Case: EEOC v. ROCKET ENTERPRISE, INC.

EEOC v. Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated

EEOC v. Rocket Enterprise, Inc

EEOC v. Rocket Enterprise, Inc

EEOC v. Rocket Enterprise, Inc

EEOC v. Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

COMPLAINT filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated.(THal, ) (Entered: 10/02/2006)

CERTIFICATE of Service/Summons Returned Executed. Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated served on 10/10/2006, answer due 10/30/2006. (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 11/02/2006)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Ralph J. Sirlin appearing on behalf of Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated.(Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 11/29/2006)

ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses with Jury Demand by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated.(Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 11/29/2006)

STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated.(Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 11/29/2006)

[DOCUMENT FILED IS TITLED "SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL"]. NOTICE of Withdrawal of Attorney Dale R. Price, Jr by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Price, Dale) Modified on 11/30/2006 (THal, ). (Entered: 11/30/2006)

NOTICE TO APPEAR: Scheduling Conference set for 1/16/2007 02:00 PM before Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer, ) (Entered: 12/05/2006)

AMENDED NOTICE TO APPEAR: Scheduling Conference set for Tuesday, 1/16/2007, 02:00 PM before Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer, ) (Entered: 01/10/2007)

NOTICE TO APPEAR: Rescheduled Scheduling Conference set for 2/12/2007 02:00 PM before Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer, ) (Entered: 01/12/2007)

SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 1/15/2008 03:00 PM before Honorable Sean F Cox. Motion Cut-off set for 8/13/2007 Trailing Trial Docket set for January/February 2008. Discovery due by 7/12/2007. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (Refer to image for additional dates)(JHer, ) (Entered: 02/12/2007)

Minute Entry -Scheduling Conference held on 2/12/2007 before Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer, )

MOTION to Compel Discovery by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 03/07/2007)

ORDER REFERRING MOTION to Magistrate Judge Virginia M Morgan: 11 MOTION to Compel Discovery filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer) (Entered: 03/12/2007)

NOTICE of hearing on 11 MOTION to Compel Discovery : Responses due by 3/28/2007; Resolved/Unresolved Issues due by 4/4/2007; and Motion Hearing set for 4/9/2007 01:30 PM before Honorable Virginia M Morgan. (JJoh) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

STIPULATION AND ORDER on 11 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel - Signed by Honorable Virginia M Morgan. (JJoh) (Entered: 04/09/2007)

WITNESS LIST by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 05/03/2007)

WITNESS LIST by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 05/03/2007)

ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (THal) (Entered: 07/19/2007)

MOTION for Summary Judgment by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits # 2 Exhibit 1 Jerald Bowers Dep Tr.# 3 Exhibit 2 Charles Bowers Dep Tr.# 4 Exhibit 3 Rocket Enterprises 1099s# 5 Exhibit 4 Bischoff Wage Detail# 6 Exhibit 5 Bischoff Hour Detail) (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 08/13/2007)

STATEMENT of of Material Facts Not in Dispute by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 08/13/2007)

NOTICE of hearing on 18 MOTION for Summary Judgment. Motion Hearing set for 11/15/2007 02:00 PM before Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer) (Entered: 08/23/2007)

STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending Time to File Response as to 18 MOTION for Summary Judgment : Responses due by 10/4/2007 Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer) (Entered: 09/04/2007)

RESPONSE to 18 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Counter-Statement of Disputed Facts# 2 Index of Exhibits List of Exhibits# 3 Exhibit A- Rocket Advertisement for two part-time seamstresses# 4 Exhibit B - Application for Employment, Janice Cleghorn# 5 Exhibit C - Application for Employment, Mary Bischoff# 6 Exhibit D - Notes from Interview# 7 Exhibit E - Time Card Reports of Janice Cleghorn# 8 Exhibit F - Time Card Reports of Mary Bischoff# 9 Exhibit G - Invoice for Sewing Machine# 10 Exhibit H - Abbott v. Crown Motor Co.# 11 Exhibit DiCarlo v. Potter# 12 Exhibit J - Singfield v. Akron Metro. Hous. Auth.# 13 Exhibit K - Excel Spreadsheet# 14 Exhibit Excerpts of Deposition Transcripts) (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 10/04/2007)

Minute Entry -Motion Hearing held on 11/15/2007 re 18 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated before Honorable Sean F Cox. Disposition: Taken Under Advisement(Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

ORDER denying 18 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer)

ORDER Establishing Trial Docket. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer) (Entered: 12/03/2007)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Dale R. Price, Jr appearing on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Price, Dale) (Entered: 01/07/2008)

Minute Entry -Final Pretrial Conference held on 1/15/2008 before Honorable Sean F Cox. Disposition: Held and continued to 1/16/08 at 2:00 p.m. (JHer)

ORDER REGARDING TRIAL. Jury Trial set for 1/24/2008 08:30 AM before Honorable Sean F Cox Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer) (Entered: 01/16/2008)

JOINT FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER - Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (DWor) (Entered: 01/17/2008)

Minute Entry -Final Pretrial Conference held on 1/16/2008 before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

STIPULATED ORDER DISMISSING Plaintiff's Sexual Harassment and Hostile Work Environment Claim. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (ATee) Modified on 1/22/2008 (Schoenherr, S.). (Entered: 01/20/2008)

TRIAL BRIEF by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 01/21/2008)

MOTION in Limine to Strike Defendant's Defense that Plaintiff Does Not Have Prima Facie Case by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 01/21/2008)

MOTION in Limine to Exclude Wilson Industries Records Post Termination by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 01/21/2008)

Proposed Voir Dire by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Price, Dale) (Entered: 01/21/2008)

Proposed Jury Instructions by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Price, Dale) (Entered: 01/21/2008)

MOTION in Limine To Exclude Defendant from Offering Inadmissible Testimony at Trial by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Price, Dale) (Entered: 01/21/2008)

Proposed Jury Instructions by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 01/21/2008)

Proposed Voir Dire by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 01/21/2008)

ORDER Resetting Trial Date and Hearing re 30 MOTION in Limine to Strike Defendant's Defense that Plaintiff Does Not Have Prima Facie Case filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 34 MOTION in Limine To Exclude Defendant from Offering Inadmissible Testimony at Trial filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 31 MOTION in Limine to Exclude Wilson Industries Records Post Termination filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Voir Dire reset for 1/29/2008 08:30AM. Motion Hearing reset for 1/28/08 at 8:30AM before Honorable Sean F Cox Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer) (Entered: 01/22/2008)

Exhibit List by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 01/22/2008)

Trial Exhibit List by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 01/22/2008)

TRIAL BRIEF by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 01/25/2008)

RESPONSE to 31 MOTION in Limine to Exclude Wilson Industries Records Post Termination filed by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 01/25/2008)

[FILING ERROR: DOCUMENT FILED IS TITLED "RESPONSE TO 30 MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE DEFENDANT FROM OFFERING INADMISSIBLE TESTIMONY AT TRIAL]. RESPONSE to 30 MOTION in Limine to Strike Defendant's Defense that Plaintiff Does Not Have Prima Facie Case filed by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (Sirlin, Ralph) Modified on 1/28/2008 (Hallwood, T.). (Entered: 01/27/2008)

RESPONSE to 30 MOTION in Limine to Strike Defendant's Defense that Plaintiff Does Not Have Prima Facie Case filed by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 01/27/2008)

RESPONSE to 34 MOTION in Limine To Exclude Defendant from Offering Inadmissible Testimony at Trial filed by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 01/27/2008)

EXHIBIT Revised Statement of Case re 33 Proposed Jury Instructions by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Price, Dale) (Entered: 01/28/2008)

ORDER denying 34 Motion in Limine to exclude Defendant from offering inadmissible testimony at trial. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer)

ORDER denying 31 Motion in Limine to limit admission of Wilson Industries invoices. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer)

ORDER denying 30 Motion in Limine to stike Defendant's defense. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer)

Minute Entry -Motion Hearing held on 1/28/2008 re 30 MOTION in Limine to Strike Defendant's Defense that Plaintiff Does Not Have Prima Facie Case filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 31 MOTION in Limine to Exclude Wilson Industries Records Post Termination filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 34 MOTION in Limine To Exclude Defendant from Offering Inadmissible Testimony at Trial filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission before Honorable Sean F Cox. Disposition: Denied, Denied, Denied(Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

Minute Entry -Voir Dire begun and concluded on 1/29/2008 before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

Minute Entry -Jury Impaneled before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

Minute Entry -Jury Trial begun on 1/29/2008 and continued to 1/30/2008 before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

Minute Entry -Jury Trial held on 1/30/2008 and continued to 1/31/2008 before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

ORDER Regarding Rebuttal Witness Motion due 1/31/08, Responses due by 2/1/2008, Motion Hearing set for 2/4/2008 08:30 PM before Honorable Sean F Cox Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer) (Entered: 01/31/2008)

MOTION Offer Rebuttal Evidence by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Case law) (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 01/31/2008)

Minute Entry -Jury Trial held on 1/31/2008 and continued to 2/4/08 before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

Proposed Jury Instructions by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Price, Dale) (Entered: 02/01/2008)

Proposed Jury Instructions by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 02/01/2008)

RESPONSE to 50 MOTION Offer Rebuttal Evidence filed by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 02/01/2008)

Proposed Jury Instructions by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 02/01/2008)

Proposed Jury Instructions by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Price, Dale) (Entered: 02/03/2008)

Proposed Jury Instructions by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Price, Dale) (Entered: 02/04/2008)

Joint Revised Proposed Post-Trial Jury Instructions and Special Verdict Form by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (DWor) (Entered: 02/06/2008)

Minute Entry -Jury Trial held on 2/4/2008 and continued to 2/5/2008 before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

ORDER Regarding Jury Instructions 25A and 27. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer)

Sealed Matter (DTyl) (Entered: 02/07/2008)

JURY VERDICT FORM (DTyl) (Entered: 02/07/2008)

Minute Entry -Jury Trial held on 2/5/2008 before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

Minute Entry -Jury Deliberation Begun and Concluded before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

Minute Entry -JURY VERDICT before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

