Case: EEOC v. ESTATE OF JAMES COOPER (d/b/a CONESTOGA STEAK HOUSE)

2:98-cv-00154 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: June 1, 1998

Closed Date: Dec. 2, 1998

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Case Summary

In June 1998, the Birmingham District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Conestoga Steak House in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The only document publicly available regarding this case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. After some scheduling orders, the parties settled in December 1998 through a consent decree.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (7/10/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13825118/parties/equal-employment-v-conestoga-steak/

Judge(s)

Pickering, Charles Willis (Mississippi)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Gov, Jerome C. (Mississippi)

Gov, Perry N. (Mississippi)

Attorney for Defendant

Bossier, Sheila M. (Mississippi)

Ramsay, J. Robert (Mississippi)

Judge(s)

Pickering, Charles Willis (Mississippi)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Gov, Jerome C. (Mississippi)

Gov, Perry N. (Mississippi)

Attorney for Defendant

Bossier, Sheila M. (Mississippi)

Ramsay, J. Robert (Mississippi)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

2:98-cv-00154	Docket [PACER] Equal Employment v. Conestoga Steak, et al	Dec. 2, 1998	Dec. 2, 1998 Docket

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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/13825118/equal-employment-v-conestoga-steak/

Last updated Sept. 30, 2026, 12:47 a.m.

Docket for: Equal Employment v. Conestoga Steak

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	June 1, 1998	COMPLAINT; jury demand; Notice of Assignment mailed. (ldr) (Entered: 06/01/1998)	RECAP
	June 1, 1998	Magistrate Judge Assignment - Louis Guirola, Jr. (ldr) (Entered: 06/01/1998)	PACER
	June 1, 1998	Case assigned to Pending Track - designation of appropriate track will be made after Case Management Conference and a final track assignment. (ldr) (Entered: 06/01/1998)	PACER
	June 1, 1998	Plaintiff to prepare Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons (ldr) (Entered: 07/21/1998)	PACER
	June 1, 1998	Magistrate Judge Assignment - Louis Guirola, Jr. (ldr)
	June 1, 1998	Case assigned to Pending Track - designation of appropriate track will be made after Case Management Conference and a final track assignment. (ldr)
	June 1, 1998	Plaintiff to prepare Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons (ldr)
2	June 8, 1998	Pre-Discovery Disclosure by plaintiff Equal Employment (ldr) (Entered: 06/08/1998)	RECAP
3	June 8, 1998	Notice of Service of Disclosure by plaintiff Equal Employment (ldr) (Entered: 06/08/1998)	RECAP
4	June 29, 1998	AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiff Equal Employment amending [1-1] complaint against James Cooper d/b/a Conestoga Steak House (ldr) (Entered: 06/29/1998)	RECAP
5	July 6, 1998	Notice of Service of Disclosure by plaintiff Equal Employment (ldr) (Entered: 07/06/1998)	RECAP
6	July 6, 1998	Pre-Discovery Disclosure by plaintiff Equal Employment (ldr) (Entered: 07/06/1998)	RECAP
	July 21, 1998	Case Management Conference set at 10:30 11/5/98 location: Hattiesburg before Judge Charles W. Pickering copies mailed to Mildred Byrd, Perry N. Martin, Jerome C. Rose (ldr) (Entered: 07/21/1998)	PACER
	July 21, 1998	Case Management Conference set at 10:30 11/5/98 location: Hattiesburg before Judge Charles W. Pickering copies mailed to Mildred Byrd, Perry N. Martin, Jerome C. Rose (ldr)
7	July 24, 1998	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to James Cooper 7/7/98; Answer due on 9/5/98 for James Cooper (ldr) (Entered: 07/27/1998)	RECAP
8	Sept. 1, 1998	NOTICE by defendant James Cooper to take deposition of Jason Cintron 9/18/98 (ldr) (Entered: 09/01/1998)	RECAP
9	Sept. 1, 1998	Notice of Service of Disclosure by defendant James Cooper (ldr) (Entered: 09/01/1998)	RECAP
10	Sept. 1, 1998	ANSWER by defendant James Cooper (Attorney J. Robert Ramsay, Sheila M. Bossier) to amended complaint (ldr) (Entered: 09/01/1998)	RECAP
11	Sept. 1, 1998	Pre-Discovery Disclosure by defendant James Cooper (ldr) (Entered: 09/01/1998)	RECAP
	Sept. 2, 1998	Case Management Conference Notice mailed to Sheila M. Bossier, J. Robert Ramsay (ldr) (Entered: 09/02/1998)	PACER
	Sept. 2, 1998	Case Management Conference Notice mailed to Sheila M. Bossier, J. Robert Ramsay (ldr)
12	Sept. 17, 1998	RE-NOTICE by defendant James Cooper to take deposition of Jason Cintron 10/13/98 (ldr) (Entered: 09/17/1998)	RECAP
13	Nov. 16, 1998	NOTICE of Hearing: Case Management Conference reset for 1/14/99 at 1:15 p.m. before Judge Pickering in Hattiesburg (ldr) (Entered: 11/16/1998)	RECAP
	Nov. 16, 1998	Case Management Conference re-set at 1:15 1/14/99 location: Hattiesburg before Judge Charles W. Pickering copies mailed to Sheila M. Bossier, J. Robert Ramsay, Mildred Byrd, Perry N. Martin, Jerome C. Rose (ldr) (Entered: 11/16/1998)	PACER
	Nov. 16, 1998	Case Management Conference re-set at 1:15 1/14/99 location: Hattiesburg before Judge Charles W. Pickering copies mailed to Sheila M. Bossier, J. Robert Ramsay, Mildred Byrd, Perry N. Martin, Jerome C. Rose (ldr)
14	Dec. 2, 1998	CONSENT JUDGMENT for plaintiff Equal Employment ( signed by Judge Charles W. Pickering 12/2/98); copies mailed. (ldr) (Entered: 12/03/1998)	RECAP
	Dec. 2, 1998	Case closed (ldr) (Entered: 12/03/1998)	PACER
	Dec. 2, 1998	Case closed (ldr)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Mississippi

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: June 1, 1998

Closing Date: Dec. 2, 1998

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

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

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Conestoga Steak House

Estate of James Cooper

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Southern District of Mississippi 2:98-cv-00154

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

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. ESTATE OF JAMES COOPER (d/b/a CONESTOGA STEAK HOUSE), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6298/ (last updated 7/10/2007).