Case: EEOC v. JOHN PICKLE COMPANY

4:02-cv-00979 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Dec. 30, 2002

Closed Date: Oct. 16, 2006

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Case Summary

The Oklahoma City and Dallas District Offices of the EEOC brought this suit against John Pickle Company, Inc in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in December 2002. The complaint alleged discrimination on the basis of national origin (East Indian) and race (Asian) and disparate terms and conditions of employment, pay, and harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complainants, 52 East Indians, brought suit against John Pickle Company, Inc and John Pickle, Jr in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in February 2002. Their complaint alleged violations of Title VII, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, ß1981, and state tort law for false imprisonment, deceit and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The EEOC moved for consolidation the same day it filed its complaint, which was granted in January 2003. In the private plaintiffs' case, prior to consolidation the court denied two motions to dismiss by the defendant, granted in part two motions to dismiss by the defendant, and held several status conferences. Subsequent to consolidation, several more status conferences were held, and two non-jury trial phases were held in September 2003 and March 2005. After the second phase of bench trial in March 2005, judgment was granted for the plaintiffs in October 2006. The complainants were awarded a total of $1,240,000.

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Daisy Manning (10/21/2008)

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4:02-cv-00979	Docket (PACER) EEOC, et al v. John Pickle Company	Sept. 22, 2006	Sept. 22, 2006 Docket
1 4:02-cv-00979	Complaint EEOC v. John Pickle Company	Dec. 30, 2002	Dec. 30, 2002 Complaint
2 4:02-cv-00979	Plaintiff EEOC's Motion to Consolidate EEOC v. John Pickle Company	Dec. 30, 2002	Dec. 30, 2002 Pleading / Motion / Brief
	EEOC Press Release: "EEOC Sues Pickle Manufacturing Company for Discrimination Against Workers from India" EEOC v. John Pickle Company No Court	Jan. 2, 2003	Jan. 2, 2003 Press Release
8 4:02-cv-00979	Minute Sheet [Granting Motion to Consolidate] EEOC v. John Pickle Company	Jan. 10, 2003	Jan. 10, 2003 Order/Opinion
4:02-cv-00085	Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Phase One) Chellen v. John Pickle Co., Inc.	Aug. 26, 2004	Aug. 26, 2004 Order/Opinion 344 F.Supp.2d 344
4:02-cv-00979 4:02-cv-00085	Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Phase Two) Chellen v. John Pickle Co., Inc.	May 24, 2006	May 24, 2006 Order/Opinion 434 F.Supp.2d 434
	EEOC Press Release: "Judge Orders John Pickle Co. to Pay $1.24 Million to 52 Foreign Workers in 'Human Trafficking' Case" Chellen and EEOC v. John Pickle Company, Inc. No Court	May 26, 2006	May 26, 2006 Press Release
4:02-cv-00979 4:02-cv-00085	Amended Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Phase Two) Chellen v. John Pickle Co., Inc.	Aug. 22, 2006	Aug. 22, 2006 Order/Opinion 446 F.Supp.2d 446
4:02-cv-00979 4:02-cv-00085	Final Judgment Chellen v. John Pickle Co, Inc.; EEOC v. John Pickle Co, Inc.	Oct. 16, 2006	Oct. 16, 2006 Order/Opinion

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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
2	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC to consolidate case with case # 02-CV-85-EA(M) , and request for hearing (O/J) (tjc, Dpty Clk) Modified on 01/03/2003 (Entered: 12/30/2002)	Dec. 30, 2002	Dec. 30, 2002
3	BRIEF by plaintiff EEOC in support of motion to consolidate case with case # 02-CV-85-EA(M) [2-1], of motion request for hearing (O/J) [2-2] (tjc, Dpty Clk) Modified on 01/03/2003 (Entered: 12/30/2002)	Dec. 30, 2002	Dec. 30, 2002
4	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff EEOC by Michelle M. Robertson (tjc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 12/30/2002)	Dec. 30, 2002	Dec. 30, 2002
5	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff EEOC by Robert Canino (tjc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 12/30/2002)	Dec. 30, 2002	Dec. 30, 2002
	SUMMONS issued as to defendant John Pickle Company (tjc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 12/30/2002)	Dec. 30, 2002	Dec. 30, 2002
	REMARK: possible related cases are 02-CV-85-EA(M) and 02-CV-794-EA-(J) (tjc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 12/30/2002)	Dec. 30, 2002	Dec. 30, 2002
6	MINUTE ORDER by Court Clerk : This case is hereby reassigned to Judge Claire V. Eagan, as this case is related to case no. 02-C-85-EA(M). The new case number is 02-C-979-EA(C), and all files should be marked accordingly. (cc: all counsel) (crp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 01/08/2003)	Jan. 7, 2003	Jan. 7, 2003
7	MINUTE ORDER by Judge Claire V. Eagan : setting motion to consolidate case with case # 02-CV-85-EA(M) [2-1], HRG set for 10:30 1/10/02; granting motion request for hearing [2-2] (cc: all counsel) (sac, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 01/09/2003)	Jan. 8, 2003	Jan. 8, 2003
8	MINUTES: by Judge Claire V. Eagan; ptys appear and hrg held; ct grants motion to consolidate case with case # 02-CV-85-EA(M) [2-1]; depos of Mr. Ray Murzello to be held today at 2:30; disc conf between Canino and McGowan to be held to review personnel files; 2/3/03 NJT stricken; ptys to submit proposed sched order. c/r Aaron LaDuke (sjm, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 01/10/2003)	Jan. 10, 2003	Jan. 10, 2003
8	MINUTES: by Judge Claire V. Eagan consolidating case 4:02-cv-85 with member cases 4:02-cv-979 (dcap, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 01/21/2003)	Jan. 10, 2003	Jan. 10, 2003
9	MINUTE ORDER by Judge Claire V. Eagan : ; STATUS HRG set for 1:00 9/13/04 (cc: all counsel) (sac, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 09/13/2004)	Sept. 10, 2004	Sept. 10, 2004
10	MINUTE ORDER by Judge Claire V. Eagan directing ptys to file simultaneous brfs by 11/30/04 (cc: all counsel) (sac, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/18/2004)	Oct. 15, 2004	Oct. 15, 2004
11	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC in 4:02-cv-00979, Chellen Plaintiffs in 4:02-cv-0085 for addtl time to desgn repr witns (o/j) (sac, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/22/2004)	Nov. 19, 2004	Nov. 19, 2004
12	WITNESS (DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE WITNESSES FOR PHASE II TRIAL PROCEEDINGS) list by plaintiff EEOC, Chellen Plaintiffs (sac, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/29/2004)	Nov. 24, 2004	Nov. 24, 2004
	PROPOSED PRETRIAL ORDER by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, John Pickle Company, Inc., Chellen Plaintiffs (tjc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/16/2005)	Feb. 16, 2005	Feb. 16, 2005
14	MINUTE ORDER by Judge Claire V Eagan that pursuant to Dkt. # 8, this case was consolidated with and entries are to be made in designated BASE FILE Case No. 02-CV-0085-CVE-FHM; NO FURTHER ENTRIES IN THIS CASE (Re: 8 Minutes - Miscellaneous, ) (RGG, Chambers) (Entered: 02/22/2006)	Feb. 22, 2006	Feb. 22, 2006
	***Civil Case Terminated (see document number [213 in 02-CV-85-CVE-FHM]) (lml, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 09/25/2006)	Sept. 22, 2006	Sept. 22, 2006