Case: EEOC v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc.

1:04-cv-00006 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Jan. 8, 2004

Closed Date: 2008

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Case Summary

EEOC's Washington DC and Charlotte, NC offices jointly filed this sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against the defendant, Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Caroline (Asheville)) on 01/08/2004. EEOC alleged on behalf of three female employees at defendants' Shelby, NC restaurant that the defendant condoned a supervisor's sexual harassment activities, including inappropriate physical and verbal conduct. EEOC also clai…

The parties settled without engaging in much discovery. A three-year consent decree was entered on 01/26/2005.

Under the decree, the defendant would pay the three complainants a total of $150,000 in back pay. The defendant must eliminate records of the lawsuit and relevant events from the employees' employment records and provide neutral letters of reference. Prohibited from discriminating and retaliating on the basis of sex in the future, the defendant must also provide annual training to all employees at the Shelby, NC restaurant. Additionally, the defendant was required to distribute its revised EEO policies and post notice of the settlement of the lawsuit. The decree was to last for three years. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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1:04-cv-00006	Docket	Jan. 26, 2005	Jan. 26, 2005 Docket
1 1:04-cv-00006	Complaint	Jan. 8, 2004	Jan. 8, 2004 Complaint
16 1:04-cv-00006	Complaint in Intervention	April 15, 2004	April 15, 2004 Complaint
23 1:04-cv-00006	Consent Decree	Jan. 26, 2005	Jan. 26, 2005 Settlement Agreement

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (jhg) (Entered: 01/13/2004)	Jan. 8, 2004	Jan. 8, 2004 Clearinghouse
2	CONSENT/REFUSAL to Magistrate Jurisdiction by EEOC - consent (jhg) (Entered: 01/13/2004)	Jan. 8, 2004	Jan. 8, 2004 PACER
3	ANSWER to Complaint by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou (jhg) (Entered: 02/06/2004)	Feb. 3, 2004	Feb. 3, 2004 PACER
4	Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations other entities with a direct financial interest in litigation by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou (jhg) (Entered: 02/06/2004)	Feb. 3, 2004	Feb. 3, 2004 PACER
5	CONSENT/REFUSAL to Magistrate Jurisdiction by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou - refusal (jhg) (Entered: 02/06/2004)	Feb. 3, 2004	Feb. 3, 2004 PACER
6	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou (jhg) (Entered: 02/06/2004)	Feb. 3, 2004	Feb. 3, 2004 PACER
7	MOTION by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou for E. Grantland Burns to Appear Pro Hac Vice referred to: Magistrate Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. (jhg) (Entered: 02/06/2004)	Feb. 3, 2004	Feb. 3, 2004 PACER
8	AFFIDAVIT of E. Grantland Burns filed by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou re: [7-1] motion for E. Grantland Burns to Appear Pro Hac Vice (jhg) (Entered: 02/06/2004)	Feb. 3, 2004	Feb. 3, 2004 PACER
9	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou (jhg) (Entered: 02/06/2004)	Feb. 3, 2004	Feb. 3, 2004 PACER
10	ORDER granting [7-1] motion for E. Grantland Burns to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( signed by Magistrate Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. ) [EOD DATE: 2/11/04] (jhg) (Entered: 02/11/2004)	Feb. 10, 2004	Feb. 10, 2004 PACER
11	MOTION for permission to Intervene by Christina J. Scruggs referred to: Judge Lacy H. Thornburg (ejb) (Entered: 03/18/2004)	March 12, 2004	March 12, 2004 PACER
12	BRIEF by Christina J. Scruggs in support of [11-1] motion for permission to Intervene by Christina J. Scruggs (ejb) (Entered: 03/18/2004)	March 12, 2004	March 12, 2004 PACER
13	Certificate of I.A.C. and Discovery Plan by movant Christina J. Scruggs, defendant Ryan's Fam Steak Hou, plaintiff EEOC (jhg) (Entered: 04/09/2004)	April 8, 2004	April 8, 2004 PACER
14	ORDER granting [11-1] motion for permission to Intervene by Christina J. Scruggs and that deft file and answer or other responsvie pleading within twenty days after service of this Order. ( signed by Judge Lacy H. Thornburg ) [EOD DATE: 4/16/04] (jhg) (Entered: 04/16/2004)	April 15, 2004	April 15, 2004 PACER
15	INITIAL PRETRIAL ORDER Discovery deadline is 12/17/04 Motion filing deadline is 1/14/05 Mediation due: 11/15/04 Jury Trial set for 3/7/05 before Judge Lacy H. Thornburg ETT: 5 days ( signed by Judge Lacy H. Thornburg ) (jhg) (Entered: 04/16/2004)	April 15, 2004	April 15, 2004 PACER
16	Intervenor's COMPLAINT by Christina J. Scruggs against Ryan's Fam Steak Hou (ejb) Modified on 04/27/2004 (Entered: 04/27/2004)	April 15, 2004	April 15, 2004 Clearinghouse
17	ANSWER by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou to [16-1] intervenor complaint (ejb) Modified on 04/27/2004 (Entered: 04/27/2004)	April 19, 2004	April 19, 2004 PACER
18	Consent ORDER Enlarging Time for Discovery Responses, reset Discovery deadline to 7/21/04 ( signed by Judge Lacy H. Thornburg ) [EOD DATE: 6/23/04] (jhg) Modified on 06/24/2004 (Entered: 06/23/2004)	June 22, 2004	June 22, 2004 PACER
19	MOTION by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou to Compel pltf-intervenor to submit to a mental examination referred to: Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Howell (jhg) (Entered: 11/04/2004)	Nov. 3, 2004	Nov. 3, 2004 PACER
20	MEMORANDUM by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou in support of [19-1] motion to Compel pltf-intervenor to submit to a mental examination by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou (jhg) (Entered: 11/04/2004)	Nov. 3, 2004	Nov. 3, 2004 PACER
21	Certificate of completion of ADR session Session Type: Mediation, Result: Settled (jhg) (Entered: 11/23/2004)	Nov. 19, 2004	Nov. 19, 2004 PACER
22	Letter NOTICE of Settlement during Mediation by Ryan's Fam Steak Hou (jhg) (Entered: 11/23/2004)	Nov. 22, 2004	Nov. 22, 2004 PACER
23	CONSENT DECREE by defendant Ryan's Fam Steak Hou, plaintiff EEOC, intervenor-plaintiff Christina J. Scruggs, intervenor-defendant Ryan's Fam Steak Hou (pdf) (Entered: 01/27/2005)	Jan. 26, 2005	Jan. 26, 2005 RECAP

Case: EEOC v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc.

1:04-cv-00006 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

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