Case: EEOC v. Jerry Chambers Chevrolet, Inc.

2:03-cv-00080 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 15, 2003

Closed Date: March 8, 2008

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Case Summary

EEOC's Seattle, WA office filed this Title VII lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation against the defendant Jerry Chambers Chevrolet Inc. The defendant operated a car dealership in Bellingham, WA. The lawsuit was filed at the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (Seattle) on 01/15/2003. EEOC alleged on behalf of a former female employee that she was subject to a sexually hostile work environment and was constructively discharged due to lack of corrective measures from the defendant. The individual complainant intervened in the EEOC lawsuit, alleging violation of the Washington state anti-discrimination statute as well as Title VII.The parties reached a settlement agreement at a voluntary mediation conference on 02/12/2004. A consent decree was entered into judgment on 03/08/2004.Under the four-year consent decree, the defendant agreed to pay the individual complainant $70,000. The defendant also agreed to expunge the individual's personnel record and provide neutral reference for her in the future. The consent decree additionally required the defendant to develop anti-discrimination policies and retain an independent sexual harassment consultant to conduct internal review and audit. The defendant would also need to post a notice of the lawsuit and provide annual training to its employees. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Justin Kanter (8/12/2007)

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2:03-cv-00080	Docket [PACER]	March 8, 2004	March 8, 2004 Docket
1 2:03-cv-00080	Complaint	Jan. 15, 2003	Jan. 15, 2003 Complaint
7 2:03-cv-00080	Complaint for Damages and Unpaid Wages [of Plaintiff Intervenor]	March 19, 2003	March 19, 2003 Pleading / Motion / Brief
15 2:03-cv-00080	Plaintiff in Intervention Amy Seaman's Amended Complaint for Damages and Unpaid Wages	Aug. 8, 2003	Aug. 8, 2003 Pleading / Motion / Brief
26 2:03-cv-00080	Consent Decree and Order	March 8, 2004	March 8, 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	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT and JURY DEMAND (Summons(es) issued) Receipt # fee waived (USA) (PM) (Entered: 01/21/2003)	Jan. 15, 2003	Jan. 15, 2003
2	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Jerry Chambers Chev by Dan'L W Bridges (MD) (Entered: 01/23/2003)	Jan. 22, 2003	Jan. 22, 2003
3	ANSWER to complaint [1-1] by defendant Jerry Chambers Chev (MD) (Entered: 01/23/2003)	Jan. 22, 2003	Jan. 22, 2003
4	RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed upon defendant Jerry Chambers Chev on 1/28/03 (MD) (Entered: 02/07/2003)	Feb. 6, 2003	Feb. 6, 2003
5	RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed upon defendant Jerry Chambers Chev on 1/20/03 (MD) (Entered: 02/18/2003)	Feb. 14, 2003	Feb. 14, 2003
6	ORDER RE: INITIAL DISCLOSURES, JOINT STATUS REPORT AND EARLY SETTLEMENT. Joint Status Report due 4/3/03 (cc: counsel, Judge) (MD) (Entered: 02/21/2003)	Feb. 21, 2003	Feb. 21, 2003
7	AMENDED COMPLAINT [1-1] by plaintiff EEOC (MD) (Entered: 03/20/2003)	March 19, 2003	March 19, 2003
8	MOTION and memorandum in support of by Amy Seaman to intervene as pltf NOTED FOR 4/4/03 (MD) (Entered: 03/20/2003)	March 19, 2003	March 19, 2003
9	DECLARATION of Karen Leigh Funston re motion to intervene as pltf [8-1] (MD) (Entered: 03/20/2003)	March 19, 2003	March 19, 2003
	LODGED ORDER: re: motion to intervene as pltf [8-1] (MD) (Entered: 03/20/2003)	March 19, 2003	March 19, 2003
10	STATUS MEMORANDUM/REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN by plaintiff (MD) (Entered: 04/04/2003)	April 3, 2003	April 3, 2003
11	RESPONSE AND JOINDER by defendant re: pltf's status memorandum [10-1] (MD) (Entered: 04/07/2003)	April 7, 2003	April 7, 2003
12	ORDER by Judge Marsha J. Pechman GRANTING motion to intervene as pltf [8-1] intervenor-plaintiff Amy Seaman (cc: counsel, Judge) (MD) (Entered: 04/09/2003)	April 8, 2003	April 8, 2003
13	ORDER SETTING TRIAL and RELATED DATES by Judge Pechman: Jury trial set for 3/8/04 ; Deadline to Join Additional Parties is 5/13/03 Disclosure of expert testimony due: 9/10/03 ; Motion filing ddl 10/10/03 ; Discovery deadline set for 11/10/03 ; Dispositive Motions to be filed by 12/9/03 ; Settlement conf. per CR 39.1(c)(2) by 1/8/04 ; 39.1 designation effective 2/6/04 ; Motions in Limine deadline 2/9/04 ; Agreed Pretrial Order set for 2/25/04 ; Pretrial Conference set for 1:30 2/27/04 ; Trial brief and exhibits to be submitted by 3/3/04 ; Proposed Voir dire/jury instructions 3/3/04 ; (cc: counsel, Judge) Length of trial: 8 days (MD) (Entered: 04/15/2003)	April 15, 2003	April 15, 2003
14	ANSWER to pltf's personal intervention Complaint by Defendant Jerry Chambers Chevrolet Inc.(MD, ) (Entered: 07/22/2003)	July 15, 2003	July 15, 2003
15	AMENDED COMPLAINT against defendant Jerry Chambers Chevrolet Inc , filed by intervention Amy Seaman.(MD, ) (Entered: 08/14/2003)	Aug. 8, 2003	Aug. 8, 2003
16	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE OF DEPOSITION SUBPOENA of Michael Zatine served on 9/24/03. (MD, ) (Entered: 09/30/2003)	Sept. 25, 2003	Sept. 25, 2003
17	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE RE: FIRST INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION. (MD, ) (Entered: 10/06/2003)	Oct. 1, 2003	Oct. 1, 2003
18	ORDER regarding use of CM/ECF system, by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (Goldberg, Rachel) (Entered: 11/06/2003)	Nov. 6, 2003	Nov. 6, 2003
19	Letter from Plaintiff Amy Seaman's attorney re defendants' motion to extend the Court's deadline for mediation. (AF, ) (Entered: 01/27/2004)	Jan. 15, 2004	Jan. 15, 2004
20	STIPULATION of parties modifying pretrial deadlines . (Healy, Teri) (Entered: 02/05/2004)	Feb. 5, 2004	Feb. 5, 2004
21	NOTICE by Intervenor Plaintiff Amy Seaman Substitution of Counsel (Garrett, Deborra) (Entered: 02/06/2004)	Feb. 6, 2004	Feb. 6, 2004
22	STIPULATION AND ORDER re 20 Stipulation TO EXTEND DATES- Motions in Limine due by 2/19/2004; 39.1 Settlement Report due by 2/12/2004. by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (MD, ) (Entered: 02/11/2004)	Feb. 10, 2004	Feb. 10, 2004
	NOTICE of Hearing:Because of the court's unavailability on 2/27/04, the pretrial conference is rescheduled to 2/24/04 at 1:30 p.m. before Hon. Marsha J. Pechman. (ES) (Entered: 02/11/2004)	Feb. 11, 2004	Feb. 11, 2004
	NOTICE - The pretrial order lodging date is rescheduled to February 23, 2004. (ES) (Entered: 02/11/2004)	Feb. 11, 2004	Feb. 11, 2004
23	NOTICE that on February 12, 2004, the parties participated in a mediation. This matter is now resolved. (Temp1, ) (Entered: 02/18/2004)	Feb. 14, 2004	Feb. 14, 2004
24	STIPULATION of parties Consent Decree and Proposed Order . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - EEO Policy# 2 Exhibit B - Notice to Employees)(Healy, Teri) (Entered: 02/20/2004)	Feb. 20, 2004	Feb. 20, 2004
25	STIPULATION of parties Consent Decree - with Stipulated order previously excluded . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - EEO Policy# 2 Exhibit B - Notice to Employees)(Healy, Teri) (Entered: 02/23/2004)	Feb. 23, 2004	Feb. 23, 2004
26	CONSENT DECREE by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (MD, ) (Entered: 03/08/2004)	March 8, 2004	March 8, 2004