Case: EEOC v. SPECTRUM INTERIORS OF TENNESSEE, INC.

3:98-cv-01155 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Dec. 14, 1998

Closed Date: Sept. 24, 1999

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Memphis district office sued Spectrum Interiors of Tennessee, Inc. and Sid Matney, on December 14, 1998 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The EEOC's cause of action is unknown because the docket is the only document available for this case. The parties entered into a consent decree on June 22, 1999, the contents of which are unknown. The two separately intervening complainants and the defendant submitted an agreed order of dismissal in September 1999 that required the defendant to pay the intervenors $1,073.74 for litigation expenses.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (7/27/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10804818/parties/eeoc-v-spectrum-interiors/


Judge(s)

Trauger, Aleta Arthur (Tennessee)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

3:98-cv-01155

Docket (PACER)

EEOC v. Spectrum Interiors of Tennessee, Inc., et al

Sept. 24, 1999

Sept. 24, 1999

Docket

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10804818/eeoc-v-spectrum-interiors/

Last updated March 23, 2026, 4:17 a.m.

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1 Dec. 14, 1998

COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued & sent to USM on 1/4/99 for service upon Robert Flohn) (bbj) Modified on 01/04/1999 (Entered: 12/17/1998)

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2 Dec. 14, 1998

NOTICE of Initial Case Management Conference ; Case Management Conference set for 1:30 2/26/99 before Judge Higgins (bbj) (Entered: 12/17/1998)

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3 Dec. 22, 1998

ORDER by Judge Thomas A. Higgins; Case transferred to Judge Aleta A. Trauger per Admin. Order No. 138-2 (cc: all counsel) (EOD 12/28/98) (jb) (Entered: 12/28/1998)

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4 Jan. 4, 1999

NOTICE of Initial Case Management Conference Case Management Conference reset for 10:00 2/22/99 before Judge Trauger (af) (Entered: 01/04/1999)

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5 Jan. 12, 1999

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger; Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/22/99 at 10:00 a.m.; Counsel for all ptys shall, at the initative of pltf's counsel, prepare a proposed case management plan for submission to the Court at least 3 business days prior to the scheduled conference (cc: all counsel) (EOD 1/13/99) (jb) (Entered: 01/13/1999)

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6 Jan. 14, 1999

RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon deft Spectrum Interiors on 1/12/99 by certified mail; Served by USM (jb) (Entered: 01/14/1999)

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7 Feb. 4, 1999

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for deft Spectrum Interiors by H. Buckley Cole, Robert D. Hudson & Julie K. Hackworth (w/attached certificates of good standing for Mr. Hudson & Ms. Hackworth) (jb) (Entered: 02/05/1999)

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8 Feb. 4, 1999

CERTIFICATE of Good Standing filed by Julie K. Hackworth counsel for deft Spectrum Interiors from USDC/ED/KY (jb) (Entered: 02/05/1999)

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9 Feb. 4, 1999

CERTIFICATE of Good Standing filed by Robert d. Hudson counsel for deft Spectrum Interiors from USDC/ED/KY (jb) (Entered: 02/05/1999)

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10 Feb. 4, 1999

ANSWER by deft Spectrum Interiors to complaint [1-1] (jb) (Entered: 02/05/1999)

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11 Feb. 24, 1999

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger; Case referred to Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin to hold a settlement conference within the next 30-60 days (cc: all counsel) (EOD 2/25/99) (jb) (Entered: 02/25/1999)

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March 3, 1999

PROPOSED Order re ICMC (jb)

12 March 8, 1999

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger: Case Management Conference held 2/22/99. Within 60 days of 2/22/99, parties shall schedule and participate in a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Griffin. All discovery is stayed pending completion of early settlement conference. Case Management Conference set for 10:00 on 5/19/99. EOD 3/8/99 (cc: all counsel) (gi) (Entered: 03/08/1999)

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13 March 10, 1999

NOTICE of hearing; Second Case Management Conference is reset for 10:30 5/21/99 in the temporary Chambers of Judge Trauger, 2nd Floor US Customs House, 701 Broadway (jb) (Entered: 03/11/1999)

