Case: EEOC v. SINCLAIR OIL CORPORATION dba SUN VALLEY COMPANY

1:01-cv-00499 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2001

Closed Date: July 29, 2002

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Case Summary

In September 2001, the EEOC's Seattle District Office brought this suit against Sinclair Oil Corporation, d/b/a Sun Valley Company, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to rehire the charging party, a female employee, because she had participated in an internal sexual harassment investigation. In December 2001, the charging party intervened in the suit. After a failed motio…

In September 2001, the EEOC's Seattle District Office brought this suit against Sinclair Oil Corporation, d/b/a Sun Valley Company, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to rehire the charging party, a female employee, because she had participated in an internal sexual harassment investigation. In December 2001, the charging party intervened in the suit. After a failed motion by the defendants for partial judgment on the pleadings in April 2002, the parties settled in July 2002 through a consent decree.

Under the two-year decree, which contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation provisions, the defendant agreed to: maintain its EEO policy and internal Title VII compliance procedures, post an EEOC-provided Title VII compliance notice, provide the charging party with a neutral reference, expunge the charging party's personnel file of all references to discrimination, provide EEOC-approved managerial Title VII training, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and pay $30,000 to the charging party.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/4/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:01-cv-00499

Docket (PACER)

EEOC v. Sinclair Oil Corporation

July 29, 2002

July 29, 2002

Docket
1

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Complaint

EEOC v. Sinclair Oil Corporation

Sept. 26, 2001

Sept. 26, 2001

Complaint
14

1:01-cv-00499

Order

EEOC v. Sinclair Oil Corporation

Dec. 13, 2001

Dec. 13, 2001

Order/Opinion
18

1:01-cv-00499

Complaint in Intervention and Demand for Jury Trial

EEOC v. Sinclair Oil Corporation

Jan. 7, 2002

Jan. 7, 2002

Complaint
30

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Consent Decree

EEOC v. Sinclair Oil Corporation

July 29, 2002

July 29, 2002

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

Last updated March 27, 2024, 3:21 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) (jml) (Entered: 09/27/2001)

Sept. 26, 2001

Sept. 26, 2001

2

NOTICE of Availability of Magistrate Judge and Requirement for Consent sent to counsel for plaintiff re complaint [1-1] (jml)

Sept. 27, 2001

Sept. 27, 2001

3

RETURN OF SERVICE/PROCESS executed upon def Sinclair Oil Corp through atty R. Wade Curtis on 10/9/01 (wm) (Entered: 10/22/2001)

Oct. 19, 2001

Oct. 19, 2001

4

MOTION by pla to intervene (wm)

Oct. 29, 2001

Oct. 29, 2001

5

MEMORANDUM by pla in support of motion to intervene [4-1] (wm)

Oct. 29, 2001

Oct. 29, 2001

6

MOTION by def for attorney Steven C Bednar, Sean A Monson to appear pro hac vice (wm) (Entered: 11/02/2001)

Oct. 30, 2001

Oct. 30, 2001

7

ORDER granting motion for attorney Steven C Bednar, Sean A Monson to appear pro hac vice [6-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm)

Nov. 2, 2001

Nov. 2, 2001

8

NOTICE OF ATTORNEY SUBSTITUTION: terminating attorney Wesley Katahira for EEOC and substituting attorney John F Stanley (wm) (Entered: 11/07/2001)

Nov. 5, 2001

Nov. 5, 2001

9

ANSWER by def Sinclair Oil Corp (wm) (Entered: 11/16/2001)

Nov. 13, 2001

Nov. 13, 2001

10

NOTICE of Availability of Magistrate Judge and Requirement for Consent sent to counsel for def Sinclair Oil Corp re answer [9-1] (wm)

Nov. 16, 2001

Nov. 16, 2001

11

NOTICE OF STATUS CONFERENCE ; Telephonic Status Conference set for 10:00 12/20/01 before BLW in Boise (wm)

Nov. 29, 2001

Nov. 29, 2001

12

STIPULATED MOTION by pla to intervene and to file complaint in intervention (wm) Modified on 12/07/2001

