Case: Hartman v. Albright

De Medina v. Reinhardt

De Medina v. Reinhardt

Harris v. Hartman

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Hartman v. Wick

Hartman v. Gelb

Hartman v. Gelb

ALL DOCKET ENTRIES PRIOR TO 04/03/92 CAN BE FOUND ON THE PAPER DOCKET (adc)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : directing by 4/24/92, by 4:00 p.m. defendants to conduct any inspection of the response cards received by plaintiff's counsel with respect to the notices mailed by the IRS; directing by 4/17/92 by 4:00 p.m. the defendants to provide all information pertaining to the class members respective test scores ranking the class, participation in the Palmer remedy and the dates on which each individual class member participated in the examination process; directing by 4:30-92 by 4:00 p.m. counsel shall evaluate the data provided by defendants and provide the Court with a reasonable estimate as the how many of the 900 responding class members are likely to participate in the revaluation process for foreign service officers; directing the parties to present to the court by 4-30-92 by 4:00 p.m. a notice to the class members advising each class member of the schedule and procedures to be followed in the foreign service officer revaluation process, as well as the individual class members' test scores and ranking within the classl (N) (lpp) (Entered: 04/15/1992)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Charles R. Richey: Held reporter: Frank Rangus (lpp)

TRANSCRIPT filed for Status Call, on 4/3/92, before Judge Richey reporter: Frank J. Rangus (lpp) Modified on 07/14/1999 (Entered: 04/15/1992)

MOTION filed by defendant CHARLES Z. WICK to extend time to 5/1/92, to produce to plaintiffs information regarding the participants in the Palmer ase (lpp) (Entered: 04/22/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for status call before Judge Richey on 7/22/91 reporter: Frank J. Rangus (lpp) (Entered: 04/30/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for status call before Judge Richey on 7/9/92 reporter: Frank J. Rangus (lpp) (Entered: 04/30/1992)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Robert L. Shapiro (lpp) (Entered: 04/30/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : granting motion to extend time to 5/1/92, to produce to plaintiffs information regarding the participants in the Palmer ase [3-1] by CHARLES Z. WICK (N) (jeb) (Entered: 04/29/1992)

MEMORANDUM by defendant's pursuant to the court's 4/3/92 order and motion for enlargement of time (dmb) (Entered: 05/05/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for status call before Judge Richey, on 5/5/92, reporter: Frank J. Rangus (lpp) (Entered: 05/15/1992)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Charles R. Richey : reporter: Frank Rangus (jeb)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey :granting in part defendants' motion for an extension of time; directing that by 5/8/92 by 4:00 PM, the defendants shall provide to the plaintiffs, in an easily accessible format, all data necessary to determine whether those 9000 individuals who sent in their response cards would be eligible to participate in the reevaluation process for foreign service officers; directing parties to address certain issues to the Special Master and the Special Master to issue a report and recommendation by 6/12/92 by 4:00 PM; directing the parties and the Special Master be advised that the invitations to participate in the reevaluation process shall be extended to eligible class members by 7/15/92 by 4:00 PM and that the oral examinations be administered within 60 days thereafter. (N) (jeb) (Entered: 05/07/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey :approving the Special Master's request for reimbursement in the amount of $10,047.00, representing 43.8 hours of work at the rate of $225.00 per hour, plus expenses of $192.00. (N) (jeb) (Entered: 05/07/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed Status Conference before Special Master Stephen A. Saltzberg, on 4/29/92, Reporter: Lorraine Strobel (lpp) (Entered: 05/15/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey :regarding Special Master's Order Regarding Damages Experts' Visits to USIA or VOA. (N) (gew) (Entered: 05/19/1992)

MOTION filed by defendant CHARLES Z. WICK to extend time to 5/28/92 within which to serve his briefs and materials (dmb) (Entered: 06/01/1992)

MOTION filed by defendant CHARLES Z. WICK to extend time to 5/27/92 within which to serve his briefs and materials (dmb) (Entered: 06/01/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : granting motion to extend time to 5/27/92 within which to serve his briefs and materials [15-1] by CHARLES Z. WICK (N) (jeb) (Entered: 06/01/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : granting motion to extend time to 5/28/92 within which to serve his briefs and materials [14-1] by CHARLES Z. WICK (N) (jeb) (Entered: 06/01/1992)

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION of Special Master Saltzburg concerning Foreign Service Officers, Exhibits (3) (lpp) (Entered: 06/09/1992)

OBJECTIONS by defendant CHARLES Z. WICK to report & recommendation [18-1] (lpp) (Entered: 06/10/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey setting forth instructions to the parties. : (N) (bjl) (Entered: 06/11/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey directing that any appeal by either party from any recommendation made by the Special Master in his June 8, l992 report shall be filed with the Court, together with all supporting memoranda, no later than 4:00 P.M. on June l2, l992. : (N) (bjl) (Entered: 06/11/1992)

MOTION filed by defendant CHARLES Z. WICK for reconsideration of the Court's 6/10/92 Order (lpp) (Entered: 06/15/1992)

OBJECTIONS by plaintiffs to report & recommendation [18-1] (lpp) (Entered: 06/15/1992)

NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiffs estimate of the number of class members likely to be eligible to participate in remedial relief (lpp) (Entered: 06/15/1992)

MEMORANDUM by plaintiffs of points and authorities on the issue of whether the December l984 entry level foreign service officer applicants are members of the Hartman Class for the purposes of relief Exhibit (3) (lpp) Modified on 06/15/1992 (Entered: 06/15/1992)

MOTION filed by plaintiff(s) to strike defendant's supplemental memorandum of Points and Authorities regarding the scope of relief to be ordered for foreign service class members (lpp) (Entered: 06/15/1992)

MEMORANDUM by plaintiffs of points and authdorities on the issue of the aprropriate ranking process for entry level Foreign service applicants from 1978 through 1984, Exhibit: (1) (lpp) Modified on 06/15/1992 (Entered: 06/15/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for status conference on 6/2/92, reporter: Charles Kera (lpp) (Entered: 06/17/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey: vacating the order entered approving the Special Master's 6/8/92 Report and Recommendation. (N) (pob) (Entered: 06/18/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey: granting motion for reconsideration of the Court's 6/10/92 Order [22-1] by CHARLES Z. WICK; parties shall file any objections to the Special Master's Report and Recommendation by 4:00 p.m. on 6/18/92. (N) (pob) (Entered: 06/18/1992)

MEMORANDUM by defendant in support of his objections to the special Master's Recommendatons regarding relief for foreign service class members (lpp) (Entered: 06/19/1992)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant CHARLES Z. WICK by Douglas A. Wickham, 555 4th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001, Room 4217, 202/514-7131 (lpp) (Entered: 07/08/1992)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : (jeb) (Entered: 07/09/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : adopting in part and rejecting in part the Special Master's Report and Recommendation; granting the defendant's motion to exclude those women who took only the December 1984 foreign service examination from the pool of candidates eligible to participate in the foreign service officer Palmer reevaluation process; denying the plaintiffs' motion to reserve either 216 or alternatively 75 foreign service officer positions for the class;denying the defendant's motion to reserve zero foreign service officer positions; directing the parties to mail invitations to participate in the FSO reevaluation process to the appropriate class members by 7/15/92 by 4:00 PM (N) (jeb) (Entered: 07/09/1992)

REQUEST by defendant to substitute the name of the current head of the United State Information Agency Bruce E. Gelb, defendant (lpp) (Entered: 07/10/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : denying motion to strike defendant's supplemental memorandum of Points and Authorities regarding the scope of relief to be ordered for foreign service class members [26-1] by CAROLEE BRADY HARTMAN (N) (jeb) (Entered: 07/10/1992)

NOTICE OF FILING by defendant of his service on class counsel of copies of additional declarations responding to the individual claims (pob) (Entered: 07/17/1992)

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of additional declarations responding to the individual claims on 7/1/92 (lpp) (Entered: 08/03/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date(s) of 7/17/92 reporter: Miller Reporting Co. (dmb) (Entered: 07/31/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : approving Special Master's request for reimbursement in the amount of $19,753.50, representing 84.7 hours of work at a rate of $225.00 per hour, plus expenses of $696.00. (N) (jeb) (Entered: 08/04/1992)

