Case: EEOC v. SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORP

EEOC v. Jefferson Smurfit

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Jefferson Smurfit Corp. (US.)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Milton Parker, Keyon Hayes, and Ed Washington v. Jefferson Smurfit Corp. (US.)

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

COMPLAINT; Jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of John C. Hendrickson, Gregory M. Gochanour, Richard John Mrizek as attorney(s) for plaintiff (No summons(es) issued.) (Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (cem) (Entered: 09/15/2004)

MINUTE ORDER of 9/22/04 by Hon. Amy J. St. Eve : Status hearing set for 11/1/04 at 9:00 a.m. Initial status hearing set before Judge Amy St. Eve in Courtroom 1241 for 11/1/04 at 9:00 a.m. The parties are directed to file an initial status report as provided by this order no later than 10/27/04, with a courtesy copy to chambers. (For further details see reverse of order.) Mailed notice by judge's staff (eav) (Entered: 09/23/2004)

WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant Smurfit-Stone sent on 9/15/04. (hp) (Entered: 10/19/2004)

SCHEDULE set on 10/21/04 by Hon. Amy J. St. Eve : Status hearing reset from 9:00 11/1/04 to 9:00 11/4/04 . Mailed notice (tmh) (Entered: 10/21/2004)

MOTION by plaintiff EEOC for leave to file amended complaint substituting Jefferson Smurfit Corp. (U.S.) for Smurfit-Stone Container Corp as the defendant (Attachment); Notice. (jmp) (Entered: 10/25/2004)

MINUTE ORDER of 10/22/04 by Hon. Amy J. St. Eve : Plaintiff EEOC's motion for leave to [4-1] file amended complaint substituting Jefferson Smurfit Corp. (U.S.) for Smurfit-Stone Container Corp as defendant is granted [4-2]. The Clerk is directed to amend this case accordingly. Mailed notice (jmp) (Entered: 10/25/2004)

REPORT by the parties planning meeting and Proposed Scheduling Order. (hp) (Entered: 10/29/2004)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for movants - proposed plaintiffs-intervenors ,Milton Parker, Keyon Hayes, Robert Ewen, Ed Washington by Stanley Eisenstein, Jerrold Olszewski. (hp) (Entered: 10/29/2004)

MOTION by proposed intervenors Milton Parker, Keyon Hayes, Robert Ewen, Ed Washington to intervene (Attachment); Notice. (hp) (Entered: 11/05/2004)

REFERRAL ORDER: Case referred to Hon. Sidney I. Schenkier for Settlement Conference Mailed notice. (tmh) (Entered: 11/04/2004)

MINUTE ORDER of 11/4/04 by Hon. Amy J. St. Eve : Status hearing held and continued 12/15/04 at 9:00 a.m. Motion to intervene is granted. [9-1] Amended complaint to be filed by or on 11/08/04. Defendant to answer or otherwise plead by 11/03/04. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures due 12/08/04. Written discovery to be issued by 12/20/04. All discovery to close 08/31/05. Plaintiff's expert disclosures and reports due 04/01/05. Defendant's expert disclosures and reports due 05/16/05. Case referred to Magistrate Judge Schenkier to conduct a settlement conference. Mailed notice (hp) (Entered: 11/05/2004)

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT [1-1] by plaintiff; jury demand; Notice. (ntf) (Entered: 11/10/2004)

SCHEDULE set on 11/12/04 by Hon. Sidney I. Schenkier : Status hearing set to 9:00 11/24/04 . Telephone and mail notice (mmm) (Entered: 11/12/2004)

MINUTE ORDER of 11/17/04 by Hon. Sidney I. Schenkier : Settlement conference set for 01/13/05 at 1:30 p.m., in chambers 1756. The settlement conference will be conducted in accordance with the Court's Standing Order on Instructions for Settlement Conference, which is enclosed and can also be accessed from the Court's Website at http://10.205.15.104/Judge/Schenkier/sispage.htm. The schedule for exchange of demand and offer set forth in the standing order is as follows: plaintiff's counsel shall serve on defense counsel a written settlement demand by 12/20/04. Defendant's counsel shall seve on plaintiff's counsel a written settlement offer by 01/07/05. The parties shall deliver copies of these letters to chambers by noon 01/10/05. Parties with ultimate settlement authority must attend the conference. The status conference set for 11/24/04 at 9:00 a.m. is stricken. Mailed notice (hp) (Entered: 11/18/2004)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for unknown Jefferson Smurfit by Keith A. Dorman, Mark J. Sheppard, Melissa M. Bien. (lc) (Entered: 12/01/2004)

ANSWER by Jefferson Smurfit Corp. and affirmative defenses to intervenors' complaint; Notice. (lc) (Entered: 12/01/2004)

ANSWER by Jefferson Smurfit and affirmative defenses to plaintiff's first amended complaint [11-1]; Notice. (lc) (Entered: 12/01/2004)

SCHEDULE set on 12/14/04 by Hon. Amy J. St. Eve : Status hearing reset from 9:00 12/15/04 to 9:00 1/18/05 . Mailed notice (tmh) (Entered: 12/14/2004)

SCHEDULE set on 1/14/05 by Hon. Amy J. St. Eve : Status hearing reset from 9:00 1/18/05 to 9:00 1/20/05 . Mailed notice (tmh) (Entered: 01/14/2005)

MINUTE entry before Judge Sidney I. Schenkier : Settlement conference held. By the close of business on 1/18/05, each side is to separately inform the Court by facsimile (312) 554-8677) whether that side accepts the Court's settlement recommendation. The matter is set for a status conference on 1/19/05 at 9:00 a.m. (hp, ) (Entered: 01/20/2005)

MINUTE entry before Judge Sidney I. Schenkier : Status hearing held on 1/19/2005 Status hearing set for 1/27/2005 at 09:30 AM. (mmm, ) (Entered: 01/19/2005)

MINUTE entry before Judge Amy J. St. Eve : Status hearing set for 1/31/2005 at 09:00 AM. (tmh, ) (Entered: 01/23/2005)

MINUTE entry before Judge Sidney I. Schenkier : Status hearing held on 1/27/2005. Status hearing set for 1/31/2005 at 08:30 AM. (mmm, ) (Entered: 01/27/2005)

MINUTE entry before Judge Sidney I. Schenkier : Status hearing held on 1/31/2005 Settlement Conference set for 2/4/2005 at 10:00 AM. (mmm, ) (Entered: 01/31/2005)

MINUTE entry before Judge Amy J. St. Eve : Status hearing held on 1/31/2005 Status hearing set for 2/7/2005 at 08:30 AM. (tmh, ) (Entered: 01/31/2005)

MINUTE entry before Judge Sidney I. Schenkier : Further settlement conference held. Final agreement on settlement language reached and settlement document signed, as reflected in the proceedings on the record. The parties will present all necessary settlement and dismissal papers to the presiding district judge on 2/7/05. All matters relating to this referral having been resolved, the referral is terminated. Docketing to mail notices. (jmm, ) (Entered: 02/08/2005)

MINUTE entry before Judge Amy J. St. Eve : Enter Consent Decree. Status hearing held. Case dismissed. This Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the Consent Decree. Any pending dates are stricken. Any pending motions are moot. Civil case terminated. Docketing to mail notices. (cdy, ) (Entered: 02/09/2005)

CONSENT DECREE. Signed by Judge Amy J. St. Eve on 2/4/2005. (cdy, ) Modified on 1/26/2006 (gma, ). (Entered: 02/09/2005)