Case: EEOC v. SHOWBIZ PIZZA TIME dba CHUCK E CHEESE'S

3:98-cv-00698 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 1998

Closed Date: May 11, 2000

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Case Summary

EEOC's Milwaukee, Wisconsin office filed this lawsuit against the defendant, CEC Entertainment, Inc. (f.k.a. Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc.; d.b.a Chuck E' Cheese's) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (Madison) on 09/30/1998. The individual complainant intervened in the suit. The case was immediately referred, upon consent of the parties, to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker for all proceedings. The court granted the plaintiff's motion for partial summary j…

EEOC's Milwaukee, Wisconsin office filed this lawsuit against the defendant, CEC Entertainment, Inc. (f.k.a. Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc.; d.b.a Chuck E' Cheese's) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (Madison) on 09/30/1998. The individual complainant intervened in the suit. The case was immediately referred, upon consent of the parties, to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker for all proceedings. The court granted the plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment but denied the defendant's motions to dismiss and for summary judgment. Thereafter, the parties engaged in intensive discovery from 08/1999 to 10/1999. The jury found the defendant liable after four days of trial and awarded the plaintiff $13,070,000.00 in damages after another four days. The court entered the final judgment on 05/11/2000, denying the defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law and reducing the final damages to the complainant to $309,657.00 in addition to more than $115,000 in fees and costs to the EEOC and the complainant's attorney. With access only to the docket, there is no information about the specific allegations or whether any injunctive relief was granted.

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Judge(s)

Crocker, Stephen L. (Wisconsin)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Henderson, Barbara L. (Wisconsin)

Murphy, Monica M. (Wisconsin)

Attorney for Defendant

Hicks, Jerry (Wisconsin)

Shumaker, Robert E. (Wisconsin)

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3:98-cv-00698

Docket

EEOC v. Showbiz Pizza Time d/b/a Chuck E Cheeses'

May 26, 2000

May 26, 2000

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Docket

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ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

JS-44 (Entered: 09/30/1998)

Sept. 30, 1998

Sept. 30, 1998

2

COMPLAINT;SUMMONS ISSUED (Entered: 09/30/1998)

Sept. 30, 1998

Sept. 30, 1998

Jams Import Utility Entry

Sept. 30, 1998

Sept. 30, 1998

NORTC

Sept. 30, 1998

Sept. 30, 1998

3

ANSWER BY DEFTS. (Entered: 10/29/1998)

Oct. 29, 1998

Oct. 29, 1998

4

DISCLOSURE OF CORP. AFFIL. & FINAN. INT. BY DEFTS. (Entered: 10/29/1998)

Oct. 29, 1998

Oct. 29, 1998

5

PPTC REPORT BY PARTIES.(JOINT) (Entered: 11/25/1998)

Nov. 25, 1998

Nov. 25, 1998

6

MOTION TO INTERVENE BY PLTF-INTERVENOR DONALD PERKL. (Entered: 11/25/1998)

Nov. 25, 1998

Nov. 25, 1998

7

PTC ORDER & FPTC ORDER (SLC) (Entered: 12/01/1998)

Dec. 1, 1998

Dec. 1, 1998

8

ORDER GRANT.MO.TO INTERVENE BY PLTF. INTERVENOR DONALD PERKL. BY HIS GUARDIAN ALICE PERKL.(SLC) (Entered: 12/01/1998)

Dec. 1, 1998

Dec. 1, 1998

9

COMPLAINT - OF PROPOSED INTERVENOR DONALD PERKL, BY HIS GUARD IAN ALICE PERKL (Entered: 12/01/1998)

Dec. 1, 1998

Dec. 1, 1998

10

ANSWER TO COMPLT OF PLAINTIFF INTERVENOR PERKL, BY DEFT. CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. F/K/A SHOWBIZ PIZZA TIME,D/B/A CHUCK E CH (Entered: 12/23/1998)

Dec. 23, 1998

Dec. 23, 1998

11

ORDER OF REFERENCE ; UPON CONSENT OF PARTIES THIS CASE IS ASSIGNED TO MAG/CROCKER FOR ALL PROCEEDINGS;CC MDL (BBC) (Entered: 01/25/1999)

Jan. 25, 1999

Jan. 25, 1999

12

MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RE: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, BY DEFT. (Entered: 02/19/1999)

Feb. 18, 1999

Feb. 18, 1999

13

AFFIDAVIT OF ROBERT E. SHUMAKER IN SUPP OF DEFT'S MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. (Entered: 02/19/1999)

Feb. 18, 1999

Feb. 18, 1999

14

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFT'S MO. FOR PROT/ORDER, BY PLTF. Added scanned document on 2/23/2011. (arw) (Entered: 02/23/1999)

Feb. 23, 1999

Feb. 23, 1999

15

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON IN OPPO. TO DEFT'S MO. FOR PROT. ORDER (Entered: 02/23/1999)

Feb. 23, 1999

Feb. 23, 1999

16

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION BY PLTF.DONALD PERKL OF MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. (Entered: 02/24/1999)

Feb. 24, 1999

Feb. 24, 1999

17

BRIEF IN REPLY OF MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER, BY DEFT. (Entered: 03/09/1999)

March 9, 1999

March 9, 1999

18

MOTION TO STRIKE DEFT'S REPLY BRIEF ON MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER, BY PLTF DONALD PERKL. (Entered: 03/10/1999)

March 10, 1999

March 10, 1999

19

ORDER GRANTING IN PART & DENYING IN PART DEFT'S MO/PROTECTIVE ORDER; DEFT TO DRAFT NEW PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR SIGNATURE. (SLC) Added scanned document on 2/23/2011. (arw) (Entered: 03/11/1999)

March 11, 1999

March 11, 1999

20

ORDER GRANTING DEFT'S MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. (SLC) CCMLD (Entered: 03/19/1999)

March 19, 1999

March 19, 1999

21

MOTION TO ADMIT FRANKLIN EASTWOOD WRIGHT AND JERRY HICKS PRO HAC VICE FOR DEFT, W/ORDER GRANTING MO. (JWS) CCMLD (Entered: 04/12/1999)

April 12, 1999

April 12, 1999

22

MOTION OF WILLIAM MCCARDELL TO ADMIT STEVEN A. SIEGEL TO PRACTICE PRO HAC VICE FOR DEFT. (Entered: 05/10/1999)

May 7, 1999

May 7, 1999

23

ORDER GRANT. MO. OF WM. MCCARDELL TO ADMIT STEVEN SIEGEL TO PRACTICE PRO HAC VICE;CC MLD (JWS) (Entered: 05/10/1999)

May 10, 1999

May 10, 1999

24

MOTION (AGREED) TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS, BY DEFT CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Entered: 05/13/1999)

May 12, 1999

May 12, 1999

25

ORDER GRANTING AGREED MO TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS, W/NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF S/J DEADLINE. (SLC)cc mld (Entered: 05/13/1999)

May 13, 1999

May 13, 1999

26

ORDER RE:6/4/99 TEL. HRG ON DEPO. TESTIMONY OF PLTF'S PHYSIC; PARTIES TO SUBM.INFO. OF RELEVANCE SOUGHT BY DEFT BY 6/8(SLC (Entered: 06/04/1999)

June 4, 1999

June 4, 1999

27

BRIEF IN SUPPORT - LTR BRF IN SUPP OF SUBPOENA TO TAKE DEPO OF DR. WERTSCH, BY DEFT CEC ENTERTAINMENT. (Entered: 06/08/1999)

June 8, 1999

June 8, 1999

28

PLTF. INTERVENOR PERKL'S STATEMENT IN REGARD TO THE DISPUTE AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF HIS MEDICAL RECORDS (Entered: 06/08/1999)

June 8, 1999

June 8, 1999

29

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION - LETTER BRIEF THAT PERKL'S MED.RECORDS NOT BE SUBJ. TO DISC.(NO RELEVANCE)& PRIVACY INTEREST,BY EEOC (Entered: 06/09/1999)

June 8, 1999

June 8, 1999

30

ORDER THAT DEFTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO DEPOSE DR. WERTSCH;CRT WILL REVIEW IN CAMERA PERK'S MED.RECORDS. S/J DUE 7/2.(SLC) (Entered: 06/09/1999)

June 9, 1999

June 9, 1999

31

MOTION TO COMPEL PLTF. TO PRODUCE ALL RESPONSIVE DOCUMENTS & TO FULLY ANSWER INTERRG. #16. + ATTY FEES, BY DEFT. CEC (Entered: 06/14/1999)

June 14, 1999

June 14, 1999

32

DEFT PERKL'S ADDITIONAL LETTER RE:DISCOVERY DISPUTE, ALONG W/MEDICAL RECS. FROM DR.WERTSCH FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW**SEALED* (Entered: 06/18/1999)

June 18, 1999

June 18, 1999

33

AFFIDAVIT OF MONICA MURPHY IN OPP TO DEFT'S MO TO COMPEL DISCOVERY. (Entered: 06/21/1999)

June 21, 1999

June 21, 1999

34

MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER, BY PLTF INTERVENOR PERKL. (Entered: 06/23/1999)

June 23, 1999

June 23, 1999

35

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORD.,BY PLTF INTERVENOR PERKL. (Entered: 06/23/1999)

June 23, 1999

June 23, 1999

36

ORDER GRANTING IN PART & DENYING IN PART DEFTS' MO TO COMPEL DISCLOSURE AND PLTF'S MO FOR PROTECTION FROM DISCOVERY. (SLC) (Entered: 06/28/1999)

June 25, 1999

June 25, 1999

37

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (PARTIAL), BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

38

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MO FOR PARTIAL S/J, BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

39

PROPOSED S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. OF LAW BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

40

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF SHARON FITCH. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

41

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF DAVID LARAIA. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

42

AFFIDAVIT OF JASON MARTIN. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

43

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

44

AFFIDAVIT OF LINNEL THOMAS. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

45

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY DEFT. CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

46

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MO FOR S/J,BY DEFT.CEC ENTERTAINMENT,INC. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

47

PROPOSED S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. OF LAW BY DEFT.CEC ENTERTAINMENT (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

48

AFFIDAVIT OF DONALD G. CREASY. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

49

AFFIDAVIT OF STEPHANIE HENRY. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

50

AFFIDAVIT OF - DECLARATION OF PATRICK MINICK IN SUPP OF PLTF'S MO FOR PARTIAL S/J. (Entered: 07/08/1999)

July 8, 1999

July 8, 1999

51

PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM, BY PLTF, ON BEHALF OF DONALD PERKL. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

52

MOTION TO STRIKE AFF.OF DONALD CREASY AND FOR SANCTIONS, BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

53

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MO TO STRIKE AFF.OF DONALD CREASY & FOR SANCTIONS, BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

54

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

55

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF BREA WITTWER. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

56

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION OF MO FOR S/J, BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

57

RESPONSE TO S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. OF LAW, BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

58

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO MO FOR PARTIAL S/J, BY DEFT. CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Entered: 07/26/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

59

RESPONSE TO S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. BY DEFT.CEC ENTERTAINMENT,INC (Entered: 07/26/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

60

AFFIDAVIT OF STEVEN SIEGEL. (Entered: 07/26/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

61

MOTION TO STRIKE PTLF'S MO FOR S/J EVIDENCE, BY DEFT.CEC. (Entered: 07/26/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

62

ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR APPTMT OF MONICA MURPHY AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR DONALD PERKL. (SLC) CCMLD (7/26/99) (Entered: 07/27/1999)

July 27, 1999

July 27, 1999

63

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION OF MO TO STRIKE EEOC'S S/J EVIDENCE,BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/28/1999)

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

64

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON. (Entered: 07/28/1999)

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

65

AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID LARAIA. (Entered: 07/28/1999)

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

66

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF PATRICK MINICK. (Entered: 07/28/1999)

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

67

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF SHARON FITCH. (Entered: 07/28/1999)

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

68

MOTION FOR LV.OF COURT TO FILE 1ST AMENDED ANSWER, BY DEFTS. (Entered: 07/30/1999)

July 30, 1999

July 30, 1999

69

MOTION FOR LV.OF CRT.TO FILE 1ST AMENDED ANSWER TO COMPLT. OF PTLF.INTERVENOR., BY DEFTS. (Entered: 07/30/1999)

July 30, 1999

July 30, 1999

70

MOTION TO DISMISS BY DEFT.CEC ENTERTAINMENT,INC. (Entered: 07/30/1999)

July 30, 1999

July 30, 1999

71

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MO TO DISMISS, BY DEFT.CEC ENTERTAINMENT. (Entered: 07/30/1999)

July 30, 1999

July 30, 1999

72

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO MO TO AMEND ANSWER, BY PLTF. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

73

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF BREA WITTWER IN RESPONSE TO DEFT MO FOR S/J., BY PLTF.,EEOC (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

74

BRIEF IN REPLY OF MO FOR PARTIAL S/J, BY PLTF. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

75

REPLY TO PROPOSED S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. OF LAW, BY PLTF. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

76

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON IN SUPP. OF PARTIAL S/J, BY PLTF. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

77

BRIEF IN REPLY TO MO FOR S/J, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

78

REPLY TO PROPOSED S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. OF LAW BY DEFT. CEC (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

79

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION -RESPONSE TO MO TO STRIKE AFF.OF DONALD CREASY & FOR SANCTIONS, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

80

DEPOSITION OF DR. PAUL WERTSCH, TAKEN 6/4/99 (Entered: 08/03/1999)

Aug. 3, 1999

Aug. 3, 1999

81

DEPOSITION OF BREA WITTWER, TAKEN 6/2/99 (Entered: 08/03/1999)

Aug. 3, 1999

Aug. 3, 1999

82

DEPOSITION OF DAVID LEMANSKI, TAKEN 6/3/99 (Entered: 08/03/1999)

Aug. 3, 1999

Aug. 3, 1999

83

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION BY PLTF INTERVENOR TO DEFT'S MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER AND MOTION TO DISMISS. (Entered: 08/05/1999)

Aug. 5, 1999

Aug. 5, 1999

84

AFFIDAVIT OF ALICE PERKL IN OPPOS. TO DEFT'S MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER AND MOTION TO DISMISS. (Entered: 08/05/1999)

Aug. 5, 1999

Aug. 5, 1999

85

DEPOSITION OF EDWARD PERKL, ON 7/28/99, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/05/1999)

Aug. 5, 1999

Aug. 5, 1999

86

DEPOSITION OF JOHN THOMAS, ON 7/27/99, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/05/1999)

Aug. 5, 1999

Aug. 5, 1999

87

DEPOSITION OF LINNEL THOMAS, ON 7/27/99, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/05/1999)

Aug. 5, 1999

Aug. 5, 1999

88

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION BY PLTF EEOC TO DEFT CEC'S MO TO DISMISS. (Entered: 08/09/1999)

Aug. 9, 1999

Aug. 9, 1999

89

BRIEF IN REPLY IN SUPP. OF MO. TO AMEND ANSWER, BY DEFT. CEC D/B/A CHUCK E. CHEESE'S (Entered: 08/10/1999)

Aug. 10, 1999

Aug. 10, 1999

90

MOTION FOR MENTAL EXAMINATION OF PLTF-INTERV.,DONALD PERKL, BY DEFT CEC (Entered: 08/10/1999)

Aug. 10, 1999

Aug. 10, 1999

91

AFFIDAVIT OF STEVEN A. SIEGEL IN SUPP. OF MO. FOR MENTAL EXAM OF PERKL (Entered: 08/10/1999)

Aug. 10, 1999

Aug. 10, 1999

92

BRIEF IN REPLY TO PLTF EEOC'S BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFT'S MOTION TO DISMISS, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/13/1999)

Aug. 13, 1999

Aug. 13, 1999

93

BRIEF IN REPLY TO PLTF INTERVENOR PERKL'S BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFT'S MO TO AMEND ANSWER & MO TO DISMISS, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/13/1999)

Aug. 13, 1999

Aug. 13, 1999

94

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFT'S MO. FOR MENTAL EXAM. OF DONALD PERKL, BY PLTF. Added scanned document on 2/23/2011. (arw) (Entered: 08/17/1999)

Aug. 16, 1999

Aug. 16, 1999

95

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON IN OPPO. TO MO. FOR MENTAL EXAM OF DONALD PERKL, BY PLTF. (Entered: 08/17/1999)

Aug. 16, 1999

Aug. 16, 1999

96

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFT'S MO. FOR MENTAL EXAM OF DONALD PERKL, BY PLTF. INTERVENOR PERKL (Entered: 08/17/1999)

Aug. 16, 1999

Aug. 16, 1999

97

MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNSEL FOR PLTF INTERVENOR, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/18/1999)

Aug. 18, 1999

Aug. 18, 1999

98

AFFIDAVIT OF STEVEN A. SIEGEL IN SUPP OF DEFT'S MO FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNSEL FOR PLTF INTERVENOR. (Entered: 08/18/1999)

Aug. 18, 1999

Aug. 18, 1999

Case Details

State / Territory:

Wisconsin

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 30, 1998

Closing Date: May 11, 2000

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: Unknown

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

CEC Entertainment, INC., Private Entity/Person

Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc., Private Entity/Person

CEC Entertainment, Inc. Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc., Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Western District of Wisconsin 3:98-cv-00698

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Relief Granted:

Damages

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Amount Defendant Pays: 425468.21

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit