Case: EEOC v. MARITIME EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INC

2:02-cv-02042 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2002

Closed Date: March 18, 2004

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Case Summary

The Seattle District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Maritime Employment Services, which licenses people for work on commercial fishing vessels, in September of 2002, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The complainant and a group of unidentified women allege discrimination based on sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They claim that Maritime Employment Services refused to license these women for work on a commercial fishing vessel. Ultimately a default judgment was entered. After the plaintiff filed a memorandum as to why the case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute, the default judgment was finally entered.

Summary Authors

Alex Bean (6/2/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Coughenour, John C. (Washington)

Judge(s)

Coughenour, John C. (Washington)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:02-cv-02042	Docket EEOC v. Maritime Employment Services, Inc.	July 3, 2006	July 3, 2006 Docket
1 2:02-cv-02042	Complaint EEOC v. Maritime Employment Services, Inc.	Sept. 27, 2002	Sept. 27, 2002 Complaint
4 2:02-cv-02042	Defendant's Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint EEOC v. Maritime Employment Services, Inc.	Oct. 17, 2002	Oct. 17, 2002 Pleading / Motion / Brief
15 2:02-cv-02042	EEOC's Response to Court's Order to Show Cause and Application for Entry of Default Judgment EEOC v. Maritime Employment Services, Inc.	March 4, 2004	March 4, 2004 Pleading / Motion / Brief
17 2:02-cv-02042	Judgment by Court EEOC v. Maritime Employment Services, Inc.	March 18, 2004	March 18, 2004 Order/Opinion

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11860480/eeoc-v-maritime-empl-svcs/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT and JURY DEMAND (Summons(es) issued) Receipt # fee waived (USA) (PM) (Entered: 10/01/2002)	Sept. 27, 2002	Sept. 27, 2002 Clearinghouse
2	RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed upon defendant Maritime Empl Svcs on 9/30/02 (LS) (Entered: 10/03/2002)	Oct. 1, 2002	Oct. 1, 2002
3	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Reba Weiss (LS) (Entered: 10/09/2002)	Oct. 8, 2002	Oct. 8, 2002
4	ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES to complaint [1-1] by defendant Maritime Empl Svcs (MH) (Entered: 10/18/2002)	Oct. 17, 2002	Oct. 17, 2002 Clearinghouse
5	MINUTE ENTRY: Status conference set for 9:00 1/14/03 (cc: all counsel) (LS) (Entered: 10/25/2002)	Oct. 25, 2002	Oct. 25, 2002
6	ORDER re: DISCOVERY and DEPOSITIONS by Chief Judge John C. Coughenour (cc: counsel, Judge) (LS) (Entered: 10/25/2002)	Oct. 25, 2002	Oct. 25, 2002
7	MINUTES OF STATUS CONFERENCE: JCC; Dep Clerk: JM; CR: Sue Palmerton; Counsel: Katahira/Weiss; Status conference held 9:00 1/14/03 ; Deadline to Join Additional Parties is 5/9/03 ; Jury trial set for 3/22/04 ; Voir dire/jury instructions deadline 3/18/04 ; Trial briefs to be submitted by 3/18/04 ; Pretrial Order due by 3/12/04 ; 39.1 designation effective 1/9/04 ; (cc: counsel, Judge) (LS) (Entered: 01/15/2003)	Jan. 14, 2003	Jan. 14, 2003
8	NOTICE by defendant of change of address for counsel (LS) (Entered: 06/06/2003)	June 4, 2003	June 4, 2003
9	STIPULATED MOTION for ENTRY OF Default Judgment ; Noting Date 9/3/2003. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(LS, ) (Entered: 09/04/2003)	Sept. 3, 2003	Sept. 3, 2003
10	DECLARATION of Wesley Katahira filed by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission re 9 MOTION for Default Judgment (LS, ) (Entered: 09/04/2003)	Sept. 3, 2003	Sept. 3, 2003
11	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Defendant Maritime Employment Services Inc re 10 Declaration, 9 MOTION for Default Judgment. (LS, ) (Entered: 09/04/2003)	Sept. 3, 2003	Sept. 3, 2003
12	MINUTE ORDER 9re: STIPULATED MOTION for Default Judgment ; Court requests that within 15 judicial days of this Order, parties submit a written clarification with respect to the relief requested in their motion. by Judge John C Coughenour. (LS, ) (Entered: 09/29/2003)	Sept. 29, 2003	Sept. 29, 2003
13	ORDER granting 9 Parties' Agreed Motion for Entry of Default by Judge John C Coughenour. (LS, ) (Entered: 10/16/2003)	Oct. 15, 2003	Oct. 15, 2003
14	MINUTE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Show Cause Response due by 3/12/2004. by Judge John C Coughenour. (LS, ) (Entered: 03/02/2004)	March 1, 2004	March 1, 2004
15	APPLICATION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND RESPONSE to ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Katahira, Wesley) TEXT Modified on 3/5/2004 (LS, ). (Entered: 03/04/2004)	March 4, 2004	March 4, 2004 Clearinghouse
	15 Response to Order to Show Cause AND MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT NOTED on motion calendar; Noting Date 3/4/2004. (LS, ) (Entered: 03/05/2004)	March 4, 2004	March 4, 2004
16	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission re 15 Response to Order to Show Cause, re 15 Response to Order to Show Cause NOTED on motion calendar;. (Katahira, Wesley) (Entered: 03/08/2004)	March 8, 2004	March 8, 2004
17	ORDER : Granting Plaintiff's Application for Entry of Default Judgment. This judgment is entered with respect to Defendant's liability only by Judge John C Coughenour. (LS, ) (Entered: 03/19/2004)	March 18, 2004	March 18, 2004 Clearinghouse
18	JUDGMENT BY COURT in favor of Plaintiff against Defendant. This judgment is entered with respect to Defendant's liability only. (LS, ) (Entered: 03/22/2004)	March 22, 2004	March 22, 2004