Case: EEOC v. ROQUEMORE, PRINGLE & MOORE

2:01-cv-06561 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: July 31, 2001

Closed Date: Jan. 16, 2002

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Case Summary

In July 2001, the EEOC district office of Los Angeles, California brought this suit against Rocquemore, Pringle & Moore Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of California. Although the complaint is not available, the 2002 Office of General Counsel's Annual Report states that the allegations were for national origin and sexual harassment, as well as retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Annual Report states that a managing partner at the firm disparaged the aggrieved employees and fired them after they complained of the harassment. There are no specifics concerning the sexual or national origin harassment currently available. Soon after the trial was set for March 2002, the parties jointly filed for a settlement conference with the presiding judge and came to a settlement. A consent judgment was then entered.

Although the Annual Report reports two aggrieved employees, the consent decree addresses three. Specifically, the defendant agreed to pay $45,000, $50,000, and $30,000 to three individuals to settle all damage claims relating to this litigation. The defendant was enjoined from engaging in any form of employment discrimination or retaliation. Further, an EEO Consultant was appointed to ensure the defendant's compliance with Title VII and to submit reports of any incidents or complaints of unlawful discrimination to the EEOC within 30 days of their occurrence. Lastly, the defendant was to post notices of his anti-harassment policy in its office, keeps all pertinent employment records relating to unlawful discrimination, and to make them available for EEOC inspection during the three year period the consent decree was in affect.

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Joel Pettit (6/4/2007)

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2:01-cv-06561	Docket (PACER)	Jan. 16, 2002	Jan. 16, 2002 Docket
16 2:01-cv-06561	Consent Decree	May 9, 2007	May 9, 2007 Settlement Agreement
2:01-cv-06561	Office of General Counsel Annual Report Fiscal Year 2002 No Court	May 9, 2007	May 9, 2007 Press Release

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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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed Summons(es) issued referred to Discovery Fernando M. Olguin; jury demand (jp) (Entered: 08/02/2001)	July 31, 2001	July 31, 2001
2	CERTIFICATION AS TO INTERESTED PARTIES filed by plaintiff US EEOC (jp) (Entered: 08/02/2001)	July 31, 2001	July 31, 2001
3	ORDER by Judge Stephen V. Wilson. This case has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Stephen V. Wilson. The crt fully adheres to rule 1 of the federal rules of civil procedure which requires that the rules be construed to secure the just, speedy & inexpensive determination of every actn. (twdb) (Entered: 08/03/2001)	July 31, 2001	July 31, 2001
4	Ntc of WAIVER OF SERVICE of SUMMONS by defendant Rocquemore Pringle sent by plf on 8/6/01 signed by atty (not legible) on 8/8/01 (twdb) (Entered: 08/22/2001)	Aug. 21, 2001	Aug. 21, 2001
5	ANSWER filed by defendant Rocquemore Pringle & Moore to complaint [1-1] (twdb) (Entered: 10/05/2001)	Oct. 4, 2001	Oct. 4, 2001
6	Notice OF INTERESTED PARTIES filed by defendant Rocquemore Pringle & Moore Inc (twdb) (Entered: 10/05/2001)	Oct. 4, 2001	Oct. 4, 2001
7	ORDER RE Status conf by Judge Stephen V. Wilson. The attys attending this conf MUST be those who are in charge of the conduct of the trial. Attendance is mandatory ; Status conference set for 3:00 11/19/01 (twdb) (Entered: 10/10/2001)	Oct. 10, 2001	Oct. 10, 2001
8	Amended Certification OF INTERESTED PARTIES filed by plaintiff US EEOC (twdb) (Entered: 10/25/2001)	Oct. 24, 2001	Oct. 24, 2001
9	JOINT RULE 26 DISCOVERY PLAN filed; est length of trial 7 days (twdb) (Entered: 11/08/2001)	Nov. 7, 2001	Nov. 7, 2001
11	MINUTES before Judge Stephen V. Wilson: New Case status conf is held. The Crt sets a Pretrial Conference set for 3:30 3/11/02; trial set for 9:00 3/26/02 CR: N/A (jp) (Entered: 11/26/2001)	Nov. 19, 2001	Nov. 19, 2001
10	ORDER re civil trial preparation by Judge Stephen V. Wilson. Pretrial conf 3/11/02 at 3:30; Trial set for 3/26/02 at 9:00. Cnsl preparing for trial before this crt shall comply with this ord. Non compliance will be subject to sancs. (twdb) Modified on 12/03/2001 (Entered: 11/21/2001)	Nov. 20, 2001	Nov. 20, 2001
13	MINUTES: (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge Carlos R. Moreno; The rule 16-4,4, settlement procedure no 1 the settlement conf is hereby ref to USM Judge Fernando M Olguin. CR: none present (yc) (Entered: 01/03/2002)	Jan. 2, 2002	Jan. 2, 2002
14	MINUTES:(IN CHAMBERS) by Discovery Fernando M. Olguin This case has been ref to Mag Judge Fernando M Olguin for settlement, IT IS ORDERED that plf and dft shall conf w/each other and set a date and time for a settlement conf. CR: N/A SND (yc) (Entered: 01/08/2002)	Jan. 7, 2002	Jan. 7, 2002
15	NOTICE OF ERRATA by plaintiff US EEOC, That plf USEE OC inadvertently neglected to include the attached Exh A and B to the prop consent decree lodged w/the crt on 1/15/02. (yc) (Entered: 01/17/2002)	Jan. 16, 2002	Jan. 16, 2002
16	CONSENT JUDGMENT by Judge Stephen V. Wilson against defendant Rocquemore Pringle Dft shall bear all cost assoc w/its admin and implementation of this consent decree. (see document for further consent. terminating case (MD JS-6) (ENTER 1/17/02) (yc) (Entered: 01/17/2002)	Jan. 16, 2002	Jan. 16, 2002