Case: EEOC v. Travelers' Petroleum, Inc.

7:98-cv-02556 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: Sept. 2, 1998

Closed Date: Dec. 1, 1999

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Charlotte office filed this suit on September 2, 1998 in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Spartanburg Division. The EEOC alleged that defendant Travelers' Petroleum violated Title VII by sexually harassing and retaliating against seven complainants. Further specifics about the allegations were unobtainable because the complaint was not available on PACER. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss. The motion was denied on April 19, 1999. Seven of the complain…

The defendant agreed in the consent decree to pay $170,000 to be divided amongst the complainants. The defendant also agreed to provide Title VII training for its employees, expunge the complainants' employment records and report to the EEOC every time one of its employees complains of sexual harassment.

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Shankar Viswanathan (8/13/2007)

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7:98-cv-02556	Docket [PACER]	Dec. 1, 1999	Dec. 1, 1999 Docket
13 7:98-cv-02556	Report of Magistrate Judge [Regarding Defendant's Motion to Dismiss] EEOC v. Travelers' Petroleum Inc	Jan. 25, 1999	Jan. 25, 1999 Magistrate Report/Recommendation
19 7:98-cv-02556	Order [Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss]	April 19, 1999	April 19, 1999 Order/Opinion
29 7:98-cv-02556	Consent Decree	Nov. 30, 1999	Nov. 30, 1999 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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
2	Answers to 16B Interrogatories by plaintiff EEOC; jury demand (former empl) (Entered: 09/04/1998)	Sept. 2, 1998	Sept. 2, 1998
	** Added MAG flag indicating Magistrate Judge involvement. (former empl) (Entered: 09/04/1998)	Sept. 2, 1998	Sept. 2, 1998
	** Added JURY Flag indicating jury demand request. (former empl) (Entered: 09/04/1998)	Sept. 2, 1998	Sept. 2, 1998
3	ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Travelers Petroleum (Attorney Rita M McKinney), (kric) (Entered: 10/30/1998)	Oct. 30, 1998	Oct. 30, 1998
4	MOTION by defendant Travelers Petroleum to dismiss (kric) (Entered: 10/30/1998)	Oct. 30, 1998	Oct. 30, 1998
	Motion(s) referred: [4-1] motion to dismiss referred to Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe Jr. (kric) (Entered: 10/30/1998)	Oct. 30, 1998	Oct. 30, 1998
5	MEMORANDUM by defendant Travelers Petroleum in support of [4-1] motion to dismiss (kric) (Entered: 10/30/1998)	Oct. 30, 1998	Oct. 30, 1998
6	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC to extend time until 11/24/98 to respond to motion to dismiss (kric) (Entered: 11/17/1998)	Nov. 17, 1998	Nov. 17, 1998
7	AFFIDAVIT of David R. Treeter by plaintiff EEOC Re: [6-1] motion to extend time until 11/24/98 to respond to motion to dismiss (kric) (Entered: 11/17/1998)	Nov. 17, 1998	Nov. 17, 1998
8	ORDER granting [6-1] motion to extend time until 11/24/98 to respond to motion to dismiss ( signed by Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe Jr. ) MLD EOD 11/19/98 (kric) (Entered: 11/19/1998)	Nov. 19, 1998	Nov. 19, 1998
9	RESPONSE by plaintiff EEOC to [4-1] motion to dismiss (kric) (Entered: 11/24/1998)	Nov. 24, 1998	Nov. 24, 1998
10	Answers to 16B Interrogatories by defendant Travelers Petroleum with statement of attorney that verification will be filed within 20 days (mdea) (Entered: 12/01/1998)	Nov. 30, 1998	Nov. 30, 1998
11	REPLY by defendant Travelers Petroleum to [9-1] motion response with attachments (mdea) (Entered: 12/04/1998)	Dec. 3, 1998	Dec. 3, 1998
12	Answers to 16B Interrogatories by defendant Travelers Petroleum (kric) (Entered: 12/18/1998)	Dec. 18, 1998	Dec. 18, 1998
