Case: Randolph v. Owasso School District I011

4:96-cv-00105 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Feb. 15, 1996

Closed Date: 1997

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Case Summary

On February 15, 1996, parents, as next friends of their minor daughters, filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District Of Oklahoma against Owasso Public Schools ("OPS") and individual District employees. Plaintiffs, represented by private counsel and attorneys from the National Women's Law Center, claimed that OPS had violated Title IX, the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by denying female students an equal op…

Specifically, plaintiffs claimed that OPS had intentionally discriminated against female OPS students based solely on their gender in the scheduling of games and practice times; the provision of equipment, lockers rooms for both practice and competition, opportunity to receive qualified coaching, publicity and supplies; and the assignment and compensation of coaches. The plaintiffs also sought compensatory damages in their individual capacities.

Plaintiffs' motion for class certification was granted by the Court (Judge Terence C. Kern) on June 28, 1996.

On October 2, 1996, the Court (Judge Kern) entered a consent decree terminating the case and setting out the agreements reached regarding OPS's sports programs' availability to female students. Specifically, OPS was obligated to survey female students, urge female teams' coaches to play the maximum number of games permitted, and to engage in consistent efforts to provide intramural opportunities for 7th and 8th grade students. Finally, OPS was required to comply with various requirements related to budget and expenditures; coaches; equipment and supplies; facilities, including weight facilities; grievance procedures; policies, including maintenance of records related to compliance; publicity and support organizations; scheduling of games and practice times; Title IX personnel training; travel; and uniforms.

On November 22, 1996, the parties jointly agreed to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice. On May 21, 1997, the Court (Judge Kern) awarded plaintiffs $32,941 in attorney's fees and costs. On August 16, 1999, OPS tendered a report in support of its compliance with the consent decree, detailing OPS's obligations and related compliance.

The case is now closed.

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Summary Authors

Heather Turner (5/29/2014)

People

Judge(s)

Kern, Terence C. (Oklahoma)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Appelbaum, Judith C. (District of Columbia)

Brake, Deborah (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Long, Karen Lea (Oklahoma)

Mann, J Douglas (Oklahoma)

Judge(s)

Kern, Terence C. (Oklahoma)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Appelbaum, Judith C. (District of Columbia)

Brake, Deborah (District of Columbia)

Schiller, Samuel (Tennessee)

Yasser, Raymond (Oklahoma)

Attorney for Defendant

Long, Karen Lea (Oklahoma)

Mann, J Douglas (Oklahoma)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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4:96-cv-00105	Docket Randolph v. Owasso School District 1011	Aug. 16, 1999	Aug. 16, 1999 Docket
1 4:96-cv-00105	Class Action Complaint Randolph v. Owasso Independent School District	Feb. 15, 1996	Feb. 15, 1996 Complaint
14 4:96-cv-00105	Consent Decree Randolph v. Owasso Independent School District	Oct. 2, 1996	Oct. 2, 1996 Order/Opinion
24 4:96-cv-00105	Owasso School District's Compliance [With Consent Decree] Report Randolph v. Owasso Public Schools	Aug. 16, 1999	Aug. 16, 1999 Pleading / Motion / Brief

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Gender Equity in Interscholastic Sports: The Final Saga: The Fight for Attorneys' Fees Ray Yasser & Samuel J. Schiller	This article is the third installment in a series of articles that examine gender equity in sports at the interscholastic level. The initial article detailed the progress of a case filed as a class a…	Sept. 1, 1998	Sept. 1, 1998 http://digitalcommons.law.utulsa.edu/...
Gender Equity In Athletics: The New Battleground of Interscholastic Sports Ray Yasser & Samuel J. Schiller	This Article is born of our experience in litigating two federal cases based primarily on Title IX. The two cases are now pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Okl…	Jan. 1, 1997	Jan. 1, 1997 http://digitalcommons.law.utulsa.edu/...

