov, 1 Scripps Dr.. Sacramento, CA 95825 1. YOU ARE ORDERED TO PRODUCE THE BUSINESS RECORDS described In Hem 3. as follows: To (name of deposition officer): Ontellus, Phone No. 877-807-5162 On(rfate): 8/12/2022 A t (time): 10:00 a.m. Location (address): 170 E. Arrow Highway, San Dimas. CA 91773 Do not release the requested records to the deposition officer prior to the date and time stated above. a. I I by delivering a true, leflible. and durable copy of the business records described In item 3, enclosed In a sealed Inner wrapper with the title and number of the action, name of witness, and date of subpoena clearly written on it. The inner wrapper shall then be enclosed in an outer envelope or wrapper, sealed, and mailed to the deposition officer at the address in Item 1. b. \ I by delivering a true, legible, and durable copy of the business records described in item 3 to the deposition officer at the witness's address, on receipt of payment In cash or by dtxedk of the reasonable costs of preparing the copy, as detemnined under Evidence Code section 1563(b). c. I X I by making the original business records described in item 3 available for inspection at your business address by the attorney's representative and permitting copying at your business address under reasonable conditions during normal business hours. 2. The records are to be produced by the date and time shown In item 1 (but not sooner ttian 20 days after the Issuance of the deposition subpoana, or 15 days after service, whichever date is later). Reasonable costs of locating records, maldng them available or copying them, and postage. If any, are recoverable as set forth in Evidence Code section 1563(b). The records shall be accompanied tty an affidavit ofthe custodian or other qualified witness pursuant to Evidence Code section 1561. 3. The records t o be produced are described as follows (If elecbonicaiiy stored information is demanded, Ihe form or forms in which each type ofintormation js to /be produced may t>e specified): Record Subject Sajida Zaman; DOB: 3/19/1965 SSN: xxx-xx-4074 I X I Continued on Attachment 3 4. IF YOU HAVE BEEN SERVED WITH THIS SUBPOENA AS A CUSTODIAN OF CONSUMER OR EMPLOYEE RECORDS UNDER JCj3.DE.0H,Gn^^ SERVED ON YOU. A COURT ORDER OR AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES. WITNESSES. AND CONSUMER OR EMPLOYEE AFFECTED MUST BE OBTAINED BEFORE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE CONSUMER OR EMPLOYEE RECORDS. DISOBEDIENCE OF THIS SUBPOENA MAY BE PUNISHED AS COr4TEMPT BY THIS COURT. YOU WILL ALSO BE LIABLE FOR THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ALL DAIVIA|pES RESULTING FRORAOTOUR FAILURE TO OBEY. Date Issued: James Jones' ' / (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE/OF/PgRSON ISSUING SUBPOENA) (TITLE (Proof of service on reverse) Page 1 of 2 form Adoptedfor^Aandatofy Use DEPOSH'ION SUBPOENA FOR PRODUCTION Coda of C M I Piocsdure, §§2020.41I>-2Q20.440 Judicial Coundl of Caitamla Qovwnment Code, §seo97. SUBP-010 [Rsv. January 1,2012] OF BUSINESS RECORDS Order No.; 440643-002 Attachment 3 (Records To Be Produced) Please provide the following records pertaining to: Sajida 2Iaman DOB: 3/19/1965 SSN: xxx-xx-4074 Complete medical records from the first date of treatment to the present, including but not limited to any records/documents that may be stored digitally and/or electronically: TeleHealth Records and any recordings, documents, correspondence, correspondence from the patient or patient's attomey, patient intake forms, copies of health insurance cards and photo ID's, medical reports, doctor's entries, nurse's notes, medication administration records, office notes, progress reports, cardiology reports, radiology reports, x-ray reports, MRI reports, CT reports, myelogram reports, lab reports, pathology reports, monitor strips, physical therapy records, occupational therapy records, case history, emergency records, outpatient records, diagnosis and prognosis documentation, admit and discharge records, notation(s) on any file folder. All emails between physicians and the patient regarding physical complaints, symptoms, and treatinent, including secure messages, and every such record, Including Uiose existing in electronic or magnetic form, in the possession, custody