Case: Yorgensen v. Hollywood Ent Corp

4:04-cv-00613 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: May 13, 2004

Closed Date: 2006

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Case Summary

On May 13, 2004, a deaf woman filed this lawsuit in the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District of the State of Idaho. She sued Hollywood Entertainment Corporation (doing business as Hollywood Video) under the Idaho Human Rights Act, claiming the company discriminated against her on the basis of her disability. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, requested monetary relief, attorney fees and costs, and a jury trial. The complaint alleged that the defendant employer assigned fe…

On December 9, 2004, after the initial complaint and a special interrogatory to determine specific damage amounts sought by the plaintiff, the defendant filed a notice to remove the case to federal court. The case was removed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho on December 9, 2004 and ultimately assigned to Judge B. Lynn Winmill.

The defendant moved to consolidate this case with a similar action brought under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). The case was consolidated on May 26, 2005 with EEOC v. Hollywood Ent Corp.

On July 26, 2006, the plaintiff filed a stipulation to dismiss after the consolidated EEOC case ended in a settlement. The court ordered the case dismissed with prejudice on the same day.

In March 2006, EEOC v. Hollywood Ent Corp settled by entry of a consent decree valid for two years that required Hollywood Video to provide injunctive relief within their business environment and monetary relief to the plaintiff. The case closed in 2008 after the two-year order expired.

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Summary Authors

Hannah Basalone (9/29/2018)

People

Judge(s)

Winmill, B. Lynn (Idaho)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Holman, James D. (Idaho)

Krueger, Allyson S. (Oregon)

Attorney for Defendant

Harnden, Edwin A. (Oregon)

Judge(s)

Winmill, B. Lynn (Idaho)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Holman, James D. (Idaho)

Krueger, Allyson S. (Oregon)

Attorney for Defendant

Harnden, Edwin A. (Oregon)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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4:04-cv-00613	Docket [PACER]	July 26, 2006	July 26, 2006 Docket
1 4:04-cv-00613	Notice of Removal to Federal Court and Complaint	Dec. 9, 2004	Dec. 9, 2004 Complaint
5 4:04-cv-00613 4:04-cv-00478-BLW	Motion to Consolidate Yorgensen v. Hollywood Entertainment Corporation	March 11, 2005	March 11, 2005 Pleading / Motion / Brief
9 4:04-cv-00613 4:04-cv-00478-BLW	Order [regarding consolidation] EEOC v. Hollywood Entertainment Corporation; Yorgensen v. Hollywood Entertainment Corporation	May 26, 2005	May 26, 2005 Order/Opinion
11 4:04-cv-00613	Order for Dismissal Yorgensen v. Hollywood Entertainment Corporation	July 26, 2006	July 26, 2006 Order/Opinion
12 4:04-cv-00613	Judgment Yorgensen v. Hollywood Entertainment Corporation	July 26, 2006	July 26, 2006 Order/Opinion

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated March 27, 2024, 3:14 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	NOTICE OF REMOVAL by defendant from Bonneville County Case Number: 04−2742 (wm) (Entered: 12/17/2004)	Dec. 9, 2004	Dec. 9, 2004
	RETURN OF SERVICE/PROCESS assumed executed upon defendant Hollywood Ent Corp on 12/9/04 (no service document on file, service assumed for internal reporting purposes only) (wm) (Entered: 12/17/2004)	Dec. 9, 2004	Dec. 9, 2004
	ANSWER by defendant (wm) (Entered: 12/17/2004)	Dec. 9, 2004	Dec. 9, 2004
2	NOTICE of Assignment to Magistrate Judge and Requirement for Consent sent to counsel for Suzanne Yorgensen, Hollywood Ent Corp re answer [0−1], removal complaint [1−1] (wm)	Dec. 17, 2004	Dec. 17, 2004
3	ORDER Re: Scheduling Conference, Litigation Plan and Consent Form. Parties to confer within 60 days or submit status report within 90 days. Signed by Judge Larry M. Boyle. (mb, )	Jan. 11, 2005	Jan. 11, 2005
5	MOTION to Consolidate Cases CV−04−613 and CV−04−478 by Suzanne Yorgensen. Responses due by 4/4/2005 (Holman, James)	March 11, 2005	March 11, 2005
6	ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Larry M. Boyle recused. Case reassigned to Judge B. Lynn Winmill for all further proceedings. Signed by Judge Larry M. Boyle. (dkh, )	March 21, 2005	March 21, 2005
7	NOTICE of case number change re 6 Order of Recusal (dkh, )	March 21, 2005	March 21, 2005
8	RESPONSE to Motion re 5 MOTION to Consolidate Cases CV−04−613 and CV−04−478 filed by Hollywood Entertainment Corporation. (Harnden, Edwin)	April 11, 2005	April 11, 2005
9	ORDER granting 5 Motion to Consolidate Cases. CV 04−478−E−BLW is the lead case and CV 04−613 is the member case. All docketing shall be done in the lead case . Signed by Judge Robert H. Whaley. (caused to be mailed to non Registered Participants at the addresses listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) by ja, ) (Entered: 05/27/2005)	May 26, 2005	May 26, 2005
	Pursuant to telephone conversation with James Holman, case is settled. Settelement documents forthcoming. (lg, )	March 14, 2006	March 14, 2006
10	STIPULATION of Dismissal by Suzanne Yorgensen. (Holman, James)	July 26, 2006	July 26, 2006
11	ORDER granting 10 Stipulation of Dismissal filed by Suzanne Yorgensen, . Signed by Judge B. Lynn Winmill. (caused to be mailed to non Registered Participants at the addresses listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) by dks, ) (Entered: 07/27/2006)	July 26, 2006	July 26, 2006
12	JUDGMENT dismissing case with prejudice . Signed by Judge B. Lynn Winmill. (caused to be mailed to non Registered Participants at the addresses listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) by dks, ) (Entered: 07/27/2006)	July 26, 2006	July 26, 2006