Sanchez v. Zabihi
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
166 F.R.D. 500 (1996)
- Written by Galina Abdel Aziz , JD
Facts
On July 21, 1995, Sanchez (defendant) sued her employer and Mohammad Zabihi (defendant) for sexual harassment that created a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Zabihi filed a motion to compel Sanchez to answer an interrogatory. The interrogatory asked Sanchez to describe any personal, romantic, or sexual advances that she made or was subject to at work over the past 10 years. The interrogatory also asked Sanchez to describe any personal, romantic, or sexual relationship she had at work over the past 10 years. Sanchez answered that Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 412 made a victim’s prior sexual conduct inadmissible and that the interrogatory was not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of relevant evidence. Zabihi asserted the sexual-aggressor defense, alleging that Sanchez actually made sexual advances toward Zabihi in the workplace and therefore Sanchez could not show that the behavior was unwelcome.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Smith, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,500 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
