Case: EEOC v. HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT CORP

2:01-cv-01531 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2001

Closed Date: April 15, 2004

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Case Summary

The Seattle district office of the EEOC brought this suit against Hollywood Entertainment Corp., d/b/a Hollywood Video Stores in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in September 2001. While we do not have a copy of the complaint, it apparently alleged discrimination against female employees in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act. This suit was brought on behalf of a class of employees and was subsequently consolidated with a …

The decree included non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the EEOC to review Hollywood Entertainment's anti-discrimination policy and make reasonable modifications to it, and required the posting and distribution of the policy. Hollywood Entertainment also agreed to continue to train all managers and employees in the area of employment discrimination. The defendant also agreed to provide reports to the EEOC regarding compliance with the decree. The injunctive parts of the decree had a one year term. If the EEOC found non-compliance, the decree required the EEOC to give notice and a chance to remedy, allowed for a non-court dispute resolution process, and allowed for court enforcement which could prompt an indefinite extension of the decree and the awarding of costs to the EEOC. In addition, Hollywood Entertainment agreed to pay $87,000 to the class members with allocation of the funds to be determined by the EEOC.

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Justin Kanter (6/9/2008)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:01-cv-01531	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Hollywood Entertainment Corp.	May 17, 2004	May 17, 2004 Docket
4 2:01-cv-01531	Related Case Order EEOC v. Hollywood Entertainment Corp.	Oct. 24, 2001	Oct. 24, 2001 Order/Opinion
6 2:01-cv-01531	Order of Dismissal EEOC v. Hollywood Entertainment Corp.	July 31, 2002	July 31, 2002 Order/Opinion
2:01-cv-01531 2:01-cv-00230	Consent Decree and Order EEOC v. Hollywood Entertainment Corp.	April 15, 2003	April 15, 2003 Settlement Agreement

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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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Docket

Last updated April 15, 2024, 3:15 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT - JURY TRIAL DEMAND (Summons(es) issued) Receipt # fee waived (USA) (PM) (Entered: 02/21/2001)	Feb. 15, 2001	Feb. 15, 2001
2	RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed upon defendant Hollywood Entertain on 2/15/01 (VK) (Entered: 02/26/2001)	Feb. 21, 2001	Feb. 21, 2001
3	RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed upon Rus Darrell Berry, c/o David Grimm, et al., on 2/15/01 (VK) (Entered: 02/26/2001)	Feb. 23, 2001	Feb. 23, 2001
4	ANSWER to complaint [1-1] by defendant (VK) (Entered: 03/06/2001)	March 2, 2001	March 2, 2001
5	Order Re Initial Disclosures, Joint Status Report, and Early Settlement; conf ddl 4/26/01; initial disclosures by 5/3/01; combined JSR and discovery plan by 5/10/01 (cc: counsel, Judge) (VK) (Entered: 03/30/2001)	March 29, 2001	March 29, 2001
6	REPORT ON DISCOVERY PLAN filed by plaintiff, defendant (CL) (Entered: 04/03/2001)	March 29, 2001	March 29, 2001
7	INITIAL DISCLOSURES of the parties by defendant (VK) (Entered: 05/07/2001)	May 3, 2001	May 3, 2001
8	MINUTE ORDER by Judge Lasnik setting Trial Date and Related Dates pursuant to LR 16. Jury trial set for 3/4/02 ; Deadline to Join Additional Parties is 8/6/01 ; Disclosure of expert testimony due: 9/5/01 ; Discovery Motions to be filed by 10/5/01 ; Discovery deadline set for 11/4/01 ; Dispositive Motions to be filed by 12/4/01 ; Settlement conf. per CR 39.1(c)(2) by 1/3/02 ; 39.1 designation effective 2/2/02 ; Motions in Limine deadline 2/4/02 ; Agreed Pretrial Order set for 2/20/02 ; Trial briefs and exhibits to be submitted by 2/27/02 ; Voir dire/jury instructions 2/27/02 ; Jury trial set for 2-3 days. (cc: counsel, Judge, KL) (VK) (Entered: 07/10/2001)	July 10, 2001	July 10, 2001
	LODGED ORDER: stipulation and proposed order re stay (VK) (Entered: 10/19/2001)	Oct. 18, 2001	Oct. 18, 2001
9	STIPULATION and ORDER by Judge Robert S. Lasnik case stayed for 120 days; all dates vacated (cc: counsel, Judge, KL) (VK) (Entered: 10/19/2001)	Oct. 19, 2001	Oct. 19, 2001
10	ORDER by Judge Robert S. Lasnik re: status report re: stay (cc: counsel, Judge) (MD) (Entered: 02/22/2002)	Feb. 21, 2002	Feb. 21, 2002
11	REPORT from Mediator Judge Rosselle Pekelis, ret. regarding failure of mediation that occurred on 5/6/02 (AF) (Entered: 05/30/2002)	May 25, 2002	May 25, 2002
12	ORDER OF DISMISSAL by Judge Robert S. Lasnik : Counsel having notified the Court of settlement of this case, and it appearing that no issue remains for the Court's determination, IT IS ORDERED that this action and all claims asserted herein are DISMISSED with prejudice and without costs to any party. In the event that settlement is not perfected, any party may move to reopen the case within 60 days of the date of this order (cc: counsel, Judge, KL) (VK) (Entered: 07/31/2002)	July 31, 2002	July 31, 2002
13	NOTICE by defendant Hollywood Entertain of atty's change of address (VK) (Entered: 08/01/2002)	Aug. 1, 2002	Aug. 1, 2002
	LODGED ORDER: consent decree and order (VK) (Entered: 04/15/2003)	April 14, 2003	April 14, 2003
14	CONSENT DECREE by Judge Robert S. Lasnik (cc: counsel, Judge) Entered on: 4/15/03 (VK) (Entered: 04/15/2003)	April 15, 2003	April 15, 2003
15	NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF CONSENT DECREE AND REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE; ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (RS, ) (Entered: 05/18/2004)	May 17, 2004	May 17, 2004