or control of tiie said witness, and every such record to which the witness may have access. The date range of records needed Is Any and all records. Order No.: 440643-002 SUBP-010 Sajida Zaman CASE NUMBER: V. Liqui-BOX corporation, and DOES 1 ttirough 20, indusive 34-2019-00252121-CU-WT-GDS PROOF OF SERVICE OF DEPOSITION SUBPOENA FOR PRODUCTION OF BUSINESS RECORDS 1. I served this Depos/ffon Subpoena for Production of Business Records by personally delivering a copy to the person served as a. Person sensed fnarrTfi): b. Address where served: • n Sockolov & Sockolov 1 Scripps Dr. Sacramento, CA 95825 c. Date of delivery: d. Time of delivery: e. (1) n Witness fess were paid. Amount $ (2) Copying fees were pahl. Amount $ f. Fee for senrice 2. t received this subpoena for service on (dafe): 3. Person Sen/ing: a. Not a registered Califomia process server b. California sheriff or marshal c. Registered Califomia process server d. Employee or independent corttractor of a registered California process server e. Exempt from registration under Business of a Professions Code section 22350(b). f. Registered professbnal photocopier. g- Exempt from registration under Business of a Professions Code section 22451. h. Name, address, telephone number, and, tf applicable, county of registration and number Ontellus, 170 E. Arrow Highway, San Dimas, CA 91773; 800-229-7477 County of Los Angeles Registratk>n Number 2017064325 t declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of (For California sheriff or marshal use only) Callfprpja that the fbregoing Is true and correct. I certify that the fbregoinq is tme and correct. Date: (aCNATURE) Fonn Adoplod for Mandatciy Use Cods of CMI Procedure. §§Z020.410-2aeo.440 Jtidcjal Cound of CaUfomia DEPOSITION SUBPOENA FOR PRODUCTION Gommment Cods, { SUBP410 [RSV. Janusiy 1,2012] OF BUSINESS RECORDS Order No.: 440643-002 EXHIBIT B OM LIBERTY MAN LAW, P.C. 1010 F Street, Ste. 300 Sacramento, California 95814 TeL: (916)573-0469 Fax: (866) 700-0787 Email: ashfgjlibertvmanlaw.com www.libertvmanlaw.com July 28, 2022 SENT VIA EMAIL Cc:JACKSON LEWIS P.C. Attn: JAMES T. JONES 400 Capitol Mali, Suite 1600 Sacramento, Califomia 95814 Email: iames.iones@iacksonlewis.com Kellv.Asano@iacksonlewis.com SENT VIA U.S. MAIL Cc: Sockolov & Sockolov 1 Scripps Dr. Sacramento, CA 95825 Re: Zaman v. Liqui-Box Corporation, et al.. Case No.: 34-2019-00252121 Meet and confer re: medical records subpoena for Plaintiff Sajida Zaman. Counsel: Our office received your recent subpoena for Plaintiff Sajida Zaman's ("Plaintiff') medical records at Sockolov & Sockolov, wherein Defendant Liqui-Box Corporation ("Defendant") requested the following documents: "Complete medical records from the first date of treatment to the present, including but not limited to any records/documents that may be stored digitally and/or electronically: TeleHealth Records and any recordings, documents, correspondence, correspondence from the patient or patient's attomey, patient intake forms, copies of health insurance cards and photo ID'S, medical reports, doctor's entries, nurse's notes, medication administration records, office notes, progress reports, cardiology reports, radiology reports, x-ray reports, MRI reports, CT reports, myelogram reports, lab reports, pathology reports, monitor strips, physical therapy records, occupational therapy records, case history, emergency records, outpatient records, diagnosis and prognosis documentation, admit and discharge records, notation(s) on any file folder, All emails between physicians and the patient regarding physical complaints, symptoms, and treatment, including secure messages. And every such record, including those existing in electronic or magnetic form, in the possession, custody or control of the said witness, and every such record to which the witness may have access. The date rage of records needed is Any and all records." 1 of 3 (emphasis added.) This request for Plaintiffs medical records is clearly overbroad and intended to harass our client by violating her right to medical privacy as to records not related to her instant wrongful termination suit against Defendant. "In evaluating privacy claims, considerations which, among others, will affect the exercise of the trial court's discretion include the purpose of the information sought, the effect that disclosure will have on the parties and on the trial, the nature of thie objections urged bv the party resisting disclosure, and ability of the court to make an alternative order which mav grant partial disclosure, disclosure in another form, or disclosure only in the evient that the party seeking the information undertakes certain specified burdens which appear iust under the circumstances." {Alch v. Superior Court (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 1412, 1425-26 [emphasis added][citations omitted].) Plaintiff has a statutory physician-patient privilege to her medical records. (See Evid. Code §§ 990, 1014.) She also has an "inalienable right of privacy" provided by the Califomia Constitution, Article 1 § 1. Here, the language in the subpoena must not include any medical , records referring to any medical conditions not claimed in the lawsuit, which in this case are Plaintiffs disabilities and emotional distress. As confirmed in Hale v. Superior Court (1994) 28 Cal.App.4th 1421, 1424, even if part of a medical condition is at issue, it does not follow that the plaintiff waived the privilege as to otherwise-protected aspects of her medical history during her lifetime, or some condition that they may have suffered from at the time of her termination which is clearly unrelated to the termination. In addition, the court \n Britt v. Sup. Ct. (1978) 20 Cal.3d 844, 863-64, explained that, "[PJlaintiffs are not 'obligated to sacrifice all privacy to seek redress for a specific [physical], mental or emotional injury'; while they may not withhold information which relates to any physical or mental condition which they have put in issue by bringing this lawsuit, they are entitled to retain the confidentiality of all unrelated medical or psychotherapeutic treatment they may have undergone in the past." The burden is on the party seeking the constitutionally protected information to establish direct relevance. Mere speculation that portions of the medical records might be relevant to some substantive issue is not enough. (See also Davis v. Superior Court (1992) 7 Cal.App.4th 1008, 1117, 1120.) Further, while Code of Civil Procedure § 2017.010 allows a party to obtain discovery regarding any matter not privileged so long as the requests are reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, the statute does not give counsel the right to engage in improper fishing expedifions. li\ Greyhound Corp. v. Superior Court {\96l) 56 Cal.2d 355, 384-85, the Supreme Court of Califomia stated: "The method of'fishing' may be, in a particular case, entirely improper (i.e., insufficient identification of the requested information to acquaint the other party with the nature of information desired, attempt to place the burden and cost of supplying informafion equally available to both solely upon the adversary, placing more burden upon the adversary than the value of the information warrants, etc.)" (emphasis added.) 2 of 3 We understand if the requests are reasonably limited to records regarding Plaintiffs specific disabilities and/or related treatments, as well as records related to her emotional distress. But to broadly request "Any and all records" and "Complete medical records from the first date of treatment to the present" goes beyond what is directly relevant to the case at hand. Indeed, the subpoena language is so broad that it does not limit its request to the knee or hamstring disabilities Plaintiff alleges in her operative complaint, but broadly requests documents related to any disability or medical condition whatsoever, and incidental documents such as what communications healthcare providers have had with Plaintiff regarding her records outside the scope of this case. In short, the proposed subpoena language is not directly relevant to the case at hand and is overbroad as to scope. Defendant cannot use the subpoena power to unearth and uncover every bit of personal and private detail of Plaintiff s medical history. As such, the scope of the proposed subpoena language must be curtailed to not infringe on Plaintiffs rights to privacy. Please let me know by August 4, 2022 whether you will agree to modify the scope of the subpoena to only seek Plaintiffs medical records in relation to her knee/hamstring disabilities involved in this case and related emotional distress—otherwise we will file a motion to quash/modify the scope of the subpoena and seek sanctions. Regards, Arash S. Khosrowshahi, Attomey at Law Cc: Sajida Zaman Joshua Falakassa Kasra Torabi 3 of 3 EXHIBIT C 8/5/22,10:40 AlUI Liberty Man Law, P.C. Mail - Zaman v. Liqui-Box Corp: meet and confer re: medical record subpoenas ^^l^^ll Arash Khosrowshahi Zaman v. Liqui-Box Corp: meet and confer re: medical record subpoenas Arash Khosrowshahi Men, Aug 1, 2022 at 10:00 AM To: "Jones, James T. (Sacramento)" Cc: "Asano, Kelly H.. (Sacramento)" , Joshua Falakassa <]osh@falakassaiaw.com>, Kasra Torabi Hi James, Hope you had a great weekend. I am following up on my email Friday. Are you proposing a limitation in scope as to Plaintiffs disabilities involved in this case and emotional distress, along with the 2013 workers compensation injury, for ail ofthe subpoenas, or just the one issued to Travelers? Please clarify soon as the motion to quash deadline is fast approaching. Regards, Arash "Ash" Khosrowshahi, Esq. (he/him) Liberty Man Law, P.C. 1010 F Street, Ste. 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel.: (916) 573-0469 Fax: (866) 700-0787 ash@libertymanlaw.com www.libertymanlaw.com "The victorious win and then go to war, the defeated go to war and then seek to win." ~ Sun Tzu OM CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e- mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 1:15 PM Arash Khosrowshahi wrote: James, Is your proposal re: the 2013 injury only as to the Travelers' subpoena or as to all of the medical record subpoenas? Regards, Arash "Ash" Khosrowshahi, Esq. (he/him) Liberty Man Law, PC. 1010 F Street, Ste. 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel.: (916) 573-0469 Fax: (866) 700-0787 ash@llbertymanlaw.com www.libertymanlaw.com https://mall.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=2c35811dd3&Mew=pt&search=all&perTnmsgld=msg-a%3Ar4325038082277996702&dsqt=1&slmpl=msg-a%3Ar4... 1/4 8/5/22,10:40 AM Liberty Man Law, P.C. Mail - Zaman v. Liqui-Box Corp: meet and confer re: medical record subpoenas t "The victorious win and then go to war, the defeated go to war and then seek to win." ~ Sun Tzu DM CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this ernail in error please notify the sender. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate' distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender Immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jones, James T. (Sacramento) wrote: Ash, It should also include references in that file related to the 2013 injury that you placed at issue in your opposition to the MSJ and any other condition that precluded her from working. However, if her WC file refers to medical information unrelated to these issues, we can definitely limit it. I do not need or want to know her whole medical history. Can we agree on these parameters? James T. Jones Attomey at Law Jackson Lewis P.C. 400 Capitol Mall Suite 1600 Sacramento, CA 95814 Direct: (916) 288-3020 | Main: (916) 341-0404 James.Jones@jacksonlewis.com | www.iacksonlewis.com From: Arash Khosrowshahi Sent: Friday, July 29, 2022 11:24 AM To: Jones, James T. (Sacramento) ; Asano, Kelly H.. (Sacramento) Cc: Joshua Falakassa ; Kasra Torabi Subject: Re: Zaman v. Liqui-Box Corp: meet and confer re: medical record subpoenas [EXTERNAL SENDER] Counsel, Please see this additional meet and confer letter related to the Travelers' subpoena. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?il<=2c35811dd3&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-a%3Ar4325038082277996702&dsqt=1&simpl=msg-a%3Ar4... 2/4 8/5/22, 10:40 AM Liberty Man Law, P.C. Mail - Zaman v. Liqui-Box Corp: meet and confer re: medical record subpoenas ' ' Regards, Arash "Ash" Khosrowshahi, Esq. (he/him) Liberty Man Law, P.C. 1010 F Street, Ste. 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel.: (916) 573-0469 Fax: (866) 700-0787 ' ash@libertymanlaw.com www.libertymanlaw.com "The victorious win and then go to war, the defeated go to war and then seek to win." ~ Sun Tzu CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. 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