NOTICE OF SERVICE by defendant of copies of additional declarations (lpp) (Entered: 08/13/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for Hearing before Special Master Steven Saltzburg, on 7/29/92, reporter: Elizabeth A. Eastman (lpp) (Entered: 08/13/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for Status Conference before Special Master Stephen Saltzburg, on 7/31/92 reporter: Alicia Mark (lpp) (Entered: 08/13/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : directing the defendant to pay within 45 days to Cheryl C. and Martin A. Asher $8590.61 as fees and expenses and Nurit Friedman $260.00 for computer services (N) (jeb) (Entered: 08/18/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for status conference before Special Master Stephen Saltzburg on 8/28/92 reporter: Alicia Mark (lpp) (Entered: 09/08/1992)

MEMORANDUM ORDER by Special Master directing the defendant file all declarations and provide all supporting documents and provide all supporting documents upon which the defendant relies or which the plaintiffs are entitled under the Order of Reference with respect to all claims other than those designated as outside the class for which relief may be obtained in this case or vague; granting defendant's for enlargement of time to 9/1/92 by 5:00 p.m.; denying the extension of time to the extent that it seeks leave to file beyond this deadline; directing the parties to be prepared to address any disputes about claims designated by the defendant as vague and the plaintiffs' motion for sanctions at a status conference to be held on 9/2/92 at 1:30 PM; holding in abeyance the motion for sanctions with respect to claims listed in Exhibit B accompanying plaintiffs' opposition to defendant's motion for a further enlargement of time within which to comply with the Special Master's 4/29/92 Order, response to defenant's designation of vague/ambiguous claims, and motion to compel affidavits and for sanctions with respect to certain claims, dated 8/20/92 pending the 9/2/92 status conference. (N) (jeb) (Entered: 09/04/1992)

NOTICE OF APPEAL by defendant from order [34-1] entered on: 7/9/92, and from related order entered on 11/16/84, 9/9/86, 12/24/86, 1/19/88 (as amended) and 4/15/88,; No fee paid (government); Copies mailed to,Robert L. Shapiro, Daniel F. Van Horn, Professor Stephen Saltzburg, Bruce A. Fredrickson, Esq., Thomas P.Gies, Esq., David Rose, Esq. (dmb) (Entered: 09/09/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for Status Conference before Special Master Stephen Saltzburg on 9/8/92 Reporter: Alicia Mark (lpp) (Entered: 09/10/1992)

TRANSMITTED PRELIMINARY RECORD on appeal [48-1] by BRUCE E. GELB, ALL OTHER DEFENDANTS to U.S. Court of Appeals (dmb) Modified on 09/23/1992

NOTICE OF FILING by defendant ALL OTHER DEFENDANTS, defendant BRUCE E. GELB of several documents Exhibits (4) (lpp) (Entered: 09/11/1992)

MOTION filed by defendant for review of special Mater's Ruling on 8/28/92 (lpp) (Entered: 09/15/1992)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff(s) by Peter H. Doyle (lpp) (Entered: 09/17/1992)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff(s) CAROLEE BRADY HARTMAN, plaintiff(s) ALL OTHER PLAINTIFFS by Douglas Benjamin Huron (dcn) (Entered: 09/22/1992)

NOTICE OF FILING by Special Master Stephen A. Saltzbury of a Report to Court Clarifying his 8/28/92, Order (lpp) (Entered: 09/23/1992)

CROSS NOTICE OF APPEAL by plaintiff(s) CAROLEE BRADY HARTMAN from order [34-1] entered on: 7/9/92, $5.00 Filing fee and $100.00 Docketing fee paid; Copies mailed to: Bruce A. Fredrickson, Susan L. Brackshaw, Douglas A. Wickham, Lorie J. Nierenberg, David Rose (lpp) Modified on 09/23/1992 (Entered: 09/23/1992)

USCA # 92-5325 assigned for appeal [48-1] by BRUCE E. GELB, ALL OTHER DEFENDANTS (dcn)

TRANSMITTED PRELIMINARY RECORD on appeal [55-1] by CAROLEE BRADY HARTMAN to U.S. Court of Appeals (lpp)

RESPONSE by plaintiff(s) CAROLEE BRADY HARTMAN, plaintiff(s) ALL OTHER PLAINTIFFS in opposition to motion for review of special Mater's Ruling on 8/28/92 [51-1] by BRUCE E. GELB, ALL OTHER DEFENDANTS (dcn) (Entered: 09/25/1992)

