Case: EEOC v. COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

EEOC v. Cooper Tire

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

COMPLAINT for employment discrimination/Americans With Disabilities Act; jury demand (dlh) (Entered: 03/27/1998)

**Set Jury Flag (dlh) (Entered: 03/27/1998)

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT Chief Judge L. T. Senter Jr. and Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

CLERK'S NOTICE of Incomplete Process/Default Re: defendant Cooper Tire (mhg)

ANSWER to Complaint by Cooper Tire (Attorney Taylor B. Smith),; jury demand (jlj)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of pre-discovery disclosure by Cooper Tire to Equal Employment (jlj)

NOTICE OF SERVICE Pre-Discovery Disclosure Information by Equal Employment to Cooper Tire (rke)

Case Management Conference set at 1:30 8/27/98 Location: Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jlj)

ORDER returning case to clerk for reassignment ( signed by Senior Judge L. T. Senter Jr. on 7/31/98) Date of Entry: 8/5/98 (jlj) (Entered: 08/06/1998)

CASE reassigned to Chief Judge Neal B. Biggers Jr. per order #5 (jlj) (Entered: 08/06/1998)

CIVIL MINUTES for: CMC held 8/27/98; jury trial; standard track, ELT 4-5 days; trial set for 8/30/99 at 9:30 in Oxford before Judge Biggers, FPTC set 7/22/99 10:00 in Oxford before Mag Judge Alexander; case management plan and scheduling order entered; Court Reporter: None (dlh)

Case Management Conference held on 8/27/98 (dlh)

CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER Case Assigned to CJRA Track: Standard Scheduling Deadlines: Final Pretrial Conference for 10:00 7/22/99 Oxford before Mag Judge Alexander; Discovery cutoff 4/15/99 ; Joining of parties,amending of pleadings by 10/8/98 ; Pla. Designation of Experts by 1/15/99 ; Dft Designation of Experts by 2/15/99 ; Motion Filing deadline on 4/30/99 ; Case Status Report due 5/14/99 . ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 8/31/98) (dlh)

NOTICE of Jury Trial set at 9:30, 8/30/99; Location: Oxford, before Chief Judge Neal B. Biggers Jr. (nfs)

NOTICE of Final Pretrial Conference reset at 2:30 7/19/99 Location: Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jlj)

FIRST SET OF REQUEST for Admissions by Cooper Tire to Equal Employment (jlj)

NOTICE by Cooper Tire to take deposition of representative of EEOC 12/15/98 Tupelo (dlh)

NOTICE by Cooper Tire to take deposition of John Dudas and Patrick Veit 12/10/98 Tupelo (dlh)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of first set of interrogatories and requests for production of documents by Equal Employment to Cooper Tire (dlh)

REQUEST for Admissions by Equal Employment to Cooper Tire (dlh)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of response to request for permission to enter on land by Cooper Tire to Equal Employment (jlj)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of request for permission to enter on land by Equal Employment to Cooper Tire (jlj) (Entered: 01/13/1999)

RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS by Cooper Tire re: [13-1] admission requested by Equal Employment (jlj)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of response to first set of interrogatories and requests for production by Cooper Tire to Equal Employment (jlj)

NOTICE by Cooper Tire to take deposition of John Dudas, Patrick Veit, and Mark Rakestraw 2/11/99 in Tupelo (jlj)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of request for permission to enter on land by Equal Employment to Cooper Tire (jlj)

DESIGNATION OF EXPERTS by plaintiff Equal Employment (jlj)

VERIFIED MOTION by Cooper Tire to Strike [20-1] expert designate/designation by Equal Employment [21-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

AMENDED NOTICE by Cooper Tire to take deposition of Johnny Lyle, Patrick Veit and Mark Rakestraw 2/11/99 Tupelo (dlh)

NOTICE by Equal Employment to take deposition of Mark Hankins 2/11/99 Tupelo (dlh)

NOTICE by Equal Employment to take deposition of representative of Cooper Tire 2/11/9 Tupelo (dlh)

DESIGNATION OF EXPERTS by defendant Cooper Tire (dlh)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of depositions by Equal Employment to Cooper Tire (dlh)

OBJECTION by Equal Employment Re: [21-1] motion to Strike [20-1] expert designate/designation by Equal Employment by Cooper Tire (dlh)

NOTICE by Cooper Tire to take deposition of Johnny Lyle, Patrick Veit and Mark Rakestraw 3/16/99 Tupelo (dlh)

NOTICE by Equal Employment to take deposition of Dr. William L. Wood, Jr. 3/16/99 in Tupelo, MS (jlj)