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14 March 10, 1999

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin; Telephone conference held 3/9/99; Telephone conference set for 1:00 4/14/99; Settlement conference set for 9:00 4/16/99 ; Ptys shall deliver UNDER SEAL directly to Ms. Jeanne Cox, Courtroom Deputy, Mr. Steve Wilson or Ms. Candace Crawford, Law Clerks, by 4:00 p.m. 4/13/99, ex parte, separate settlement conference statement as outlined in this order; (cc: all counsel, Ms. Sheila O'Regan, Esq.) (EOD 3/11/99) (jb) (Entered: 03/11/1999)

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15 March 24, 1999

MOTION filed by Janet Lee Bean to intervene (w/attached Complaint (Org.) by intervenor Janet Lee Bean & Summons) (jb) (Entered: 03/25/1999)

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16 March 24, 1999

MOTION filed by Djuna Reynolds to intervene (w/attached complaint (Org.) by intervenor Djuna June Reynolds) (jb) (Entered: 03/25/1999)

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17 March 24, 1999

MEMORANDUM by intervenor Janet Lee Bean & intervenor Djuna Reynolds in support of motion to intervene [15-1] [16-1] (jb) (Entered: 03/25/1999)

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18 April 12, 1999

MEMORANDUM by deft in opposition to motions to intervene [16-1], [15-1]; w/attached exhibits A - E (tlc) (Entered: 04/13/1999)

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19 April 15, 1999

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin Telephonic status conference held 4/14/99 ; Telephone conference call set for 1:30 6/2/99, to be initiated by counsel for the deft ; Settlement conference scheduled for 4/16/99 is continued and contingent upon approval from Judge Trauger, is rescheduled for 10:00 6/4/99 (cc: all counsel) EOD 4/15/99 (lah) (Entered: 04/15/1999)

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20 April 16, 1999

REPLY(Response to Defts Objection to Intervention) by intervenors to response to motions to intervene [15-1] [16-1] (lah) (Entered: 04/19/1999)

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21 April 16, 1999

MOTION by intervenors for Court to cancel Settlement Conference and to lift stay on discovery (lah) (Entered: 04/19/1999)

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22 April 16, 1999

MEMORANDUM by intervenors in support of motion for Court to cancel Settlement Conference [21-1] and motion to lift stay on discovery [21-2] (lah) (Entered: 04/19/1999)

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23 April 19, 1999

JOINT MOTION to extend deadline for settlement conference to 6/4/99 at 10:00 (w/attached order) (lah) Modified on 04/21/1999 (Entered: 04/20/1999)

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24 April 20, 1999

MOTION by deft for order to substitute Affidavit of Jeffrey Wolnitzek (w/attached proposed order & Affidavit of Jeffrey Wolnitzek) (lah) (Entered: 04/20/1999)

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25 April 20, 1999

RESPONSE by pltf to deft's memorandum in opposition to mtn to intervene [15-1], [16-1] (lah) (Entered: 04/21/1999)

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27 April 21, 1999

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger Settlement conference reset for 6/4/99; Case Management Conference reset for 10:00 6/22/99 (cc: all counsel) EOD 4/22/99 (lah) (Entered: 04/22/1999)

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26 April 22, 1999

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger granting motion for order to substitute Affidavit of Jeffrey Wolnitzek [24-1] (cc: all counsel) EOD 4/22/99 (lah) (Entered: 04/22/1999)

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28 April 22, 1999

RESPONSE by deft(Memorandum In Opposition) to motion for Court to cancel Settlement Conference [21-1], to motion to lift stay on discovery [21-2] (lah) (Entered: 04/23/1999)

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29 April 22, 1999

AFFIDAVIT of Jeffrey Wolnitzek (lah) (Entered: 04/27/1999)

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30 May 14, 1999

MOTION by deft for leave to file a surreply to pltf's reply to deft's memorandum in opposition to motions to intervene (w/exhibit A, proposed order and deft's surreply) (lah) (Entered: 05/17/1999)