REPLY by plaintiff(s) CAROLEE BRADY HARTMAN, plaintiff(s) ALL OTHER PLAINTIFFS to response to motion for review of special Master's Ruling on 8/28/92 [51-1] by BRUCE E. GELB, ALL OTHER DEFENDANTS (lpp) (Entered: 10/02/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey :approving the Special Master's request for reimbursement in the amount of $23,357.75, representing 100.2 hours of work at a rate of $225.00 per hour, plus expenses of $812.75 . (N) (jeb) (Entered: 10/09/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for Status Conference before Special Master Stephen Saltzburg, on 10/5/92 Reporter: Elizabeth A. Eastman (lpp) (Entered: 10/14/1992)

NOTICE OF FILING by defendant (dmb) (Entered: 10/19/1992)

NOTICE OF FILING by defendanti certifies that copies of the remaining declarations and supporting material that defendant desires to submit concerning the qualifications of the U.S Information Agency's selectees during the liability period have been sent to class counsel (lpp) (Entered: 10/22/1992)

ORDER ENTERED IN ERROR. (jeb) Modified on 10/19/1992 (Entered: 10/19/1992)

NOTICE by defendant ALL OTHER DEFENDANTS, defendant BRUCE E. GELB of filing of supplemental notices; Notices (3) (jeb) (Entered: 10/21/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed Status Conference before Special Master Stephen Saltzburg on 10/19/92 Reporter: Alicia Mark (lpp) (Entered: 10/28/1992)

ORDER by Special Master Saltzburg: granting motion for an enlargement of time for the defendant shall produce to plaintiffs and the Ashers the information that was called for at the 10/19/92 status conference (N) (lpp) (Entered: 11/04/1992)

NOTICE OF MAILING by the defendant USA of enclosed supplemental notices sent first-class mail to specific Foreign Service Officer Claimants who responded to the Court's prior Notice of 10/15/91i, Exhibits (6) (lpp) (Entered: 11/06/1992)

NOTICE of Special Master Michael Saltzburg additional report to court regarding his 8/28/92 order and recommended order (dmb) (Entered: 11/17/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for status Conference, before Special Master Stephen Saltzburg on 11/9/92 Reporter: Alicia Mark (lpp) (Entered: 11/18/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed Status Conference before Special Master Stephen Saltzburg on 11/9/92 Reporter: Alicia Mark (lpp) (Entered: 11/18/1992)

NOTICE OF FILING by defendant of comments on Special Master's Additonal report to Court regarding his 8/28/92, Order and recommended Order (lpp) (Entered: 11/24/1992)

MOTION filed by plaintiff(s) to extend time to 12/7/92, ti file an oppositon to defendant's comments (lpp) (Entered: 12/04/1992)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : granting plaintiff's unopposed motion for extension of time to 12/11/92 for plaintiffs to respond to defendant's comments on Special Master's Additional Report to Court regarding his 8/28/92 Order. (N) (jeb) (Entered: 12/07/1992)

RESPONSE (OPPOSITIONS) by plaintiff(s) CAROLEE BRADY HARTMAN, plaintiff(s) ALL OTHER PLAINTIFFS [70-1] by BRUCE E. GELB, ALL OTHER DEFENDANTS defendant's comments on Special Master's additional report to Court regarding his 8/28/92 Order and Recommended order; Exhibit A. (dmb) Modified on 12/15/1992 (Entered: 12/15/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for Status Conference before Special Master Stephen Saltzburg on 12/14/92. Reporter: Alicia Mark (lpp) (Entered: 12/22/1992)

TRANSCRIPT filed for status conference before Special Master stephen Saltzburg on 12/17/92. Reporter: Alicia Mark (lpp) (Entered: 12/24/1992)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Charles R. Richey :Court affirms order of Special Master Stephen Saltzburg. Reporter: Frank Rangus (jeb) Modified on 02/04/1993

NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiffs of an order as directed by the Court on 2/4/93 (lpp) (Entered: 02/09/1993)

