Case: EEOC v. SINCLAIR OIL CORPORATION dba SUN VALLEY COMPANY

1:01-cv-00499 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2001

Closed Date: July 29, 2002

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Case Summary

In September 2001, the EEOC's Seattle District Office brought this suit against Sinclair Oil Corporation, d/b/a Sun Valley Company, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to rehire the charging party, a female employee, because she had participated in an internal sexual harassment investigation. In December 2001, the charging party intervened in the suit. After a failed motio…

Under the two-year decree, which contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation provisions, the defendant agreed to: maintain its EEO policy and internal Title VII compliance procedures, post an EEOC-provided Title VII compliance notice, provide the charging party with a neutral reference, expunge the charging party's personnel file of all references to discrimination, provide EEOC-approved managerial Title VII training, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and pay $30,000 to the charging party.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/4/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Winmill, Barry Lynn (Idaho)

Judge(s)

Winmill, Barry Lynn (Idaho)

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Documents in this case

1:01-cv-00499	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Sinclair Oil Corporation	July 29, 2002	July 29, 2002 Docket
1 1:01-cv-00499	Complaint EEOC v. Sinclair Oil Corporation	Sept. 26, 2001	Sept. 26, 2001 Complaint
14 1:01-cv-00499	Order EEOC v. Sinclair Oil Corporation	Dec. 13, 2001	Dec. 13, 2001 Order/Opinion
18 1:01-cv-00499	Complaint in Intervention and Demand for Jury Trial EEOC v. Sinclair Oil Corporation	Jan. 7, 2002	Jan. 7, 2002 Complaint
30 1:01-cv-00499	Consent Decree EEOC v. Sinclair Oil Corporation	July 29, 2002	July 29, 2002 Settlement Agreement

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Docket

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 26, 2001	COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) (jml) (Entered: 09/27/2001)	Clearinghouse
2	Sept. 27, 2001	NOTICE of Availability of Magistrate Judge and Requirement for Consent sent to counsel for plaintiff re complaint [1-1] (jml)	PACER
3	Oct. 19, 2001	RETURN OF SERVICE/PROCESS executed upon def Sinclair Oil Corp through atty R. Wade Curtis on 10/9/01 (wm) (Entered: 10/22/2001)	PACER
4	Oct. 29, 2001	MOTION by pla to intervene (wm)	PACER
5	Oct. 29, 2001	MEMORANDUM by pla in support of motion to intervene [4-1] (wm)	PACER
6	Oct. 30, 2001	MOTION by def for attorney Steven C Bednar, Sean A Monson to appear pro hac vice (wm) (Entered: 11/02/2001)	PACER
7	Nov. 2, 2001	ORDER granting motion for attorney Steven C Bednar, Sean A Monson to appear pro hac vice [6-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm)	PACER
8	Nov. 5, 2001	NOTICE OF ATTORNEY SUBSTITUTION: terminating attorney Wesley Katahira for EEOC and substituting attorney John F Stanley (wm) (Entered: 11/07/2001)	PACER
9	Nov. 13, 2001	ANSWER by def Sinclair Oil Corp (wm) (Entered: 11/16/2001)	PACER
10	Nov. 16, 2001	NOTICE of Availability of Magistrate Judge and Requirement for Consent sent to counsel for def Sinclair Oil Corp re answer [9-1] (wm)	PACER
11	Nov. 29, 2001	NOTICE OF STATUS CONFERENCE ; Telephonic Status Conference set for 10:00 12/20/01 before BLW in Boise (wm)	PACER
12	Dec. 7, 2001	STIPULATED MOTION by pla to intervene and to file complaint in intervention (wm) Modified on 12/07/2001	PACER
13	Dec. 11, 2001	STIPULATED SCHEDULING CONFERENCE FORM - LITIGATION PLAN (wm) (Entered: 12/12/2001)	PACER
14	Dec. 13, 2001	ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill finding moot the motion to intervene [4-1], granting motion to intervene and to file complaint in intervention [12-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm)	Clearinghouse
15	Dec. 13, 2001	NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for def by Trudy H Fouser (wm) (Entered: 12/14/2001)	PACER
16	Dec. 20, 2001	SCHEDULING ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill ; Telephonic Status Conference held 12/20/01 ; Discovery ddl set for 8/30/02 ; Disp Motion ddl set 9/27/02 ; Jury Trial set for 2/24/03 at 1:30 ; Pretrial Conference set for 2/11/03 at 9:00 ; In-court hearing set for 5/16/02 at 1:30 Matters of discovery referred to Judge Mikel H. Williams , Non- dispositive motions referred to Judge Mikel H. Williams (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 12/26/2001)	PACER
18	Jan. 7, 2002	INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenor-plaintiff Jennifer Crick (wm) (Entered: 01/09/2002)	Clearinghouse
17	Jan. 9, 2002	APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE - intervenor represented by Stephen L Farnell wm (wm)	PACER
20	Jan. 24, 2002	ANSWER by intervenor defs Sinclair Oil Corp, Mike Federko, Amy Federko, Sun Valley Company (wm)	PACER
21	Jan. 24, 2002	NOTICE of Availability of Magistrate Judge and Requirement for Consent sent to counsel for intv dfs Sinclair Oil Corp, Mike Federko, Amy Federko, Sun Valley Company re answer [20-1] (wm)	PACER
22	Feb. 6, 2002	NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE by def (wm) (Entered: 02/07/2002)	PACER
23	April 19, 2002	MOTION by dfts Sinclair Oil Corp, Sun Valley Company, Mike Federko, Amy Federko for partial judgment on the pleadings on plas complaint-in-intervention (wm)	PACER
24	April 19, 2002	MEMORANDUM by dfts Sinclair Oil Corp, Mike Federko, Amy Federko, Sun Valley Company in support of motion for partial judgment on the pleadings on plas complaint-in-intervention [23-1] (wm)	PACER
25	April 22, 2002	NOTICE OF HEARING motion for partial judgment on the pleadings on plas complaint-in-intervention [23-1] set before BLW in Boise 8:00 8/6/02 (cc: all counsel) (wm)	PACER
26	May 1, 2002	MEMORANDUM IN RESPONSE by intervenor-pla Jennifer Crick to motion for partial judgment on the pleadings on plas complaint-in- intervention [23-1] (wm)	PACER
27	May 1, 2002	AFFIDAVIT of Jennifer Crick regarding motion response [26-1] (wm)	PACER
28	May 6, 2002	ADR PLAN AND REQUEST TO STRIKE ADR HEARING by Sinclair Oil Corp, Mike Federko, Amy Federko, Sun Valley Company (wm) (Entered: 05/07/2002)	PACER
29	July 19, 2002	STIPULATION and joint motion for dismissal with prejudice (wm) (Entered: 07/22/2002)	PACER
30	July 29, 2002	CONSENT DECREE by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill dismissing case with prejudice , each party to bear their own costs and fees (cc: all counsel) (wm)	Clearinghouse

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Idaho

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

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Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 26, 2001

Closing Date: July 29, 2002

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Sinclair Oil Corporation

Case Details

Causes of Action:

State Anti-Discrimination Law

State law

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

District of Idaho 1:01-cv-00499

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Expungement of Employment Record

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Neutral/Positive Reference

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 30000

Order Duration: 2002 - 2004

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Hiring

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. SINCLAIR OIL CORPORATION dba SUN VALLEY COMPANY, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/5678/ (last updated 6/4/2007).