Case: EEOC v. Marvin Black & Associates

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

COMPLAINT filed. Consent form to proceed before U.S. magistrate and pretrial instructions given to attorney; jury demand (bsm) (Entered: 10/02/2000)

ANSWERS TO MANDATORY DISCLOSURES by plaintiff (bsm) (Entered: 10/02/2000)

CASE REFERRED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill (Calendar sheets forwarded) (bsm) (Entered: 10/02/2000)

ANSWER by defendant to complaint [1-1] Discovery ends 4/29/01 (bsm) (Entered: 12/01/2000)

Preliminary Statement and Scheduling Order. (to GGB) (bsm) (Entered: 02/16/2001)

SCHEDULING ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill with [4-1] preliminary statement (cc) (bsm) (Entered: 02/22/2001)

MOTION by plaintiff to intervene as proper party plaintiffs with brief in support and proposed order. (crc) (Entered: 04/23/2001)

CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill, extending discovery. Discovery ends 7/30/01 (cc) (er) (Entered: 04/30/2001)

Proposed Consent order extending time for discovery thru 07/30/01. (to GGB). (crc) (Entered: 04/24/2001)

SUBMITTED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill on [5-1] motion to intervene as proper party plaintiffs (bsm) (Entered: 05/11/2001)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill GRANTING [5-1] Egna Diaz, Yosi Martinez, Aracely de la Paz Lopez and Flora Barrios-Galindo's motion to intervene as proper party plas. (cc) (er) (Entered: 05/23/2001)

Attorney appearance for plaintiff by Cynthia Leigh Montgomery (lme) (Entered: 06/19/2001)

Return of service executed 7/15/01 as to Marvin Black & Assoc on original complaint (bsm) (Entered: 07/19/2001)

Proposed consent order extending discovery (to GGB) (bsm) (Entered: 07/25/2001)

CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill extending discovery, discovery ends 10/28/01 (cc) (bsm) (Entered: 08/02/2001)

MOTION by plaintiff to compel defendant to make witness available for deposition with brief in support. (bsm) (Entered: 10/30/2001)

MOTION by defendant to extend time for discovery for 30 days with brief in support. (bsm) (Entered: 11/01/2001)

MOTION to withdraw by David C. Ates and Harlan Stuart Miller III as attorney for Marvin Black & Assoc with brief in support. (bsm) (Entered: 11/01/2001)

MOTION by defendant to extend time to respond to [11-1] motion to compel defendant to make witness available for deposition thru 12/4/1 (crc) (Entered: 11/15/2001)

SUBMITTED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill on [12-1] motion to extend time for discovery for 30 days, [13-1] motion to withdraw by David C. Ates and Harlan Stuart Miller III as attorneys for Marvin Black & Assoc and [14-1] motion to extend time to respond to [11-1] motion to compel defendant to make witness available for deposition thru 12/4/1 (bsm) (Entered: 11/20/2001)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill DEFERRING ruling on [11-1] motion to compel defendant to make witness available for deposition, GRANTING [12-1] motion to extend time for discovery for 30 days and extending discovery until 1/31/02 due to defendant's counsel withdrawing, GRANTING [13-1] motion to withdraw by David C. Ates and Harlan Stuart Miller III as attorney for Marvin Black & Assoc, defendant DIRECTED to notify the clerk w/in 20 days of date of this order of appointment of another attorney to represent the company or to represent itself, GRANTING [14-1] motion to extend time to respond to [11-1] motion to compel, extension granted until 1/15/02 (cc) (bsm) (Entered: 11/29/2001)

SUBMITTED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill on [11-1] motion to compel defendant to make witness available for deposition (bsm) (Entered: 01/17/2002)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill, GRANTING [11-1] motion to compel defendant to make witness available for deposition, Haine Miller ORDERED to appear for a deposition, GRANTING plaintiff's request for expenses incurred in bringing motion to compel (cc) (bsm) (Entered: 01/28/2002)

