Case: EEOC v. BALL-FOSTER GLASS CONTAINER COMPANY, L.L.C.

2:00-cv-00186 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Jan. 31, 2000

Closed Date: Aug. 14, 2001

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Case Summary

In January 2000, the Milwaukee District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Ball-Foster Glass Container Co., L.L.C. (aka Saint-Gobain Containers L.L.C.) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The only document publicly available regarding this case is the docket. Therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. Five charging parties intervened in the suit in June 2000. After some scheduling orders, the parties participated in mediation and reached a settlement in February 2001.

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Michele Marxkors (7/9/2007)

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2:00-cv-00186

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. Ball-Foster Glass

Feb. 14, 2001

Feb. 14, 2001

Docket

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Docket

Last updated March 20, 2024, 3:10 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued); jury demand Consent Forms Distributed for Magistrate Judge Gorence (ers, )

Jan. 31, 2000

Jan. 31, 2000

2

CONSENT to Proceed before Magistrate Judge by plaintiff (ers, )

Feb. 14, 2000

Feb. 14, 2000

4

CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST by defendant Ball-Foster Glass (ers, ) (Entered: 02/24/2000)

Feb. 23, 2000

Feb. 23, 2000

5

CERTIFICATE Of Service (ers, ) (Entered: 02/24/2000)

Feb. 23, 2000

Feb. 23, 2000

3

REFUSAL to Consent to Proceed before Magistrate Judge by defendant (ers, )

Feb. 24, 2000

Feb. 24, 2000

6

ANSWER & Defenses by defendant Ball-Foster Glass to [1-1] (ers, )

April 4, 2000

April 4, 2000

7

NOTICE by the Court ; Scheduling Conference set for 8:30 6/6/00 Joint Status Report due 5/31/00 (cc: all counsel) (ers, ) (Entered: 05/05/2000)

May 3, 2000

May 3, 2000

9

PROPOSED Intervenor Complaint submitted by intervenor plaintiff Marcia J Graf, intervenor plaintiff Jayme Wright, intervenor plaintiff Katherine Roberson, intervenor plaintiff Suzanne Neil, intervenor plaintiff Theresa Pliska (ers, )

May 25, 2000

May 25, 2000

10

JOINT STATUS REPORT Prior To Scheduling Conference by plaintiff, defendant (ers, )

May 31, 2000

May 31, 2000

11

ORDER by Judge Charles N. Clevert GRANTING motion TO INTERVENE [8-1} That the Proposed Intervenor Complaint shall be filed on or before 6/8/00. Deft stipulated to the waiver of formal service of the S&C. However, Copies of the same shall be served upon Deft's local counsel. (ers, ) (Entered: 06/07/2000)

June 6, 2000

June 6, 2000

12

INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenor plaintiff Marcia J Graf, intervenor plaintiff Jayme Wright w/ Jury Demand (ers, )

June 8, 2000

June 8, 2000

13

ORDER by Judge Charles N. Clevert ; Scheduling conference held 6/6/00 ; That a Joint Status Report be filed on or before 9/6/00 indicating whether the parties are interested in mediation. That Defendant file a response to the intervenor Plaintiffs complaint on or before 6/28/00; intervenor plaintiffs shall respond to mandatory discovery by 7/14/00 & Deft shall respond to all mandatory discovery by 8/14/00. That Plaintiff & intervenor plaintiffs shall name their expert witnesses & provide their reports & all information by 11/30/00; Defts shall name their expert witnesses & provide their reports by 1/17/01; discovery ddl set for 4/2/01 ; motion filing ddl set for 5/7/01 ; pretrial conference set for 9:00 9/6/01 ; jury trial set for 8:30 9/24/01 Joint Final Pretrial Report by 8/27/01. All motions in limine shall be filed on or before 7/20/01 (cc: all counsel) (ers, ) (Entered: 06/13/2000)

