Case: EEOC v. FRIENDLY HILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

2:97-cv-03139 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 30, 1997

Closed Date: 1997

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Case Summary

In April 1997, the EEOC district office in Los Angeles, California brought this suit against Friendly Hills Regional Medical Center in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The complaint is not currently available. Shortly after the defendant filed its initial answer, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in October 1997. The consent decree is currenly unavailable.

Summary Authors

Joel Pettit (6/29/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:97-cv-03139	Docket USEEOC v. Friendly Hills Regio	Oct. 9, 1997	Oct. 9, 1997 Docket

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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…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated March 27, 2025, 8:51 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
2	AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiff USEEOC; jury demand. (lori) (Entered: 06/03/1997)	June 2, 1997	June 2, 1997
3	WAIVER OF SERVICE of SUMMONS by defendant Friendly Hills Regional Med Ctr by Mary Louise Beattie, Dir employee relations on 7/10/97, sent by plf on 7/9/97 (lk) (Entered: 07/14/1997)	July 11, 1997	July 11, 1997
5	NOTICE of hearing by deputy clk for Hon Pfaelzer ; IN COURT HEARING RE: dism for want of prosecution set on 10:00 10/6/97 (lori) (Entered: 09/11/1997)	Sept. 5, 1997	Sept. 5, 1997
4	ANSWER filed by defendant Friendly Hills Regio to 1st amd complaint [2-1] (lk) (Entered: 09/09/1997)	Sept. 8, 1997	Sept. 8, 1997
6	EX PARTE APPLICATION filed by plaintiff USEEOC to cancel Oct 6, 1997 hearing re OSC hrg. (lk) (Entered: 09/18/1997)	Sept. 17, 1997	Sept. 17, 1997
7	NOTICE of status conf ; status conf set on 10:00 11/24/97 (twdb) (Entered: 09/22/1997)	Sept. 18, 1997	Sept. 18, 1997
8	CONSENT DECREE b y Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer against defendant Friendly Hills Regio. Each pty shall bear its own crt costs and atty fees. This consent decree shall be in effect until Oct 1, 1999. During the term, the Crt shall retain jurisdiction for purpose of enforcing tis provisions. terminating case ENT 10/14/97) MD JS-6 counsel) (lk) (Entered: 10/14/1997)	Oct. 9, 1997	Oct. 9, 1997

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Case Details

State / Territory:

California

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 30, 1997

Closing Date: 1997

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Friendly Hills Regional Medical Center

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Central District of California 2:97-cv-03139

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. FRIENDLY HILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6126/ (last updated 6/29/2007).