MOTION filed by defendant to extend time to object to the Special Master's Memorandum and Order Regarding the Damages Model filed with the Court on 2/9/93 (lpp) (Entered: 02/12/1993)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : approving the Special Master's request for reimbursement in the amount of $16,695.00, representing 74.2 hours of work at a rate of $225.00 per hour; attachment. (N) (jeb) Modified on 02/12/1993 (Entered: 02/12/1993)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey :approving payments of $3,123.75 to Dr. Cheryl Asher for 36.75 hours at an approved rate of $85.00, plus $493.37 in costs and expenses, or a total of $3617.12, the payment of $8,648.75 to Dr. Martin Asher for 101.75 hours at an approved rate of $85.00 plus costs and expenses of $493.37, or a tota of $9142.12 approved; and approving the payment of $1740.00 to Nurit Friedman for 43.5 hours work at $40.00 per hour; directing the defendant pay such fees and expenses within 45 days as required by the Order of Reference; attachment. (N) (jeb) Modified on 02/12/1993 (Entered: 02/12/1993)

TRANSCRIPT filed for Status Conference before Special Master Stephen Saltzburg on 2/9/93. Reporter: Elizabeth A. Eastman (lpp) (Entered: 02/18/1993)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date of 2/4/93. Reporter: Frank J. Rangus (bm) (Entered: 02/22/1993)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey :affirming the Special Master's Ruling of 8/28/92 denying defendant's motion for enlargement of time to permit the filing of additional affidavits beyond those filed by the defendant as of 9/1/92. (N) (jeb) (Entered: 02/23/1993)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER :of Special Master Stephen A. Saltzburg; Appendix I, II, III,IV,V. (jeb) (Entered: 03/08/1993)

ORDER by Special Master Stephen A. Saltzbury : Defendant shall correspond with the Court appointed experts by 5:00 p.m. on 2/12/93; Ashers or the plaintiffs may seek to expedite production of materials; motions to strike the declarations shall be deemed to be motions by the plaintiffs for partial summary judgment, that the defendant need not respond to the motion to strike at this time, and that plaintiffs shall have until 5:00 p.m. 3/9/93 to file additional pleadings identifying all claimants for partial summary judgment; defendant has until 3/9/93 to file all motions for discovery; defendant shall file any response to the plaintiffs' motions for partial summary judgment by 3/23/93; it is further ordered that plaintiff shall file any response to the defendant's motion for discovry by 3/23/93 (N) (lpp) (Entered: 03/08/1993)

NOTICE OF FILING by defendant BRUCE E. GELB of a notice for the Court's approval (lpp) (Entered: 03/09/1993)

SPECIAL NOTICE to certain women who received an October, 1991 notice and who participated in the re-evaluation process in Palmer v. Schultz, approved. (Richey, J.) (jeb) (Entered: 03/09/1993)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : extending time to 3/29/93 response to motion for partial summary judgment; due 3/29/93 (N) (lpp) (Entered: 03/29/1993)

ORDER by Special Master, Stephen A. Saltzburg: Plaintiff shall have until 4:00 p.m on 4/13/93 to file any reply to the defendant's opposition to partial summary judgment and it is Further Ordered that defendant with an equal opportunity to reply shall have until 4:00 p.m. 4/13/93 to file any reply to the plaintiffs' opposition to discovery (N) (lpp) (Entered: 04/06/1993)

ORDER by Judge Charles R. Richey : approving the Special Master's request for reimbursement in the amount of $12,037.50, representing 53.5 hours of work at the rate of $225.00 per hour; attachment. (N) (jeb) Modified on 04/09/1993 (Entered: 04/09/1993)

ORDER by Special Master Saltzburg : denying without prejudice defendant's motion for discovery (N) (lpp) Modified on 05/28/1993 (Entered: 05/28/1993)

ORDER by Special Master Saltzburg: regarding eighty-five claims (N) (lpp) (Entered: 05/28/1993)

TRANSCRIPT filed status conference, befrore Special Master Stephen Saltzburg on 5/21/93. Reporter: Lynda Raitala (lpp) (Entered: 06/02/1993)

RESPONSE (OPPOSITIONS) by defendant BRUCE E. GELB to plaintiffs' motion to strike defendant's motion for amendment of special masters's order regarding eighty-five claims (lpp) (Entered: 07/06/1993)

NOTICE OF FILING by defendant ALL OTHER DEFENDANTS, defendant BRUCE E. GELB ; of memorandum in opposition to plainitff motion for partial summary judgment submitted udg; BULKY (dmb) (Entered: 06/18/1993)