Dec. 7, 2001

Dec. 7, 2001

13

STIPULATED SCHEDULING CONFERENCE FORM - LITIGATION PLAN (wm) (Entered: 12/12/2001)

Dec. 11, 2001

Dec. 11, 2001

14

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill finding moot the motion to intervene [4-1], granting motion to intervene and to file complaint in intervention [12-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm)

Dec. 13, 2001

Dec. 13, 2001

15

NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for def by Trudy H Fouser (wm) (Entered: 12/14/2001)

Dec. 13, 2001

Dec. 13, 2001

16

SCHEDULING ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill ; Telephonic Status Conference held 12/20/01 ; Discovery ddl set for 8/30/02 ; Disp Motion ddl set 9/27/02 ; Jury Trial set for 2/24/03 at 1:30 ; Pretrial Conference set for 2/11/03 at 9:00 ; In-court hearing set for 5/16/02 at 1:30 Matters of discovery referred to Judge Mikel H. Williams , Non- dispositive motions referred to Judge Mikel H. Williams (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 12/26/2001)

Dec. 20, 2001

Dec. 20, 2001

18

INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenor-plaintiff Jennifer Crick (wm) (Entered: 01/09/2002)

Jan. 7, 2002

Jan. 7, 2002

17

APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE - intervenor represented by Stephen L Farnell wm (wm)

Jan. 9, 2002

Jan. 9, 2002

20

ANSWER by intervenor defs Sinclair Oil Corp, Mike Federko, Amy Federko, Sun Valley Company (wm)

Jan. 24, 2002

Jan. 24, 2002

21

NOTICE of Availability of Magistrate Judge and Requirement for Consent sent to counsel for intv dfs Sinclair Oil Corp, Mike Federko, Amy Federko, Sun Valley Company re answer [20-1] (wm)

Jan. 24, 2002

Jan. 24, 2002

22

NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE by def (wm) (Entered: 02/07/2002)

Feb. 6, 2002

Feb. 6, 2002

23

MOTION by dfts Sinclair Oil Corp, Sun Valley Company, Mike Federko, Amy Federko for partial judgment on the pleadings on plas complaint-in-intervention (wm)

April 19, 2002

April 19, 2002

24

MEMORANDUM by dfts Sinclair Oil Corp, Mike Federko, Amy Federko, Sun Valley Company in support of motion for partial judgment on the pleadings on plas complaint-in-intervention [23-1] (wm)

April 19, 2002

April 19, 2002

25

NOTICE OF HEARING motion for partial judgment on the pleadings on plas complaint-in-intervention [23-1] set before BLW in Boise 8:00 8/6/02 (cc: all counsel) (wm)

April 22, 2002

April 22, 2002

26

MEMORANDUM IN RESPONSE by intervenor-pla Jennifer Crick to motion for partial judgment on the pleadings on plas complaint-in- intervention [23-1] (wm)

May 1, 2002

May 1, 2002

27

AFFIDAVIT of Jennifer Crick regarding motion response [26-1] (wm)

May 1, 2002

May 1, 2002

28

ADR PLAN AND REQUEST TO STRIKE ADR HEARING by Sinclair Oil Corp, Mike Federko, Amy Federko, Sun Valley Company (wm) (Entered: 05/07/2002)

May 6, 2002

May 6, 2002

29

STIPULATION and joint motion for dismissal with prejudice (wm) (Entered: 07/22/2002)

July 19, 2002

July 19, 2002

30

CONSENT DECREE by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill dismissing case with prejudice , each party to bear their own costs and fees (cc: all counsel) (wm)

July 29, 2002

July 29, 2002

Case Details

State / Territory: Idaho

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 26, 2001

Closing Date: July 29, 2002

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

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

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Sinclair Oil Corporation (Sun Valley), Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

State law

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

State Anti-Discrimination Law

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Monetary Relief

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Amount Defendant Pays: 30000

Order Duration: 2002 - 2004

Content of Injunction:

Expungement of Employment Record

Neutral/Positive Reference

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Reporting

Issues

General:

Retaliation

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Hiring

Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)

Discrimination-basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex or Gender:

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit