Case: EEOC v. NOBLE ROMAN'S, INC.

1:97-cv-00849 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: May 23, 1997

Closed Date: Jan. 5, 2000

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Case Summary

In May 1997 the Indianapolis office of the EEOC brought this suit against Noble Roman's, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The complaint is unavailable, and the exact allegations brought by the EEOC are unknown. The case was settled in January 1998 by the entry of a two-year consent decree, the details of which are unavailable.

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Kevin Wilemon (10/16/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Barker, Sarah Evans (Indiana)

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Barker, Sarah Evans (Indiana)

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1:97-cv-00849	Docket EEOC v. Noble Roman's, Inc.	Jan. 5, 1998	Jan. 5, 1998 Docket

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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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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL eod 05/27/97 [MAC] (Entered: 05/27/1997)	May 23, 1997	May 23, 1997
2	CIVIL COVER SHEET eod 05/27/97 [MAC] (Entered: 05/27/1997)	May 23, 1997	May 23, 1997
3	MAGISTRATE'S NOTICE eod 05/27/97 [MAC] (Entered: 05/27/1997)	May 23, 1997	May 23, 1997
4	SUMMONS issued eod 05/27/97 [MAC] (Entered: 05/27/1997)	May 23, 1997	May 23, 1997
5	CONSENT TO MAGISTRATE PLTF eod 05/29/97 [GRN] (Entered: 05/29/1997)	May 29, 1997	May 29, 1997
6	APPEARANCE of Ariane S. Johnson of law firm Locke Reynolds Boyd & Weisell on behalf of deft c/s - DEFT Noble Romans eod 06/11/97 [MAC] (Entered: 06/11/1997)	June 10, 1997	June 10, 1997
7	APPEARANCE of Jeffrey R. Gaither of law firm Locke Reynolds Boyd & Weisell on behalf of deft c/s - DEFT Noble Romans eod 06/11/97 [MAC] (Entered: 06/11/1997)	June 10, 1997	June 10, 1997
8	NOTICE OF PARTIES' FIRST EXTENSION OF TIME to respond to the Complaint to 7/25/97 c/s - DEFT Noble Romans eod 06/11/97 [MAC] (Entered: 06/11/1997)	June 10, 1997	June 10, 1997
9	RETURN of service by CMRRR dated 6/4/97 - Paul W. Mobley, Resident Agent for Noble Roman's eod 06/16/97 [MAC] (Entered: 06/16/1997)	June 16, 1997	June 16, 1997
10	ANSWER to complaint c/s - DEFT Noble Romans eod 07/24/97 [MAC] (Entered: 07/24/1997)	July 23, 1997	July 23, 1997
11	ORDER ASSIGNS P/T to 10/02/97 at 08:30AM Room 256 (VSS) c/m sdw (Initial p/t) Conference shall NOT be vacated upon the filing of CMP eod 07/31/97 [SWM] (Entered: 07/31/1997)	July 30, 1997	July 30, 1997
12	CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN TENDERED BY PARTIES eod 08/29/97 [SWM] (Entered: 08/29/1997)	Aug. 28, 1997	Aug. 28, 1997
13	CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER APPROVED c/m sdw VSS eod 09/05/97 [SWM] (Entered: 09/05/1997)	Sept. 4, 1997	Sept. 4, 1997
14	ENTRY ASSIGNS JURY TRIAL to 05/04/98 at 09:30AM Room 216 (SEB) c/m eod 09/17/97 [MAC] (Entered: 09/17/1997)	Sept. 16, 1997	Sept. 16, 1997
15	NOTICE of Withdrawal of Appearance by Alice M. Craft, Supervisory Trial Attorney for EEOC on behalf of pltf c/s - PLTF EEOC eod 09/24/97 [MAC] (Entered: 09/24/1997)	Sept. 24, 1997	Sept. 24, 1997
16	ENTRY - Pretrial conference held and concluded w/o further order c/m sdw VSS eod 10/15/97 [SWM] (Entered: 10/15/1997)	Oct. 2, 1997	Oct. 2, 1997
17	CONTENTIONS (Preliminary Statement) c/s - PLTF EEOC eod 11/12/97 [MAC] (Entered: 11/12/1997)	Nov. 12, 1997	Nov. 12, 1997
18	WITNESS LIST (Preliminary) c/s - PLTF EEOC eod 11/12/97 [MAC] (Entered: 11/12/1997)	Nov. 12, 1997	Nov. 12, 1997
19	EXHIBIT LIST (Preliminary) c/s - PLTF EEOC eod 11/12/97 [MAC] (Entered: 11/12/1997)	Nov. 12, 1997	Nov. 12, 1997
20	CONTENTIONS (Preliminary) c/s - DEFT Noble Romans eod 12/02/97 [MAC] (Entered: 12/02/1997)	Dec. 1, 1997	Dec. 1, 1997
21	WITNESS LIST (Preliminary) c/s - DEFT Noble Romans eod 12/02/97 [MAC] (Entered: 12/02/1997)	Dec. 1, 1997	Dec. 1, 1997
22	EXHIBIT LIST (Preliminary) c/s - DEFT Noble Romans eod 12/02/97 [MAC] (Entered: 12/02/1997)	Dec. 1, 1997	Dec. 1, 1997
23	MOTION for Entry of a Consent Decree - JOINT Parties eod 12/31/97 [MAC] (Entered: 12/31/1997)	Dec. 31, 1997	Dec. 31, 1997
24	CLOSED Judgment consent for a term of two years. The Commission and deft will bear their own costs and attorney fees. (S.O.) cm SEB OBV 44 PG 12 eod 01/06/98 [MAC] (Entered: 01/06/1998)	Jan. 5, 1998	Jan. 5, 1998