Case: EEOC v. Rio Bravo International, Inc.

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

COMPLAINT and demand for jury trial filed (bls) (Entered: 06/14/1999)

MAGISTRATE JUDGE CASE ASSIGNMENT Magistrate assigned: Mark A. Pizzo (bls) (Entered: 06/14/1999)

SUMMONSES issued for Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l. Consents issued. (bls) (Entered: 06/14/1999)

NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - TRACK 2. (ctc) (jlh) (Entered: 06/21/1999)

MOTION by Sheri Calvo, Veronica Ferek, Melissa Scarborough to intervene as plaintiffs ; proposed intervenor's complaint attached. (mrh) (Entered: 07/21/1999)

RESPONSE by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l to [3-1] motion to intervene as plaintiffs (wlb) (Entered: 08/05/1999)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Applebee's Int'l 6/29/99 Answer due on 8/30/99 for Applebee's Int'l (wlb) (Entered: 08/09/1999)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc 6/29/99 Answer due on 8/30/99 for Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc (wlb) (Entered: 08/09/1999)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Innovative Restaurant. 6/29/99 Answer due on 8/30/99 for Innovative Restaurant. (wlb) (Entered: 08/09/1999)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of [2-1] track 2 notice by EEOC (notice of compliance with Local Rule 3.05) (wlb) (Entered: 08/18/1999)

ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l (wlb) (Entered: 08/31/1999)

ORDER OF PROCEDURE. ( Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 09/03/1999)

CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (wlb) (Entered: 09/14/1999)

CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER setting Deadline for filing of motions 10/31/00 ; Discovery cutoff 8/31/00 ; Pretrial conference may be scheduled on 20 days notice on or after 2/12/01 ; Scheduled for Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo ( signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich ) ctc (jlh) (Entered: 11/05/1999)

ENDORSED ORDER granting [3-1] motion to intervene as plaintiffs ( Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich ) ctc (jlh) (Entered: 11/05/1999)

Jury trial may be set on 20 days notice on or after 7/1/01 Scheduled for Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich (jlh) (Entered: 11/05/1999)

ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaurant., Applebee's Int'l Inc. (wlb) (Entered: 11/17/1999)

MOTION by Sheri Calvo, Veronica Ferek, Melissa Scarborough with memorandum in support to limit deposition examination of plaintiff referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (wlb) (Entered: 11/23/1999)

MEMORANDUM by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l in opposition to [14-1] motion to limit deposition examination of plaintiff (wlb) (Entered: 11/30/1999)

ORDER granting [14-1] motion to limit deposition examination of plaintiff, to the extent that defendant shall be limited to a total of 8 hours per plaintiff for deposition examination. ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo ) ctc (wlb) Modified on 12/21/1999 (Entered: 12/14/1999)

Correspondence from Michele Williams, Process Specialist to Erich Y. Schultz, Esquire. (wlb) (Entered: 01/04/2000)

NOTICE OF mediation with John Bolt, mediator: set mediation conference for 9:30 4/17/00 (map) (Entered: 03/22/2000)

EMERGENCY MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l for EEOC to cease and desist contact with former and present employees of defendants (wlb) (Entered: 05/05/2000)

ORDER to repond response to motion set to 3:00 5/10/00 for [18-1] motion for EEOC to cease and desist contact with former and present employees of defendants by defendantss ( Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich ) ctc (jlh) (Entered: 05/08/2000)

EMERGENCY MOTION by EEOC with memorandum in support to extend time of one day to respond to defendants' emergency motion for EEOC to cease and desist contact with former and present employees of defendants (wlb) Modified on 05/11/2000 (Entered: 05/11/2000)

ORDER granting [20-1] motion to extend time of one day to respond to defendants' emergency motion for EEOC to cease and desist contact with former and present employees of defendants ( Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 05/11/2000)

RESPONSE by EEOC to [18-1] motion for EEOC to cease and desist contact with former and present employees of defendants (wlb) (Entered: 05/11/2000)

SUPPLEMENT by EEOC to [22-1] motion response (exhibits filed under separate cover) (wlb) Modified on 05/11/2000 (Entered: 05/11/2000)

MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l with memorandum in support to extend time in which to file third-party claim , and to extend time to join party (wlb) (Entered: 05/17/2000)

ORDER denying [18-1] motion for EEOC to cease and desist contact with former and present employees of defendants ( Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich ) ctc (jlh) (Entered: 05/22/2000)

ORDER granting [24-1] motion to extend time in which to file third-party claim, granting [24-2] motion to extend time to join party ( Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich ) ctc (jlh) (Entered: 05/22/2000)

ORDER deferring [25-1] motion (emergency) to compel defendant to produce all documents which comprise its internal investigation of any employee's sexual harassment complaints and defendant is ordered to respond to the motion ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo ) ctc (jlh) (Entered: 05/22/2000)

UNOPPOSED MOTION by EEOC (unopposed) to correct scrivener's error in order [26-1] (src) Modified on 05/30/2000 (Entered: 05/30/2000)

MOTION by EEOC with memorandum in support to compel defendants to provide complete responses to first request for production of documents referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (jlh) (Entered: 06/05/2000)

SUPPLEMENT by EEOC to [30-1] motion to compel defendants to provide complete responses to first request for production of documents (jlh) (Entered: 06/05/2000)

MEMORANDUM by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l in opposition to [25-1] motion (emergency) to compel defendant to produce all documents which comprise its internal investigation of any employee's sexual harassment complaints (wlb) (Entered: 06/05/2000)

NOTICE of filing case law in support of defendants' memorandum of law in opposition to plaintiffs' emergency motion to compel by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l (wlb) (Entered: 06/05/2000)

MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l with memorandum in support for leave to file third party complaint against Robert Evans (proposed third-party complaint attached) (wlb) (Entered: 06/07/2000)

UNOPPOSED MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l for leave to take additional depositions (unopposed) referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (wlb) (Entered: 06/13/2000)

MEMORANDUM by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l in opposition to [30-1] motion to compel defendants to provide complete responses to first request for production of documents (wlb) (Entered: 06/20/2000)

NOTICE of filing documents in support of memorandum of law in opposition to motion to compel by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l (filed under separate cover) (wlb) (Entered: 06/20/2000)

NOTICE of filing cases cited in plaintiff's response to defendants' motion for leave to file third-party complaint against Robert Evans by EEOC (filed under separate cover) (wlb) (Entered: 06/26/2000)

MOTION by EEOC for leave to file amended complaint to add successor employer as a party defendant (amended complaint submitted as exhibit A) (eec) (Entered: 07/10/2000)

NOTICE of filing complete legible copies of the cases cited in EEOC's motion for leave to file amended complaint pursuant to this Court's order dated 9/2/99 by EEOC (rjc) (Entered: 07/10/2000)

ORDER granting [35-1] consent motion for leave to take additional depositions. ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 07/11/2000)

CONSENTED MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l, Sheri Calvo, Veronica Ferek, Sheri Calvo, Veronica Ferek, Melissa Scarborough for leave to file amended answers and affirmative defenses (consented) (wlb) (Entered: 07/24/2000)

UNOPPOSED MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l, Sheri Calvo, Veronica Ferek, Sheri Calvo, Veronica Ferek, Melissa Scarborough for leave to file reply brief to plaintiff EEOC's response to defendants' motion for leave to file third party complaint against Robert Evans (unopposed) (proposed brief attached as exhibit A) (wlb) (Entered: 07/24/2000)

ORDER denying without prejudice [30-1] motion to compel defendants to provide complete responses to first request for production of documents. ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 07/24/2000)

ORDER granting [25-1] motion to compel defendant to produce all documents which comprise its internal investigation of any employee's sexual harassment complaints, granted only to the extent that Moore is directed to produce non-corporate documents responsive to the Intervenors' requests that are in his possession, custody or control that are not protected by the attorney-client privilege and are not work product. ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 07/24/2000)

MEMORANDUM by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l in opposition to [40-1] motion for leave to file amended complaint to add successor employer as a party defendant (filed under separate cover) (wlb) (Entered: 07/25/2000)

