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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS

MARTHA JONES, )
)
Plaintiff, )
) Case No. 13CV2045-JWL
v. )
)
NOBLE & HARKNESS, LLC, )
)
Defendant. )

PLAINTIFF’S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
PROTECTIVE ORDER

Defendant, Noble & Harkness LLC, submits the following Memorandum in Support of its Motion for Summary Judgment, and in Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order.
I. INTRODUCTION
Summary judgment should be granted for Defendant on the Plaintiff’s claim. Her claim springs from her time as an intern for Noble and Harkness. Plaintiff claims that during this time she was an employee and is entitled to wages. Yet, she fails to dispute the facts supporting Defendant’s claim that she was a trainee and lacks evidence to support that she was an employee. For these reasons, summary judgment should be granted.
II. STATEMENT OF FACTS
1. In May 2013, Plaintiff was offered a position at the firm of Noble and Harkness. (Jones Dep. 2:1-3.)
2. Plaintiff accepted the job after being told that there was no pay and that a job after was not guaranteed. (Jones Dep. 3:9-20.)
3. Plaintiff worked as an intern at Noble and Harkness from June 3, 2013 to August 9, 2013. (Jones Dep. 3: 26-32.)
4. Two Senior Associates named Rose Tyler and Jackson Lake supervised plaintiff on a day-to-day basis. (Jones Dep. 2:29-38.)
5. Plaintiff’s responsibilities included interviewing clients and witnesses, memo writing, legal research, and drafting of motions. (Jones Dep. 5:25-45.)
6. Either Tyler or Rose edited and revised all of Plaintiff’s work. (Jones Dep. 6:8-16.)
7. Associates at the firm sacrificed their billable hours in order to train...

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Motion for protective order should be denied. The Asia Global test weighs in favor of no reasonable expectation of privacy therefore the e-mails are not protected under attorney client privilege. Thus, the motion should be denied

Respectfully Submitted,

Hayden & Six, LLC

By:_________________________

Trent Rogers KS Bar #260305
12465 E. St. John Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 960-4425 throgers@haydensix.com Attorneys for Defendant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify on ________, I electronically filed the foregoing with the clerk of the court by using the CM/ECF system which will send a notice of electronic filing to:

Tom D. Baker
Rosenberg Keller LLP
76 Totter Lane, Suite 4
Overland Park, Kansas 66227
(913) 514-2307 tdbaker@rklaw.com ______________________________
Trent Rogers

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