Case: EEOC v. San Fransisco Newspaper Agency

4:97-cv-01989 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 28, 1997

Closed Date: 1998

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Case Summary

In May 1997, the San Francisco office of the EEOC brought this suit against San Francisco Newspaper Agency in the U.S. District Court for the California Northern District. The parties settled in December 1997 during a settlement conference, and the court dismissed the case in June 1998. Because the docket is the only accessible document, there is no more information available pertaining to the nature of the suit or the consent decree.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (7/23/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10644305/parties/eeoc-v-sf-newspaper-agency/

Judge(s)

Armstrong, Saundra Brown (California)

Judge(s)

Armstrong, Saundra Brown (California)

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Documents in this case

4:97-cv-01989	Docket (PACER)	June 1, 1998	June 1, 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/10644305/eeoc-v-sf-newspaper-agency/

Last updated Sept. 17, 2026, 9:22 p.m.

Docket for: EEOC v. SF Newspaper Agency

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	May 28, 1997	COMPLAINT Summons(es) issued; Fee status ex entered on 5/28/97 in the amount of $ ex (); jury demand [4:97-cv-01989] (cg, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 05/30/1997)	PACER
2	May 28, 1997	ORDER RE COURT PROCEDURE and SCHEDULE by Judge Saundra B. Armstrong : Proof of service to be filed by 7/14/97 ; counsels' case management statement to be filed by 9/22/97 ; initial case management conference will be held 3:00 10/1/97 . (cc: all counsel) (cg, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 05/30/1997)	PACER
4	July 23, 1997	ANSWER by defendant SF Newspaper Agency to complaint [1-1] [4:97-cv-01989] (cg, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 07/25/1997)	PACER
5	Sept. 22, 1997	Joint CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT and PROPOSED ORDER filed. [4:97-cv-01989] (mmr, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 09/23/1997)	PACER
6	Sept. 26, 1997	CLERK'S NOTICE Case Management Conference set for 10/1/97 at 3:00 pm has been moved to 3:30 pm on 10/1/97 [4:97-cv-01989] (mmr, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 10/01/1997)	PACER
7	Oct. 1, 1997	MINUTES: ( C/R not reported) ( Hearing Date: 10/1/97) Telephonic Case Management Conference held , referring case for settlement to Mag. Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton , referring case for discovery to Magistrate Judge James Larson [4:97-cv-01989] (mmr, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 10/02/1997)	PACER
9	Oct. 2, 1997	Notice of Settlement Conference and Settlement Conference ORDER by Mag. Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton Settlement conf. (Mag) set for 1:30 pm on 12/17/97 before Magistrate Judge Hamilton at 450 Golden Gate Ave, Courtroom A 15th floor, San Francisco, CA ( Date Entered: 10/8/97) (cc: all counsel) [4:97-cv-01989] (cp, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 10/08/1997)	PACER
	Oct. 2, 1997	REFERRAL: referring case for settlement to Mag. Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton [4:97-cv-01989] (judi, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 10/02/1997)	PACER
	Oct. 2, 1997	REFERRAL: referring case for discovery to Magistrate Judge James Larson [4:97-cv-01989] (judi, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 10/02/1997)	PACER
8	Oct. 6, 1997	LETTER to Judge Armstrong dated 10/2/97 from attorney Lindbergh Porter Jr. re: San Francisco Newspaper Agency has agreed to an early settlement [4:97-cv-01989] (mmr, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 10/06/1997)	PACER
10	Dec. 10, 1997	CLERK'S NOTICE Case Management Conference set for 12/11/97 is moved to 11:15 a.m. on 1/14/98 telephonically [4:97-cv-01989] (mmr, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 12/11/1997)	PACER
11	Dec. 17, 1997	MINUTES: ( C/R not reported) ( Hearing Date: 12/17/97) Settlement Conference before Magistrate Judge Hamilton held on 12/17/97, case settled [4:97-cv-01989] (mmr, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 12/24/1997)	PACER
12	Jan. 27, 1998	ORDER by Judge Saundra B. Armstrong dismissing case upon notification of settlement; appeal filing ddl 2/27/98 ( Date Entered: 1/28/98) (cc: all counsel) [4:97-cv-01989] (mmr, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 01/28/1998)	PACER
13	June 1, 1998	Request and ORDER by Judge Saundra B. Armstrong dismissing case with prejudice; appeal filing ddl 7/2/98 ( Date Entered: 6/1/98) (cc: all counsel) [4:97-cv-01989] (mmr, COURT STAFF) (Entered: 06/02/1998)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

California

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 28, 1997

Closing Date: 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

San Francisco Newspaper Agency

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Northern District of California 4:97-cv-01989

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Voluntary Dismissal

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. San Fransisco Newspaper Agency, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6410/ (last updated 7/23/2007).