Case: EEOC v. GRIFFITH RUBBER MILLS of GARRETT, INC.

EEOC v. Griffith Rubber

EEOC v. Griffith Rubber Mills

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

COMPLAINT (Number of Summon(es) issued: 1) Jury demand by: plaintiff (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/15/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Griffith Rubber on 6/25/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 07/02/1998)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Gary D Johnson, Steven L Jackson (Court Employee) (Entered: 07/15/1998)

AGREED NOTICE to ans by 8/17/98 by defendant (Court Employee) (Entered: 07/15/1998)

ORDER by Chief Judge William C. Lee pre-pretrial conference 2:00 8/25/98 before Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey, Case referred to Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey for all non-disp p/t matters (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 07/17/1998)

ANSWER & aff def by defendant Griffith Rubber to complaint [1-1] (Court Employee) (Entered: 08/18/1998)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Griffith Rubber by Laura C O'Donnell, Steven Jackson, Gary Johnson (Court Employee) (Entered: 08/20/1998)

PROPOSED Discovery plan under FRCP 26 by parties. (Court Employee) (Entered: 08/20/1998)

CERTIFICATE re fees/expenses/ADR by plaintiff (Court Employee) (Entered: 08/24/1998)

CERTIFICATE re fees/expenses/ADR by defendant (Court Employee) (Entered: 08/24/1998)

PPTC before Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey; Discovery Plan approved [8-1] Discovery ddl set for 9/1/99; amend to pleadings set 1/29/99; disp motion ddl set for 7/2/99 Counsel are admonished that the dates established by the Report of Parties Planning Meeting and Order are not subject to extension. (cc: all counsel) (wsy) (Entered: 08/25/1998)

ORDER Appointing Mediator T Russell Strunk (Court Employee) (Entered: 08/27/1998)

ORDER FOR PTC, NOTICE OF TRIAL SETTING AND ORDER CONTROLLING CASE Chief Judge William C. Lee; pretrial conf set for 1:30 10/20/99 before Chief Judge William C. Lee ; jury trial set for 9:00 12/7/99 (est length 2 days) before Chief Judge William C. Lee (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 08/27/1998)

NOTICE/CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by defendant Griffith Rubber of serving discovery on pltf (mkb) (Entered: 09/08/1998)

MOTION by intervenor plaintiff to intervene (Court Employee) (Entered: 09/30/1998)

ORDER by Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey granting motion to intervene [15-1]; ptys to file stip w/i 10 days re discovery plan (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) Modified on 10/01/1998 (Entered: 10/01/1998)

COMPLAINT (Number of Summon(es) issued: 0) Jury demand by: intervenor pltf (Court Employee) (Entered: 10/01/1998)

MOTION by intervenor plaintiff Tonya Speak to intervene (Court Employee) (Entered: 10/06/1998)

ORDER by Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey granting motion to intervene [18-1] (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) Modified on 10/07/1998 (Entered: 10/07/1998)

COMPLAINT (Number of Summon(es) issued: 0) Jury demand by: intv plaintiff (Court Employee) Modified on 10/07/1998 (Entered: 10/07/1998)

STIPULATION by ptys re deadlines (Court Employee) (Entered: 10/09/1998)

STIPULATION by ptys re deadlines (Court Employee) (Entered: 10/09/1998)

ORDER by Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey telephonic hearing set for 11:00 10/20/98 before Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 10/13/1998)

TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE HELD before Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey regarding the purported settlement and the finalization of it. The Court gave preliminary approval to the class settlement. The Consent Decree shall be submitted within 2 weeks. The Court vacates the FPTC and Trial dates. vacating [13-1] schedule order (cc: all counsel) (wsy) (Entered: 10/20/1998)

NOTICE re status of consent decree by defendant (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/16/1998)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff by Jo A Farnsworth (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/23/1998)

JOINT MOTION by plaintiff, defendant, intervenor plaintiff for consent decree (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/23/1998)

CONSENT DECREE by Chief Judge William C. Lee granting motion for consent decree [28-1] terminating case (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/24/1998)

NOTICE of proposal on distribution of dmgs and procs for class member notification and a fairness hrg by plaintiff (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/22/1999)

ORDER by Chief Judge William C. Lee granting notice [30-1]; w/i 15 days the EEOC will send ntc of proposed distrib of dmgs to each class member; written objs to be fld w/i 45 days (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/22/1999)

OBJECTIONS to impending settlement by P. Rhodes (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/16/1999)

LETTER from Carol Hills notifying crt of address (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/18/1999)

MINUTES: before Chief Judge William C. Lee; clk to provide cpy of correspondence from Rhodes and Hills to all cnsl (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/12/1999)

ORDER by Chief Judge William C. Lee referring to Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey for report and recommendation the notice on the distribution of damages[30-1]; Mag Judge to conduct fairness hrg (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/16/1999)

NOTICE of timely obj to proposed distributions and need for fairness hrg by plaintiff (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/18/1999)

ORDER by Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey fairness hearing set for 10:00 4/27/99 before Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/19/1999)

ORDER by Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey; setting fairness hrg for 04/27/99 at 10:00 a.m.; clk directed to send cpy of order to P. Rhodes, cnsl for EEOC, cnsl for T. Tatro and T. Speak and to cnsl for Griffith Rubber; EEOC directed to send ntc of hrg to remaining class members (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/19/1999)

BRIEF FILED in resp to objs to proposed distribution plan by plaintiff (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/31/1999)

EXHIBITS by plaintiff to brief [39-1] (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/31/1999)

FAIRNESS HEARING HELD before Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey regarding [32-1]. The court hears from counsel and the objector, Penny Rhodes. The matter is taken under advisement. A Report and Recommendation will issue. (cc: all counsel) (wsy) (Entered: 04/27/1999)

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION to Chief Judge William C. Lee by Mag Judge Roger B. Cosbey; objs to be filed w/i 10 days; clk directed to fwd copy of R/R to Penny Rhodes (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 04/28/1999)

ORDER by Chief Judge William C. Lee adopting report and recommendation motion REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [42-1]; proposed distribution of dmgs fld 01/22/99, by EEOC is approved (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 05/17/1999)