Case: EEOC v. VICTOR-ARCH, INC.

5:04-cv-00561 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: May 12, 2004

Closed Date: March 11, 2008

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Case Summary

In May 2004, the Los Angeles District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Victor-Arch, Inc., d/b/a Archibald's Drive Thru, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. According to the consent decree, the defendant discriminated against the three charging parties, female applicants and employees, by denying them employment or continued employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After the defendant answered the complaint in September 2004, the parties seemed to have reached a tentative settlement in January 2005. The parties put the final settlement into writing in March 2005 when they entered into a consent decree.

The three-year decree prohibited the defendant from retaliating or discriminating. In addition, it required the defendant to: revise its jobs descriptions, employee handbook, and policies; provide Title VII training for all its employees; post a notice of the decree; report to the EEOC at specified intervals; and pay $13,000 to be divided among the three charging parties. The docket sheet shows that no further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Michele Marxkors (7/30/2007)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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5:04-cv-00561	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Victor-Arch, Inc.	April 4, 2005	April 4, 2005 Docket
11 5:04-cv-00561	Consent Decree EEOC v. Victor-Arch, Inc.	March 11, 2005	March 11, 2005 Settlement Agreement
13 5:04-cv-00561	Stipulation and Order of Dismissal EEOC v. Victor-Arch, Inc.	April 5, 2005	April 5, 2005 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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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against defendants, Victor-Arch and DOES. (No Filing fee due) Jury Demanded, filed by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(de, ) (Entered: 05/18/2004)	May 12, 2004	May 12, 2004
	20 Day Summons Issued re Complaint - (Discovery)[1] as to DOES, Victor-Arch. (de, ) (Entered: 05/18/2004)	May 12, 2004	May 12, 2004
2	CERTIFICATION of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (de, ) (Entered: 05/18/2004)	May 12, 2004	May 12, 2004
3	NOTICE TO PARTIES OF ADR PILOT PROGRAM filed.(de, ) (Entered: 05/18/2004)	May 12, 2004	May 12, 2004
	FAX number for Attorney Dana C Johnson, Anna Y Park is 213-894-1301. (de, ) (Entered: 05/18/2004)	May 12, 2004	May 12, 2004
4	ORDER by Judge David O. Carter Settlement Conference set for 8/23/2004 08:30 AM before Honorable David O. Carter.(dmjr, ) (Entered: 05/21/2004)	May 18, 2004	May 18, 2004
5	NOTICE OF CLERICAL ERROR Re: Order, Set/Reset Hearings[4] was docketed on the wrong case, it should have been docketed on SACV 04-561 DOC (dmjr, ) (Entered: 05/21/2004)	May 21, 2004	May 21, 2004
6	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed upon Theodore J. Bataskis filed by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (am, ) (Entered: 07/13/2004)	July 12, 2004	July 12, 2004
7	CERTIFICATION of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Victor-Arch Inc. (mg, ) (Entered: 09/30/2004)	Sept. 21, 2004	Sept. 21, 2004
8	ANSWER to Complaint - (Discovery)[1] filed by defendant Victor-Arch Inc d/b/a Archibalds Drive Thru.(mg, ) (Entered: 09/30/2004)	Sept. 21, 2004	Sept. 21, 2004
9	MINUTES OF before Judge Robert J. Timlin : This matter is set for a Scheduling Conference set for 1/14/2005 03:30 PM before Honorable Robert J. Timlin.Court Reporter: None. (am, ) (Entered: 10/01/2004)	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004
10	STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: SETTLEMENT AND CONTINUANCE OF ALL DATES. THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE that all dates shall be continued for 60 days, during which the Court shall retain jurisdiction over the matter. The new status conference date shall be 3/14/05 at 8:30 AM. IT IS SO ORDERED, by Judge Robert J. Timlin. (de, ) (Entered: 01/05/2005)	Jan. 4, 2005	Jan. 4, 2005
11	CONSENT DECREE ORDER by Judge Robert J. Timlin, that the term "Defendant" shall include the named defendant in this action and each of its employees, shareholder, officer, directors, agents, attorneys, parents, subsidiaries division or affilitate organizations or corporations, whether previously or hereafter affiliated in any manner. The term "Plaintiff" shall mean the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (see original document for detailed information)(am, ) (Entered: 03/14/2005)	March 11, 2005	March 11, 2005
12	MINUTES by Chief Judge Consuelo B. Marshall: Proceedings - Order Regarding Joint Status Report. The Court orders the parties in the action to meet and confer within 10 days of the date of this Order and to file a joint status report within 15 days thereafter consisting of not more than 2 pages. This report shall include: 1) Summary of the case (briefly describe the facts surrounding your case); 2) Status of the case (previous ruling, pending motions, what, if any, future action will be required); 3) suggestion of procedures that would result in resolution of the case. Additionally Plaintiff shall forward a courtesy copy of the filed joint status report to Chief Judge Consuelo B. Marshall. Court Reporter: N/A. (gk, ) (Entered: 04/05/2005)	April 4, 2005	April 4, 2005
13	STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL by Judge Robert J. Timlin : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is hereby dismissed. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.)(mrgo, ) (Entered: 04/05/2005)	April 4, 2005	April 4, 2005