Case: EEOC v. DEAN RYAN, TOPS INDUSTRIES, dba TOPS SENTRY MARKET

2:97-cv-01827 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 1, 1997

Closed Date: Jan. 11, 1999

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Case Summary

The San Francisco District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Dean Ryan and Tops Industries, in September 1997, in the U.S. District court for the Eastern District of California. The only document available from PACER is the docket, which indicates that the of action is probably Title VII. After the trial date was set there was an 8 month lull in activity before a settlement conference was set. On January 4, 1999 a settlement was reached and the case was finally dismissed on January 11, 1999.

Summary Authors

Alex Bean (6/1/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

2:97-cv-01827

Docket (PACER)

EEOC v. Ryan

Jan. 11, 1999

Jan. 11, 1999

Docket

Resources

Docket

Last updated Jan. 24, 2024, 3:02 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT; jury demand, fee status waived, assigned to Honorable David F. Levi referred to Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd (old) (Entered: 09/30/1997)

Sept. 30, 1997

Sept. 30, 1997

2

ORDER setting scheduling conference before Honorable David F. Levi (cc: all counsel) (kdc) (Entered: 10/02/1997)

Sept. 30, 1997

Sept. 30, 1997

3

PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff of [1-1], [2-1] (ch) (Entered: 12/08/1997)

Dec. 5, 1997

Dec. 5, 1997

4

PROOF OF SERVICE by Equal Employment of [2-1] (ndd) (Entered: 12/10/1997)

Dec. 8, 1997

Dec. 8, 1997

5

ANSWER by dfts Dean Ryan, Tops Industries (ndd) (Entered: 01/02/1998)

Jan. 2, 1998

Jan. 2, 1998

6

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT by pltf Equal Employment, dfts Dean Ryan and Tops Industries (old) (Entered: 01/12/1998)

Jan. 9, 1998

Jan. 9, 1998

7

STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER by Honorable David F Levi ORDERING: pretrial conference set for 4:00pm on 6/23/99; jury trial set for 9:00am on 8/2/99; motion filing ddl set for 4/16/99; discovery ddl set for 2/26/99 (cc: all counsel) (old) (Entered: 01/27/1998)

Jan. 27, 1998

Jan. 27, 1998

8

STIPULATION that an early settlement conference be held in this matter (old) (Entered: 09/15/1998)

Sept. 14, 1998

Sept. 14, 1998

9

NOTICE of hearing settlement conference set for 9:00 10/6/98 ( cc: ) (old) (Entered: 09/21/1998)

Sept. 18, 1998

Sept. 18, 1998

10

LETTER to court from M Diane Martin re settlement (kdc) (Entered: 01/06/1999)

Jan. 4, 1999

Jan. 4, 1999

11

NOTICE by plaintiff Equal Employment regarding dismissal of case (kh) (Entered: 01/12/1999)

Jan. 11, 1999

Jan. 11, 1999

Case Details

State / Territory: California

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 1, 1997

Closing Date: Jan. 11, 1999

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Dean Ryan, Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Voluntary Dismissal

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits