Case: EEOC v. I.G. BURTON OF SEAFORD

1:06-cv-00524 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: Aug. 24, 2006

Closed Date: Dec. 19, 2010

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Case Summary

On August 24, 2006, the Wilmington office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act against I.G. Burton of Seaford in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The EEOC alleged that the defendants had violated ADEA-protected rights of the complainant, who worked for the defendant as a "runner," driving and delivering vehicles, by firing him on the basis of his age. On December 17, 2007, the parties entered into a …

On December 17, 2007, the parties entered into a consent decree, which the court adopted two days later and closed the case. Under the decree, the defendants agreed to pay $70,000 in damages to three former employees that they terminated on the basis of age. The decree enjoined the defendants from discriminating unlawfully on the basis of age, and it required them to post notice of their employees' rights in a conspicuous location at their place of business. Under the decree, the EEOC had the right to send a representative (unannounced) to the defendants' place of business to determine whether they were in compliance with the terms of the consent decree that required them to post such notice. The defendants agreed to provide EEO training to all management personnel within 180 days of the entry of the consent decree, and annually thereafter during the life of the decree. The defendants were required to send a report to the EEOC within 10 days of their completion of the training requirements of the decree. The defendants agreed to provide the EEOC with a copy of all training materials that they used to train their management personnel. They also agreed to give the EEOC the right to prior approval of the person that they hired to administer the training. The terms of the agreement were to run for 3 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2010.

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Kristen Sagar (6/10/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:06-cv-00524	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC	Dec. 19, 2007	Dec. 19, 2007 Docket
1 1:06-cv-00524	Complaint Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC	Aug. 24, 2006	Aug. 24, 2006 Complaint
20 1:06-cv-00524	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC	Dec. 19, 2007	Dec. 19, 2007 Settlement Agreement

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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 filed with Jury Demand against I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC - Magistrate Consent Notice to Pltf. - filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet # 2 Acknowledgement of Consent Form)(ead, ) (Entered: 08/28/2006)	Aug. 24, 2006	Aug. 24, 2006
	Summons Issued as to I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC on 8/24/2006. (ead, ) (Entered: 08/28/2006)	Aug. 24, 2006	Aug. 24, 2006
2	Notice of Availability of a U.S. Magistrate Judge to Exercise Jurisdiction (ead, ) (Entered: 08/28/2006)	Aug. 24, 2006	Aug. 24, 2006
	Case assigned to Judge Sue L. Robinson. Please include the initials of the Judge (SLR) after the case number on all documents filed. (bkb, ) (Entered: 09/06/2006)	Sept. 6, 2006	Sept. 6, 2006
3	NOTICE of Appearance by Barry M. Willoughby on behalf of I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC (Willoughby, Barry) (Entered: 10/27/2006)	Oct. 27, 2006	Oct. 27, 2006
4	ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC.(Willoughby, Barry) (Entered: 11/09/2006)	Nov. 9, 2006	Nov. 9, 2006
5	ORDER, Setting Deadlines/Hearings Scheduling TeleConference set for 1/31/2007 08:15 AM before Honorable Sue L. Robinson. Signed by Judge Sue L. Robinson on 1/4/07. (rld) (Entered: 01/05/2007)	Jan. 5, 2007	Jan. 5, 2007
6	NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendant's Initial Disclosures Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a) by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC.(Willoughby, Barry) (Entered: 01/29/2007)	Jan. 29, 2007	Jan. 29, 2007
7	MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Terrence R. Cook and Mary M. Tiernan - filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (McCann, Douglas) Additional attachment(s) added on 1/29/2007 (fmt, ). (Entered: 01/29/2007)	Jan. 29, 2007	Jan. 29, 2007
	CORRECTING ENTRY: The initial attachment to D.I. 7 did not have counsel's signature on the certificate of service. The initial attachment has been deleted and the proper one is now attached. (fmt) (Entered: 01/29/2007)	Jan. 29, 2007	Jan. 29, 2007
8	Joint PROPOSED ORDER for Scheduling Order by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC. (Stafford, Michael) (Entered: 01/30/2007)	Jan. 30, 2007	Jan. 30, 2007
	SO ORDERED, re 7 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Terrence R. Cook and Mary M. Tiernan filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Signed by Judge Sue L. Robinson on 1/30/07. (rld) (Entered: 01/30/2007)	Jan. 30, 2007	Jan. 30, 2007
9	SCHEDULING ORDER: Case referred to the Magistrate Judge for the purpose of exploring ADR. Joinder of Parties due by 3/16/2007.,Amended Pleadings due by 3/16/2007.,Discovery due by 8/28/2007.,Dispositive Motions due by 9/28/2007.,Motions in Limine due by 2/19/2008.,Responses to Motions in Limine due by 2/26/2008.,Answering Brief due 10/29/2007.,Reply Brief due 11/12/2007.,Pretrial Conference set for 3/4/2008 04:30 PM in Courtroom 6B before Honorable Sue L. Robinson.,Jury Trial set for 3/24/2008 09:30 AM in Courtroom 6B before Honorable Sue L. Robinson. Signed by Judge Sue L. Robinson on 1/31/07. (rld) (Entered: 01/31/2007)	Jan. 31, 2007	Jan. 31, 2007
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Sue L. Robinson : Scheduling TeleConference held on 1/31/2007. (Court Reporter n/a.) (rld) (Entered: 02/02/2007)	Jan. 31, 2007	Jan. 31, 2007
10	Joint STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Submission of Expert Witness Reports to June 18, 2007 - filed by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC. (DiBianca, Margaret) (Entered: 05/10/2007)	May 10, 2007	May 10, 2007
	SO ORDERED, re 10 Joint STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Submission of Expert Witness Reports due June 18, 2007, any rebuttal report(s) due 7/18/07, filed by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC. Signed by Judge Sue L. Robinson on 5/14/07. (rld) (Entered: 05/15/2007)	May 15, 2007	May 15, 2007
11	NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendant's First Request for Production of Documents and Defendant's First Set of Interrogatories by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC.(DiBianca, Margaret) (Entered: 05/31/2007)	May 31, 2007	May 31, 2007
12	NOTICE to Take Deposition of John Collison on July 17, 2007 by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC.(DiBianca, Margaret) (Entered: 06/22/2007)	June 22, 2007	June 22, 2007
13	NOTICE to Take Deposition of Blair McMasters on July 17, 2007 by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC.(DiBianca, Margaret) (Entered: 06/22/2007)	June 22, 2007	June 22, 2007
14	NOTICE to Take Deposition of Richard Sachs on July 18, 2007 by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC.(DiBianca, Margaret) (Entered: 06/22/2007)	June 22, 2007	June 22, 2007
15	NOTICE to Take Deposition of Jennings Wooters on July 18, 2007 by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC.(DiBianca, Margaret) (Entered: 06/22/2007)	June 22, 2007	June 22, 2007
16	NOTICE OF SERVICE of Expert Disclosure by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC.(DiBianca, Margaret) (Entered: 07/06/2007)	July 6, 2007	July 6, 2007
17	Joint STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to Complete Fact Discovery to November 27, 2007 - filed by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC. (DiBianca, Margaret) (Entered: 07/17/2007)	July 17, 2007	July 17, 2007
	SO ORDERED, re 17 Joint STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to Complete Fact Discovery to November 27, 2007 filed by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC; ReSetting Scheduling Order Deadlines: Discovery due by 11/27/2007.Dispositive Motions due by 1/7/2008.Answering Brief due 2/7/2008.Reply Brief due 2/21/2008. Reports from retained experts due 8/30/07; rebuttal expert reports due 9/30/07. The pretrial and trial previously scheduled are removed from the court's calendar at this time, to be rescheduled, if need be, upon resolution of the dispostive motion(s). Signed by Judge Sue L. Robinson on 7/18/07. (rld) (Entered: 07/20/2007)	July 20, 2007	July 20, 2007
18	NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendant's Second Set of Interrogatories Directed to Plaintiff by I.G. Burton of Seaford LLC.(DiBianca, Margaret) (Entered: 07/26/2007)	July 26, 2007	July 26, 2007
19	PROPOSED CONSENT JUDGMENT by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (McCann, Douglas) (Entered: 12/17/2007)	Dec. 17, 2007	Dec. 17, 2007
20	CONSENT DECREE - (SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS) - Signed by Judge Sue L. Robinson on 12/19/07. ***Civil Case Terminated. (rwc) (Entered: 12/19/2007)	Dec. 19, 2007	Dec. 19, 2007