Minute Entry -Jury Trial completed on 2/5/2008 before Honorable Sean F Cox. (Court Reporter Marie Metcalf) (JHer)

JUDGMENT in favor of Defendant against Plaintiff Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer) (Entered: 02/07/2008)

MOTION for New Trial by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit 1 -- Jury Instruction No. 25A, # 3 Exhibit 2 -- Jury Instruction No. 27, # 4 Exhibit 3 -- Verdict Form, # 5 Exhibit 4 -- 29 CFR 1604.11, # 6 Exhibit 5 -- EEOC v. Crown Zellerbach, # 7 Exhibit 6 -- Lewis v. City of Irvine, # 8 Exhibit 7 -- Reynolds v. Green) (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 02/22/2008)

ORDER Requiring Response to 62 Motion for New Trial. Response due: 3/11/2008. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer) (Entered: 03/07/2008)

RESPONSE to 62 MOTION for New Trial filed by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit 1 JI No. 23, # 3 Exhibit 2 EEOC Compliance Manual Section 8b) (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 03/11/2008)

ORDER denying 62 Motion for New Trial. Signed by Honorable Sean F Cox. (JHer)

BILL OF COSTS by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Invoices to Bill of Costs) (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 03/27/2008)

COSTS TAXED in amount of $ 264.00 against plaintiff. (DPer) (Entered: 03/28/2008)

OBJECTION to 67 Costs Taxed by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 04/02/2008)

PETITION for Attorney Fees by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit A Fee Attorney Time Sheet) (Sirlin, Ralph) (Entered: 05/01/2008)

ORDER re 68 Objection filed by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated to the Court's Bill of Costs. Signed by District Judge Sean F Cox. (DWor) (Entered: 05/07/2008)

RESPONSE to Defendant's Petition for Attorney Fees filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 05/15/2008)

NOTICE OF APPEAL by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Fee Status: No Fee Paid. (Campbell, Nedra) (Entered: 05/15/2008)

Certificate of Service re 72 Notice of Appeal. (DHam) (Entered: 05/15/2008)

ORDER Denying 69 Petition for Attorney Fees filed by Rocket Enterprise, Incorporated Signed by District Judge Sean F Cox. (JHer)

Court Reporter Acknowledgment of Transcript Order Form received on 07/01/08. Transcript for court proceeding held on: 01/29/08, 01/30/08, 01/31/08, 02/04/08, 02/05/08. Estimated transcript completion date: 08/14/08. Estimated number of pages: 700. Payment arrangements were made on 07/01/08. (Metcalf, M)

TRANSCRIPT of Voir Dire held on 01/29/08. (Court Reporter/Transcriber: Marie Metcalf) (Number of Pages: 87) Redaction Request due 9/8/2008. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/18/2008. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/17/2008. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, the transcript is publicly available. (Metcalf, M) (Entered: 08/18/2008)

TRANSCRIPT of Jury Trial - Volume One of Five held on 01/29/08. (Court Reporter/Transcriber: Marie Metcalf) (Number of Pages: 44) Redaction Request due 9/8/2008. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/18/2008. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/17/2008. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, the transcript is publicly available. (Metcalf, M) (Entered: 08/18/2008)

TRANSCRIPT of Jury Trial - Volume Two of Five held on 01/30/08. (Court Reporter/Transcriber: Marie Metcalf) (Number of Pages: 157) Redaction Request due 9/8/2008. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/18/2008. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/17/2008. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, the transcript is publicly available. (Metcalf, M) (Entered: 08/18/2008)

TRANSCRIPT of Jury Trial - Volume Three of Five held on 01/31/08. (Court Reporter/Transcriber: Marie Metcalf) (Number of Pages: 148) Redaction Request due 9/8/2008. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/18/2008. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/17/2008. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, the transcript is publicly available. (Metcalf, M) (Entered: 08/18/2008)

TRANSCRIPT of Jury Trial - Volume Three of Five (Addendum) held on 01/31/08. (Court Reporter/Transcriber: Marie Metcalf) (Number of Pages: 8) Redaction Request due 9/8/2008. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/18/2008. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/17/2008. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, the transcript is publicly available. (Metcalf, M) (Entered: 08/18/2008)

TRANSCRIPT of Jury Trial - Volume Four of Five held on 02/04/08. (Court Reporter/Transcriber: Marie Metcalf) (Number of Pages: 48) Redaction Request due 9/8/2008. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/18/2008. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/17/2008. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, the transcript is publicly available. (Metcalf, M) (Entered: 08/18/2008)

TRANSCRIPT of Jury Trial - Volume Five of Five held on 02/05/08. (Court Reporter/Transcriber: Marie Metcalf) (Number of Pages: 95) Redaction Request due 9/8/2008. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/18/2008. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/17/2008. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, the transcript is publicly available. (Metcalf, M) (Entered: 08/18/2008)

Notice of Filing APPEAL Transcript. (Metcalf, M) (Entered: 08/18/2008)

ORDER from U.S. Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit re 72 Notice of Appeal filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Disposition: dismissed [Appeal Case Number 08-1799] (DHam) (Entered: 02/04/2009)