Ekeh v. Hartford Fire Insurance

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S REQUEST FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW OF PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

ZIMMERMAN, United States Magistrate Judge.

Defendant Hartford Fire Insurance Company moves this Court to conduct an in camera review of certain privileged communications between plaintiff Inno Ekeh and his attorneys.

This case has its origins in a 1994 lawsuit filed against Ekeh and the Urban Economic Development Corporation (UEDC), Ekeh’s former employer and Hartford’s insured, by Kristine Knockum, a former employee and subordinate of Ekeh’s. After Knockum sued, Ekeh was fired. He then filed a cross-complaint against…