Case: EEOC v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

EEOC v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

EEOC v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

EEOC v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

COMPLAINT; jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of John C. Hendrickson, Jean Powers Kamp, Keith L Spence as attorney(s) for plaintiff ( no summons(es) issued.) (Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (fce) (Entered: 12/03/1999)

MOTION by EEOC to amend the complaint (Attachment) ; Notice (jmp) Modified on 12/27/1999 (Entered: 12/27/1999)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Edward C. Jepson Jr. and Eileen B. Berner (fce) (Entered: 12/28/1999)

MINUTE ORDER of 12/29/99 by Hon. Ronald A. Guzman : Plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint is granted [2-1]. Telephoned notice (fce) (Entered: 12/30/1999)

WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant Armstrong World Ind sent on 12/3/99 (hp) (Entered: 01/07/2000)

ANSWER by defendant to plaintiff's complaint [1-1] (yap) (Entered: 02/02/2000)

MOTION by Armstrong World Ind for change of venue ; Notice (jmp) (Entered: 02/14/2000)

MINUTE ORDER of 2/10/00 by Hon. Ronald A. Guzman : Defendant's motion for change of venue is granted [7-1]. It is hereby ordered that this action is hereby transferred to the United States District Court, Central District of Illinois terminating case Mailed notice (jmp) (Entered: 02/14/2000)

SCHEDULE set on 2/24/00 by Hon. Ronald A. Guzman : Status hearing set to 9:30 3/17/00 . A brief joint status report, not to exceed three pages, unless absolutely unavoidable, is due within 7 days of this order. If a joint report cannot be prepared, individual reports are to be filed. All previously set ruling dates, dates for oral argument and trial dates are hereby stricken. All filing dates, discovery cutoff dates and briefing schedules to stand. Mailed notice (tbk)

JOINT STATUS REPORT. (vmj) (Entered: 03/02/2000)

CERTIFIED AND TRANSMITTED the complete record to the USDC for the Central District of Illinois consisting of one volumes of pleadings, certified copy of transfer order and docket entries, transmittal letter, and certificate, via certified mail no. Z-141-050-938. : Mailed copy of transmittal letter to counsel of record. (jmp)

ORIGINAL FILE, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet received from NDIL (case #99-CV-7829); document #s 2-5, 7, 8 and 9 received; docket mailed to all counsel advising of new case number for Danville/Urbana Division is 00-2157. Case referred to Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal (SK, ilcd) (Entered: 06/13/2000)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT of receipt of transferred record dated 06/06/00, new case no. 00-2157. (hp) (Entered: 06/15/2000)

RETURN of U. S. Post Office Receipt #Z-141-050-938 on 06/12/00. (jmp) (Entered: 06/20/2000)

MINUTE-ENTRY: by Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal. Pursuant to Atty Jepson and Atty Spence's request, the Rule 16 conference scheduled for 7/19/00 at 1:45 will be converted from personal appearance to telephone. The Court will initiate the call. All other directives in this Court's 6/16/00 Order remain in force. All counsel notified by telephone this date. (cc: all counsel) (SLJ, ilcd) (Entered: 07/14/2000)

MINUTE-ENTRY: by Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal. Rule 16 conference held at 1:45 on 7/19/00 before the Honorable Michael P. McCuskey and the Honorable David G. Bernthal. Appearance of pla by Keith Spence and Jean Kamp. Appearance of dft by Eileen Berner. Court approved Parties proposed discovery plan. Discovery deadlines and hearing dates set. Estimated length of jury trial is 5 days. Option to consent to Magistrate Judge offered. Alternative dispute resolution discussed. Written Order incorporating deadlines and hearing dates to be entered. (cc: all counsel) (SLJ, ilcd) (Entered: 07/19/2000)

DISCOVERY ORDER entered by Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal. The ddl for amendment of pleadings and joining additional parties is 11/1/00. Pla to disclose experts and provide expert reports by 12/1/00. Pla to make any such experts available for deposition by 2/1/00. Dft to disclose experts and provide expert reports by 1/5/01. Dft to make any such experts available for deposition by 2/1/01. Discovery is limited as follows: (a) A maximum of 25 interrogatories by each party to any other party. (b) A maximum of 10 depositions by pla and 10 by dft. All discovery, including deposition of experts, to be completed by 2/1/01 . The ddl for filing case dispositive motions is 2/8/01 . Responses thereto shall be filed by 3/2/01, and replies by 3/16/01. This matter is scheduled for final pretrial conference at 4:00 on 8/17/01 by personal appearance and set for jury selection and jury trial at 9:30 on 8/27/01 before the Honorable Michael P. McCuskey sitting in Urbana. Case is Number 5 on the Court calendar. (cc: all counsel) (SLJ, ilcd) (Entered: 07/21/2000)

MOTION by defendant Armstrong World Ind to extend dates in discovery order (SLJ, ilcd) (Entered: 01/12/2001)

MINUTE-ENTRY: by Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal. A motion hearing regarding the pending Defendant's Motion to extend dates in discovery order [13-1] is scheduled at 9:30 1/31/01 by telephone conference call. The Court will initiate the call. (cc: all counsel) (SLJ, ilcd) (Entered: 01/16/2001)

MINUTE-ENTRY: by Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal; hearing held re dft's motion to extend dates in discovery order [13-1] with no appearance by pla and with appearance by atty Edward C Jepson Jr for dft. Court grants motion to extend dates in discovery order [13-1]. Discovery ddl extended to 5/1/01 and motion filing ddl for filing case dispositive motions extended to 5/8/01 . Atty Jepson advised of settlement conference options (cc: all counsel). (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 01/31/2001)

MOTION by defendant Armstrong World Ind to extend time for filing dispositive motions until 5/22/01 . (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 04/24/2001)

ENDORSED ORDER on its face by Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal granting motion to extend time for filing dispositive motions until 5/22/01 [14-1]; Mtn filing ddl extended to 5/22/01 (cc: all counsel). (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 04/30/2001)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Aaron R Gelb for defendant (KW, ilcd) (Entered: 05/22/2001)

MOTION by defendant for summary judgment (KW, ilcd) (Entered: 05/22/2001)

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of motion for summary judgment [16-1] by defendant (KW, ilcd) (Entered: 05/22/2001)

STATEMENT OF FACTS ( undispute) by defendant in support of motion for summary judgment [16-1] (KW, ilcd) (Entered: 05/22/2001)

UNOPPOSED MOTION by plaintiff EEOC to extend time for additional 14 days to file its response to dft's motion for summary judgment (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 06/05/2001)

ENDORSED ORDER on its face by Judge Michael P. McCuskey granting unopposed motion to extend time for additional 14 days to file its response to dft's motion for summary judgment [19-1]; response ddl re motion for summary judgment [16-1] reset to 6/26/01 (cc: all counsel). (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 06/06/2001)

MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION to motion for summary judgment [16-1] by plaintiff EEOC (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 06/27/2001)

RESPONSE by plaintiff EEOC to dft's statement of undisputed facts [18-1] (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 06/27/2001)

STATEMENT OF FACTS (undisputed) by plaintiff EEOC in support of memorandum in opposition to dft's motion for summary judgment [20-1] (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 06/27/2001)

RESPONSE by defendant Armstrong World Ind to Pla EEOC's Stmt of Additional Undisputed Facts [22-1] (SLJ, ilcd) (Entered: 07/06/2001)

REPLY by defendant Armstrong World Ind to response to motion for summary judgment [16-1] (MT, ilcd) (Entered: 07/06/2001)

MINUTE-ENTRY: by Judge Michael P. McCuskey. On the Court's own motion, the final pretrial conference set for 4:00, 8/17/01 and the jury trial set to begin at 9:30 on 8/27/01 are VACATED and will be reset pending ruling on the motion for summary judgment presently before the Court. (cc: all counsel) (SLJ, ilcd) (Entered: 07/11/2001)

LETTER to Judge McCuskey with attachments. (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 10/10/2001)

ORDER by Judge Michael P. McCuskey granting motion for summary judgment [16-1]. Judgment is entered in favor of dft and against pla. Case terminated. The parties shall be responsible for their own court costs. See written Order (cc: all counsel). (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 02/15/2002)

JUDGMENT in a civil case entered (cc: all counsel) (KM, ilcd) (Entered: 02/15/2002)

ARCHIVES FILE sent to FRC, Chicago on 05/23/03, Accession No. 021 03 0128 Box No. 29 of 44 Location 791324 - 791367 (MT, ilcd) (Entered: 06/03/2003)