Case: EEOC v. SUNMET AGRIBUSINESS

1:01-cv-05163 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 8, 2001

Closed Date: Sept. 10, 2001

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Case Summary

The EEOC San Francisco office filed this suit on February 8, 2001 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Fresno Division. The suit alleged violation of Title VII by Sunmet Agribusiness, Inc for sexual harassment of and retaliation against a female employee. After filing, the EEOC amended its complaint to add Sunmet Agricultural and Old West Farming Co. as defendants. After two status conferences, a settlement conference was held at which the court was notified of set…

The consent decree awarded the complainant $45,000. In the decree the defendant agreed to post and distribute information regarding EEOC rights and responsibilities and its commitment to an environment free of sexual harassment. The defendant also agreed to provide a training session for its managers and supervisors. Further, the defendant agreed not to rehire a specific individual and to provide the complainant with a positive reference.

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Jason Chester (7/27/2007)

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1:01-cv-05163	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Sunmet Agribusiness et al	Sept. 10, 2001	Sept. 10, 2001 Docket
17 1:01-cv-05163	Consent Decree EEOC v. Sunmet Agribusiness et al	Sept. 10, 2001	Sept. 10, 2001 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	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT; jury demand, fee status waived, assigned to Senior Judge Robert E. Coyle referred to Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder (jv) (Entered: 02/09/2001)	Feb. 8, 2001	Feb. 8, 2001
2	ORDER setting scheduling conference for 9:15 5/3/01 before Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder (jv) (Entered: 02/09/2001)	Feb. 8, 2001	Feb. 8, 2001
3	NOTICE: from F Robles scheduling conference continued to 9:00 5/31/01 before Judge Snyder, Ctrm 4 (jh) (Entered: 04/16/2001)	April 12, 2001	April 12, 2001
4	PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff EEOC of [3-2] (sr) (Entered: 05/01/2001)	April 30, 2001	April 30, 2001
	LODGED stipulation extending time for initial disclosures by EEOC, Sunmet Agribusiness (mm) (Entered: 05/07/2001)	May 4, 2001	May 4, 2001
5	STIPULATION AND ORDER by Magistrate Snyder stipulation extending time for initial disclosures GRANTED; disclosure ddl continued to 5/24/01 (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 05/09/2001)	May 8, 2001	May 8, 2001
6	JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT by plaintiff EEOC (old) (Entered: 05/25/2001)	May 24, 2001	May 24, 2001
	LODGED Stipulation Extending Time for Initial Disclosures by defendant Sunmet Agribusiness (old) (Entered: 05/25/2001)	May 24, 2001	May 24, 2001
7	AMENDED COMPLAINT complaint [1] TERMINATED by pla EEOC adding Sunmet Agricultural, Old West Farming Co; jury demand (hm) (Entered: 05/29/2001)	May 29, 2001	May 29, 2001
8	STIPULATION AND ORDER by Judge Snyder request to extend time for initial disclosures [0] GRANTED discovery ddl set for 6/1/01 for initial disclosures (cc: all counsel) (hm) (Entered: 05/30/2001)	May 29, 2001	May 29, 2001
9	ORDER by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder CONTINUING scheduling conference for 9:30 7/26/01 before Magistrate Snyder ctrm 4; settlement conference set for 10:30 7/6/01 before Magistrate Best Rm 4017 (cc: all counsel) (hl) (Entered: 06/01/2001)	May 31, 2001	May 31, 2001
11	ANSWER to first amended complaint by defendant Old West Farming Co (sr) (Entered: 06/05/2001)	June 4, 2001	June 4, 2001
12	ANSWER by defendant Sunmet Agribusiness, defendant Sunmet Agricultural (sr) (Entered: 06/06/2001)	June 5, 2001	June 5, 2001
13	MINUTES of settlement conference HELD before Magistrate Judge Hollis G. Best; case settled per call from defendant's attorney, Rowley, on 7/9/01; papers to follow; C/R Tape Nos. 0442 (old) (Entered: 07/11/2001)	July 6, 2001	July 6, 2001
14	JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT by plaintiff EEOC (old) (Entered: 07/20/2001)	July 19, 2001	July 19, 2001
15	MINUTES of 7/26/01 before Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder scheduling conference continued to 9:15 10/2/01 before SMS (sr) (Entered: 07/27/2001)	July 26, 2001	July 26, 2001
16	COURT LETTER from Daniel W. Rowley confirming the Scheduling Conference will be continued to 10/02/01 at 9:15 before Magistrate Sandra M. Snyder (cc: all counsel) (wh) (Entered: 07/30/2001)	July 27, 2001	July 27, 2001
	LODGED consent decree by plaintiff EEOC (old) (Entered: 09/10/2001)	Sept. 7, 2001	Sept. 7, 2001
17	CONSENT DECREE approved by Senior Judge Robert E. Coyle CASE DISMISSED (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 09/12/2001)	Sept. 10, 2001	Sept. 10, 2001