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Docket

Last updated March 2, 2024, 3 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued); forms given (fee status: pd) (C2J). (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/15/1996)	Feb. 15, 1996	Feb. 15, 1996
	WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS by defendant Rick Dossett on 2/16/96, mailed on 2/16/96 (lmc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/28/1996)	Feb. 27, 1996	Feb. 27, 1996
	WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS by defendant Dale Johnson on 2/16/96, mailed on 2/16/96 (lmc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/28/1996)	Feb. 27, 1996	Feb. 27, 1996
	WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS by defendant John Scott on 2/16/96, mailed 2/16/96 (lmc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/28/1996)	Feb. 27, 1996	Feb. 27, 1996
	WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS by defendant Owasso Sch Dist I011 on 3/22/96 (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/09/1996)	April 8, 1996	April 8, 1996
2	ANSWER by defendant Owasso Sch Dist I011 to [1−1]Complaint (lmc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/17/1996)	April 16, 1996	April 16, 1996
3	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendants Owasso Sch Dist I011, Dale Johnson, Rick Dossett, and John Scott by Karen L Long, J Douglas Mann (lmc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/17/1996)	April 16, 1996	April 16, 1996
4	ANSWER by defendant Dale Johnson to [1−1] Complaint (lmc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/17/1996)	April 16, 1996	April 16, 1996
5	ANSWER by defendant Rick Dossett to [1−1] Complaint (lmc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/17/1996)	April 16, 1996	April 16, 1996
6	ANSWER by defendant John Scott to [1−1] Complaint (lmc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/17/1996)	April 16, 1996	April 16, 1996
	MINUTE ORDER: STATUS HRG/CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE set for 9:30 6/12/96 before Judge Terry C. Kern (cc: all counsel) (cds, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/18/1996)	April 18, 1996	April 18, 1996
7	MOTION by plaintiff Ron Randolph, plaintiff Coy E Brown, plaintiff Candace L Brown, plaintiff Robert C Parker, plaintiff Susan J Parker, plaintiff Robert F Randolph Jr, plaintiff Vicki L Randolph, plaintiff Jim Pigg, plaintiff Kay Pigg, plaintiff Tom Martin, plaintiff Becky Martin to certify class action (O2lc) (crp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 05/03/1996)	May 2, 1996	May 2, 1996
8	BRIEF by plaintiff Ron Randolph, plaintiff Coy E Brown, plaintiff Candace L Brown, plaintiff Robert C Parker, plaintiff Susan J Parker, plaintiff Robert F Randolph Jr, plaintiff Vicki L Randolph, plaintiff Jim Pigg, plaintiff Kay Pigg, plaintiff Tom Martin, plaintiff Becky Martin in support of motion to certify class action (C2lc) [7−1] (crp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 05/03/1996)	May 2, 1996	May 2, 1996
9	RESPONSE by defendant Owasso Sch Dist I011, defendant Dale Johnson, defendant Rick Dossett, defendant John Scott to motion to certify class action	May 22, 1996	May 22, 1996
	CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN Received (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 06/12/1996)	June 12, 1996	June 12, 1996
	MINUTES: Case Management Conference held by Judge Terry C. Kern granting motion to certify class action [7−1] Parties to submit agreed Proposed Order of Class Certification; Court advised by counsel that settlement is anticipated Initial discl. of known witn. &exhs. by 7/12/96;discovery ddl set for 9/30/96; dispositive motion and motion in limine filing ddl set for 10/7/96; Final witn. &exhs. to be exch. by 9/6/96; depo. designations by 10/4/96; pretrial order ddl set for 12/2/96 ; PRETRIAL CONF set for 10:30 12/9/96 ; Proposed F/F, C/L and Briefs due 12/11/96;TRIAL set for 9:30 12/16/96; Settlement Conf. requested after 7/1/96 before Magistrate Judge (ett: 3−4 weeks) (ES−Rptr) (cc: all counsel) (cds, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 06/14/1996)	June 12, 1996	June 12, 1996
	PROPOSED Order re: class action certification (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 06/26/1996)	June 26, 1996	June 26, 1996
