Case: EEOC v. Circle S Stores Inc

1:04-cv-00716 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

Filed Date: June 24, 2004

Closed Date: 2008

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Case Summary

In June 2004, the Phoenix district office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Circle S Stores, Inc. and Circle S Grocery, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimants by refusing to hire them for cashier positions because of their sex (male). The case settled during a settlement conference, and the court entered the consent decree in December 2005. The parties filed an amended consent dec…
In June 2004, the Phoenix district office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Circle S Stores, Inc. and Circle S Grocery, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimants by refusing to hire them for cashier positions because of their sex (male). The case settled during a settlement conference, and the court entered the consent decree in December 2005. The parties filed an amended consent decree in February 2006. The three year consent decree required the defendant to refrain from discrimination and retaliation, pay the claimants $60,000, review and revise its anti-discrimination policies and procedures, use objective recruitment, place an advertisement in the Farmington newspaper that the defendant is an equal opportunity employer and announce job openings, provide Title VII training for all owners, managers, and other personnel with hiring responsibilities, distribute its anti-discrimination policy, post notice, give the EEOC reports every six months on compliance with the decree and the applicants for the cashier position, and allow the EEOC to have access to its premises to review compliance with the decree. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (7/26/2007)

Clearinghouse (6/11/2017)

People

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Judge(s)

Johnson, William Paul (New Mexico)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dreiband, Eric S (New Mexico)

Lee, James L (New Mexico)

Medina, Loretta F (New Mexico)

O'Neill, Mary Jo (New Mexico)

Attorney for Defendant

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Documents in this case

1:04-cv-00716

Docket

EEOC v. Circle S Stores Inc, et al

Feb. 8, 2006

Feb. 8, 2006

Docket
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Complaint

EEOC v. CIRCLE S STORES, INC., and CIRCLE S GROCERY, INC., d/b/a CIRCLE S GROCERY STORE

June 24, 2004

June 24, 2004

Complaint
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Consent Decree

EEOC v. CIRCLE S STORES, INC., and CIRCLE S GROCERY, INC., d/b/a CIRCLE S GROCERY STORE

Dec. 5, 2005

Dec. 5, 2005

Settlement Agreement
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Amended Consent Decree

EEOC v. CIRCLE S STORES, INC., and CIRCLE S GROCERY, INC., d/b/a CIRCLE S GROCERY STORE

Feb. 8, 2006

Feb. 8, 2006

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12184419/eeoc-v-circle-s-stores-inc/

Last updated Nov. 3, 2026, 9:44 p.m.

Docket for: EEOC v. Circle S Stores Inc
ECF Number Date Description Link
1 June 24, 2004

COMPLAINT for civil rights w/jury demand (referred to Magistrate Judge Don J. Svet) (emr) Modified on 06/25/2004 (Entered: 06/25/2004)

RECAP
June 24, 2004

LETTER re: consent to proceed before a US Magistrate Judge (emr) Modified on 06/25/2004 (Entered: 06/25/2004)

PACER
June 24, 2004

LETTER re: consent to proceed before a US Magistrate Judge (emr) Modified on 06/25/2004

2 July 1, 2004

NOTICE of refusal to consent to proceed before US Magistrate Judge by plaintiff (dmw) (Entered: 07/02/2004)

RECAP
3 July 2, 2004

MINUTE ORDER: Case reassigned from Magistrate Judge Scott to District Judge William P. Johnson (cc: all counsel*) (dmw) (Entered: 07/02/2004)

RECAP
July 13, 2004

SUMMONS issued to B.N. Strunk (dmw) (Entered: 07/13/2004)

PACER
July 13, 2004

SUMMONS issued to B.N. Strunk (dmw)

4 Aug. 26, 2004

ANSWER by defendants [1-1] (dmw) (Entered: 08/27/2004)

RECAP
5 Oct. 5, 2004

INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER by Magistrate Judge Don J. Svet Rule 16 scheduling conference set on 11/17/04 @ 2:00 pm; provisional discovery plan & IPTR due 11/3/04 (cc: all counsel*) (dmw) (Entered: 10/05/2004)

RECAP
6 Oct. 26, 2004

PROVISIONAL DISCOVERY PLAN by the parties* (dmw) (Entered: 10/26/2004)

RECAP
7 Nov. 17, 2004

CERTIFICATE by defendants of service of Rule 26 initial disclosures to counsel on 11/17/04* (dmw) (Entered: 11/17/2004)

RECAP
8 Nov. 17, 2004

CLERK'S MINUTES: before Magistrate Judge Don J. Svet Rule 16 scheduling conference held (dmw) (Entered: 11/19/2004)

RECAP
9 Nov. 19, 2004

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff of service of initial disclosures to counsel on 11/17/04 (dmw) (Entered: 11/19/2004)

RECAP
10 Nov. 22, 2004

INITIAL PRE-TRIAL REPORT by District Judge William P. Johnson and Magistrate Judge Don J. Svet; Discovery set for 4/18/05; mtn filing ddl set for 7/5/05; proposed pretrial order due 9/19/05; pretrial conference set for 9:00 am on 10/24/05; jury trial set for 9:00 am on 11/7/05; Estimated # Trial Days: 7-10; Chances of Settlement: cannot be fully evaluated prior to some preliminary discovery (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 11/22/2004)

RECAP
11 Feb. 2, 2005

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff of service of first supplement to initial disclosures to counsel on 2/2/05* (dmw) (Entered: 02/02/2005)

RECAP
12 April 8, 2005

MOTION by defendants to extend discovery & motions deadlines (dmw) (Entered: 04/11/2005)

RECAP
13 April 19, 2005

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Don J. Svet granting defts' unopposed motion to extend discovery & motions deadlines as described herein [12-1] Discovery cutoff 7/18/05 (cc: all counsel) (jrm) (Entered: 04/19/2005)

RECAP
14 July 15, 2005

JOINT MOTION to extend pretrial deadlines (dmw) (Entered: 07/18/2005)

RECAP
15 Aug. 5, 2005

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Don J. Svet setting settlement conference on 11/1/05 @ 8:30 am (cc: all counsel*) (dmw) (Entered: 08/05/2005)

RECAP
16 Aug. 10, 2005

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Don J. Svet granting joint motion to extend pretrial deadlines [14-1] Discovery cutoff 10/28/05 ; Motion Filing cutoff 11/18/05 ; Pretrial order ddl 1/31/06 (cc: all counsel) (sl) (Entered: 08/10/2005)

RECAP
17 Aug. 15, 2005

NOTICE by counsel for defendants of unavailability from 10/1-16/05* (dmw) (Entered: 08/15/2005)

RECAP
18 Aug. 16, 2005

NOTICE by counsel for plaintiff of unavailability from 8/26-9/9/05* (dmw) (Entered: 08/16/2005)

RECAP
19 Aug. 25, 2005

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff of service of first request for production of documents to counsel on 8/25/05* (dmw) (Entered: 08/25/2005)

RECAP
20 Aug. 30, 2005

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff of service of second request for production of documents to counsel on 8/30/05* (dmw) (Entered: 08/30/2005)

RECAP
21 Sept. 16, 2005

OFFER of judgment filed by defts (jm) (Entered: 09/19/2005)

RECAP
22 Sept. 21, 2005

CERTIFICATE by defendants of service of first interrogatories & requests for production of documents to counsel on 9/21/05* (dmw) (Entered: 09/21/2005)

RECAP
23 Sept. 29, 2005

CERTIFICATE of Service by defendants of combined responses to first and second requests for production of documents, mailed to counsel on 9/29/05 (*) (bap) (Entered: 09/29/2005)

RECAP
24 Oct. 6, 2005

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff of service of second supplement to initial disclosures to counsel on 10/6/05* (dmw) (Entered: 10/07/2005)

RECAP
25 Oct. 12, 2005

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Don J. Svet vacating settlement conference set for 11/1/05 (cc: all counsel*) (sl) (Entered: 10/12/2005)

RECAP
26 Oct. 13, 2005

JOINT CONFIDENTIALITY STIPULATION (dmw) (Entered: 10/13/2005)

RECAP
27 Oct. 13, 2005

NOTICE by the parties of designation of Chief Magistrate Judge Garcia to conduct settlement conference (dmw) (Entered: 10/13/2005)

RECAP
28 Oct. 14, 2005

ORDER by Chief Magistrate Lorenzo F. Garcia setting settlement conference on 11/21/05 @ 9:00 am (cc: all counsel*) (dmw) (Entered: 10/14/2005)

RECAP
29 Oct. 17, 2005

CERTIFICATE by defendants of service of first supplemental combined responses to first & second requests for production of documents to counsel on 10/17/05* (dmw) (Entered: 10/18/2005)

RECAP
30 Oct. 21, 2005

CERTIFICATE by defendants of service of first supplemental initial disclosures to counsel on 10/21/05* (dmw) (Entered: 10/21/2005)

RECAP
31 Oct. 31, 2005

CERTIFICATE of service by plaintiff of responses to defts' combined request for production to counsel on 10/27/05 (vv) (Entered: 10/31/2005)

RECAP
32 Oct. 31, 2005

CERTIFICATE of service by plaintiff of 3rd supplement to initial disclosures to counsel on 10/27/05 (vv) (Entered: 10/31/2005)

RECAP
33 Oct. 31, 2005

CERTIFICATE of service by plaintiff of responses to combined 1st interrogatories to counsel on 10/27/05 (vv) (Entered: 10/31/2005)

RECAP
34 Nov. 22, 2005

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE held before Chief Magistrate Judge Garcia; case settled* (dmw) (Entered: 11/22/2005)

RECAP
35 Dec. 5, 2005

CONSENT JUDGMENT by District Judge William P. Johnson, as further described herein dismissing case (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 12/05/2005)

RECAP
36 Feb. 8, 2006

AMENDED CONSENT DECREE by District Judge William P. Johnson, as further described herein (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 02/08/2006)

RECAP

Case Details

State / Territory:

New Mexico

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: June 24, 2004

Closing Date: 2008

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

Circl S Stores Inc.

Circle S Grocery Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

District of New Mexico 1:04-cv-00716

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements

Discrimination Prohibition

Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols

Monitoring

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Utilize objective hiring/promotion criteria

Amount Defendant Pays: 60000

Order Duration: 2005 - 2008

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Hiring

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Male

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

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