Case: EEOC v. American Seafood Partners, LTD

6:98-cv-01187 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 1998

Closed Date: July 8, 1999

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Case Summary

In September 1998, the Albuquerque District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against American Seafood Partners, Ltd. and Restaurant Management Company of Wichita, Inc. (doing business as Long John Silvers Inc.) in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico alleging discrimination and retaliation on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the complainants, female employees, to a sexually hostile work environment, leading to constructive discharge in one circumstance and retaliation in another. Following some discovery, the parties settled the lawsuit in July 1999 through a consent decree. We do not have a copy of the consent decree; therefore, the exact relief involved is unknown.

Summary Authors

David Friedman (10/12/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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6:98-cv-01187	Docket (PACER)	July 8, 1999	July 8, 1999 Docket
1 6:98-cv-01187	Complaint	Sept. 29, 1998	Sept. 29, 1998 Complaint

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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 w/jury trial demanded ( 1 Summons(es) issued) (referred to Chief Magistrate William Deaton ) (bap) (Entered: 09/30/1998)	Sept. 29, 1998	Sept. 29, 1998
2	WAIVER OF SERVICE upon defts American Seafood and Restaurant Mgmt on 11/10/98 (rd) (Entered: 11/23/1998)	Nov. 13, 1998	Nov. 13, 1998
3	MOTION by defendants to extend time to answer until 1/22/99 (dmw) (Entered: 12/18/1998)	Dec. 17, 1998	Dec. 17, 1998
4	ORDER by Chief Magistrate William Deaton granting defts' motion to extend time to answer complaint until 1/22/99 [3-1] (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 12/21/1998)	Dec. 21, 1998	Dec. 21, 1998
5	ANSWER by defendants [1-1] (jrm) (Entered: 01/22/1999)	Jan. 22, 1999	Jan. 22, 1999
6	INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER by Chief Magistrate William Deaton Rule 16 scheduling conference set on 3/17/99 at 9:30 am; provisional discovery plan & IPTR due 3/8/99 (cc: all counsel, electronically) (dmw) (Entered: 01/28/1999)	Jan. 27, 1999	Jan. 27, 1999
7	PROVISIONAL DISCOVERY PLAN by parties (bap) (Entered: 03/04/1999)	March 3, 1999	March 3, 1999
8	CERTIFICATE of service by plaintiff of initial disclosures to counsel on 3/15/99 (vv) (Entered: 03/17/1999)	March 16, 1999	March 16, 1999
11	CLERK'S MINUTES: before Chief Magistrate William Deaton Rule 16 scheduling conference held 3/17/99 (dmw) (Entered: 03/17/1999)	March 17, 1999	March 17, 1999
9	ORDER by Chief Magistrate William Deaton Discovery cutoff 7/30/99 (cc: all counsel, electronically) (dmw) (Entered: 03/17/1999)	March 17, 1999	March 17, 1999
10	ORDER by Chief Magistrate William Deaton setting settlement conference on 7/8/99 at 2:00 pm (cc: all counsel, electronically) (dmw) (Entered: 03/17/1999)	March 17, 1999	March 17, 1999
12	MINUTE ORDER: transferring case to the Santa Fe Division and reassigning case from Judge C LeRoy Hansen to Circuit Judge Paul Kelly Jr (CLERK: dmw) (cc: all counsel) (dmw) (Entered: 03/29/1999)	March 29, 1999	March 29, 1999
13	INITIAL PRE-TRIAL REPORT Judge Martha Vazquez and Chief Magistrate William Deaton; Discovery set for 7/30/99; mtn filing ddl set for 9/27/99; proposed pretrial order due 10/14/99; pretrial conference set for 10:00 am on 1/20/2000 ; jury trial set for 9:00 am on 2/14/2000 both in Santa Fe NM; Estimated # of Trial Days: 5-7; Chances of Settlement: unknown (cc: all counsel) (mjr) (Entered: 04/08/1999)	April 8, 1999	April 8, 1999
15	ORDER by Chief Magistrate William Deaton extending dates for expert disclosure; pltf to 6/16/99; deft to 7/14/99; expert discovery 8/16/99 (cc: all counsel, electronically) (former employee) (Entered: 04/23/1999)	April 23, 1999	April 23, 1999
16	ORDER by Chief Magistrate William Deaton staying discovery until 6/21/99 & scheduling telephone conference call on 6/21/99 at 8:30 am (cc: all counsel, electronically) (dmw) (Entered: 05/21/1999)	May 20, 1999	May 20, 1999
17	MINUTE ORDER: Case reassigned from Judge Paul J Kelly to Judge Martha Vazquez (cc: all counsel, electronically) (dmw) (Entered: 06/15/1999)	June 15, 1999	June 15, 1999
18	ORDER by Chief Magistrate William Deaton vacating settlement conference Status hearing set on 7/19/99 at 9:00 am (cc: all counsel, electronically) (dmw) (Entered: 06/18/1999)	June 18, 1999	June 18, 1999
19	ORDER by Judge Martha Vazquez dismissing case by the CONSENT DECREE entered into by the parties (cc: all counsel) (mjr) (Entered: 07/08/1999)	July 8, 1999	July 8, 1999