Case: EEOC v. FUTURE SHOP, INC.

2:98-cv-01369 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 1998

Closed Date: May 1, 2000

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Case Summary

In September 1998, the Seattle District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Future Shop, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. We do not have a copy of the complaint; thus, the exact allegations involved are unknown. According to a stipulation for amendment to the consent decree, the complaint alleged that the defendant failed to consider the charging party and other similarly situated individuals for employment because of their age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. After a couple scheduling orders, the parties settled through a consent decree in April 1999. We do not have a copy of the decree; therefore, the exact terms of the settlement are unknown.

The decree was amended once in August 1999 and again in May 2000; however, it appears that these amendments did not affect the substantive terms of the decree. According to one of the stipulations for amendment to the decree, the decree required the defendant to pay $361,000 to establish a settlement fund to be distributed among the victims of the discrimination.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (7/3/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Coughenour, John C. (Washington)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Cordon, Claire (Washington)

Jr, A Luis (Washington)

Attorney for Defendant

Anderson, Peter M. (Washington)

Madden, Patrick M (Washington)

Judge(s)

Coughenour, John C. (Washington)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Cordon, Claire (Washington)

Jr, A Luis (Washington)

Olson, Kathryn Blaire (Washington)

Attorney for Defendant

Anderson, Peter M. (Washington)

Madden, Patrick M (Washington)

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Documents in this case

2:98-cv-01369	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Future Shop, Inc.	Aug. 14, 2000	Aug. 14, 2000 Docket
11 2:98-cv-01369	Order [Approving Amendment to Consent Decree] EEOC v. Future Shop, Inc	Sept. 2, 1999	Sept. 2, 1999 Order/Opinion
17 2:98-cv-01369	Stipulation for Second Amendment to Consent Decree EEOC v. Future Shops, Inc.	May 1, 2000	May 1, 2000 Settlement Agreement
24 2:98-cv-01369	Order for Final Disbursement of Registry Funds Pursuant to LR 6(b) EEOC v. Future Shop, Inc.	Aug. 14, 2000	Aug. 14, 2000 Order/Opinion

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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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Docket for: EEOC v. Future Shop Inc

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 30, 1998	COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) Receipt # fee waived JURY TRIAL DEMANDED (PM) (Entered: 10/04/1998)	RECAP
2	Oct. 14, 1998	RETURN OF PERSONAL SERVICE of summons and complaint executed upon defendant Future Shop Inc on 9/30/98 (dktclk) (Entered: 10/16/1998)	RECAP
3	Oct. 20, 1998	ANSWER & ADD'L DEFENSES to complaint [1-1] by defendant Future Shop Inc (dktclk) (Entered: 10/21/1998)	RECAP
4	Oct. 22, 1998	NOTICE OF HEARING: ; status hrg set for 9:00 1/12/99 (cc: all counsel) (dktclk) (Entered: 10/28/1998)	RECAP
5	Oct. 22, 1998	ORDER re: DISCOVERY and DEPOSITIONS by Judge John C. Coughenour (cc: counsel, Judge) (dktclk) (Entered: 10/28/1998)	RECAP
6	Jan. 12, 1999	NOTICE OF HEARING: ;The court sets a further status hrg set for 9:00 4/20/99 (cc: all counsel) (dktclk) (Entered: 01/15/1999)	RECAP
	April 8, 1999	LODGED ORDER: consent decree (RS) (Entered: 04/09/1999)	PACER
	April 8, 1999	LODGED ORDER: consent decree (RS)
7	April 20, 1999	CONSENT DECREE (cc: counsel, Judge, Jgm. Book) Entered on: 4/20/99 (dktclk) (Entered: 04/20/1999)	RECAP
8	April 20, 1999	ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour: The parties have submitted a consent decree for the Court's approval, incorporated herein by reference. The Court ADOPTS and APPROVES the consent decree. [7-1] (cc: counsel, Judge,jgmbk) (dktclk) (Entered: 04/20/1999)	RECAP
9	Aug. 27, 1999	STIPULATION to Amend Consent Decree (dktclk) (Entered: 08/27/1999)	RECAP
10	Aug. 27, 1999	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of stipulation [9-1] (dktclk) (Entered: 08/27/1999)	RECAP
	Aug. 27, 1999	LODGED ORDER: re: stipulation [9-1] (dktclk) (Entered: 08/27/1999)	PACER
	Aug. 27, 1999	LODGED ORDER: re: stipulation [9-1] (dktclk)
11	Sept. 1, 1999	ORDER APPROVING AMENDMENT TO CONSENT DECREE by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour: (cc: counsel, Judge) (dktclk) (Entered: 09/02/1999)	RECAP
12	Nov. 19, 1999	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC for disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR 6(b) NOTED FOR 12/10/99 (MH) (Entered: 11/22/1999)	RECAP
13	Nov. 19, 1999	DECLARATION of Kathryn Olson by plaintiff EEOC re motion for disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR 6(b) [12-1] (MH) (Entered: 11/22/1999)	RECAP
	Nov. 19, 1999	LODGED ORDER: re: motion for disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR 6(b) [12-1] (MH) (Entered: 11/22/1999)	PACER
	Nov. 19, 1999	LODGED ORDER: re: motion for disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR 6(b) [12-1] (MH)
14	Dec. 10, 1999	ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING motion for disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR 6(b) [12-1] (cc: counsel, Judge, Linda Allen) (MD) (Entered: 12/13/1999)	RECAP
	Dec. 27, 1999	LODGED ORDER: proposed revised order for disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR 6(b) (VK) (Entered: 12/28/1999)	PACER
	Dec. 27, 1999	LODGED ORDER: proposed revised order for disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR 6(b) (VK)
15	Jan. 4, 2000	REVISED ORDER FOR DISBURSEMENT OF REGISTRY FUNDS by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour directing clerk to issue check in amt of $24,365.74 payable to Steven Bishop (cc: counsel, Judge, fin'l) (RS) (Entered: 01/05/2000)	RECAP
16	March 15, 2000	RECEIPT (#266116) from EEOC in the amt of $285,930 (MH) Modified on 03/22/2000 (Entered: 03/17/2000)	RECAP
	April 13, 2000	LODGED ORDER: stipulation and order for second amendment to consent decree (MH) (Entered: 04/13/2000)	PACER
	April 13, 2000	LODGED ORDER: stipulation and order for second amendment to consent decree (MH)
17	May 1, 2000	STIPULATION FOR SECOND AMENDMENT TO CONSENT DECREE and ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour : Second Amendment to the Consent Decree is incorporated by reference (cc: counsel, Judge) (MH) (Entered: 05/02/2000)	RECAP
18	June 26, 2000	MOTION by plaintiff for 2nd disbursement of registry funds NOTED FOR 7/14/00. Not noted-ltr sent (RS) (Entered: 06/28/2000)	RECAP
19	June 26, 2000	DECLARATION of Kathryn Olson by plaintiff re motion for 2nd disbursement of registry funds [18-1] (RS) (Entered: 06/28/2000)	RECAP
	June 26, 2000	LODGED ORDER: re: motion for 2nd disbursement of registry funds [18-1] (RS) (Entered: 06/28/2000)	PACER
	June 26, 2000	LODGED ORDER: re: motion for 2nd disbursement of registry funds [18-1] (RS)
20	July 24, 2000	ORDER by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTING motion for 2nd disbursement of registry funds [18-1] (cc: counsel, Judge) (dktclk) (Entered: 07/25/2000)	RECAP
21	July 27, 2000	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC for final disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR6(b) NOTED FOR 8/11/00 (CL) (Entered: 07/31/2000)	RECAP
22	July 27, 2000	DECLARATION of Kathryn Olson by plaintiff EEOC in support of motion for final disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR6(b) [21-1] (CL) (Entered: 07/31/2000)	RECAP
23	July 27, 2000	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE by plaintiff EEOC of motion for final disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR6(b) [21-1], etc. (CL) (Entered: 07/31/2000)	RECAP
	July 27, 2000	LODGED ORDER: re: motion for final disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR6(b) [21-1] (CL) (Entered: 07/31/2000)	PACER
	July 27, 2000	LODGED ORDER: re: motion for final disbursement of registry funds pursuant to LR6(b) [21-1] (CL)
24	Aug. 14, 2000	ORDER FOR FINAL DISBURSEMENT OF REGISTRY FUNDS by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour [21-1] (cc: counsel, Judge, Fin.) (dktclk) (Entered: 08/14/2000)	RECAP