Case: United States v. City of Phoenix

2:94-cv-02502 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Dec. 16, 1994

Closed Date: Aug. 30, 1995

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Case Summary

On December 16th, 1994, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") filed an employment discrimination lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against the City of Phoenix. The parties conducted discovery until August 15th, 1995, when the plaintiff and defendant entered a joint motion for approval of a settlement agreement. On August 30th, 1995, the District Court (Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt) issued an order terminating the case.

The only document available for this case is the docket. It appears that this case involves charges of sexual harassment.

Summary Authors

Jennifer Hau (11/27/2007)

People


Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Bartels, Robert (Arizona)

Berlin, Brenda (District of Columbia)

Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Chester, Charles L. (Arizona)

Parga, Rodolpfo (Arizona)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

2:94-cv-02502

Docket

Aug. 30, 1995

Aug. 30, 1995

Docket

Docket

Last updated March 22, 2024, 3:09 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT FILED (MAP) (Entered: 12/17/1994)

Dec. 16, 1994

Dec. 16, 1994

2

ATTORNEY SUBSTITUTION: Robert Bartles as substitute cnsl for Gerald Frank for USA (CDE) (Entered: 12/27/1994)

Dec. 23, 1994

Dec. 23, 1994

3

ACCEPTANCE/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SERVICE upon dft City of Phoenix on 12/20/94 (CDE) (Entered: 12/27/1994)

Dec. 23, 1994

Dec. 23, 1994

4

ORDER by Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt designating case as a standard track case; FUR prel scheduling conf set for 1:30 3/20/95 ...(see doc) (cc: all counsel) (ALL) (Entered: 01/30/1995)

Jan. 30, 1995

Jan. 30, 1995

5

NTC OF (ATTORNEY) APPEARANCE for dft by Charles L Chester, & Rodolfo Parga (ALL) (Entered: 02/02/1995)

Feb. 2, 1995

Feb. 2, 1995

6

DEMAND for jury trial by pla (ALL) (Entered: 02/07/1995)

Feb. 6, 1995

Feb. 6, 1995

7

ANSWER by dft City of Phoenix (former emp) (Entered:02/07/1995)

Feb. 7, 1995

Feb. 7, 1995

8

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Vicki L Nichols on the following date(s): 3/9/95 (ALL) (Entered: 02/08/1995)

Feb. 8, 1995

Feb. 8, 1995

9

NOTICE by dft of svc of dscvry (ALL) (Entered: 02/16/1995)

Feb. 14, 1995

Feb. 14, 1995

10

Amended NOTICE by dft City of Phoenix OF TAKING DEPO OF Vicki L Nichols on the following date(s): 3/21/95 at 9:00 AM (former emp) (Entered: 02/17/1995)

Feb. 17, 1995

Feb. 17, 1995

11

JOINT Case Management Report Discovery cutoff 10/6/95 Motion filing ddl is 11/30/95 (MAP) (Entered: 02/28/1995)

Feb. 27, 1995

Feb. 27, 1995

12

NOTICE of compliance of initial disclosure statement pursuant to FRCivP 26(a)(1) by pla (ALL) (Entered: 03/06/1995)

March 3, 1995

March 3, 1995

13

MINUTE ENTRY Judge Inits: PGR Crt Rptr: B.MCNUTT ; prel scheduling conf held. Scheduling order to issue. After the deposition to be held 3/21/95, the parties will call the Court if they wish the Court to hold a settlement conference. The settlement conference will be held within the next two weeks. [13-2] (MI) (Entered: 03/20/1995)

March 20, 1995

March 20, 1995

15

NOTICE of compliance of initial disclosure statement pursuant to FRCivP 26(a) by dft (Stricken 3/21/95, per m/e, doc #14) (ALL) (Entered: 03/21/1995)

March 20, 1995

March 20, 1995

16

NOTICE by pla of svc (upon dft City of Phx its resp to Dft's 1st rqst for prod of docs) (ALL) (Entered: 03/22/1995)

March 20, 1995

March 20, 1995

14

MINUTE ORDER : IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the court shall strike the Defendant's Initial Rule 26(a)(1) Disclosure, filed 3/20/95, and return the original thereof to the defendant. Pursuant to the Order Setting Scheduling Conference, parties are to file only a notice of disclosure. (cc: all counsel) [14-1] re: order [14-1] (MI) (Entered: 03/21/1995)

March 21, 1995

March 21, 1995

17

SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt discovery ddl set for 9/8/95; dispositive motions due 10/27/95 ; joint pretrial ddl set for 11/24/95 ; Pretrial conference set for 3:30 12/18/95 (cc: all counsel) (ALL) (Entered: 03/27/1995)

