Hernandez v. Tanninen

BENITEZ, District Judge:

Rolando Hernandez appeals the district court’s decision finding that any attorney-client or work product privilege between Hernandez and his prior attorney, Gregory Ferguson, was waived and ordering the production of all thirty-five documents referenced in a privilege log.

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Hernandez filed suit against the City of Vancouver and Mark Tanninen in 2004, asserting claims for race and national origin discrimination based on disparate treatment, retaliation, and a hostile work environment while employed as a mechanic in the City’s Fire Shop. Additionally, he alleges that Mark…