Case: EEOC v. BALLY TOTAL FITNESS CORP.

3:06-cv-02974 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 1, 2006

Closed Date: 2008

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Case Summary

In May 2006, the EEOC's San Francisco office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Bally Total Fitness Corporation alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC alleged that defendant had engaged in hiring discrimination based on national origin and religion when it did not hire an Indian Sikh. The defendant, a nationwide provider of fitness centers and fitness training, and the EEOC attempted to resolve the dispute through mediation for nearly three months but were unsuccessful. Upon their return to court, the parties postponed a firm scheduling order until, four months later, they came to an agreement and a consent decree was approved in April 2007 that ordered the defendant to pay $24,000 to the complainant, enjoined it from discriminating on the basis of national origin and religion, and required it to provide equal employment opportunity training sessions to its supervisory employees. The decree was to last for one year. The docket sheet shows that no further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Jason Chester (7/13/2007)

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Judge(s)

White, Jeffrey Steven (California)

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White, Jeffrey Steven (California)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:06-cv-02974	Docket EEOC v. Bally Total Fitness Corporation	April 18, 2007	April 18, 2007 Docket
1 3:06-cv-02974	Complaint EEOC v. Bally Total Fitness Corporation	May 3, 2006	May 3, 2006 Complaint
19 3:06-cv-02974	Settlement Agreement EEOC v. Bally Total Fitness Corporation	April 13, 2007	April 13, 2007 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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5764046/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-bally-total-fitness-corporation/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Bally Total Fitness Corporation (Filing fee - waived). Filed byEqual Employment Opportunity Commission. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/3/2006) Additional attachment(s) added on 5/5/2006 (hdj, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/04/2006)	May 3, 2006	May 3, 2006
2	ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 9/8/2006. Case Management Conference set for 9/15/2006 01:30 PM. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/3/2006) Additional attachment(s) added on 5/4/2006 (hdj, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/04/2006)	May 3, 2006	May 3, 2006
	Summons Issued as to Bally Total Fitness Corporation. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/3/2006) (Entered: 05/04/2006)	May 3, 2006	May 3, 2006
	CASE DESIGNATED for Electronic Filing. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/3/2006) (Entered: 05/04/2006)	May 3, 2006	May 3, 2006
3	INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER: Case Management Conference set for 9/15/2006 01:30 PM. Case Management Statement due by 9/8/2006.. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 5/11/06. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/11/2006) (Entered: 05/11/2006)	May 11, 2006	May 11, 2006
4	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons & Complaint with Acknowledgment of Receipt served on CT Corporation System on May 4, 2006, filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Acknowledgment of service)(O'Hara, Cindy) (Filed on 6/5/2006) (Entered: 06/05/2006)	June 5, 2006	June 5, 2006
5	Respondent's ANSWER to Complaint byBally Total Fitness Corporation. (Fliegel, Rod) (Filed on 6/12/2006) (Entered: 06/12/2006)	June 12, 2006	June 12, 2006
6	STIPULATION (Joint) to Continue Case Management Conference and Related Dates by Bally Total Fitness Corporation. (Fliegel, Rod) (Filed on 8/18/2006) (Entered: 08/18/2006)	Aug. 18, 2006	Aug. 18, 2006
7	ORDER GRANTING 6 Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 8/21/06. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/21/2006)	Aug. 21, 2006	Aug. 21, 2006 RECAP
	Set/Reset Hearings: Case Management Conference set for 10/27/2006 01:30 PM. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/21/2006) (Entered: 08/22/2006)	Aug. 21, 2006	Aug. 21, 2006
8	NOTICE of need for ADR Phone Conference (ADR L.R. 3-5 d) (O'Hara, Cindy) (Filed on 10/6/2006) (Entered: 10/06/2006)	Oct. 6, 2006	Oct. 6, 2006
9	ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5b) of discussion of ADR options by Parties and Counsel (Fliegel, Rod) (Filed on 10/6/2006) (Entered: 10/06/2006)	Oct. 6, 2006	Oct. 6, 2006
10	STIPULATION (Joint) to Stay All Proceedings Pending Mediation by Bally Total Fitness Corporation. (Fliegel, Rod) (Filed on 10/10/2006) (Entered: 10/10/2006)	Oct. 10, 2006	Oct. 10, 2006
11	ORDER Granting 10 Stipulation. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on October 11, 2006. (jswlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/11/2006)	Oct. 11, 2006	Oct. 11, 2006 RECAP
12	STIPULATION AND REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM MEDIATION DEADLINE AND TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (O'Hara, Cindy) (Filed on 1/19/2007) (Entered: 01/19/2007)	Jan. 19, 2007	Jan. 19, 2007
13	ORDER GRANTING 12 STIPULATION FOR RELIEF FROM MEDIATION DEADLINE AND TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 1/22/07. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2007)	Jan. 22, 2007	Jan. 22, 2007 RECAP
	Set/Reset Hearings: Case Management Conference set for 3/23/2007 01:30 PM. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2007) (Entered: 01/23/2007)	Jan. 22, 2007	Jan. 22, 2007
14	MOTION to Continue Case Management Conference filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (O'Hara, Cindy) (Filed on 3/19/2007) (Entered: 03/19/2007)	March 19, 2007	March 19, 2007
16	ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 3/22/07. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/22/2007)	March 22, 2007	March 22, 2007 RECAP
15	NOTICE by Bally Total Fitness Corporation of Non Opposition (Fliegel, Rod) (Filed on 3/22/2007) (Entered: 03/22/2007)	March 22, 2007	March 22, 2007
	Set Deadlines/Hearings: Case Management Conference set for 4/6/2007 01:30 PM. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/22/2007) (Entered: 03/23/2007)	March 22, 2007	March 22, 2007
17	STIPULATION tto Continue Case Management Conference Two Weeks by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (O'Hara, Cindy) (Filed on 4/4/2007) (Entered: 04/04/2007)	April 4, 2007	April 4, 2007
	Set/Reset Hearings: Case Management Conference set for 4/20/2007 01:30 PM. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/5/2007) (Entered: 04/09/2007)	April 5, 2007	April 5, 2007
18	ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 4/5/07. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/5/2007)	April 5, 2007	April 5, 2007 RECAP
19	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Consent Decree by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (O'Hara, Cindy) (Filed on 4/13/2007) (Entered: 04/13/2007)	April 13, 2007	April 13, 2007
20	ORDER Approving 19 Consent Decree. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on April 18, 2007. (jswlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/18/2007)	April 18, 2007	April 18, 2007 RECAP