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31 May 18, 1999

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger granting motion for leave to file a surreply to pltf's reply to deft's memorandum in opposition to motions to intervene [30-1] (cc: all counsel) EOD 5/19/99 (lah) (Entered: 05/19/1999)

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32 May 19, 1999

REPLY(Surreply) by deft to pltf's response to deft's memorandum in opposition to motions to intervene [15-1], [16-1] (lah) (Entered: 05/19/1999)

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33 June 1, 1999

MEMORANDUM OF THE COURT (cc: all counsel) EOD 6/1/99 (lah) (Entered: 06/01/1999)

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34 June 1, 1999

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger: For reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum, motion to intervene [16-1] is granted and motion to cancel Settlement Conference [21-1] and to lift stay on discovery [21-2] is denied. (cc: all counsel) EOD 6/1/99 (lah) Modified on 06/02/1999 (Entered: 06/01/1999)

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35 June 1, 1999

RETURN OF SERVICE by intervenor Janet Lee Bean, intervenor Djuna Reynolds to Sid Matney. (seal) (Entered: 06/01/1999)

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June 4, 1999

PROPOSED Consent Decree (w/exhibits A-C) (lah)

36 June 7, 1999

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin Settlement Conference held 6/4/99 ; Intervening pltfs and deft Spectrum shall submit an agreed order of dismissal by 6/18/99; Clerk is directed to file stamp and docket the complaints by intervenors Djuna June Reynolds and Janet Lee Bean; Claims of the interveing pltfs against deft Sid Matney remain pending; Second case management conference remains scheduled because of the claims against Matney are not resolved; Clerk is directed to forward the file to Judge Trauger for her consideration and entry of the consent decree executed on 6/4/99 and dismissal document to be filed; Clerk is directed to send a copy of this order by regular and certified mail to Sid Matney. (cc: all counsel, Sid Matney) EOD 6/7/99 (lah) (Entered: 06/07/1999)

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37 June 7, 1999

INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenor Djuna Reynolds (lah) (Entered: 06/07/1999)

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38 June 7, 1999

INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenor Janet Lee Bean (lah) (Entered: 06/07/1999)

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39 June 22, 1999

NOTICE of hearing: Case Management Conference set for 1:30 9/27/99 (mk) (Entered: 06/22/1999)

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40 June 22, 1999

CLERK'S RESUME: Second Case Management Conference held on 6/22/99; Atty Steve North given 90 days to try to get Mr. Matney, remaining deft, to sign a proposed injunction. Next Case Management Conference set on 9/27/99 at 1:30. (lah) (Entered: 06/23/1999)

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41 June 22, 1999

CONSENT DECREE by Judge Aleta A. Trauger: The parties, EEOC and Spectrum Interiors, stipulate to the jurisdiction of this Court and agree to the stipulations set out in the Consent Decree. Each of the parties shall bear their own costs and attorneys' fees in this action. terminating party Spectrum Interiors and party EEOC (cc: all counsel) EOD 6/23/99 (lah) (Entered: 06/23/1999)

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42 Sept. 24, 1999

AGREED ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger: Intervenors and the deft Sid Matney agree that deft Matney, agents, servants, employees and attorneys and all persons in active participation with him, is permanently enjoined from coming about, harassing, assaulting, threatening, or having any contact whatsoever directly or indirectly, with intervenors Reynolds and Bean. Deft Matney shall pay the intervernors' $1,073.74 for litigation expenses in 3 monthly installments of $357.91. Intervenors' complaint against deft Matney is dismissed with prejudice. terminating case (cc: all counsel, deft Matney) EOD 9/24/99 (lah) Modified on 09/27/1999 (Entered: 09/24/1999)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Tennessee

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 14, 1998

Closing Date: Sept. 24, 1999

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: Unknown

Class Action Outcome: Unknown

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Sid Matney

Spectrum Interiors of Tennessee, Inc.

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Middle District of Tennessee 3:98-cv-01155

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

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