March 27, 1995

March 27, 1995

18

NOTICE by dft of svc of dft's amd R 26(a)(1) disclosure (ALL) (Entered: 03/28/1995)

March 27, 1995

March 27, 1995

19

NOTICE by dft of svc of dft's initial R 26(a)(1) disclosure (ALL) (Entered: 03/28/1995)

March 27, 1995

March 27, 1995

20

NOTICE by pla of svc (of its 1st rqst for prod of docs) (ALL)(Entered: 04/18/1995)

April 17, 1995

April 17, 1995

21

NOTICE of compliance of initial disclosure statement pursuant to FRCivP 26(A)(1) by pla (ALL) (Entered: 04/18/1995)

April 17, 1995

April 17, 1995

LODGED stip PROTO (forwarded to PGR, re: pleading has area for Judge's signature) (ALL) (Entered: 04/27/1995)

April 27, 1995

April 27, 1995

22

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt (cc: all counsel) re: order [22-1] (ALL) (Entered: 05/03/1995)

May 3, 1995

May 3, 1995

23

NOTICE by (all) dfts of svc of dft's 1st suppl R 26(a)(1) disclosure (ALL) (Entered: 05/05/1995)

May 4, 1995

May 4, 1995

24

STIPULATION to w/draw affirmative defense (ALL) (Entered: 05/11/1995)

May 10, 1995

May 10, 1995

25

ORDER by Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt granting stipulation that dft City of Phoenix w/d its affirmative dfns in its ans to pla's comp alleging tht US failed to negotiate in good faith a conciliation in the referenced matter (cc: all counsel) (former emp) (Entered: 05/12/1995)

May 12, 1995

May 12, 1995

26

STIPULATION to exceed limit on non-party fact witness depositions (SRB) (Entered: 05/31/1995)

May 30, 1995

May 30, 1995

27

WITNESS LIST by dft (ALL) (Entered: 06/05/1995)

June 5, 1995

June 5, 1995

28

STIPULATION to extnd time to rspnd (to pla's 1st rqst for prod, 1st rqst for entry upon land for inspection & other purposes & 1st set of interogs) (ALL) (Entered: 06/05/1995)

June 5, 1995

June 5, 1995

29

NOTICE by dft of svc of discvry (ALL) (Entered: 06/06/1995)

June 6, 1995

June 6, 1995

30

NOTICE by dft of svc of dscvry (ALL) (Entered: 06/08/1995)

June 7, 1995

June 7, 1995

31

ORDER by Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt granting stipulation that dft may hv til 6/8/95 to rspnd to pla's 1st req for prod, for entry upon land for inspection and other purposes and 1st set of interrogs (cc: all counsel) (former emp) (Entered: 06/09/1995)

June 9, 1995

June 9, 1995

32

NOTICE by pla USA of service (of supplemental response to 1st request for production of documents) (LAD) (Entered: 06/19/1995)

June 16, 1995

June 16, 1995

33

NOTICE by pla OF TAKING DEPO OF City of Phx on the following date(s): 7/10/95 (ALL) (Entered: 06/19/1995)

June 19, 1995

June 19, 1995

34

JNT MOTION to amend scheduling O by pla, dft [34-1] (1st rqst) (ALL) (Entered: 06/23/1995)

June 21, 1995

June 21, 1995

35

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT by pla, dft of motion to amend scheduling O by pla, dft [34-1] (1st rqst) (ALL) (Entered: 06/23/1995)

June 21, 1995

June 21, 1995

36

AMD NOTICE by pla OF TAKING DEPO OF City of Phx on the following date(s): 6/15/95 (ALL) (Entered: 06/23/1995)

June 22, 1995

June 22, 1995

37

RESPONSE by dft to R 30(b)(6) ntc of depo (ALL) (Entered: 06/26/1995)

June 23, 1995

June 23, 1995

38

NOTICE by dft of svc of dscvry (ALL) (Entered: 06/30/1995)

June 30, 1995

June 30, 1995

39

AMD RESPONSE to R 30(b)(6) ntc of depo by dft (ALL) (Entered: 07/06/1995)

July 6, 1995

July 6, 1995

40

NOTICE by pla of srvc of witness list (former emp) (Entered: 07/07/1995)

