Case: EEOC v. RLS Inc., d/b/a "SEBO's Do-It-Center"

2:04-cv-02066 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2004

Closed Date: Sept. 14, 2008

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Case Summary

In September 2004, the Seattle District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against RLS, Inc., d/b/a Sebo's Do-It-Center, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the charging party, a female employee, and other similarly situated female employees to a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, resulting in the constructive discharge of the charging party. The charging party intervened in the suit in January 2005. After a scheduling order, the parties participated in mediation in late August 2005 and settled through a consent decree in mid September. The three-year decree prohibited the defendant from retaliating and required the defendant to: provide the charging party with a positive employment reference, impose appropriate discipline upon those who discriminate, appoint an EEO coordinator, revise its employee appraisal process to include evaluation of employees' commitment to equal employment opportunity, provide sexual harassment training for all its employees, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and pay $120,000 to the charging party. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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2:04-cv-02066	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. RLS, Inc. d/b/a "Sebo's Do-It-Center"	Nov. 21, 2005	Nov. 21, 2005 Docket
1 2:04-cv-02066	Complaint EEOC v. RLS, Inc. d/b/a "Sebo's Do-It-Center"	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004 Complaint
14 2:04-cv-02066	Intervener's Amended Supplemental Complaint for Damages for Harassment and Discrimination with Jury Demand EEOC v. RLS, Inc. d/b/a Sebo's Do-It-Center	Feb. 9, 2005	Feb. 9, 2005 Complaint
21 2:04-cv-02066	Consent Decree EEOC v. RLS, Inc. d/b/a Sebo's Do-It-Center	Sept. 13, 2005	Sept. 13, 2005 Settlement Agreement
22 2:04-cv-02066	Order Approving Consent Decree EEOC v. RLS, Inc. d/b/a Sebo's Do-It-Center	Sept. 14, 2005	Sept. 14, 2005 Order/Opinion
2:04-cv-02066	EEOC Litigation Settlement Report - September 2005 EEOC v. RLS, Inc. d/b/a SEBO'S Do-It-Center No Court	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005 Press Release

