MICHAEL ABKARIAN, Plaintiff, v. AW COLLISION SC1, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: BC678654

Hearing Date: January 16, 2019

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

motion to quash subpoenas for Medical Records

BACKGROUND

This is a wrongful termination action which arises out of alleged violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) and various portions of the Labor Code that occurred between 2011 and 2017 while Plaintiff Michael Abkarian (“Plaintiff”) was employed with defendants AW Collision SCI, Joseph Ibrahim, and Juan Martinez. (Complaint ¶¶ 19, 23.) As it relates to this motion, the complaint alleges that Plaintiff was harassed and discriminated against because he was diabetic. (Complaint ¶¶ 43-44.) In relevant part, Plaintiff contends that he has sustained and continues to sustain severe emotional pain and suffering, including but not limited to anguish, humiliation, anger, tension, anxiety, depression, insomnia and lowered self-esteem. (Id. ¶ 78.)

Plaintiff moves to quash or limit