A.W. v. I.B. Corp.

224 F.R.D. 20 (2004)

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A.W. v. I.B. Corp.

United States District Court for the District of Maine
224 F.R.D. 20 (2004)

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Facts

A.W. (plaintiff) worked for I.B. Corporation (IBC) (defendant). A.W. sued IBC for a hostile work environment due to sexual harassment by another IBC employee. At A.W.’s deposition, IBC asked him multiple questions that he refused to answer, including whether he had ever been attracted to a male at work (question 4), whether he had had multiple casual sexual partners and multiple homosexual partners (question 5), whether he had ever “picked someone up or been picked up or performed any sexual act in the Western Prom Park” (question 6A), whether he had ever engaged in any sexual activity on a pick-up basis (question 6B), and whether he had had any sexual relationships with males at IBC (question 7). IBC filed a motion to compel answers to these questions.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Cohen, J.)

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Evidence

Key Terms

  • Motion to compelA request to the court to require the opposing party or a third party to take some action.
  • Rape-Shield LawA law that restricts a defendant's ability to introduce evidence at trial of a rape victim's prior sexual conduct. Many jurisdictions have enacted these types of statutes.
  • Federal Rule of Evidence 412Provides that in sex-offense cases, evidence concerning a victim’s prior sexual history or reputation is not admissible except in certain limited situations.
  • Hostile-Environment Sexual HarassmentSexual harassment marked by an environment infused with severe or pervasive unwelcome sexual behavior.

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