July 6, 1995

July 6, 1995

41

NOTICE by pla OF TAKING DEPOS OF Richard Bosley on 7/17/95, Victoria Sterling-Gartland, Arnold O. Johnson on 7/19/95, Mark Baunhut on 7/18/95, Olga Danelowitz on 7/19/95, Jim Miller, John Mueller on 7/20/95, Charles Bagger, Bret Barcus on 7/21/95, Tom Dupree, Brian Houlihan on 7/24/95, Douglas Heffner, Frank Hill on 7/25/95, James Baur, Rodney Good on 7/26/95, Edward Campbell, Francis Kelly on 7/27/95, William Ruehle, Yvonne Warren on 8/7/95, Gilbert Garcia, George Henry, Mike Perfette on 8/8/95 (former emp) (Entered: 07/07/1995)

July 7, 1995

July 7, 1995

42

WITNESS LIST by dft (ALL) (Entered: 07/10/1995)

July 7, 1995

July 7, 1995

43

NOTICE by dft of svc (of its resp to dft's 1st set of n-unfrm interogs) (ALL) (Entered: 07/10/1995)

July 10, 1995

July 10, 1995

44

Amended WITNESS LIST by dft City of Phoenix (former emp) (Entered: 07/13/1995)

July 12, 1995

July 12, 1995

45

NOTICE by dft of svc of dscvry (ALL) (Entered: 07/17/1995)

July 14, 1995

July 14, 1995

46

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Dean Umberger on the following date(s): 7/26/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/20/1995)

July 20, 1995

July 20, 1995

47

NOTICE by dft City of Phoenix OF TAKING DEPO OF Vicki L Nichols on the following date(s): 8/4/95 at 10:00 AM (former emp) (Entered: 07/21/1995)

July 21, 1995

July 21, 1995

48

AMD NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Dean Umberger on the following date(s): 7/26/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/24/1995)

July 24, 1995

July 24, 1995

49

ORDER by Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt granting stipulation that the limit of 8 fact witness depos imposed by R 2.12(b)(4)(C) of the Rules of Practice of the USDC is waived (cc: all counsel) (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

50

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Bruce Holzman, M.D. on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

51

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Cstdn of Rcrds, Humana Hospital-Deer Valley on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

52

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF John F Blankenship, M.D. on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

53

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Cstdn of Rcrds, John C Lincoln Hospital on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

54

NOTICE by dft of submission of proposed form of O (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

55

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Cstdn of Rcrds, St Luke's Medical Center on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

56

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Barbara Lipschitz, M.D. on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

57

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Lee Yosevitz, M.D. on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

58

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF P.D. Windrow, M.D. on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

59

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Lewis A Heller, M.D. on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

60

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Earl A Labovitz, M.D. on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

61

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Arnold Serota, M.D. on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

July 25, 1995

July 25, 1995

62

2nd AMD NOTICE by pla OF TAKING DEPO OF City of Phoenix on the following date(s): 7/27/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/26/1995)

July 26, 1995

July 26, 1995

63

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF Don Serck on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/27/1995)

July 27, 1995

July 27, 1995

64

NOTICE by dft OF TAKING DEPO OF AZ Refrigeration Supplies on the following date(s): 8/7/95 (ALL) (Entered: 07/28/1995)

July 27, 1995

July 27, 1995

65

ORDER by Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt gr oral mtn of City of Phx for a PROTO & guidance...the sealed file of the Equal Opportunity Dptmnt relating to the investigation of charges of sexual haraassment fld against Mike Branhut on or about 4/9/93...(see doc) (cc: all counsel) re: order [65-1] (ALL) (Entered: 07/28/1995)

July 28, 1995

July 28, 1995

66

AMD SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt discovery due 12/8/95 ; dispositive motions due 12/22/95 ; pretrial order due 1/19/96 ; Pretrial conference set for 4:30 2/26/96 (cc: all counsel) (ALL) (Entered: 08/02/1995)

Aug. 2, 1995

Aug. 2, 1995

67

JOINT MOTION for approval of settlement agreement by pla USA, dft City of Phoenix [67-1] (LAD) (Entered: 08/15/1995)

Aug. 15, 1995

Aug. 15, 1995

68

ORDER by Judge Paul G Rosenblatt terminating case ; that the Clerk of the Court shall submit a JS-6 form to the Administrative Office; nothing contained in this order shall be interpreted as a dismissal of this case or the complaint (cc: all counsel) (OK to enter statistical closing per TW of PGR) (LAD) (Entered: 08/30/1995)

Aug. 30, 1995

Aug. 30, 1995

Case Details

State / Territory: Arizona

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 16, 1994

Closing Date: Aug. 30, 1995

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, on behalf of a city employee.

Attorney Organizations:

U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

City of Phoenix (Phoenix), City

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Issues

General:

Retaliation