Itemization of expenses inncurred by plaintiff pursuant to [16-1] order (bsm) (Entered: 02/04/2002)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill, the court previously granted plaintiff's motion for sanctions and awarded reasonable expenses and fees because of defendant's failure to comply with plaintiff's discovery requests, plaintiff AWARDED $1,411.52 fees and costs (cc) (bsm) (Entered: 03/29/2002)

MOTION by plaintiff for leave to file motion for sum.jgm. out of time with proposed motion for sum.jgm. (bsm) Modified on 04/11/2002 (Entered: 04/10/2002)

Notice of filing discovery by plaintiff, with request to defendant to file discovery (bsm) (Entered: 04/10/2002)

Deposition of ARACELY DE LA PAZ taken for plaintiff (bsm) (Entered: 04/10/2002)

SUBMITTED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill on [19-1] motion for leave to file motion for sum.jgm. out of time (bsm) (Entered: 04/26/2002)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill GRANTING [19-1] motion for leave to file motion for sum.jgm. out of time; Clerk is directed to file the attached motion for summary judgment (cc) (ck) (Entered: 05/07/2002)

MOTION by Equal Employment for summary judgment with brief, statement of material facts, and relevant deposition excerpts in support. (Notice sent to counsel) (ck) (Entered: 05/07/2002)

Terminated submissions. (ck) (Entered: 05/07/2002)

MOTION by intervenor-plaintiffs to join plaintiff's motion for leave to file motion for sum.jgm. and motion for sum.jgm. with brief in support. (bsm) (Entered: 05/28/2002)

Attorney appearance for defendant by Timothy Winfred Bailey (bsm) (Entered: 05/28/2002)

Joint MOTION to extend time until 6/17/02 to respond to [22-1] motion for summary judgment (to GGB) (bsm) (Entered: 05/28/2002)

CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill GRANTING [25-1] joint motion to extend time until 6/17/02 to respond to [22-1] motion for summary judgment, [22-1] motion for summary judgment to be submitted on 6/19/02 (cc) (bsm) (Entered: 05/30/2002)

Unopposed MOTION by defendant to extend time until 8/1/02 to respond to [22-1] motion for summary judgment with brief in support. (to GGB) (bsm) Modified on 06/12/2002 (Entered: 06/12/2002)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill GRANTING [27-1] motion to extend time until 8/1/02 to respond to [22-1] motion for summary judgment, [22-1] motion for summary judgment to be submitted on 8/3/02 (cc) (bsm) (Entered: 06/13/2002)

Notice of filing depositions by defendant. (bsm) (Entered: 08/02/2002)

Deposition of FLORA BARRIOS-GALINDO taken for defendant (bsm) (Entered: 08/02/2002)

Deposition of EDNA DIAZ taken for defendant (bsm) (Entered: 08/02/2002)

Deposition of YOSI MARTINEZ taken for defendant (bsm) (Entered: 08/02/2002)

SUBMITTED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill on [23-1] motion to join plaintiff's motion for leave to file motion for sum.jgm. and motion for sum.jgm. and [22-1] motion for summary judgment (bsm) (Entered: 08/07/2002)

MOTION by plaintiff to strike [29-1] declarations of Haine Miller and Miguel Morales in toto and the inadmissible portions of the declaration of Michael M. Black with brief in support. (bsm) (Entered: 08/19/2002)

Reply brief to [22-1] motion for summary judgment . (bsm) (Entered: 08/19/2002)

Memorandum by defendant in opposition to [34-1] motion to strike [29- 1] declarations of Haine Miller and Miguel Morales in toto and the inadmissible portions of the declaration of Michael M. Black (bsm) (Entered: 08/30/2002)

Reply brief to [34-1] motion to strike [29-1] declarations of Haine Miller and Miguel Morales in toto and the inadmissible portions of the declaration of Michael M. Black by plaintiff. (bsm) (Entered: 09/17/2002)

