Case: EEOC v. KNIFE & FORK ON SHARON AMITY, INC.

3:00-cv-00490 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2000

Closed Date: 2002

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Case Summary

In September 2000, the Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Knife and Fork on Sharon Amity, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. We do not have a complete copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, it appears from the front page of the complaint that the complaint alleged the defendant subjected the two charging parties, female employees, to a sexually hostile work environment, resulting in the constructive discharge of the charging parties. The defendant never appeared in this case, and the EEOC unsuccessfully moved for a default judgment in January 2001. In November 2002, the case was dismissed for want of prosecution. The EEOC appealed this judgment moving for a new trial, or in the alternative relief from judgment, which was denied in August 2003 by the District Court, stating the EEOC's failure to file for a default judgment was the reason dismissal was appropriate. A second order to dismiss the case was signed by District Judge Graham C. Mullen in August 2003.

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Daisy Manning (10/2/2007)

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3:00-cv-00490	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Knife and Fork on Sharon Amity	Aug. 21, 2003	Aug. 21, 2003 Docket
1 3:00-cv-00490	Complaint EEOC v. Knife and Fork on Sharon Amity Inc	Sept. 29, 2000	Sept. 29, 2000 Complaint
10 3:00-cv-00490	Order [Dismissing Case for Failure to Prosecute] EEOC v. Knife and Fork on Sharon Amity Inc	Nov. 4, 2002	Nov. 4, 2002 Order/Opinion
14 3:00-cv-00490	Order [Regarding Plaintiff's Motion to Reconsider] EEOC v. Knife and Fork on Sharon Amity Inc	Aug. 7, 2003	Aug. 7, 2003 Order/Opinion

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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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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (former emp) (Entered: 10/02/2000)	Sept. 29, 2000	Sept. 29, 2000
2	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Knife and Fork 10/2/00 Answer due on 12/1/00 for Knife and Fork (former emp) (Entered: 11/14/2000)	Nov. 9, 2000	Nov. 9, 2000
4	ORDER, set for IPC at 10:00 2/8/01 before Judge Graham C. Mullen ( signed by Judge Graham C. Mullen ) [EOD DATE: 1/17/01] (former emp) (Entered: 01/17/2001)	Jan. 12, 2001	Jan. 12, 2001
5	MOTION by EEOC for Entry of Default as to Knife and Fork (former emp) (Entered: 01/30/2001)	Jan. 22, 2001	Jan. 22, 2001
6	AFFIDAVIT of Efrania Ebron-Fubara filed by EEOC re: [5-1] motion for Entry of Default as to Knife and Fork (former emp) (Entered: 01/30/2001)	Jan. 22, 2001	Jan. 22, 2001
7	CLERK'S ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to Knife and Fork granting [5-1] motion for Entry of Default as to Knife and Fork (former emp) (Entered: 03/15/2001)	March 15, 2001	March 15, 2001
8	ORDER, set Jury Trial for 9:30 6/4/01 before Judge Graham C. Mullen ( signed by Judge Graham C. Mullen ) [EOD DATE: 3/27/01] (former emp) (Entered: 03/27/2001)	March 21, 2001	March 21, 2001
9	ORDER, removing case from the June 2001 trial calendar ( signed by Judge Graham C. Mullen ) [EOD DATE: 5/8/01] (former emp) (Entered: 05/08/2001)	May 3, 2001	May 3, 2001
10	ORDER, Dismissing for Want of Prosecution ( signed by Judge Graham C. Mullen ) [EOD DATE: 11/5/02] (clc) (Entered: 11/05/2002)	Nov. 4, 2002	Nov. 4, 2002
11	MOTION by EEOC for New Trial , or in the alt relief from jgm/to Vacate [10-1] order Dismissing for Want of Prosecution (clc) (Entered: 11/21/2002)	Nov. 19, 2002	Nov. 19, 2002
12	MEMORANDUM by EEOC in support of [11-1] motion for New Trial by EEOC, [11-2] motion relief from jgm/to Vacate [10-1] order Dismissing for Want of Prosecution by EEOC (clc) (Entered: 11/21/2002)	Nov. 19, 2002	Nov. 19, 2002
13	Substitution of Counsel terminating attorney Erania M. Ebron-Fubara for EEOC and substituting Bobby C. Simpson (clc) (Entered: 08/07/2003)	Aug. 6, 2003	Aug. 6, 2003
14	ORDER denying [11-1] motion for New Trial, denying [11-2] motion relief from jgm/to Vacate [10-1] order Dismissing for Want of Prosecution ( signed by Judge Graham C. Mullen ) [EOD DATE: 8/11/03] (clc) (Entered: 08/11/2003)	Aug. 7, 2003	Aug. 7, 2003
	Case closed (bsw) (Entered: 08/21/2003)	Aug. 21, 2003	Aug. 21, 2003