NOTICE of filing cases cited in support of memorandum of law in opposition to plaintiff EEOC's motion for leave to add successor employer as a party defendant by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l (filed under separate cover) (wlb) (Entered: 07/25/2000)

MOTION by EEOC with memorandum in support for prior court approval to issue newspaper advertisement (filed under separate cover) (wlb) (Entered: 08/08/2000)

UNOPPOSED MOTION by EEOC for leave to file a reply to defendants' response to plaintiff EEOC'S motion for leave to file an amended complaint to add successor employer as a party-defendant (unopposed) (proposed reply attached) (wlb) (Entered: 08/09/2000)

MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l with memorandum in support to compel mental examination referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (wlb) (Entered: 08/22/2000)

NOTICE of substitution of counsel by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l (wlb) (Entered: 08/25/2000)

MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l with memorandum in support to compel EEOC to produce documents or a privilege log complying with the court's order dated 7/20/00 referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (wlb) (Entered: 08/28/2000)

MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l with memorandum in support to compel answers to defendant's third set of interrogatories referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (wlb) (Entered: 08/28/2000)

MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l with memorandum in support to compel plaintiff Sheri Calvo's answers to defendants' second set of interrogatories , and to compel second request for production of documents referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (wlb) (Entered: 08/28/2000)

MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l with memorandum in support to compel production to reopen Kathryn Milcowitz's deposition referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (wlb) (Entered: 08/28/2000)

MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l with memorandum in support to compel complete damages disclosures referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (filed under separate cover) (wlb) (Entered: 08/28/2000)

NOTICE of filing case citied in motion to compel plaintiff Sheri Calvo's answers to second set of interrogatories and second request for production of documents by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l (filed under separate cover) (wlb) Modified on 08/29/2000 (Entered: 08/29/2000)

NOTICE of filing cases cited in defendant's motion to compel production and to reopoen Kathryn Milcowitz's deposition by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l (filed under separate cover) (wlb) (Entered: 08/29/2000)

NOTICE of filing cases cited in defendant's motion to compel complete damages disclosures by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l (filed under separate cover) (wlb) (Entered: 08/29/2000)

NOTICE of filing cases cited in defendant's motion to compel plaintiff EEOC to produce documents or a privilege log complying with the court's order dated 7/20/00 by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l (filed under separate cover) (wlb) (Entered: 08/29/2000)

NOTICE of filing affidavit in support of defendant's motion to compel Rule 35 mental examination by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l (wlb) (Entered: 08/30/2000)

MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l to withdraw [52-1] motion to compel mental examination and to substitute revised motion to compel mental examination referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (src) (Entered: 09/01/2000)

UNOPPOSED MOTION with memorandum of law by EEOC to extend time of 10 days within which to file responses to defendants' motion to compel (unopposed) referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (wlb) (Entered: 09/07/2000)

RESPONSE by EEOC in opposition to [65-2] motion to substitute revised motion to compel mental examination, [52-1] motion to compel mental examination (wlb) (Entered: 09/11/2000)

NOTICE of filing plaintiffs' table of authorities in support of plaintiffs' response in opposition to defendant's motion to compel mental examination by EEOC (wlb) (Entered: 09/11/2000)

NOTICE of filing deposition excerpts in support of plaintiffs' response in opposition to defendant's motion to compel mental examination. by EEOC (wlb) (Entered: 09/11/2000)

UNOPPOSED MOTION by EEOC to extend time to respond to defendants' motions to compel (unopposed) referred to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo (wlb) (Entered: 09/12/2000)

ORDER granting [66-1] consent motion to extend time of 10 days within which to file responses to defendants' motion to compel (unopposed), response to motion set to 9/29/00 for [58-1] motion to compel complete damages disclosures by defendantss, set to 9/29/00 for [57-1] motion to compel production to reopen Kathryn Milcowitz's deposition by defendantss, set to 9/29/00 for [56-1] motion to compel plaintiff Sheri Calvo's answers to defendants' second set of interrogatories by defendantss, set to 9/29/00 for [56-2] motion to compel second request for production of documents by defendantss, set to 9/29/00 for [55-1] motion to compel answers to defendant's third set of interrogatories by defendantss, set to 9/29/00 for [54-1] motion to compel EEOC to produce documents or a privilege log complying with the court's order dated 7/20/00 by defendantss, set to 9/29/00 for [52-1] motion to compel mental examination by defendantss ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 09/13/2000)

RESPONSE by EEOC to [57-1] motion to compel production to reopen Kathryn Milcowitz's deposition (wlb) (Entered: 09/26/2000)

NOTICE of filing cases cited in plaintiff's response to defendants' motion to compel plaintiff Sherri Calvo's answers to defendants' second set of interrogatories and second requests for production of documents. by EEOC (wlb) (Entered: 09/26/2000)

NOTICE of filing cases cited in plaintiff's response to defendants' motion to compel production and to reopen Kathryn Milcovitz's deposition by EEOC. (wlb) (Entered: 09/26/2000)

RESPONSE by EEOC to [54-1] motion to compel EEOC to produce documents or a privilege log complying with the court's order dated 7/20/00. (wlb) (Entered: 09/27/2000)

RESPONSE by EEOC to [55-1] motion to compel answers to defendant's third set of interrogatories (wlb) (Entered: 09/27/2000)

NOTICE of filing cases cited in plaintiffs response to defendants' motion to compel plaintiff to produce documents or a privilege log by EEOC. (wlb) (Entered: 09/27/2000)

NOTICE of filing cases cited in plaintiff's response to defendant's motion to compel answers to defendants' third set of interrogatories by EEOC. (wlb) (Entered: 09/27/2000)

NOTICE of filing deposition transcripts and page index in support of EEOC'S response to defendants' motion to compel answers to defendants' third set of interrogatories by EEOC. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Summer Dave Blair by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Sheri Lynn Calvo Boesch by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Rene Brown by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Nicole Pouillon-Buck by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Leslie Cucinotta by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Heather L. Eberhardt by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Veronica Ferek by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Laura Marie Rush by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Melissa Ann Scarborough by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Lesley Alexandra Smith by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Christina Lynn Thomas by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

DEPOSITION of Sharlee A. Workman by EEOC re: [77-1] motion response Transcript filed separately. (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

Page index reflecting deposition testimony of claimants responsive to defendants' third set of interrogatories in support of EEOC'S response to defendants' motion to compel answsers to defendants' thrid set of interrogatories by EEOC (wlb) (Entered: 09/28/2000)

CONSENTED MOTION by Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l regarding the number of, and page limits for, their dispositive motions (wlb) (Entered: 10/06/2000)

ENDORSED ORDER granting [95-1] consent motion regarding the number of, and page limits for, their dispositive motions ( Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich ) ctc (jlh) (Entered: 10/16/2000)

JOINT MOTION by EEOC, Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l to extend time for filing dispositive motions until 11/14/00 , and to extend time to respond to defendant's dispositive motions until 12/15/00 (wlb) (Entered: 10/24/2000)

ENDORSED ORDER granting [96-1] joint motion to extend time for filing dispositive motions until 11/14/00, granting [96-2] joint motion to extend time to respond to defendant's dispositive motions until 12/15/00, reset dispositive motion filing deadline for 11/14/00 ( Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 10/30/2000)

ORDER denying [52-1] motion to compel mental examination granting [65-1] motion to withdraw [52-1] motion to compel mental examination granting [65-2] motion to substitute revised motion to compel mental examination. Defendants' revised motion to compel mental examination is denied. The clerk of the court is directed to purge document 52 from the record and return to defendants' counsel. ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 11/01/2000)

ORDER granting nucn pro tunc [70-1] consent motion to extend time to respond to defendants' motions to compel. ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo ) ctc (wlb) Modified on 11/06/2000 (Entered: 11/06/2000)

SECOND JOINT MOTION by EEOC, Rio Bravo Int'l, Inc, Innovative Restaur., Applebee's Int'l to extend time to file responses to defendants' dispositive motions (second, joint) (wlb) (Entered: 11/15/2000)