Case: EEOC v. Bender Shipbuilding

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

COMPLAINT filed; FILING FEE $ waived (clr) (Entered: 05/18/2001)

Notice of Assignment to Mag. Judge Bert W. Milling Jr. for trial. Copies mailed 5/30/01 (clr) (Entered: 05/30/2001)

REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service as to Bender Shipbuilding mailed 7/16/01 ; Answer deadline projected for 9/14/01 for Bender Shipbuilding ; Waiver of Service due by 8/15/01 for Bender Shipbuilding (clr) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

ANSWER to Complaint by Bender Shipbuilding (Attorney William C. Tidwell III, Lisa Michelle Darnley Cooper), (clr) (Entered: 09/17/2001)

Disclosure Statement filed by Bender Shipbuilding ; (mca) (Entered: 09/27/2001)

ORDER entered that pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. section 455, the undersigned Magistrate Judge hereby recuses himself from this action ( signed by Mag. Judge Bert W. Milling Jr. 9/24/01) Copies mailed/sfaxed 9/25/01 (clr) (Entered: 09/25/2001)

Notice of Assignment to Mag. Judge William H. Steele for trial. (mca) (Entered: 09/27/2001)

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULING ORDER entered by Mag. Judge William H. Steele; Report of Parties Planning Meeting due 11/13/01; Consent to Magistrate due 11/13/01 (mca) (Entered: 09/27/2001)

REPORT of Planning Meeting filed by parties; referred to M/J Steele 11/14/01 (mbp) (Entered: 11/14/2001)

Order on Rule 16 entered; Rule 16 Conference set for 11:00 1/7/02; copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 11/14/2001)

MOTION by EEOC for Jill Lolley Vincent to Withdraw as Attorney ; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 12/04/2001)

NOTICE entered, endorsed granting [11-1] motion for Jill Lolley Vincent to Withdraw as Attorney (Terminated attorney Jill Lolley Vincent for EEOC ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 12/06/2001)

REPORT of Planning Meeting filed by parties. (mab) (Entered: 12/27/2001)

DISCOVERY ORDER Discovery Deadline set at 7/1/02 ; Witness List Due 7/15/02 ; Motion filing deadline is 7/15/02 ; Expert Witness List due 4/15/02 ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 01/08/2002)

ORDER engaging parties in ADR/ Mediation as further set out. Selection of Mediator deadline set to 1/28/02 - Mediation conf deadline set to 5/1/02 ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 01/08/2002)

Designation of Mediator filed by parties. K.W. Michael Chambers named as Mediator. ADR order mailed to mediator. (srr) (Entered: 01/29/2002)

Expert Witness list (naming Martha L. Lehman) by EEOC (srr) (Entered: 04/01/2002)

Position regarding Settlement filed by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Bender Shipbuilding (srr) (Entered: 04/02/2002)

Qualifications of Expert Witnesses (David Alexander & John Bacot) by Bender Shipbuilding (srr) (Entered: 04/17/2002)

JOINT MOTION to Extend Time to file expert disclosures ; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 04/26/2002)

NOTICE entered, endorsed GRANTING [20-1] joint motion to Extend Time to file expert disclosures ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ); copies to parties 5/1/02 (jlr) (Entered: 05/01/2002)

Qualifications of Expert Witnesses (Martha Lehman) by EEOC (srr) (Entered: 05/30/2002)

ORDER, setting Response to Order Deadline re: [23-1] order to 6/28/02 for Bender Shipbuilding, for EEOC to inform court regarding efforts to pursue mediation & their current positions on settlement ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 06/03/2002)

MOTION by EEOC to shorten time for response to pla's 1st interrogs ; ref to J/Steele (srr) (Entered: 06/04/2002)

Pre-trial conference set at 10:30 7/23/02 before Senior Judge Virgil Pittman; copies to counsel w/prel pto (srr) (Entered: 06/05/2002)

ORDER, Response to Motion set to 6/14/02 for [24-1] motion to shorten time for response to pla's 1st interrogs ( signed by Mag. Judge William H. Steele ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 06/06/2002)

RESPONSE by Bender Shipbuilding to [26-1] order dated 6/5/02; ref to J/Steele (srr) (Entered: 06/13/2002)

Position regarding Settlement filed by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Bender Shipbuilding; mediation has not been held; ptys will provide court addl info by 6/28/02 (srr) (Entered: 06/17/2002)

ORDER granting [24-1] motion to shorten time for response to pla's 1st interrogs ( signed by Mag. Judge William H. Steele ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 06/18/2002)

MOTION by Bender Shipbuilding for an order that no mandatory mediation need be pursued w/o further order from the court ; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 07/01/2002)

NOTICE entered, endorsed granting [30-1] motion that no mandatory mediation need be pursued w/o further order from the court ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 07/01/2002)