SUBMITTED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill on [34-1] motion to strike [29-1] declarations of Haine Miller and Miguel Morales in toto and the inadmissible portions of the declaration of Michael M. Black (file in chambers) (bsm) (Entered: 09/16/2002)

MOTION by plaintiff for leave to file supplemented reply brief in support of motion to strike declarations with proposed supplemented reply brief (bsm) (Entered: 09/17/2002)

ORDER & NON-FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill GRANTING [23-1] motion to join plaintiff's motion for leave to file motion for sum.jgm. and motion for sum.jgm., GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART [34-1] motion to strike [29-1] declarations of Haine Miller and Miguel Morales, GRANTING [38-1] motion for leave to file supplemented reply brief in of motion to strike declarations, RECOMMEND DENYING [22-1] motion for summary judgment; if plaintiff wishes to pursue sanctions against defendant, affidavit and supporting argument due w/in 20 days of date of this order, defendant will have 10 days thereafter to respond, with order for service ( Submission of RR due 11/5/02 ) (bsm) (Entered: 10/02/2002)

MOTION by plaintiff for sanctions with brief in support. (bsm) (Entered: 10/09/2002)

Itemization of expenses incurred in moving for sum.jgm. by plaintiff. (bsm) (Entered: 10/09/2002)

Notice of withdrawal of Cynthia L. Montgomery as counsel for plaintiff. (bsm) (Entered: 10/15/2002)

Response by defendant in opposition to [40-1] motion for sanctions (bsm) (Entered: 10/29/2002)

Certification of Consent to Substitution of Counsel for Equal Employment, Steven Mark Tapper replacing Cynthia Leigh Montgomery and Charles T. Bell (bsm) (Entered: 10/30/2002)

SUBMITTED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill on [41-1] file notice of expenses incurred and [40-1] motion for sanctions (bsm) (Entered: 11/02/2002)

REPLY by plaintiff to response to [40-1] motion for sanctions (bsm) (Entered: 11/13/2002)

SUBMITTED to Judge G. E. Tidwell on [39-1] report & recommendation and [22-1] motion for summary judgment (bsm) (Entered: 11/13/2002)

ORDER by Judge G. E. Tidwell ADOPTING [39-1] report & recommendation as the order of this court DENYING [22-1] motion for summary judgment by Equal Employment (cc) (bsm) (Entered: 11/15/2002)

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill, parties ORDERED to file proposed consolidated pretrial order w/in 10 days of receipt of this order , [47-1] order to be submitted on 2/13/03 if pretrial order not received (cc) (bsm) (Entered: 01/16/2003)

Joint MOTION to extend time to file pretrial order with proposed order (to GGB) (bsm) (Entered: 01/28/2003)

CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill GRANTING [48-1] joint motion to extend time to file pretrial order, pre-trial order due on 2/7/03 (cc) (bsm) (Entered: 01/31/2003)

Proposed pre-trial order received (to GGB) (ck) (Entered: 02/10/2003)

Proposed consent decree by plaintiff Equal Employment, and defendant Marvin Black & Assoc. (to GET) (slc) (Entered: 02/14/2003)

CONSENT DECREE in settlement & compromise of disputed claims of alleged retaliation. Defendant, in settlement, shall provide Plaintiff- Intervenors a total of $20,000.00, divided as follows: $10,000.00 to Egna Diaz; $3,333.34 to Yosi Martinez; $3,333.33 to Aracely De La Paz Lopez; and $3,333.33 to Flora Barrios-Galindo. Payment is to be maid in one cashier's check to Hinton & Powell & the plaintiff-intervenors on or before 2/17/03. (cc) (ck) (Entered: 02/24/2003)

Case terminated. (ck) (Entered: 02/24/2003)

Terminated submissions. (ck) (Entered: 02/24/2003)

Completed referral to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill (ck) (Entered: 02/24/2003)