Case: EEOC v. ORLEANS FURNITURE, INC.

2:99-cv-00177 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: July 8, 1999

Closed Date: July 20, 2001

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Case Summary

In July 1999, the EEOC's Birmingham District Office brought this action against Orleans Furniture, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The only document publicly available for this case is the docket. Thus, the exact nature of the allegations is unclear. An individual complainant intervened in the case in August 1999. After some discovery disputes, the case was settled through a consent decree in July 2000.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/3/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13870324/parties/equal-employment-v-orleans-furniture/


Judge(s)

Pickering, Charles Willis (Mississippi)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Day, Sharon S. (Mississippi)

Gov, Jerome C. (Mississippi)

Steiner, Alison R. (Mississippi)

Attorney for Defendant

Hahn, Lawrence E. (Mississippi)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

2:99-cv-00177

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. Orleans Furniture, Inc.

July 20, 2000

July 20, 2000

Docket

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13870324/equal-employment-v-orleans-furniture/

Last updated Oct. 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.

Docket for: Equal Employment v. Orleans Furniture
ECF Number Date Description Link
1 July 8, 1999

COMPLAINT; jury demand; Notice of Assignment mailed. (ldr) (Entered: 07/09/1999)

RECAP
July 8, 1999

Magistrate Judge Assignment - Louis Guirola, Jr. (ldr) (Entered: 07/09/1999)

PACER
July 8, 1999

Case assigned to Pending Track - designation of appropriate track will be made after Case Management Conference and a final track assignment. (ldr) (Entered: 07/09/1999)

PACER
July 8, 1999

Magistrate Judge Assignment - Louis Guirola, Jr. (ldr)

July 8, 1999

Case assigned to Pending Track - designation of appropriate track will be made after Case Management Conference and a final track assignment. (ldr)

2 Aug. 2, 1999

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Orleans Furniture 7/21/99; Answer due on 9/20/99. (ldr) (Entered: 08/02/1999)

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3 Aug. 2, 1999

Notice of Service of Disclosure by plaintiff Equal Employment (ldr) (Entered: 08/02/1999)

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4 Aug. 6, 1999

MOTION to Intervene by Rena Toney ; Complaint in Intervention attached. (ldr) (Entered: 08/06/1999)

RECAP
5 Aug. 9, 1999

ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Orleans Furniture (Attorney Lawrence E. Hahn). (fe) (Entered: 08/10/1999)

RECAP
Aug. 10, 1999

Case Management Conference set at 10:30 10/7/99 location: U. S. Courthouse before Judge Charles W. Pickering copies mailed to Alison R. Steiner, Gwendolyn Young Reams, C. Gregory Stewart, Lawrence E. Hahn, Mildred Byrd, Sharon S. Day, Jerome C. Rose. (fe) (Entered: 08/10/1999)

PACER
Aug. 10, 1999

Case Management Conference set at 10:30 10/7/99 location: U. S. Courthouse before Judge Charles W. Pickering copies mailed to Alison R. Steiner, Gwendolyn Young Reams, C. Gregory Stewart, Lawrence E. Hahn, Mildred Byrd, Sharon S. Day, Jerome C. Rose. (fe)

6 Aug. 17, 1999

RESPONSE of non-objection by defendant Orleans Furniture to [4-1] motion to Intervene by Rena Toney (ldr) (Entered: 08/17/1999)

RECAP
7 Aug. 20, 1999

ORDER granting [4-1] motion to Intervene by Rena Toney. (signed by Magistrate Judge Louis Guirola Jr. 8/20/99); copies mailed. (ldr) (Entered: 08/20/1999)

RECAP
8 Aug. 26, 1999

Intervenor's COMPLAINT by Rena Toney against defendant Orleans Furniture (ldr) (Entered: 08/31/1999)

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9 Aug. 26, 1999

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL by intervenor-plaintiff Rena Toney (ldr) (Entered: 08/31/1999)

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10 Sept. 24, 1999

ANSWER by defendant Orleans Furniture to [8-1] intervenor complaint. (fe) (Entered: 09/24/1999)

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11 Oct. 1, 1999

Notice of Service of Plaintiffs Pre-Discovery Disclosure by movant Rena Toney (mjr) (Entered: 10/04/1999)

RECAP
12 Oct. 1, 1999

Notice of Service of Disclosure by defendant Orleans Furniture, Inc. (fe) (Entered: 10/04/1999)

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13 Oct. 8, 1999

Minute entry: Case Management Conference Held 10/7/99 in Hattiesburg before Judge Pickering and Judge Guirola (mjr) (Entered: 10/08/1999)

