Case: EEOC v. Applegate Holding Company

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Applegate Holding Co.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Applegate Holding Co. and Advance Employment Services

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Applegate Holdings, LLC and Advance Employment of Mt. Pleasant

E.E.O.C. v. Applegate Holdings, LLC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Applegate Holdings, LLC and Advance Employment of Mt. Pleasant, Inc.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Applegate Holding Co. and Advance Employment Services of Mt. Pleasant, Inc.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Applegate Holdings LLC

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

COMPLAINT and Jury Trial Demand against Advance Employment Services, Applegate Holding Co. filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (lkd, ) (Entered: 10/01/2004)

SUMMONS ISSUED as to Advance Employment Services ; Applegate Holding Co. (lkd, ) (Entered: 10/01/2004)

PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER for extension of time within which to file responsive pleadings by defendant Advance Employment Services, plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (acr, ) (Entered: 11/03/2004)

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Advance Employment Services re 2 proposed stipulation and order for extension of time (acr, ) (Entered: 11/03/2004)

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Advance Employment Services re 2 on 11/02/04 via first-class mail (bd, ) (Entered: 11/04/2004)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Rachel B. Roe, Charles F. Behler on behalf of defendant Advance Employment Services (bd, ) (Entered: 11/08/2004)

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Advance Employment Services re 5 via first-class mail on 11/03/04 (bd, ) (Entered: 11/08/2004)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Karen B. Berkery on behalf of defendant Applegate Holding Co. (bd, ) (Entered: 11/09/2004)

ANSWER to complaint by Applegate Holding Co. (bd, ) (Entered: 11/09/2004)

AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES by defendant Applegate Holding Co. re 8 Answer (bd, ) (Entered: 11/09/2004)

AFFIDAVIT of service by defendant Applegate Holding Co. re 7, 8, 9 via personal service and via first-class mail on 11/05/04 (bd, ) (Entered: 11/09/2004)

ANSWER to complaint and Affirmative Defenses and Reliance on Jury Demand by Advance Employment Services (bd, ) (Entered: 11/10/2004)

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Advance Employment Services re 11 via first-class mail on 11/08/04 (bd, ) (Entered: 11/10/2004)

ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference for 12/7/2004 at 09:00 AM at 654 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody; status report due by 12/2/2004 ; signed by Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Judge Richard Alan Enslen, sas) (Entered: 11/16/2004)

ORDER granting STIPULATION 2 nunc pro tunc; defendant Advance Employment Services may answer by 11/9/2004; signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) (Entered: 11/16/2004)

Copy of Order Setting Rule 16 Scheduling Conference, 13 sent via U.S. Mail to Charles F. Behler and Karen B. Berkery (bd, ) (Entered: 11/16/2004)

Copy of Order on Stipulation and Proposed Order14 sent via U.S. Mail to Charles Behler and Karen Berkery (bd, ) (Entered: 11/17/2004)

JOINT STATUS REPORT submitted for filing by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 12/02/2004)

MINUTES of Rule 16 Scheduling Conference held before Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Tape #C-G04 - #187) (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cr) (Entered: 12/07/2004)

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: jury trial set for 2/2006 at 08:30 AM at 174 Federal Building, Kalamazoo, MI before Judge Richard Alan Enslen; settlement conference set for 12/21/2005 at 02:00 PM at 654 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody; final pretrial conference set for 1/26/2006 at 02:30 PM at 174 Federal Building, Kalamazoo, MI before Judge Richard Alan Enslen; ; signed by Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Judge Richard Alan Enslen, sas) Modified date of jury trial on 12/10/2004 (acr, ). (Entered: 12/10/2004)

Copy of Case Management Order 17 sent via U.S. Mail to Charles Behler and Karen Berkery (bd, ) (Entered: 12/10/2004)

AMENDED COMPLAINT against all defendants filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 12/14/2004)

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Advance Employment Services for Initial Disclosures Under Rule 26 (a)(1) (acr, ) (Entered: 12/23/2004)

LETTER RETURNING DISCOVERY MATERIAL: Defendant, Advance Employment of Mt. Pleasant, Inc.'s Initial Disclosures Under Rule 26(a)(1) returned to Rachel Brochert Roe (acr, ) (Entered: 12/23/2004)

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Applegate Holding Co. re Initial Disclosures Under Rule 26(a)(1) (Berkery, Karen) (Entered: 12/29/2004)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 12/30/2004)

(PLEASE DISREGARD THIS DOCKET ENTRY-replaced by docket #25) AFFIDAVIT of service by defendant Applegate Holding Co. re 23 Answer to Amended Complaint (Berkery, Karen) Modified text on 1/3/2005 to reflect this entry should be disregarded (bd, ). (Entered: 12/30/2004)

(Corrected) AFFIDAVIT of service by defendant Applegate Holding Co. re 23 (This document replaces docket #24) (Berkery, Karen) Modified text on 1/3/2005 to reflect corrected entry (bd, ). (Entered: 12/30/2004)

ORDER referring case to VOLUNTARY FACILITATIVE MEDIATION: Facilitative Mediator rep by Jon G. March added; plaintiff VFM fee to be submitted by 1/18/2005; defendant VFM fee to be submitted by 1/18/2005 ; signed by Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Judge Richard Alan Enslen, sas) (Entered: 01/03/2005)

ANSWER to amended complaint Affirmative Defenses and Reliance on Jury Demand byAdvance Employment Services (Behler, Charles) (Entered: 01/06/2005)

VFM FEE RECEIVED in the amount of $25.00, check number 277230 for payment of Defendant Applegate Holding Co.'s VFM fee (ADR Administrator, mjs) (Entered: 01/20/2005)

VFM FEE RECEIVED in the amount of $25.00, check number 139 for payment of Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's VFM fee (ADR Administrator, mjs) (Entered: 01/24/2005)

MOTION for summary judgment on all Claims of the Joined Class Members for Failure to Comply with Title VII, and Additionally, to Dismiss all of Plaintiff's Claims for Failure by the EEOC to Conciliate, Failure to Investigate in Good Faith and Find Probable Cause, and Failure to Conciliate on Behalf of Class Members by defendant Advance Employment Services; (Behler, Charles) (Entered: 01/28/2005)

BRIEF in support of 28 filed by Advance Employment Services (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Exhibit 8# 9 Exhibit 9# 10 Exhibit 10) (Behler, Charles) (Entered: 01/28/2005)

VFM FEE RECEIVED in the amount of $25.00, check number 305807 for payment of Defendant Advance Employment Services' VFM fee (ADR Administrator, mjs) (Entered: 02/02/2005)

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Advance Employment Services for First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff via first-class mail (bd, ) (Entered: 02/07/2005)

CLERK'S LETTER to attorney Charles F. Behler regarding e-filing requirement and paper filing 30 (bd, ) (Entered: 02/07/2005)

ORIGINAL PAPER AFFIDAVIT of Ed Culberson in reference to the affidavit submitted electronically and assigned document number 29 (Exhibit 1) ; submitted for filing by defendant Advance Employment Services (bd, ) (Entered: 02/07/2005)

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Applegate Holding Co. Request for Production of Documents, Interrogatories (Berkery, Karen) (Entered: 02/11/2005)

STIPULATION titled "Stipulated Order" by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Mengesha, Trina) Modified title of document on 2/23/2005 (bd, ). (Entered: 02/22/2005)

ORDER granting STIPULATION 35, plaintiff shall file a response brief to defendants' motion for summary judgment on or before February 25, 2005; signed by Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Judge Richard Alan Enslen, blb) (Entered: 02/24/2005)

RESPONSE in opposition re 28 to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A # 2 Attachment 2 # 3 Attachment 1 # 4 Exhibit B # 5 Exhibit C # 6 Exhibit C (continued) # 7 Exhibit D # 8 Exhibit D (continued) # 9 Exhibit E # 10 Exhibit F # 11 Exhibit G) (Mengesha, Trina) Modified to reflect description of ttachments/exhibits pursuant to telephone call with filing attorney on 3/10/2005 (bd, ). (Entered: 02/25/2005)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 02/25/2005)

REPLY to response to motion re 28 Plaintiff's Brief in Opposition to Motion for Summary Disposition filed by Advance Employment Services (Behler, Charles) (Entered: 03/10/2005)

OPINION; signed by Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Judge Richard Alan Enslen, blb)

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 28 defendant Advance Employment of Mt. Pleasant, Inc.'s motion for summary judgment, all claims of class member Patrick Bliesner are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; all claims of class member Michael Mellon against Defendant Advance Employment are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; signed by Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Judge Richard Alan Enslen, blb) (Entered: 05/19/2005)

ORDER regarding 12/21/2005 settlement conference; signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) (Entered: 05/23/2005)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for joint stipulated order (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 06/29/2005)

ORDER granting STIPULATION 43 to amend scheduling order; an amended case management order will issue; signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) (Entered: 08/08/2005)

FIRST AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: jury trial set for July 2006 trial term at 174 Federal Building, Kalamazoo, MI before Judge Richard Alan Enslen; final pretrial conference set for 6/22/2006 at 03:30 PM at 174 Federal Building, Kalamazoo, MI before Judge Richard Alan Enslen; signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) Modified text on 8/8/2005 (acr, ). (Entered: 08/08/2005)

PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER TO AMEND THE SCHEDULING ORDER by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Price, Dale) (Entered: 10/26/2005)

ORDER granting STIPULATION 47 TO AMEND THE SCHEDULING ORDER; no hearing dates are changed; further requests for extension will not be favored; signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) (Entered: 10/28/2005)

Copy of Order on Stipulation and Proposed Order48 sent via U.S. Mail to Adele Rapport, Trina Mengesha, Dale Price, Karen Berkery, Charles Behler, Matthew Wikander, Rachel Roe (bd, ) (Entered: 10/31/2005)

ORDER requiring dismissal papers to be submitted by 1/20/2006; signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, mdr) (Entered: 12/20/2005)

PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE signed by all parties by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and defendants Advance Employment Services and Applegate Holding Co (Price, Dale) Modified to correct filers on 1/10/2006 (acr, ). (Entered: 01/09/2006)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Plaintiff United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to show cause in writing within 21 days why proposed Consent Decree should not rejected for referenced irregularities; signed by Senior Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Senior Judge Richard Alan Enslen, blb) (Entered: 02/10/2006)

RESPONSE to Order to Show Cause 51 by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 03/02/2006)

ORDER granting and adopting 50 consent decree; signed by Senior Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Senior Judge Richard Alan Enslen, blb) (Entered: 04/10/2006)

CONSENT DECREE; with Exhibits A & B ; signed by Senior Judge Richard Alan Enslen (bd, ) (Entered: 04/11/2006)