Case: EEOC v. MCCAIN FOODS, INC.

2:03-cv-00339 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2003

Closed Date: Oct. 26, 2006

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Case Summary

In October 2003, the EEOC district office in Seattle, Washington brought this suit against McCain Foods, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it failed to promote two female employees because of their sex. After the issuance of of an expedited agreed protective order, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in October 2004.

In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the aggrieved females a total of $9,000, refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of sex, reaffirm and post its anti-discrimination policy, provide 2 hours of EEO training, and submit semiannual compliance/record reports to the EEOC. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the decree ran for two years.

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Jason Chester (7/18/2007)

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2:03-cv-00339	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. McCain Foods USA Inc	Oct. 26, 2004	Oct. 26, 2004 Docket
1 2:03-cv-00339	Complaint EEOC v. McCain Foods USA, Inc.	Sept. 25, 2003	Sept. 25, 2003 Complaint
19 2:03-cv-00339	Consent Decree EEOC v. McCain Foods USA, Inc.	Oct. 26, 2004	Oct. 26, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
3	SUMMONS/RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant McCain Foods USA Inc (PP) (Entered: 10/20/2003)	Oct. 14, 2000	Oct. 14, 2000
1	COMPLAINT JURY TRIAL DEMAND (Summons(es) issued) Fee-status: wv Receipt #: wv (CR) (Entered: 09/26/2003)	Sept. 25, 2003	Sept. 25, 2003
2	Notice of APPEARANCE for defendant; Atty Jerry Robert Neal appearing (CR) Modified on 10/17/2003 (Entered: 10/17/2003)	Oct. 16, 2003	Oct. 16, 2003
	Law Clerk assigned to case is AV (LMM) (Entered: 10/22/2003)	Oct. 22, 2003	Oct. 22, 2003
4	ANSWER by defendant McCain Foods USA Inc (PP) (Entered: 10/27/2003)	Oct. 24, 2003	Oct. 24, 2003
5	MOTION by defendant McCain Foods USA Inc for attorney Nina G Stillman to appear pro hac vice (PP) (Entered: 10/27/2003)	Oct. 24, 2003	Oct. 24, 2003
6	MOTION by defendant McCain Foods USA Inc for attorney Charis Runnels to appear pro hac vice (PP) (Entered: 10/27/2003)	Oct. 24, 2003	Oct. 24, 2003
7	PROPOSED RECEIVED Order re: motion for attorney Charis Runnels to appear pro hac vice [6-1], motion for attorney Nina G Stillman to appear pro hac vice [5-1] submitted by defendant McCain Foods USA Inc (PP) (Entered: 10/27/2003)	Oct. 27, 2003	Oct. 27, 2003
	FAXED/MAILED GRANTING MOTION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE RE: Nina G. Stillman & Charis A. Runnels to all counsel (FmrEmp) (Entered: 10/29/2003)	Oct. 29, 2003	Oct. 29, 2003
8	ORDER by Judge Lonny R. Suko granting motion for attorney Charis Runnels to appear pro hac vice [6-1], granting motion for attorney Nina G Stillman to appear pro hac vice [5-1] (cc: all counsel) (PP) (Entered: 10/31/2003)	Oct. 31, 2003	Oct. 31, 2003
	Sched Conference Notice ;telephonic sched conf 8:30 12/22/03 new Meet Me Line, 509 376-1330, Yakima, WA (LMM) (Entered: 11/03/2003)	Nov. 3, 2003	Nov. 3, 2003
	FAXED/MAILED Notice Setting Court's Scheduling Conference to all counsel (LMM) (Entered: 11/03/2003)	Nov. 3, 2003	Nov. 3, 2003
	FAXED/MAILED Notice Setting Court's Scheduling Conference telephonic, Court's conference line 509 376-1330, to all counsel (LMM) (Entered: 11/04/2003)	Nov. 4, 2003	Nov. 4, 2003
10	Discovery Plan by defendant McCain Foods USA Inc, plaintiff EEOC pur. to FRCP 26(F) (PP) (Entered: 12/12/2003)	Dec. 11, 2003	Dec. 11, 2003
11	MINUTES: Telephonic Scheduling Conference; Location: Yakima, WA; CR/ER: Not Reported; before Judge Lonny R. Suko (KW) (Entered: 12/24/2003)	Dec. 22, 2003	Dec. 22, 2003
12	Scheduling Conference Order by Judge Lonny R. Suko Disp mtn ddl: 11/9/04; Mtn in limine ddl: 1/18/05 ;discovery to be complete 10/12/04 Pretrial Conf (Tele) set 8:15 1/24/05 Yakima, WA ;proposed PTO due 1/13/05 ;Jury Trial set 9:00 2/8/05 Yakima, WA ; telephonic status conf set 8:30 12/17/04 (cc:all counsel) (PP) (Entered: 01/09/2004)	Jan. 9, 2004	Jan. 9, 2004
13	MOTION by defendant to expedite hearing on motion to enter agreed protective order (CV) (Entered: 08/13/2004)	Aug. 12, 2004	Aug. 12, 2004
14	MOTION by defendant to enter agreed protective order (CV) (Entered: 08/13/2004)	Aug. 12, 2004	Aug. 12, 2004
15	Notice by defendant of hearing setting motion to enter agreed protective order [14-1] (w/o oral argument 9:00 8/18/04 ), setting motion to expedite hearing on motion to enter agreed protective order [13-1] (w/o oral argument 9:00 8/18/04 ) (CV) (Entered: 08/13/2004)	Aug. 12, 2004	Aug. 12, 2004
16	PROPOSED RECEIVED Agreed Protective Order re: motion to enter agreed protective order [14-1] submitted by defendant (CV) (Entered: 08/13/2004)	Aug. 12, 2004	Aug. 12, 2004
17	ORDER by Judge Lonny R. Suko granting motion to expedite hearing on motion to enter agreed protective order [13-1] (cc: all counsel) (PP) (Entered: 08/23/2004)	Aug. 23, 2004	Aug. 23, 2004
18	AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Judge Lonny R. Suko : granting document proposed [16-1] (cc: all counsel) (PP) (Entered: 08/23/2004)	Aug. 23, 2004	Aug. 23, 2004
19	CONSENT DECREE; terminating case. Signed by Judge Lonny R. Suko. (CV, Case Administrator) (Entered: 10/26/2004)	Oct. 26, 2004	Oct. 26, 2004
20	ORDER CLOSNG FILE. Signed by Judge Lonny R. Suko. (CV, Case Administrator) (Entered: 10/26/2004)	Oct. 26, 2004	Oct. 26, 2004