Case: EEOC v. HERRING GAS COMPANY

3:99-cv-00218 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: March 26, 1999

Closed Date: 2000

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Case Summary

In March 1999, the Birmingham office of the EEOC brought this suit against Herring Gas Co. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The claimant intervened in the EEOC's suit in November 1999. After the court denied the defendant's motion for summary judgment, the case settled. The court dismissed the case in April 2000. No information was made available pertaining to the settlement or the nature of the suit.

Summary Authors

Lionel Joiner (7/26/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13871108/parties/equal-employment-v-herring-gas/


Judge(s)

Lee, Tom Stewart (Mississippi)

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Documents in this case

3:99-cv-00218

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. Herring Gas

April 24, 2000

April 24, 2000

Docket

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Docket

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Docket for: Equal Employment v. Herring Gas
ECF Number Date Description Link
1 March 26, 1999

COMPLAINT; jury demand; Notice of Assignment mailed. (thr) (Entered: 03/29/1999)

PACER
March 26, 1999

Magistrate Judge Assignment Alfred G. Nicols (thr) (Entered: 03/29/1999)

PACER
March 26, 1999

Case assigned to Pending Track - designation of appropriate track will be made after Case Management Conference and a final track assignment. (thr) (Entered: 03/29/1999)

PACER
2 May 19, 1999

Notice of Service of Pre-Discovery Disclosure by plaintiff Equal Employment (rrl) (Entered: 05/20/1999)

PACER
3 July 15, 1999

ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Herring Gas (Attorney John L. Maxey II, John F. Hawkins), (rrl) (Entered: 07/16/1999)

PACER
July 15, 1999

Case Management Conference set at 11:00 9/14/99 location: Jackson before Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols copies mailed to John F. Hawkins, John L. Maxey II, Pamela K. Agee, Jerome C. Rose (rrl) (Entered: 07/16/1999)

PACER
4 July 23, 1999

Notice of Service of Disclosure by defendant Herring Gas (mgb) (Entered: 07/23/1999)

PACER
5 Aug. 26, 1999

Notice of Service of Pre-Discovery Disclosure of Core Information by plaintiff Equal Employment (rrl) (Entered: 08/26/1999)

PACER
6 Sept. 15, 1999

Minute entry: Case Management Conference held before Judge Nicols 9/14/99 (rrl) (Entered: 09/15/1999)

PACER
7 Sept. 15, 1999

CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER Case Assigned to CJRA Track: Standard Scheduling Deadlines: Joining of parties,amending of pleadings by 10/14/99 ; Case Status Report due 1/30/00 ; Discovery cutoff 1/1/00 ; Final Pretrial Conference for 4/17/00 ; Jury Trial 5/1/00 ; Motion Filing deadline on 1/15/00 ; Dft Designation of Experts by 12/20/99 ; Pla. Designation of Experts by 10/20/99 ; ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ) copies mailed. (rrl) (Entered: 09/15/1999)

PACER
Sept. 15, 1999

Case Management Conference held (rrl) (Entered: 09/15/1999)

PACER
8 Oct. 13, 1999

MOTION to Intervene by Howard Bass (rrl) Modified on 10/14/1999 (Entered: 10/14/1999)

PACER
9 Oct. 27, 1999

NOTICE by defendant Herring Gas to take deposition of Howard Bass (lwe) (Entered: 10/28/1999)

PACER
10 Nov. 4, 1999

ORDER granting [8-1] motion to Intervene by Howard Bass, who shall be a plaintiff in this case. ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (lwe) (Entered: 11/04/1999)

PACER
11 Nov. 5, 1999

Notice of Service of Consolidated Discovery by defendant Herring Gas (rrl) (Entered: 11/08/1999)

PACER
12 Nov. 5, 1999

RENOTICE by defendant Herring Gas to take deposition of Tom Silver (rrl) (Entered: 11/08/1999)

PACER
13 Nov. 19, 1999

Intervenor's COMPLAINT by Howard Bass against defendant Herring Gas (rrl) (Entered: 11/19/1999)

PACER
14 Nov. 29, 1999

RETURN of SUBPOENA executed as to Thomas D. Silver (rrl) (Entered: 11/29/1999)

PACER
15 Dec. 8, 1999

ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Herring Gas (rrl) (Entered: 12/09/1999)

PACER
16 Dec. 10, 1999

MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment to Amend [7-1] case management order and to adjust attendant deadlines (rrl) (Entered: 12/13/1999)

PACER
17 Dec. 17, 1999

Notice of Service of Response by plaintiff Equal Employment to consolidated discovery (lwe) (Entered: 12/17/1999)

PACER
18 Dec. 20, 1999

MOTION by defendant Herring Gas to Extend Time to designate expert witness (rrl) (Entered: 12/21/1999)

PACER
19 Dec. 22, 1999

ORDER granting [18-1] motion to Extend Time to designate expert witness, reset designation of defendants' experts deadline to 12/30/99 ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (rrl) (Entered: 12/22/1999)

PACER
21 Jan. 3, 2000

ORDER, Extending Time , reset designation of defendants' experts deadline to 1/6/00 ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (rrl) (Entered: 01/03/2000)

PACER
22 Jan. 6, 2000

DESIGNATION of EXPERTS by DEFENDANT Herring Gas (rrl) (Entered: 01/06/2000)

PACER
23 Jan. 7, 2000

DESIGNATION of EXPERTS by defendant Herring Gas (rrl) (Entered: 01/07/2000)

PACER
24 Jan. 7, 2000

Notice of Service of Second Supplemental Disclosure of Core Information by defendant Herring Gas (rrl) (Entered: 01/07/2000)

PACER
25 Jan. 20, 2000

MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment to Strike [23-1] designation of expert witnesses by Herring Gas (rrl) (Entered: 01/20/2000)

PACER
26 Feb. 2, 2000

SUPPLEMENTAL DESIGNATION of EXPERTS for DEFENDANT by defendant Herring Gas (rrl) (Entered: 02/03/2000)

PACER
27 Feb. 3, 2000

RESPONSE by defendant Herring Gas in opposition to [25-1] motion to Strike [23-1] designation of expert witnesses by Herring Gas by plaintiff (rrl) (Entered: 02/04/2000)

PACER
28 Feb. 4, 2000

Notice of Service of Third Supplemental Disclosure of Core Information by intervenor-defendant Herring Gas (rrl) (Entered: 02/04/2000)

PACER
29 Feb. 15, 2000

MOTION by defendant Herring Gas for Summary Judgment (rrl) (Entered: 02/15/2000)

PACER
30 Feb. 15, 2000

ORDER denying [25-1] motion to Strike [23-1] designation of expert witnesses by Herring Gas, reset designation of defendants' experts deadline to 2/28/00 ; plaintiff may depose Mr. Murray on or before 3/31/00 ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (rrl) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

PACER
31 Feb. 15, 2000

MOTION by defendant Herring Gas to Compel production of documents (rrl) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

PACER
32 Feb. 29, 2000

SUPPLEMENTAL MOTION by defendant Herring Gas for Summary Judgment referring to: [29-1] motion for Summary Judgment by defendant (rrl) (Entered: 02/29/2000)

PACER
33 March 2, 2000

RESPONSE by plaintiff Equal Employment to [29-1] motion for Summary Judgment by defendant (rrl) (Entered: 03/02/2000)

PACER
34 March 2, 2000

RESPONSE by intervenor-plaintiff Howard Bass to [29-1] motion for Summary Judgment by defendant (rrl) (Entered: 03/02/2000)

PACER
35 March 2, 2000

ORDER mooting [31-1] motion to Compel production of documents ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (rrl) (Entered: 03/02/2000)

PACER
37 March 14, 2000

ORDER granting [36-1] motion to Extend Time to submit reply in support of motion for partial summary judgment, Response to Motion reset to 3/21/00 for [32-1] and amended motion for Summary Judgment, [29-1] motion for Summary Judgment ( signed by Judge Tom S. Lee ); copies mailed. (rrl) (Entered: 03/14/2000)

PACER
38 March 21, 2000

MOTION by defendant Herring Gas to Strike [34-1] motion response [affidavits attached to response] by Howard Bass (rrl) (Entered: 03/22/2000)

PACER
39 March 30, 2000

ORDER denying [38-1] motion to Strike [34-1] motion response [affidavits attached to response] by Howard Bass, denying [32-1] supplemental amended motion for Summary Judgment, denying [29-1] motion for Summary Judgment ( signed by Judge Tom S. Lee ); copies mailed. (rrl) (Entered: 03/31/2000)

PACER
40 April 24, 2000

Final JUDGMENT of Dismissal, dismissing this case with prejudice with each party to bear its own costs ( signed by Judge Tom S. Lee ); copies mailed. ob 2000 page 1227 (rrl) (Entered: 04/26/2000)

PACER
April 24, 2000

Case closed (rrl) (Entered: 04/26/2000)

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory:

Mississippi

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 26, 1999

Closing Date: 2000

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private 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

Herring Gas Co.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

Southern District of Mississippi 3:99-cv-00218

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

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

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