NOTICE by Equal Employment to take deposition of Dr. Eugene M. Murphey 3/16/99 in Tupelo, MS (jlj)

NOTICE by Equal Employment to take rescheduled deposition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 3/16/99 in Tupelo, MS (jlj)

NOTICE by Equal Employment to take rescheduled deposition of Mark Hankins 3/16/99 in Tupelo, MS (jlj)

PROOF OF SERVICE of Subpoena by Cooper Tire Subpoena served on Mark Rakestraw 2/22/99 (jlj)

MOTION by Equal Employment to Strike [25-1] expert designate/designation and alternatively to compel production of underlying data of experts' opinions by Cooper Tire [35-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (mhg)

NOTICE OF SERVICE Response to request for production by Cooper Tire to Equal Employment (mhg) (Entered: 03/09/1999)

PROOF OF SERVICE of Subpoena by Equal Employment Subpoena served on Dr. Eugene M. Murphy 3/5/99 USM-285 (dlh) Modified on 03/15/1999 (Entered: 03/15/1999)

PROOF OF SERVICE of Subpoena by Equal Employment Subpoena served on Dr. William L. Wood, Jr. 3/10/99 USM-285 (dlh) (Entered: 03/15/1999)

VERIFIED RESPONSE by Cooper Tire in opposition to [35-1] motion to Strike [25-1] expert designate/designation and alternatively to compel production of underlying data of experts' opinions by Cooper Tire by Equal Employment (dlh)

ORDER, Response to Motion reset to 3/26/99 for [35-1] motion to Strike [25-1] expert designate/designation and alternatively to compel production of underlying data of experts' opinions by Cooper Tire ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 3/24/99) Date of Entry: 3/26/99 (dlh)

JOINT MOTION by Equal Employment, Cooper Tire to Continue trial 8/30/99 (dlh)

JOINT MOTION by Equal Employment, Cooper Tire to Extend Case Management Order discovery, motions [41-1] joint motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE by Cooper Tire to [39-1] opposition response by Cooper Tire (jlj)

ORDER granting [41-1] joint motion to Continue trial 8/30/99 until further order of the Court (signed by Chief Judge Neal B. Biggers Jr. on 4/26/99) Date of Entry: 4/27/99 (jlj) Modified on 04/28/1999 (Entered: 04/28/1999)

NOTICE OF RECEIPT by Equal Employment OF ORIGINAL DEPOSITION of Mark Hankins (jlj)

NOTICE OF RECEIPT by Equal Employment OF ORIGINAL DEPOSITION of Dr. William Wood, Jr. (jlj)

NOTICE OF RECEIPT by Equal Employment OF ORIGINAL DEPOSITION of Dr. Eugene Murphey (jlj)

SUPPLEMENTAL DESIGNATION OF EXPERTS by defendant Cooper Tire (dlh)

SUPPLEMENTAL MOTION by Cooper Tire to Strike [20-1] expert designate/designation by Equal Employment referring to: [21-1] motion to Strike [20-1] expert designate/designation by Equal Employment by Cooper Tire [49-1] supplemental amended motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

MOTION by Cooper Tire for Summary Judgment (with affidavits of Jessie Meeks and Mark Hankins) (motion and exhibits placed in expandable folder) (dlh)

MOTION by Equal Employment to Extend Time to respond to motion for summary judgment (jlj)

MOTION by Equal Employment to Extend Time to respond to supplemental and amended motion to strike expert designation of plaintiff [52-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jlj)

ORDER granting [49-1] supplemental amended motion to Strike [20-1] expert designate/designation by Equal Employment denying [35-1] motion to Strike [25-1] expert designate/designation and alternatively to compel production of underlying data of experts' opinions by Cooper Tire, granting [21-1] motion to Strike [20-1] expert designate/designation by Equal Employment ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 7/6/99) Date of Entry: 7/8/99 (dlh)

ORDER denying [52-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to supplemental and amended motion to strike expert designation of plaintiff ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 7/7/99) Date of Entry: 7/8/99 (dlh)

MOTION by Equal Employment for Reconsideration of [53-1] order [55-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jlj)

ORDER granting [51-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to motion for summary judgment, Response to Motion reset to 7/26/99 for [50-1] motion for Summary Judgment ( signed by Chief Judge Neal B. Biggers Jr. on 7/19/99) Date of Entry: 7/21/99 (dlh)

MOTION by Equal Employment to Extend Time to respond to motion for summary judgment (jlj)