10	ORDER by Judge Terry C. Kern granting motion to certify class action [7−1] (cc: all counsel) (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 07/01/1996)	June 28, 1996	June 28, 1996
11	ORDER by Magistrate Frank H. McCarthy SETTLMT CONF set for 1:15 9/3/96 before Magistrate Frank H. McCarthy; statements are due by 8/27/96. (cc: all counsel) (jcm, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 07/10/1996)	July 10, 1996	July 10, 1996
	MINUTE ORDER: STATUS HRG set for 9:30 8/13/96 (cc: all counsel) (cds, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 07/18/1996)	July 18, 1996	July 18, 1996
	MINUTES: by Judge Terry C. Kern Status hearing held 8/13/96; Parties advise Court that consent Decree is near completion. Major issue to resolve will be attorneys fees; fee issue to be argued before the Magistrate Judge (ES−Rptr) (cds, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 08/15/1996)	Aug. 13, 1996	Aug. 13, 1996
	MINUTES: by Magistrate Frank H. McCarthy settlement conference held on 9/4/96; settlement is pending. (jcm, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 09/04/1996)	Sept. 4, 1996	Sept. 4, 1996
12	EXHIBIT list by plaintiffs (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 09/09/1996)	Sept. 6, 1996	Sept. 6, 1996
13	WITNESS list by plaintiffs (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 09/09/1996)	Sept. 6, 1996	Sept. 6, 1996
	MINUTES: by Magistrate Frank H. McCarthy a follow−up sett conf was held on 9/19/96; the case has settled w/the exception of the attorney fees issue. (jcm, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/01/1996)	Sept. 19, 1996	Sept. 19, 1996
	PROPOSED Consent Decree to Judge (cds, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 09/30/1996)	Sept. 30, 1996	Sept. 30, 1996
14	ORDER/Consent Decree by Judge Terry C. Kern terminating case ; see order for details (cc: all counsel) (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/03/1996)	Oct. 2, 1996	Oct. 2, 1996
15	MOTION by plaintiffs for attorney fees (c2lc) (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/16/1996)	Oct. 15, 1996	Oct. 15, 1996
16	BRIEF by plaintiffs in support of their motion for attorney fees [15−1] (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/16/1996)	Oct. 15, 1996	Oct. 15, 1996
	BILL OF COSTS submitted by plaintiffs and agnst defendants in the amount of $120.00; COST HRG set for 10:00 a.m. on 11/14/96 before the Court Clerk (lmc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/17/1996)	Oct. 15, 1996	Oct. 15, 1996
17	RESPONSE by defendant Owasso Sch Dist I011 to motion for attorney fees [15−1] (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/30/1996)	Oct. 29, 1996	Oct. 29, 1996
18	REPLY by plaintiffs to dfdts' response in opposition to plas' motion for attorney fees [15−1] (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/12/1996)	Nov. 8, 1996	Nov. 8, 1996
19	COSTS taxed by Court Clerk for pla in the amount of $120.00 against defendant Owasso Sch Dist I011 (cc: all counsel) (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/15/1996)	Nov. 14, 1996	Nov. 14, 1996
21	NOTICE by Samuel Schiller, atty for plaintiff, of change of address to P O Box 159, Haskell, OK 74436 (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 01/07/1997)	Jan. 6, 1997	Jan. 6, 1997
22	ORDER by Chief Judge Terry C. Kern granting pla's motion for attorney fees [15−1]; atty fees granted in amt of $32,941.00; (cc: all counsel) (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 05/21/1997)	May 21, 1997	May 21, 1997
23	JUDGMENT: by Chief Judge Terry C. Kern in accordance with order filed contemporaneously herewith; pla to recover from dfdts $32,941.00 for atty fees and litigation expenses, with post−jgmt interest at rate of 6.06% as provided by law (cc: all counsel) (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 05/21/1997)	May 21, 1997	May 21, 1997
24	NOTICE (COMPLIANCE REPORT) by defendant Owasso Sch Dist I011 (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 08/16/1999)	Aug. 16, 1999	Aug. 16, 1999
25	CERTIFICATEI OF COMPLIANCE w/ consent decree by defendant Owasso Sch Dist I011 (fe, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 08/16/1999)	Aug. 16, 1999	Aug. 16, 1999