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT and JURY TRIAL DEMAND against defendant RLS Inc (Summons(es) issued) (Receipt # fee waived), filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(PM, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 10/4/2004 (PM, ). Additional attachment(s) added on 10/8/2004 (PM, ). (Entered: 10/04/2004) 2 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 4 Notice of Electronic Case View on PACER	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004 RECAP
2	DECLARATION OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS and Complaint upon defendant RLS Inc on 10/13/2004 (CL, ) (Entered: 10/18/2004)	Oct. 15, 2004	Oct. 15, 2004 PACER
3	NOTICE of Appearance by attorney John J Greaney, Jr on behalf of Defendant RLS Inc (Greaney, John) (Entered: 10/22/2004)	Oct. 22, 2004	Oct. 22, 2004 PACER
4	ANSWER to Complaint by RLS Inc.(Greaney, John) (Entered: 11/03/2004)	Nov. 3, 2004	Nov. 3, 2004 PACER
5	ORDER REGARDING INITIAL DISCLOSURES, JOINT STATUS REPORT AND EARLY SETTLEMENT Joint Status Report due by 12/29/2004, by Judge Ricardo Martinez. (LC, ) (Entered: 11/16/2004)	Nov. 16, 2004	Nov. 16, 2004 PACER
6	NOTICE of Appearance by Peter Moote and Jessie Valentine on behalf of intervener Gloria Crouch. (Moote, Peter) Modified text on 12/8/2004 (AF, ). (Entered: 12/07/2004)	Dec. 7, 2004	Dec. 7, 2004 PACER
7	MOTION to Intervene with supporting memorandum by Intervenor Plaintiff Gloria Crouch. Noting Date 12/24/2004. (Attachments: # 1 Complaint# 2 Proposed Order)(Moote, Peter) (Entered: 12/07/2004) 2 Complaint View on PACER 3 Proposed Order View on PACER	Dec. 7, 2004	Dec. 7, 2004 PACER
8	JOINT STATUS REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN filed by all parties. Est. Trial Days: eight. (Stanley, John) (Entered: 12/28/2004)	Dec. 28, 2004	Dec. 28, 2004 PACER
9	ORDER granting 7 MOTION to Intervene with supporting memorandum filed by Gloria Crouch, by Judge Ricardo Martinez. (RS, ) (Entered: 01/03/2005)	Jan. 3, 2005	Jan. 3, 2005 PACER
10	INTERVENOR COMPLAINT filed by Gloria Crouch.(RS, ) (Entered: 01/03/2005)	Jan. 3, 2005	Jan. 3, 2005 PACER
11	SCHEDULING ORDER: Jury Trial set for 4/17/2006 09:00 AM before Hon. Ricardo Martinez. Joinder of Parties due by 7/1/2005; Expert Witness Disclosure due by 9/30/2005; Motions due by 10/28/2005; Discovery due by 11/30/2005; Dispositive motions due by 12/28/2005; 39.1 Mediation to be completed by 5/31/2005; Motions in Limine due by 3/20/2006; Pretrial Order due by 4/5/2006; Trial briefs to be submitted by 4/12/2006; Voir dire/jury instructions due by 4/12/2006; Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law to be submitted by 4/12/2006 by Judge Ricardo Martinez. (LW) (Entered: 01/14/2005)	Jan. 14, 2005	Jan. 14, 2005 PACER
12	AMENDED MOTION to Intervene by Claimant Gloria Crouch, with supporting memorandum by Intervenor Plaintiff Gloria Crouch. Noting Date 2/11/2005. (Attachments: # 1amended complaint # 2proposed order)(Moote, Peter) Text Modified and attachments named on 1/24/2005 (RS, ). (Entered: 01/21/2005) 2 amended complaint View on PACER 3 proposed order View on PACER	Jan. 21, 2005	Jan. 21, 2005 PACER
13	Stipulated MOTION to Intervene by Intervenor Plaintiff Gloria Crouch. Noting Date 2/11/2005. (Attachments: # 1proposed amended complaint # 2proposed order)(Moote, Peter) Modified on 2/9/2005 to name attachments (RS, ). (Entered: 02/08/2005) 2 proposed amended complaint View on PACER 3 proposed order View on PACER	Feb. 8, 2005	Feb. 8, 2005 PACER
14	Supplemental AMENDED COMPLAINT against defendant RLS Inc, filed by Gloria Crouch.(Moote, Peter) (Entered: 02/09/2005)	Feb. 9, 2005	Feb. 9, 2005 PACER
15	NOTICE by Intervenor Plaintiff Gloria Crouch of Withdrawal of Amended and Stipulated Motions to Intervene Dated 1/21/05 and 2/8/05 (Moote, Peter) (Entered: 02/09/2005)	Feb. 9, 2005	Feb. 9, 2005 PACER
16	Defendant's ANSWER to Amended Complaint by RLS Inc.(Greaney, John) (Entered: 02/18/2005)	Feb. 18, 2005	Feb. 18, 2005 PACER
17	ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE of summons and complaint by counsel John Greaney on behalf of Defendant RLS Inc on 02/16/05. (Greaney, John) (Entered: 02/18/2005)	Feb. 18, 2005	Feb. 18, 2005 PACER
18	MOTION for Extension of Time To Complete Mediation and proposed order by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Noting Date 5/23/2005. (Katahira, Wesley)Text Modified on 5/24/2005 (RS, ). (Entered: 05/23/2005)	May 23, 2005	May 23, 2005 PACER
19	ORDER granting 18 MOTION for Extension of Time To Complete Mediation filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; mediation ddl continued to 8/31/05 by Judge Ricardo Martinez. (RS, ) (Entered: 05/31/2005)	May 27, 2005	May 27, 2005 PACER
20	NOTICE from Mediator Judge Larry Jordan, that on 8/31/05, the parties participated in a mediation. This matter is now resolved. (CL, ) (Entered: 09/08/2005)	Sept. 6, 2005	Sept. 6, 2005 PACER
21	STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER Consent Decree by parties. (Katahira, Wesley) (Entered: 09/13/2005)	Sept. 13, 2005	Sept. 13, 2005 PACER
22	ORDER APPROVING CONSENT DECREE by Judge James L. Robart. (RS, ) (Entered: 09/15/2005)	Sept. 14, 2005	Sept. 14, 2005 PACER
23	Stipulated MOTION and Proposed Order by Defendant RLS Inc. (Greaney, John) Modified text on 11/21/2005 (RS, ). (Entered: 11/18/2005)	Nov. 18, 2005	Nov. 18, 2005 PACER
24	ORDER granting 23 Stipulated Motion for dismissal with prejudice by Judge Ricardo S Martinez.(RS, ) (Entered: 11/21/2005)	Nov. 21, 2005	Nov. 21, 2005 PACER

Case: EEOC v. RLS Inc., d/b/a "SEBO's Do-It-Center"

2:04-cv-02066 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

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