13	REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS of Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe Jr. . Case no longer referred to Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe Jr. Objections to R and R due by 2/8/99 MLD EOD 1/25/99 (kric) (Entered: 01/25/1999)	Jan. 25, 1999	Jan. 25, 1999
14	MEMORANDUM by defendant Travelers Petroleum in opposition to [13-1] report and recommendations (former empl) (Entered: 02/10/1999)	Feb. 9, 1999	Feb. 9, 1999
15	REPLY by plaintiff EEOC to [14-1] opposition memorandum (kric) (Entered: 02/22/1999)	Feb. 22, 1999	Feb. 22, 1999
17	MEMORANDUM by interested party Paula Tolbert, interested party Beulah Couch, interested party Laura Praytor, interested party Amy Hall, interested party Dana Watson in support of [16-1] motion to intervene (kric) (Entered: 03/30/1999)	March 30, 1999	March 30, 1999
18	Answers to 16B Interrogatories by intervenors' EEOC; jury demand (kric) (Entered: 03/30/1999)	March 30, 1999	March 30, 1999
19	ORDER denying [4-1] motion to dismiss; denying motion to strike Plaintiff's claims for compensatory damages, punitive damages and jury trial ( signed by Judge G. R. Anderson Jr. ) MLD EOD 4/19/99 (kric) (Entered: 04/19/1999)	April 19, 1999	April 19, 1999
20	MEMORANDUM by defendant Travelers Petroleum in opposition to [16-1] motion to intervene (former empl) (Entered: 04/23/1999)	April 22, 1999	April 22, 1999
	Motion hearing re: [16-1] motion to intervene HEARD AND GRANTED before Judge G. R. Anderson Jr. Complaint to be filed and served within 10 days and may include two additional parties; Court reporter: Geri Kirkley. (former empl) (Entered: 04/27/1999)	April 26, 1999	April 26, 1999
	Minute entry: granting [16-1] motion to intervene (former empl) (Entered: 04/27/1999)	April 26, 1999	April 26, 1999
21	Intervenor's COMPLAINT by intervenor-plaintiff Faith Dalton, Danielle Jones, Dana Waton, Amy Hall, Laura Praytor, Beaulah Couch, Paula Tolbert against defendant Travelers Petroleum; jury demand (sfet) (Entered: 05/03/1999)	May 3, 1999	May 3, 1999
22	SUMMONS(ES) issued for intervenor-defendant Travelers Petroleum (sfet) (Entered: 05/03/1999)	May 3, 1999	May 3, 1999
23	ORDER allowing Intervenors to intervene and allowing 10 days from date or order to file a complaint ( signed by Judge G. R. Anderson Jr. ) MLD EOD 5/7/99 (kric) (Entered: 05/07/1999)	May 7, 1999	May 7, 1999
24	ANSWER to Intervenors' Complaint by defendant Travelers Petroleum (former empl) (Entered: 05/14/1999)	May 13, 1999	May 13, 1999
25	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of parties,amending of pleadings on 6/1/99 ; Deadline for filing of all motions 7/12/99 ; Discovery cutoff 6/22/99 ; Jury Trial set for 8/2/99 ; ( signed by Judge G. R. Anderson Jr. ) MLD EOD 5/18/99 (kric) (Entered: 05/18/1999)	May 18, 1999	May 18, 1999
26	CONSETN ORDER, reset motion filing deadline for 9/13/99 , reset Jury trial for 10/4/99 before Judge G. R. Anderson Jr. , reset discovery due for 8/31/99 ( signed by Judge G. R. Anderson Jr. ) MLD EOD 6/1/99 (kric) (Entered: 06/01/1999)	June 1, 1999	June 1, 1999
27	CONSENT AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of parties,amending of pleadings on 6/1/99 ; Deadline for filing of all motions 11/15/99 ; Discovery cutoff 10/29/99 ; Jury Trial set for 11/1/99 ; ( signed by Judge G. R. Anderson Jr. ) MLD EOD 8/30/99 (kric) (Entered: 08/30/1999)	Aug. 30, 1999	Aug. 30, 1999
	Bar Meeting held before Judge G. R. Anderson Jr. Parties advise court case has been settled; Order to be submitted; Court reporter: Geri Kirkley. (former empl) (Entered: 11/29/1999)	Nov. 29, 1999	Nov. 29, 1999
29	CONSENT DECREE ORDER, outlining settlement agreement and giving Court 18 months jurisdiction over agreement ( signed by Judge G. R. Anderson Jr. ) mld eod 12/01/99 (kric) (Entered: 12/01/1999)	Nov. 30, 1999	Nov. 30, 1999
	Case closed (kric) (Entered: 12/01/1999)	Dec. 1, 1999	Dec. 1, 1999