ORDER granting [58-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to motion for summary judgment, Response to Motion reset to 8/17/99 for [50-1] motion for Summary Judgment ( signed by Chief Judge Neal B. Biggers Jr. on 7/28/99) Date of Entry: 7/29/99 (jlj) (Entered: 07/30/1999)

MOTION by Equal Employment to Hold in Abeyance [53-1] order [60-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

RESPONSE by Cooper Tire in opposition to [60-1] motion to Hold in Abeyance [53-1] order by Equal Employment (dlh)

REPLY by Equal Employment to response to [55-1] motion for Reconsideration of [53-1] order by Equal Employment (dlh)

ORDER denying [60-1] motion to Hold in Abeyance [53-1] order, denying [55-1] motion for Reconsideration of [53-1] order ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 8/6/99) Date of Entry: 8/11/99 (jlj)

RESPONSE by Equal Employment to [50-1] motion for Summary Judgment by Cooper Tire (jlj)

APPEAL of Magistrate Decision to District Court by Equal Employment re: Documents #53 and #63 (jlj)

ORDER Response to Motion reset to 9/2/99 for [50-1] motion for Summary Judgment ( signed by Chief Judge Neal B. Biggers Jr. on 8/20/99) Date of Entry: 8/24/99 (dlh)

RESPONSE by Cooper Tire in opposition to [65-1] Magistrate appeal by Equal Employment (dlh)

ORDER denying [65-1] Magistrate appeal ( signed by Chief Judge Neal B. Biggers on 10/6/99) Date of Entry: 10/8/99 (jlj)

ORDER transferring cause to Judge W. Allen Pepper (signed by Chief Judge Neal B. Biggers on 10/12/99) Date of Entry: 10/14/99 (jlj)

CASE reassigned to Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. (jlj)

NOTICE of MVD/Jury Trial set at 9:40 9/26/00 Location: Greenville before Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. (jlj)

MOTION by Cooper Tire to Continue trial (jlj)

NOTICE of Final Pretrial Conference reset at 10:00 8/7/00 Location: Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

ORDER granting [70-1] motion to Continue trial, reset Jury Trial for 12:40 3/5/01 Aberdeen before Judge Pepper ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 3/21/00) Date of Entry: 3/22/00 (dlh)

NOTICE of Final Pretrial Conference reset at 11:00 1/22/01 Location: Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jlj)

NOTICE of MVD/Jury Trial set at 9:40 3/5/01 Location: Aberdeen before Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. (jlj)

NOTICE of MVD/Jury Trial set at 9:40 10/1/01 Location: oxford before Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. (jlj)

NOTICE of Final Pretrial Conference reset at 10:00 8/21/01 Location: Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

NOTICE of MVD/Jury Trial set at 9:40 11/5/01 Location: Aberdeen before Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. (dlh)

NOTICE of Final Pretrial Conference reset at 9:00 9/20/01 Location: Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

NOTICE of Final Pretrial Conference reset at 10:00 9/24/01 Location: Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jla)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance and Substitution of Counsel for Equal Employment by Charles E. Guerrier (jla) (Entered: 09/28/2001)

CIVIL MINUTES for: FPTC held 9/24/01 in Oxford before Mag. Judge Alexander; jury trial; ELT 4-5 days; defendants motion for summary judgment is outstanding; pretrial order submitted; to be forwarded to Judge Pepper (jla)

Final Pretrial Conference held (jla)

PRETRIAL ORDER filed; jury trial; ELT 4 days (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 9/25/01) (jla)

MEMORANDUM OPINION ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 9/27/01) (jla)

ORDER granting [50-1] motion for Summary Judgment; closing case (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 9/27/01) COB # 53 pg. 281 Date of Entry: 9/27/01 (jla)

Case closed (jla)

MOTION by Equal Employment to Alter or Amend Judgment (dlh)

RESPONSE by Cooper Tire in opposition to [77-1] motion to Alter or Amend Judgment by Equal Employment (jla)

REPLY by Equal Employment to response to [77-1] motion to Alter or Amend Judgment by Equal Employment (dlh)

ORDER denying [77-1] motion to Alter or Amend Judgment ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 11/15/01) COB # 53 pg. 354 Date of Entry: 11/16/01 (jla)

NOTICE OF APPEAL of [80-1] order, [75-1] order by Equal Employment .

Certified and transmitted Record on Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals: [81-1] appeal by Equal Employment (4 volumes record, 1 container exhibit, 1 binder) (jla)

NOTICE of Docketing ROA from USCA Re: [81-1] appeal by Equal Employment USCA Number: 02-60046 (jla)