June 12, 2000

June 12, 2000

14

ANSWER & Defenses by defendant Ball-Foster Glass to Intervenors Complaint [12-1] (ers, )

June 28, 2000

June 28, 2000

15

ORDER by Judge Charles N. Clevert Case REFERRED FOR MEDIATION to Mag Judge Patricia J. Gorence (cc: all counsel) (ers, )

Sept. 6, 2000

Sept. 6, 2000

16

JOINT STATUS REPORT by plaintiff EEOC (ers, )

Sept. 6, 2000

Sept. 6, 2000

17

HEARING MINUTES: by Mag Judge Patricia J. Gorence Parties discussed possible mediation dates with the court. Counsel for defendant will advise the court by 9/13/00 as to when his client will be available. Court Reporter: N/A (wied, ) (Entered: 09/18/2000)

Sept. 12, 2000

Sept. 12, 2000

18

ORDER by Mag Judge Patricia J. Gorence ; mediation hearing set for 10:00 11/16/00 Mediation conference statement and seperate ex parte settlement letter are due 10 days prior to mediation (cc: all counsel) (wied, ) (Entered: 09/18/2000)

Sept. 15, 2000

Sept. 15, 2000

20

NOTICE of Mediation by the Court ; mediation hearing rescheduled for 10:00 11/20/00 (cc: all counsel) (wied, ) (Entered: 10/10/2000)

Oct. 5, 2000

Oct. 5, 2000

19

MOTION by defendant Ball-Foster Glass TO AMEND CAPTION DUE TO NAME CHANGE Correct name of Deft is Saint-Gobain Containers L.L.C. d/b/a Saint-Gobain Containers (ers, )

Oct. 10, 2000

Oct. 10, 2000

22

JOINT MOTION by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Saint-Gobian Contain to extend deadlines for identifying expert witnesses (hmv, )

Oct. 27, 2000

Oct. 27, 2000

23

ORDER by Judge Charles N. Clevert GRANTING motion to extend deadlines for identifying expert witnesses [22-1] to 12/29/00, defts shall name their expert witnesses and provide reports by 2/16/01 (cc: all counsel) (hmv, ) (Entered: 11/03/2000)

Nov. 2, 2000

Nov. 2, 2000

24

MEDIATION CONFERENCE STATEMENT by plaintiff with attached exhibits 1-3 (vlh, )

Nov. 13, 2000

Nov. 13, 2000

25

Mediation Conference STATEMENT by defendant Saint-Gobian Contain (wied, ) (Entered: 11/14/2000)

Nov. 13, 2000

Nov. 13, 2000

26

Mediation HEARING MINUTES: by Mag Judge Patricia J. Gorence ; mediation hearing held 11/20/00 Case is settled. Parties will submit stipulation and order for dismissal after all necessary documents are exeuted (within 10 days of execution) Court Reporter: N/A (wied, ) (Entered: 11/21/2000)

Nov. 20, 2000

Nov. 20, 2000

27

LETTER from Magistrate Judge Gorence to Judge Clevert re: Mediation (wied, )

Nov. 21, 2000

Nov. 21, 2000

28

STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL W/ PREJUDICE by plaintiff, defendant, intervenor plaintiff, defendant (ers, )

Feb. 13, 2001

Feb. 13, 2001

29

ORDER Approving Stipulation & Consent Decree & Dismissing Case while Retaining Jurisdiction by Judge Charles N. Clevert. THAT this case is Dismissed w/ prejudice, w/ the Court retaining jurisdiction for 6 months to Reopen the Case, Enforce the Consent Decree & enter Judgment accordingly dismissing case (cc: all counsel) (ers, ) (Entered: 02/15/2001)

Feb. 14, 2001

Feb. 14, 2001

Case Details

State / Territory: Wisconsin

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Jan. 31, 2000

Closing Date: Aug. 14, 2001

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

Ball-Foster Glass Container Co., L.L.C., Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit