Case: EEOC v. KROGER FOOD STORES

EEOC v. Kroger Food Stores

EEOC and Lori Vaughn and Brenda Connell vs. Kroger Food Stores, Inc.

EEOC, and Lori Vaughn and Brenda Connell v. Kroger Food Stores, Inc.

EEOC and Lori Vaughn and Brenda Connell vs. Kroger Food Stores, Inc.

EEOC and Lori Vaughn and Brenda Connell vs. Kroger Food Stores

EEOC and Lori Vaughn and Brenda Connell vs. Kroger Food Stores, Inc.

EEOC vs. Kroger Food Stores

EEOC and Lori Vaughn and Brenda Connell vs. Kroger Food Stores, Inc., The Kroger Co., and Kroger Limited Partnership I

EEOC and Lori Vaughn and Brenda Connell vs. Kroger Food Stores, Inc., The Kroger Co., and Kroger Limited Partnership I

EEOC v. Kroger Company

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff EEOC by Noelle Brennan, John C. Hendrickson and Jean P. Kamp (jep) (Entered: 08/25/1999)

Magistrate identification: Mag/Judge Philip M. Frazier (jep) (Entered: 08/25/1999)

CJRA Track B assigned by Judge G. P. Murphy; presumptive jury trial date set 8/2000 before Judge G. P. Murphy in the USDC/East St. Louis, IL (cc: all counsel) (tjh) (Entered: 09/07/1999)

MOTION to intervene by Lori Vaughn and Brenda Connell w/prop order (jep) (Entered: 09/13/1999)

MOTION by intervenor plaintiffs' Lori Vaughn and Brenda Connell for attorney Jerome J. Dobson to appear pro hac vice (tjh) Modified on 09/24/1999 (Entered: 09/24/1999)

MOTION by intervenor plaintiffs' Lori Vaughn and Brenda Connell for attorney Jonathan C. Berns to appear pro hac vice (tjh) (Entered: 09/24/1999)

ORDER (NGJ/tjh) granting motion for attorney Jerome J. Dobson to appear pro hac vice [5-1] on behalf of intervenor plaintiffs; $55.00 filing fee paid receipt #400 55191 (cc: all counsel) (tjh) (Entered: 09/24/1999)

ORDER (NGJ/tjh) granting motion for attorney Jonathan C. Berns to appear pro hac vice [6-1] on behalf of intervenor plaintiffs; $55.00 filing fee paid receipt #400 55191 (cc: all counsel) (tjh) (Entered: 09/24/1999)

ORDER by Judge G. P. Murphy granting motion to intervene [4-1]; Vaughn and Connell shall file their complaint within 14 days of date of this Order and shall obtain service on defendant in compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ;brief ddl set 10/18/99 (cc: all counsel) (dmb) (Entered: 10/08/1999)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER by Judge G. P. Murphy granting motion to intervene [4-1]; Vaughn and Connell shall file their Complaint within 14 days of date of this Order and shall obtain service on Defendant in compliance with the FRCP brief ddl set 10/18/99 (cc: all counsel) (dmb) (Entered: 10/08/1999)

COMPLAINT by intervenor plaintiff Lori Vaughn, intervenor plaintiff Brenda Connell (fe) (Entered: 10/20/1999)

DEMAND for jury trial by intervenor plaintiff Lori Vaughn, intervenor plaintiff Brenda Connell (fe) (Entered: 10/20/1999)

PARTIAL ANSWER and affirmative defenses by defendant Kroger Food Stores to complaint [1-1] (tjh) (Entered: 11/29/1999)

MOTION by defendant Kroger Food Stores to dismiss plaintiff's complaint with prejudice (tjh) (Entered: 11/29/1999)

MEMORANDUM by defendant Kroger Food Stores in support of motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint with prejudice [12-1] (tjh) (Entered: 11/29/1999)

REMARK - file sent to Benton for ntcsdc (tjh) (Entered: 11/29/1999)

MOTION by defendant Kroger Food Stores for attorney Keith C. Hult to appear pro hac vice (dlr) (Entered: 12/07/1999)

MOTION by defendant Kroger Food Stores for attorney Adam C. Wit to appear pro hac vice (dlr) (Entered: 12/07/1999)

ORDER (NGJ/car) granting motion for attorney Keith C. Hult to appear pro hac vice [16-1] for defendant; $55.00 fee paid by receipt #64237 (cc: all counsel) (dlr) (Entered: 12/07/1999)

ORDER (NGJ/car) granting motion for attorney Adam C. Wit to appear pro hac vice [18-1] for defendant; $55.00 fee paid by receipt #64238 (cc: all counsel) (dlr) (Entered: 12/07/1999)