RECAP
14 Oct. 8, 1999

CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER Case Assigned to CJRA Track: Standard Scheduling Deadlines: Joining of parties,amending of pleadings by 11/8/99 ; Case Status Report due 5/9/00 ; Discovery cutoff 4/7/00 ; Final Pretrial Conference for 6/27/00 or 6/28/00; Jury Trial 8/7/00 ; Motion Filing deadline on 4/24/00 ; Dft Designation of Experts by 2/7/00 ; Pla. Designation of Experts by 1/7/00 ; ( signed Judge Charles W. Pickering 10/7/99); copies mailed. (ldr) (Entered: 10/12/1999)

RECAP
Oct. 8, 1999

Case Management Conference held 10/7/99 (mjr) (Entered: 10/08/1999)

PACER
Oct. 8, 1999

Case assigned to Standard Track. (ldr) (Entered: 10/12/1999)

PACER
Oct. 8, 1999

Case Management Conference held 10/7/99 (mjr)

Oct. 8, 1999

Case assigned to Standard Track. (ldr)

15 Nov. 22, 1999

Notice of Service of Disclosure by defendant Orleans Furniture. (fe) (Entered: 11/22/1999)

RECAP
16 Nov. 22, 1999

Notice of Service of Disclosure by defendant Orleans Furniture. (fe) (Entered: 11/22/1999)

RECAP
17 Dec. 15, 1999

Notice of Service of Response by plaintiff Equal Employment to Requests for Production. (fe) (Entered: 12/15/1999)

RECAP
18 Jan. 7, 2000

DESIGNATION of EXPERTS for PLAINTIFF by plaintiff Equal Employment. (fe) (Entered: 01/07/2000)

RECAP
19 Feb. 8, 2000

Notice of Service of Request for Production of Documents by plaintiff Equal Employment. (fe) (Entered: 02/08/2000)

RECAP
20 Feb. 16, 2000

NOTICE by defendant Orleans Furniture to take deposition of Rena Toney, Cindy Turner, Twillia Morgan, Joan Stringer-Summers, Lula Odom on 2/23/00 in Columbia, MS. (fe) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

RECAP
21 Feb. 23, 2000

NOTICE by plaintiff Equal Employment to take deposition of Susan Hilburn on 2/24/00 in Hattiesburg. (fe) (Entered: 02/23/2000)

RECAP
22 Feb. 23, 2000

RETURN of SUBPOENA executed as to Susan Wilburn on 2/11/00. (fe) (Entered: 02/23/2000)

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23 March 15, 2000

Notice of Service of Disclosure by defendant Orleans Furniture. (fe) (Entered: 03/17/2000)

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26 March 22, 2000

Notice of Service of Response by defendant Orleans Furniture to First Request for Production of Documents by Plaintiff, EEOC. (fe) (Entered: 03/23/2000)

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24 March 23, 2000

JOINT MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment, intervenor-plaintiff Rena Toney, defendant Orleans Furniture to Extend Discovery Deadline . (fe) (Entered: 03/23/2000)

RECAP
25 March 23, 2000

Notice of Service of Response by defendant Orleans Furniture to First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff, EEOC. (fe) (Entered: 03/23/2000)

RECAP
27 March 28, 2000

NOTICE by defendant Orleans Furniture to take deposition of Joan Stringer-Summers on 4/19/00 (ldr) (Entered: 03/28/2000)

RECAP
28 March 31, 2000

Change of address for Equal Employment (Contained in Pleading ) Copy mailed to Jackson for change in data base. (fe) (Entered: 03/31/2000)

RECAP
29 March 31, 2000

NOTICE by plaintiff Equal Employment to take deposition of Orleans Furniture, Inc. with Notice of Service. (fe) (Entered: 03/31/2000)

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30 March 31, 2000

NOTICE of RECEIPT of DEPOSITION by plaintiff Equal Employment of Joan Gartman with Exhibit A. (fe) (Entered: 03/31/2000)

RECAP
31 April 3, 2000

Notice of Service of First Supplemental Response by defendant Orleans Furniture to First Set of Request for Production. (fe) (Entered: 04/03/2000)

RECAP
32 April 4, 2000

ORDER granting joint [24-1] motion to Extend Discovery Deadline, reset Discovery deadline to 4/21/00 ( signed by Judge Charles W. Pickering 4/4/00); copies mailed. (ldr) (Entered: 04/05/2000)

RECAP
33 April 7, 2000

Notice of Service of Second Set of Request for Production of Documents by defendant Orleans Furniture. (fe) (Entered: 04/07/2000)

RECAP
34 April 17, 2000

MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment to Compel the production of certain records, documents and information with Exhibits Attached. (fe) (Entered: 04/17/2000)

RECAP
35 April 17, 2000

Good Faith Certificate executed by Sharon S. Day, Alison R. Steiner, Lawrence E. Hahn as to [34-1] motion to Compel the production of certain records, documents and information by plaintiff. (fe) (Entered: 04/17/2000)

RECAP
36 April 20, 2000

JOINT MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment, intervenor-plaintiff Rena Toney for An Order Requiring Supplementation of Defendants's Disclosures and Discovery Responses . (fe) (Entered: 04/21/2000)

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37 April 26, 2000

RESPONSE by defendant Orleans Furniture to [34-1] motion to Compel the production of certain records, documents and information by plaintiff with Exhibits Attached. (fe) (Entered: 04/26/2000)

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38 April 27, 2000

Notice of Service of Disclosure by defendant Orleans Furniture. (fe) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

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39 May 1, 2000

REPLY by plaintiff Equal Employment to defendant Orleans Furniture response to [34-1] motion to Compel the production of certain records, documents and information by plaintiff; exhibits attached. (ldr) (Entered: 05/01/2000)

RECAP
40 May 9, 2000

Notice of Service of Response by intervenor-plaintiff Rena Toney to Second Set of Request for Production of Documents Propounded. (fe) (Entered: 05/09/2000)

RECAP
41 May 15, 2000

RETURN of SUBPOENA executed as to Bruce Green on 4/17/00 to appear for taking of a deposition. (fe) (Entered: 05/15/2000)

RECAP
42 May 16, 2000

ORDER granting in part, denying in part [34-1] motion to Compel the production of certain records, documents and information. Plaintiff's Motion to Compel with regard to Interrogatory No. 6 is denied as moot. Defendant shall respond within (10) days of the entry of this order. Plaintiff's Motion to Compel with regard to Request No. 3 is granted. Defendant shall produce information sought within (10) days of the entry of this entry of this order. Plaintiff's Motion to Compel with regard to Request No. 4 is granted. Plaintiff shall either produce documents sought or file a motion for protective order regarding same within (10) days of entry of this order. Plaintiff's Motion to Compel with regard to Request No. 7 is granted. Plaintiff shall either provide the documents sought or provide a privilege log within ten days of entry of this order. ( signed by Magistrate Judge Louis Guirola Jr. 5/15/00); copies mailed. (fe) (Entered: 05/17/2000)

RECAP
43 May 23, 2000

MOTION by defendant Orleans Furniture for Leave to File Delayed Response to Plaintiff', for Reconsideration of [42-1] order with Exhibits. (fe) (Entered: 05/23/2000)

RECAP
44 May 23, 2000

Notice of Service of Second Supplemental Response by defendant Orleans Furniture to First Set of Interrogatories Propounded by the Plaintiff, EEOC with attachment. (fe) (Entered: 05/23/2000)

RECAP
45 May 23, 2000

Privilege Log filed by defendant, Orleans Furniture, Inc., pursuant to Rule 26 of F.R.Civ.P. (fe) (Entered: 05/26/2000)

RECAP
46 May 24, 2000

ORDER denying [36-1] motion for An Order Requiring Supplementation of Defendants's Disclosures and Discovery Responses ( signed by Magistrate Judge Louis Guirola Jr. 5/24/00); copies mailed. (mjr) Modified on 05/26/2000 (Entered: 05/24/2000)

RECAP
47 May 25, 2000

Notice of Service of Response by defendant Orleans Furniture to Third Supplemental Response to First Set of Request for Production of Documents Propounded to Plaintiff, EEOC. (fe) Modified on 05/26/2000 (Entered: 05/25/2000)

RECAP
48 May 26, 2000

Pre-Trial Conference set for 9:00 6/28/00 (fe) Modified on 06/01/2000 (Entered: 05/26/2000)

RECAP
49 May 30, 2000

MOTION by defendant Orleans Furniture for Protective Order with Exhibits Attached. (fe) Modified on 06/01/2000 (Entered: 05/30/2000)

RECAP
50 June 1, 2000

Notice of Service of Fourth Supplemental Response by defendant Orleans Furniture to Request for Production of Documents Propounded to Plaintiff, E.E.O.C. (fe) Modified on 06/02/2000 (Entered: 06/01/2000)

RECAP
51 June 5, 2000

RESPONSE by plaintiff Equal Employment in opposition to [43-1] motion for Leave to File Delayed Response to Plaintiff' by intervenor-defendby defendant, [43-2] motion for Reconsideration of [42-1] order by intervenor-defendby defendant with Exhibits Attached. (fe) Modified on 06/07/2000 (Entered: 06/05/2000)

RECAP
52 July 20, 2000

CONSENT JUDGMENT; matter is dismissed by entry of consent decree, except that court will retain jurisdiction over this matter for purpose of enforcement of agreement for twelve months from the date thereof ( signed by Judge Charles W. Pickering 7/19/00); copies mailed. (mjr) (Entered: 07/20/2000)

RECAP
July 20, 2000

Case closed (mjr)

July 20, 2000

Case closed (mjr) (Entered: 07/20/2000)

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory:

Mississippi

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: July 8, 1999

Closing Date: July 20, 2001

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Unknown

Class Action Outcome: Unknown

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Orleans Furniture, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

Southern District of Mississippi 2:99-cv-00177

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

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