Case: EEOC v. Swinerton Builders

2:05-cv-01625 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 23, 2005

Closed Date: Dec. 7, 2007

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Case Summary

In September 2005, the EEOC's Seattle District Office brought this action against Swinerton Builders Northwest in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington alleging that the defendant violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when it discriminated against the charging party, a sixty-three year old male employee, by terminating him and hiring a less qualified but younger individual to take his place. After some scheduling orders, the parties settled in December 2005. Under the two-year consent decree, which included a non-discrimination clause, the defendant was required to: designate a human resource manager to provide guidance on employment decisions, provide annual EEO training to all its employees, give the charging party a neutral reference, provide annual reports to the EEOC, post an EEOC-provided anti-discrimination notice, and pay $49,000 to the charging party.The decree was entered in 2005 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Kevin Wilemon (5/31/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/27/2018)

People

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Judge(s)

Martinez, Ricardo S. (Washington)

Judge(s)

Martinez, Ricardo S. (Washington)

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Documents in this case

2:05-cv-01625	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. SWINERTON BUILDERS	Dec. 14, 2005	Dec. 14, 2005 Docket
1 2:05-cv-01625	Complaint and Jury Demand EEOC v. SWINERTON BUILDERS	Sept. 23, 2005	Sept. 23, 2005 Complaint
2:05-cv-01625	[Proposed] Consent Decree EEOC v. SWINERTON BUILDERS	May 10, 2007	May 10, 2007 Settlement Agreement
2:05-cv-01625	Order of Dismissal EEOC v. SWINERTON BUILDERS	May 10, 2007	May 10, 2007 Order/Opinion

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12182998/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-swinerton-builders-northwest-inc/

Last updated Sept. 17, 2026, 11:53 p.m.

Docket for: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Swinerton Builders Northwest Inc

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 23, 2005	COMPLAINT against defendant Swinerton Builders Northwest Inc (Summons issued) (No fee required), filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: (1) Civil Cover Sheet (2) Email Request to Open New Case)(MKB) (Entered: 09/27/2005)	RECAP
2	Oct. 5, 2005	SERVICE OF SUMMONS and Complaint returned executed upon defendant Swinerton Builders Northwest Inc on 10/3/2005 (RS, ) (Entered: 10/06/2005)	RECAP
3	Oct. 12, 2005	ANSWER to Complaint by Swinerton Builders Northwest Inc.(Parkinson, Robynne) (Entered: 10/12/2005)	RECAP
4	Oct. 17, 2005	ORDER REGARDING INITIAL DISCLOSURES, JOINT STATUS REPORT AND EARLY SETTLEMENT FRCP 26f Conference Deadline is 11/14/2005.Initial Disclosure Deadline is 11/21/2005. Joint Status Report due by 11/28/2005; by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (LC, ) (Entered: 10/17/2005)	RECAP
5	Nov. 14, 2005	JOINT STATUS REPORT and Discovery Plan filed by all parties. Est. Trial Days: Seven (7). (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Lee, Damien) (Entered: 11/14/2005)	RECAP
6	Nov. 29, 2005	ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE AND RELATED DATES; Length of Trial: 7 days. Jury Trial is set for 1/22/2007 at 09:00 AM before Hon. Ricardo S Martinez. Joinder of Parties due by 5/31/2006; Expert Witness Disclosure/Reports under FRCP 26(a)(2) due by 7/26/2006; Motions due by 8/25/2006; Discovery completed by 9/25/2006; Dispositive motions due by 10/24/2006; 39.1 mediation to be completed by 12/8/2006; Motions in Limine due by 12/26/2006; Pretrial Order due by 1/10/2007; Trial briefs to be submitted by 1/17/2007; Proposed voir dire/jury instructions due by 1/17/2007; by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (LC, ) (Entered: 11/29/2005)	RECAP
7	Dec. 7, 2005	STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER OF DISMISSAL by parties. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Olson, Kathryn) (Entered: 12/07/2005) 1 Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
8	Dec. 14, 2005	ORDER OF DISMISSAL by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (RS, ) (Entered: 12/14/2005)	RECAP