Case: EEOC v. J.R. SIMPLOT

1:99-cv-00439 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 1999

Closed Date: June 15, 2003

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Case Summary

In September 1999, the Seattle District Office of the EEOC brought this case against J.R. Simplot Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho alleging discrimination on the basis of national origin and race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant provided a test (lacking any legitimate business purpose) to employees and applicants that had an adverse impact on Hispanic and Asian Americans. After some discovery, the parties settle…

In September 1999, the Seattle District Office of the EEOC brought this case against J.R. Simplot Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho alleging discrimination on the basis of national origin and race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant provided a test (lacking any legitimate business purpose) to employees and applicants that had an adverse impact on Hispanic and Asian Americans. After some discovery, the parties settled in June 2001 through a consent decree.

The two-year decree contained a non-retaliation clause and provided that the defendant deposit $125,000 into a settlement fund which would be used to resolve the claims of discrimination relating to the biased test, subject to a very detailed distribution process. In addition, the defendant agreed to: provide Title VII training for all managers and supervisors, give the claimants first access to open job opportunities, and report to the EEOC at specified times.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (6/5/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:99-cv-00439

Docket

May 3, 2002

May 3, 2002

Docket
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1:99-cv-00439

Complaint

EEOC v. J. R Simplot

Sept. 30, 1999

Sept. 30, 1999

Complaint
31

1:99-cv-00439

Consent Decree

EEOC v. J.R. Simplot Co.

June 15, 2001

June 15, 2001

Order/Opinion

Resources

Docket

Last updated March 20, 2024, 3:18 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
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COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) (jml) (Entered: 10/05/1999)

Sept. 30, 1999

Sept. 30, 1999

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ORDER by Honorable Edward J. Lodge Case reassigned to Honorable B. Lynn Winmill (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 10/14/1999)

Oct. 13, 1999

Oct. 13, 1999

3

ANSWER by def (wm) (Entered: 12/29/1999)

Dec. 28, 1999

Dec. 28, 1999

4

NOTICE OF STATUS CONFERENCE ; Telephonic Status Conference set for 1:30 1/19/00 before BLW (wm)

Dec. 29, 1999

Dec. 29, 1999

5

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE FORM - LITIGATION PLAN by def (wm)

Jan. 7, 2000

Jan. 7, 2000

6

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE FORM - LITIGATION PLAN by pla (wm)

Jan. 11, 2000

Jan. 11, 2000

7

SCHEDULING ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill ; Telephonic Status Conference held 1/19/00 ; Discovery ddl set for 9/1/00 ; Disp Motion ddl set 9/18/00 ; Pretrial Conference set for 1/9/01 at 8:30 ; Non-Jury Trial set for 1/22/01 at 1:30 (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 01/31/2000)

Jan. 28, 2000

Jan. 28, 2000

8

JOINT MOTION by pla requesting entry of order extending expert disclosure deadline (wm) (Entered: 05/03/2000)

May 2, 2000

May 2, 2000

9

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting motion requesting entry of order extending expert disclosure deadline [8-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 05/19/2000)

May 18, 2000

May 18, 2000

10

STIPULATED MOTION to extend discovery deadline (wm)

June 30, 2000

June 30, 2000

11

STIPULATED MOTION amend courts scheduling order (wm)

July 7, 2000

July 7, 2000

12

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting stipulation to extend def's deadline for responding to pla's initial discovery [10-1] DDL 8/1/00 (cc: all counsel) (dkh)

July 13, 2000

July 13, 2000

13

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting stipulation amend courts scheduling order [11-1] ; Discovery ddl set for 12/15/00 ; Motion Filing ddl 1/12/01 ; Trial set for 6/11/01 1:30 Boise ; Pretrial conference set for 5/31/01 8:00 (cc: all counsel) (dkh)

July 13, 2000

July 13, 2000

14

STIPULATED MOTION to extend discovery deadlines (wm) (Entered: 08/01/2000)

July 31, 2000

July 31, 2000

15

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting stipulation to extend discovery deadlines [14-1] dft has until 8/7/00 to respond to plas discovery requests (cc: all counsel) (wm)

Aug. 4, 2000

Aug. 4, 2000

16

STIPULATED MOTION to extend discovery response deadlines (wm) (Entered: 08/09/2000)

Aug. 8, 2000

Aug. 8, 2000

17

NOTICE of taking deposition of Dale Baker on 8/29/00 (wm) (Entered: 08/22/2000)

Aug. 21, 2000

Aug. 21, 2000

18

NOTICE of taking deposition of JoAnn Bagby on 8/30/00 (wm) (Entered: 08/22/2000)

Aug. 21, 2000

Aug. 21, 2000

19

NOTICE of taking deposition of Paul Richardson on 8/30/00 (wm) (Entered: 08/22/2000)

Aug. 21, 2000

Aug. 21, 2000

20

NOTICE of taking deposition of Chris Sullivan on 8/31/00 (wm) (Entered: 08/22/2000)

Aug. 21, 2000

Aug. 21, 2000

21

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting stipulation to extend discovery response deadlines until 8/14/00 [16-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 09/06/2000)

Sept. 5, 2000

Sept. 5, 2000

22

STIPULATED MOTION to extend experts disclosure deadline (wm) (Entered: 09/12/2000)

Sept. 8, 2000

Sept. 8, 2000

23

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting stipulation to extend experts disclosure deadline until 10/20/00 [22-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 09/12/2000)

Sept. 8, 2000

Sept. 8, 2000

24

STIPULATED MOTION requesting entry of order extending rebuttal expert disclosure deadline (wm) (Entered: 10/13/2000)

Oct. 12, 2000

Oct. 12, 2000

25

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting stipulation requesting entry of order extending rebuttal expert disclosure deadline until 11/20/00 [24-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 10/18/2000)

Oct. 17, 2000

Oct. 17, 2000

26

STIPULATED MOTION by def to extend disclosure of witnesses; rebuttal witnesses; completion of discovery; and dispositive motions deadlines (wm) (Entered: 10/23/2000)

Oct. 20, 2000

Oct. 20, 2000

27

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting motion to extend disclosure of witnesses; rebuttal witnesses; completion of discovery; and dispositive motions deadlines [26-1] ; Discovery ddl set for 1/12/01 ; Motion Filing ddl 1/26/01 (cc: all counsel) (wm)

Nov. 28, 2000

Nov. 28, 2000

28

STIPULATED MOTION by def to extend discovery and dispositive motions deadlines (wm) (Entered: 12/26/2000)

Dec. 22, 2000

Dec. 22, 2000

29

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting motion to extend discovery and dispositive motions deadlines [28-1] Discovery ddl set for 2/12/01 ; Motion Filing ddl 2/26/01 (cc: all counsel) (wm)

Jan. 10, 2001

Jan. 10, 2001

30

JOINT MOTION by def for order approving consent decree, notice of settlement and summary of claim procedure and claim form and release (wm) (Entered: 05/31/2001)

May 30, 2001

May 30, 2001

31

CONSENT DECREE by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting motion for order approving consent decree, notice of settlement and summary of claim procedure and claim form and release [30-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 06/18/2001)

June 15, 2001

June 15, 2001

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MOTION by def to substitute exhibit 6 (wm)

July 10, 2001

July 10, 2001

33

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting motion to substitute exhibit 6 [32-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm)

July 16, 2001

July 16, 2001

34

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill administratively terminating case (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 12/27/2001)

Dec. 21, 2001

Dec. 21, 2001

35

STIPULAT MOTION to extend date until 2/15/02 for EEOC to provide final list of claimanst (wm) (Entered: 01/15/2002)

Jan. 14, 2002

Jan. 14, 2002

36

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting stipulation to extend date until 2/15/02 for EEOC to provide final list of claimanst [35-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm)

Jan. 25, 2002

Jan. 25, 2002

37

STIPULATED MOTION by def to extend date to provide final list of claimants (wm)

Feb. 14, 2002

Feb. 14, 2002

38

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting motion to extend date until 3/15/02 to provide final list of claimants [37-1] (cc: all counsel) (wm)

Feb. 22, 2002

Feb. 22, 2002

39

JOINT MOTION to incorporate exhibit 5 with consent decree (wm) (Entered: 05/01/2002)

April 30, 2002

April 30, 2002

40

ORDER by Honorable B. Lynn Winmill granting motion to incorporate exhibit 5 with consent decree [39-1], exhibit 5 shall be removed and sealed (cc: all counsel) (wm) (Entered: 05/06/2002)

May 3, 2002

May 3, 2002

None

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. 28, 1999

Closing Date: June 15, 2003

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

J.R. Simplot Co. (Heyburn, Idaho), Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

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: 125000

Order Duration: 2001 - 2003

Content of Injunction:

Retaliation Prohibition

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Impact

Disparate Treatment

Hiring

Testing

Discrimination-basis:

National origin discrimination

Race discrimination

Race:

Asian/Pacific Islander

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

National Origin/Ethnicity:

Indian