NOTICE of Telephone Sched/Disc Conf set 9:15 AM, 1/3/2000 before Mag Judge Philip M. Frazier in the USDC/Benton, IL (cc: all counsel) (krm) (Entered: 12/02/1999)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff EEOC by Gregory Gochanour (acm) (Entered: 12/13/1999)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff EEOC by Diane I. Smason (acm) (Entered: 12/13/1999)

RESPONSE by plaintiff EEOC to motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint with prejudice [12-1] (acm) (Entered: 12/13/1999)

NOTICE of hearing re motion to dismiss [12-1] ORAL ARGUMENTS set 2/7/00 at 2:30 PM before Judge G. P. Murphy in the USDC/East St. Louis, IL (cc: all counsel) (lmc) (Entered: 12/16/1999)

REPLY by defendant Kroger Food Stores in response to plaintiff EEOC's response to defendant's motion to dismiss re [12-1] (fe) (Entered: 12/23/1999)

MEMORANDUM by defendant Kroger Food Stores in support of it's reply to plaintiff's response to motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint with prejudice [12-1] (fe) (Entered: 12/23/1999)

PROPOSED Joint Report of Parties submitted by plaintiff's EEOC, and intervenor plaintiffs' Brenda Connell, Lori Vaughn (tjh) (Entered: 12/17/1999)

PROPOSED joint report of parties submitted by defendant Kroger Food Stores (jep) (Entered: 12/22/1999)

PROPOSED Joint Report of Parties and Scheduling and Discovery Order submitted by defendant Kroger Food Stores, plaintiff EEOC (car) (Entered: 12/17/1999)

ORDER OF RECUSAL by Mag Judge Philip M. Frazier ; Sched/disc conf set 1/3/00 is stricken ; Clerk directed to return file to Judge Murphy for reassignment to another Magistrate Judge (cc: all counsel) (jep) (Entered: 12/27/1999)

Magistrate identification: Mag/Judge Gerald B. Cohn (tjh) (Entered: 12/28/1999)

SCHEDULING AND DISCOVERY ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn settlement conf set for 9:00 AM on 7/5/00 before Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn in the USDC/East St. Louis, IL ;discovery ddl set 4/30/00 ;disp mtn filing ddl 6/15/00 (cc: all counsel) (dmb) (Entered: 01/12/2000)

MOTION by defendant Kroger Food Stores for attorney Margaret Parnell Hogan to appear pro hac vice (tjh) (Entered: 01/19/2000)

ORDER (NGJ/car) granting motion for attorney Margaret Parnell Hogan to appear pro hac vice [28-1] on behalf of Kroger Food Stores Inc; $55.00 filing fee paid receipt #300 65073 (cc: all counsel) (tjh) (Entered: 01/19/2000)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn setting settlement conf at 9:00 AM on 7/5/00 before Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn in the USDC/East St. Louis, IL (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 01/19/2000)

JOINT MOTION by plaintiff EEOC, intervenor plaintiff Brenda Connell, intervenor plaintiff Lori Vaughn to vacate the court's entry of the discovery schedule and to request a telephone conference (dmb) (Entered: 01/21/2000)

MOTION by plaintiff EEOC, intervenor plaintiff Brenda Connell, intervenor plaintiff Lori Vaughn for extension of time of 14 days to respond to defendant's first set of interrogatories and first document production requests (dmb) (Entered: 01/21/2000)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn granting motion for extension of time to 2/1/00 to respond to interrogatories & document production requests [32-1] (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 01/27/2000)

RESPONSE in opposition by defendant Kroger Food Stores to motion to vacate the court's entry of the discovery schedule and to request a telephone conference [31-1] (dmb) (Entered: 01/28/2000)

MOTION by plaintiff EEOC for protective order (dmb) (Entered: 02/01/2000)

RESPONSE by defendant Kroger Food Stores to motion for protective order [35-1] (fe) (Entered: 02/04/2000)

MOTION by defendant Kroger Food Stores for attorney Lynne Gellenbeck to appear pro hac vice Filing fee paid $55.00; receipt #300 65451 (car) (Entered: 02/07/2000)

ORDER (NGJ/dkb) granting motion for attorney Lynne Gellenbeck to appear pro hac vice for defendant Kroger Food Stores [38-1] (cc: all counsel) (car) (Entered: 02/07/2000)

ORDER by Judge G. P. Murphy granting the motion to vacate the court's entry of the discovery schedule and denying the request for a telephone conference [31-1]; vacating [27-1] schedule order sch/disc conf set (m/j) 2/17/00 before Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn in the USDC/East St. Louis, IL ; Settlement conf canceled 7/5/00 ; (cc: all counsel) (tjh) (Entered: 02/04/2000)

