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

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Docket

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
3	Oct. 14, 2000	SUMMONS/RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant McCain Foods USA Inc (PP) (Entered: 10/20/2003)	PACER
1	Sept. 25, 2003	COMPLAINT JURY TRIAL DEMAND (Summons(es) issued) Fee-status: wv Receipt #: wv (CR) (Entered: 09/26/2003)	PACER
2	Oct. 16, 2003	Notice of APPEARANCE for defendant; Atty Jerry Robert Neal appearing (CR) Modified on 10/17/2003 (Entered: 10/17/2003)	PACER
	Oct. 22, 2003	Law Clerk assigned to case is AV (LMM) (Entered: 10/22/2003)	PACER
4	Oct. 24, 2003	ANSWER by defendant McCain Foods USA Inc (PP) (Entered: 10/27/2003)	PACER
5	Oct. 24, 2003	MOTION by defendant McCain Foods USA Inc for attorney Nina G Stillman to appear pro hac vice (PP) (Entered: 10/27/2003)	PACER
6	Oct. 24, 2003	MOTION by defendant McCain Foods USA Inc for attorney Charis Runnels to appear pro hac vice (PP) (Entered: 10/27/2003)	PACER
7	Oct. 27, 2003	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)	PACER
	Oct. 29, 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)	PACER
8	Oct. 31, 2003	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)	PACER
	Nov. 3, 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)	PACER
	Nov. 3, 2003	FAXED/MAILED Notice Setting Court's Scheduling Conference to all counsel (LMM) (Entered: 11/03/2003)	PACER
	Nov. 4, 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)	PACER
10	Dec. 11, 2003	Discovery Plan by defendant McCain Foods USA Inc, plaintiff EEOC pur. to FRCP 26(F) (PP) (Entered: 12/12/2003)	PACER
11	Dec. 22, 2003	MINUTES: Telephonic Scheduling Conference; Location: Yakima, WA; CR/ER: Not Reported; before Judge Lonny R. Suko (KW) (Entered: 12/24/2003)	PACER
12	Jan. 9, 2004	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)	PACER
13	Aug. 12, 2004	MOTION by defendant to expedite hearing on motion to enter agreed protective order (CV) (Entered: 08/13/2004)	PACER
14	Aug. 12, 2004	MOTION by defendant to enter agreed protective order (CV) (Entered: 08/13/2004)	PACER
15	Aug. 12, 2004	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)	PACER
16	Aug. 12, 2004	PROPOSED RECEIVED Agreed Protective Order re: motion to enter agreed protective order [14-1] submitted by defendant (CV) (Entered: 08/13/2004)	PACER
17	Aug. 23, 2004	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)	PACER
18	Aug. 23, 2004	AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Judge Lonny R. Suko : granting document proposed [16-1] (cc: all counsel) (PP) (Entered: 08/23/2004)	PACER
19	Oct. 26, 2004	CONSENT DECREE; terminating case. Signed by Judge Lonny R. Suko. (CV, Case Administrator) (Entered: 10/26/2004)	PACER
20	Oct. 26, 2004	ORDER CLOSNG FILE. Signed by Judge Lonny R. Suko. (CV, Case Administrator) (Entered: 10/26/2004)	PACER