Exhibit list by Bender Shipbuilding (srr) (Entered: 07/11/2002)

Witness list by Bender Shipbuilding (srr) (Entered: 07/11/2002)

MOTION by Bender Shipbuilding for Partial Summary Judgment ; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 07/11/2002)

MEMORANDUM by Bender Shipbuilding in support of [34-1] motion for Partial Summary Judgment; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 07/11/2002)

ORDER, Response to Motion set to 8/12/02 for [34-1] motion for Partial Summary Judgment ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 07/12/2002)

Exhibit list by EEOC (srr) (Entered: 07/16/2002)

Witness list by EEOC (srr) (Entered: 07/16/2002)

Joint pre-trial document filed by EEOC, Bender Shipbuilding ; ETT: 3 days; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 07/17/2002)

PRETRIAL ORDER entered., set Jury Selection for 9:30 10/1/02, set Jury Trial for 9:30 10/1/02 before Senior Judge Virgil Pittman, ETT 3 days; set Status Conference for 10:30 9/24/02, set Settlement Conference for 9/5/02 10:15 am ; ptys may amd pretrial response by 7/29/02; pla may amd witness list by 7/26/02 w/objs due 8/9/02 ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 07/23/2002)

AMENDED ORDER ON PRETRIAL CONFERENCE, set Status Conference for 10:30 9/24/02, set Jury Selection for 9:30 10/1/02 ; all other aspects of this court's order on pretrial conf dated 7/23/02 remain in effect ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 07/25/2002)

Supplemental [38-1] witness list filed by EEOC (srr) (Entered: 07/26/2002)

OBJECTION by Bender Shipbuilding to [37-1] exhibits list (srr) (Entered: 07/30/2002)

MOTION by Bender Shipbuilding to use supplemental exhibits ; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 07/30/2002)

OBJECTION by EEOC to [28-1] exhibit list (jlr) (Entered: 08/08/2002)

MEMORANDUM by EEOC in opposition to [34-1] motion for Partial Summary Judgment; Exhibits 1-16 are in RED FILE FOLDER; ref to J/Pittman (tgw) (Entered: 08/14/2002)

ORDER granting [44-1] motion to use supplemental exhibits ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman 8/16/02) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 08/19/2002)

MOTION by Bender Shipbuilding for Leave to File reply brief in support of sum jgm ; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 08/20/2002)

REPLY by Bender Shipbuilding to response to [34-1] motion for Partial Summary Judgment (srr) (Entered: 08/20/2002)

NOTICE entered, endorsed granting [48-1] motion for Leave to File reply brief in support of sum jgm ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 08/20/2002)

Letter head filed by EEOC (srr) (Entered: 08/23/2002)

Qualifications of Expert Witnesses by EEOC (srr) (Entered: 08/23/2002)

NOTICE of Hearing: set Settlement Conference for 10:15 9/5/02 bfr Judge Pittman in chambers; copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 08/23/2002)

MOTION by EEOC for Leave to File response to dft's reply brief in re: sum jgm ; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 08/30/2002)

NOTICE of attorney appearance for EEOC by Eunice H. Morrow (srr) (Entered: 09/03/2002)

NOTICE entered, endorsed granting [54-1] motion for Leave to File response to dft's reply brief in re: sum jgm ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 09/03/2002)

RESPONSE by EEOC to [49-1] dfts reply to partial sum jgm; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 09/03/2002)

NOTICE of Hearing: reset Jury Selection for 9:30 12/3/02, reset Jury Trial for 9:30 12/3/02 before Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ; copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 09/05/2002)

NOTICE entered, endorsed [34-1] motion for Partial Summary Judgment carried to trial ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 09/30/2002)

PRETRIAL ORDER entered., set Status Conference for 10:30 11/26/02, set Jury Selection for 9:00 12/3/02 ; ETT 3 days ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 11/07/2002)

NOTICE of Hearing: set Jury Trial for 9:30 12/9/02 before Senior Judge Virgil Pittman copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 11/07/2002)

ORDER, setting Response to Order Deadline re: [62-1] order to 11/22/02 for Bender Shipbuilding, for EEOC to file a joint statement setting out the name of the qualified interpreter (complainant Bobby Tate is hearing impaired) selected to be present for jury selection & trial & state which pty will bear the cost of the interpreter's services ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 11/07/2002)

Settlement Agreement filed by EEOC, Bender Shipbuilding; ref to J/Pittman (srr) (Entered: 11/26/2002)

ORDER pursuant to [63-1] settlement agreement, the court approves the terms & conditions & directs the settlement agreement be effectuated in accordance with its terms; this action is dismissed w/prej; court will retain jurisdiction for 2 yrs from entry of this order ( signed by Senior Judge Virgil Pittman ) copies to counsel (srr) (Entered: 11/26/2002)