CJRA Track C assigned by Judge G. P. Murphy pursuant to 2/3/00 order; presumptive jury trial set 12/00 before Judge G. P. Murphy in the USDC/East St. Louis, IL (cc: all counsel) (tjh) (Entered: 02/04/2000)

MINUTES of hearing on motion to dismiss before Judge G. P. Murphy granting in part and denying in part motion for protective order [35-1],granting in part and denying in part motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint with prejudice [12-1] ;Written order to follow ( C/R: Molly Clayton) (jmf) (Entered: 02/10/2000)

ORDER by Judge G. P. Murphy granting in part and denying in part motion for protective order [35-1], granting in part and denying in part motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint with prejudice [12-1] ;amended complaint due 2/28/00 See order for specifics (cc: all counsel) (jmf) (Entered: 02/10/2000)

AMENDED COMPLAINT [1-1] by plaintiff EEOC; jury demand (acm) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

PROPOSED Joint Report of Parties submitted by intervenor plaintiff Brenda Connell, intervenor plaintiff Lori Vaughn, defendant Kroger Food Stores, plaintiff EEOC (tjh) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn setting settlement conf at 9:30 AM on 9/26/00 before Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn in the USDC/East St. Louis, IL (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 02/23/2000)

APPROVED SCHEDULING AND DISCOVERY ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn; discovery ddl set 8/31/00; disp mtn filing ddl 10/16/00 (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 02/24/2000)

ANSWER by defendant Kroger Food Stores to plaintiff's first amended complaint [42-1] with affirmative defenses (acm) (Entered: 03/08/2000)

Notice of Motion by defendant Kroger Food Stores that a Motion for summary judgment has been served upon opposing counsel (acm) (Entered: 03/08/2000)

Motion Packet Form by defendant Kroger Food Stores in re motion for Summary Judgment (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

MOTION by defendant Kroger Food Stores for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

MEMORANDUM by defendant Kroger Food Stores in support of motion for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 [56-1] (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

APPENDIX OF EXHIBITS in support of motion for summary judgment (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff EEOC in opposition to motion for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 [56-1] (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

RESPONSE by plaintiff EEOC to defendant's statement of material facts in support of motion for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 [56-1] (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

REPLY MEMORANDUM by defendant Kroger Food Stores in support of motion for summary judgment [56-1] (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

REPLY by defendant Kroger Food Stores to EEOC's statement of material facts in opposition to defendants' motion for summary judgment [56-1] (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS by defendant Kroger Food Stores in reply to EEOC's opposition to defendant's motion for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 [56-1] (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

JOINT STATEMENT OF UNCONTESTED MATERIAL FACTS by defendant Kroger Food Stores to motion for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 [56-1] (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS by plaintiff EEOC in opposition to motion for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 [56-1] (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM by defendant Kroger Food Stores in support of motion for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 [56-1] based upon the deposition testimony of EEOC Investigator and EEOC Rule 30(b)(6) deponent Charles Bold (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

JOINT STATEMENT OF UNCONTESTED MATERIAL FACTS by defendant Kroger Food Stores, plaintiff EEOC to motion for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 [56-1] (tjh) (Entered: 06/09/2000)

REMARK - mail returned as to attorney Lynne Gellenbeck (tjh) (Entered: 03/03/2000)

TRANSCRIPT of hearing on motion to dismiss; held 2/7/00; 1 volume Court Reporter: Molly Clayton (dmw) (Entered: 04/04/2000)

MOTION by plaintiff EEOC to compel defendant Kroger to answer certain interrrogatories and requests for production of documents (acm) (Entered: 04/19/2000)

VOLUME NUMBER 2 created, beginning with document number 47. (acm) (Entered: 04/19/2000)

MOTION by defendant Kroger Food Stores for extension of time to respond to plaintiff EEOC's motion to compel certain of its interrogatories and requests for production of documents (myz) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn granting motion for extension of time to respond to motion to compel [48-1], motion to compel [47-1] resp due 5/5/00 (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 05/01/2000)

MOTION by Donald Underwood to quash subpoena in civil case (tjh) (Entered: 05/22/2000)

EXHIBIT 1 to defendant's response in opposition to the EEOC's motion to compel answers to certain EEOC's interrogatories and requests for production of documents (tjh) (Entered: 05/30/2000)

RESPONSE by intervenor plaintiff Lori Vaughn, intervenor plaintiff Brenda Connell to motion to quash subpoena in civil case [51-1] (acm) (Entered: 05/31/2000)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn denying as moot motion to quash subpoena in civil case [51-1] (cc: all counsel) (acm) (Entered: 06/06/2000)

VOLUME NUMBER 4 created, beginning with document number 69. (myz) (Entered: 07/06/2000)

MOTION by plaintiff EEOC to strike Kroger's submission of a supplemental brief, an additional statement of facts and additional evidence in support of its motion for summary judgment in violation of local rule 7.1 (tjh) (Entered: 06/14/2000)

NOTICE of hearing re motion for summary judgment [56-1] ORAL ARGUMENTS set 11:00 AM on 7/17/00 before Judge G. P. Murphy in the USDC/East St. Louis, IL (cc: all counsel) (lmc) (Entered: 06/15/2000)

RESPONSE by defendant Kroger Food Stores to motion to strike Kroger's submission of a supplemental brief, an additional statement of facts and additional evidence in support of its motion for summary judgment in violation of local rule 7.1 [69-1] (fe) (Entered: 06/20/2000)

MOTION by defendant Kroger Food Stores to compel (acm) (Entered: 06/22/2000)

MEMORANDUM by defendant Kroger Food Stores in support of motion to compel [72-1] (acm) (Entered: 06/22/2000)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn granting in part and denying in part the motion to compel defendant Kroger to answer certain interrrogatories and requests for production of documents [47-1] (cc: all counsel) (see order for all specifics) (myz) (Entered: 06/23/2000)

ORDER by Judge G. P. Murphy denying motion to strike Kroger's submission of a supplemental brief, an additional statement of facts and additional evidence in support of its motion for summary judgment in violation of local rule 7.1 [69-1], motion for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 [56-1] ;a hearing is scheduled for 11:00 7/17/00 before Judge G. P. Murphy for oral arguments on Kroger's motion for summary judgment in the USDC/East St. Louis, IL (cc: all counsel) (jao) (Entered: 06/27/2000)

UNOPPOSED MOTION by plaintiff EEOC for extension of time to file response to defendant Kroger Food Stores, Inc's motion to compel (dlr) (Entered: 06/28/2000)

VOLUME NUMBER 3 created, beginning with document number 51. (myz) (Entered: 06/23/2000)

ORDER by Judge G. P. Murphy granting motion for leave to file supplemental authority in support of EEOC's memoranudm in opposition to defendant Droger Food Stores, Inc's motion for summary judgment [76-1] (cc: all counsel) (myz) (Entered: 07/06/2000)

ADDITIONAL/SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY by plaintiff EEOC in support of memorandum in opposition to defendant's motion for summary judgment received on 6/6/00 [56-1] (myz) (Entered: 07/06/2000)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn granting motion for extension of time to file response to defendant Kroger Food Stores, Inc's motion to compel [77-1]; motion to compel [72-1] resp due 7/10/00 (cc: all counsel) (myz) (Entered: 07/06/2000)

RESPONSE by defendant Kroger Food Stores to EEOC's motion for leave to file supplemental authority in support of EEOC's memorandum in opposition to defendant's motion for summary judgment [76-1] (tjh) (Entered: 07/12/2000)

RESPONSE by plaintiff EEOC to motion to compel [72-1] (tjh) (Entered: 07/13/2000)

MOTION by defendant Kroger Food Stores to extend time to reply to plaintiff's response to defendant's motion to compel (tjh) (Entered: 07/14/2000)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn granting defendant's motion to extend time to reply to plaintiff's response to defendant's motion to compel [83-1]; motion to compel [72-1] reply due 7/24/00 (cc: all counsel) (myz) (Entered: 07/18/2000)

MINUTES (lc) of hearing on motion for summary judgment before Judge G. P. Murphy. Defendant orally moves to dismiss and/or to stay, Court denies the motion. Court denies motion for summary judgment [56-1]-written order to follow (C/R: Molly Clayton) (dmw) (Entered: 07/18/2000)

MEMORANDUM & ORDER by Judge G. P. Murphy denying motion for summary judgment [56-1] (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 07/18/2000)

MOTION by plaintiff EEOC for entry of stipulation for protective order (acm) (Entered: 07/21/2000)

VOLUME NUMBER 5 created, beginning with document number 82. (fe) (Entered: 07/20/2000)

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER by Mag Judge Gerald B. Cohn granting motion for entry of stipulation for protective order [87-1] (see order for all specifics) (cc: all counsel)(myz) Modified on 07/24/2000 (Entered: 07/24/2000)

JOINT MOTION by plaintiff EEOC, intervenor plaintiff Brenda Connell, intervenor plaintiff Lori Vaughn for an order requiring defendant to show cause why it should not be held in contempt , and to compel production of documents and testimony of a witness (attached exhibits located in expando folder) (fe) Modified on 09/15/2000 (Entered: 08/09/2000)