Case: EEOC v. DURYEE REAL ESTATE,PRUDENTIAL PREFERRED PROPERTIES

2:98-cv-00393 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: March 27, 1998

Closed Date: July 12, 2002

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Case Summary

The Seattle office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, against Prudential Preferred Properties. The complaint, filed in March 1998, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA); specifically that Defendant had paid the charging party and other female employees less than male employees because of their sex. The parties entered a consent decree in April 1999…

The Seattle office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, against Prudential Preferred Properties. The complaint, filed in March 1998, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA); specifically that Defendant had paid the charging party and other female employees less than male employees because of their sex.

The parties entered a consent decree in April 1999. The decree, valid for 39 months, required Defendant to pay a total of $50,000 (split between 3 individuals in the amounts of $45,000, $3,000 and $2,000); to provide 6 hrs of Title VII and EPA training to its employees; to set up an internal grievance process for discrimination complaints; and to post and distribute notices regarding non-discrimination. Defendant was also enjoined from discriminating or retaliating in violation of Title VII or the EPA and was required to regularly report the salaries of its employees to the EEOC.

Summary Authors

Elizabeth Glassman (6/22/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

2:98-cv-00393

Docket (PACER)

EEOC v. Prudential Preferred

April 12, 1999

April 12, 1999

Docket
12

2:98-cv-00393

Consent Decree

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Duryee Real Estate, Inc., Richard James Enterprises, Ltd., Olympic Residential Properties, Inc., and Duryee Group, Inc.

April 12, 1999

April 12, 1999

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

Last updated March 19, 2024, 3:06 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) Receipt # Waived (MD) (Entered: 03/31/1998)

March 27, 1998

March 27, 1998

2

ORDER by Judge William L. Dwyer regarding discovery and depositions (cc: counsel, Judge) (MD) (Entered: 04/01/1998)

April 1, 1998

April 1, 1998

3

ORDER by Judge William L. Dwyer ; joint status report ddl set for 5/27/98 (cc: counsel, Judge) (MD) (Entered: 04/01/1998)

April 1, 1998

April 1, 1998

4

RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed upon defendant Prudential Preferred on 4/3/98 (MD) (Entered: 04/08/1998)

April 7, 1998

April 7, 1998

5

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Prudential Preferred by John A Follis (MD) (Entered: 04/13/1998)

April 10, 1998

April 10, 1998

6

ANSWER to complaint [1-1] by defendant Prudential Preferred (MD) (Entered: 04/15/1998)

April 15, 1998

April 15, 1998

7

JOINT STATUS REPORT filed by all parties. Est. Trial Days: 8 days (MD) (Entered: 05/29/1998)

May 27, 1998

May 27, 1998

8

ORDER by Judge William L. Dwyer setting trial and related dates. Last date for adding new parties is 7/13/98; discovery ddl set for 2/5/99 ; mtn filing ddl set for 2/11/99 ; motions in limine due 3/23/99; pretrial order set for 4/8/99 ; pretrial conf set for 11:00 4/12/99 ; trial brief ddl set for 4/29/99 ; Voir dire/jy inst set for 4/29/99 ; jury trial set for 5/4/99 (cc: counsel, Judge) (MD) (Entered: 06/15/1998)

June 10, 1998

June 10, 1998

9

ORDER by Judge William L. Dwyer ; 39.1 designation effective now, settlement conference of cnsl must be held not later than 1/22/99 (cc: counsel, Judge) (MD) (Entered: 06/15/1998)

June 10, 1998

June 10, 1998

LODGED ORDER: re: stipulation [10-1] (MD) (Entered: 02/03/1999)

Feb. 2, 1999

Feb. 2, 1999

10

STIPULATION motion requesting entry of order extending discovery deadline (MD) (Entered: 02/03/1999)

Feb. 3, 1999

Feb. 3, 1999

11

ORDER by Judge William L. Dwyer to extend discovery deadline and all other dates remain the same. Discovery ddl cont to 3/5/99 (cc: counsel, Judge) (MD) (Entered: 02/03/1999)

Feb. 3, 1999

Feb. 3, 1999

LODGED ORDER: Consent Decree (MD) (Entered: 04/09/1999)

April 8, 1999

April 8, 1999

12

CONSENT DECREE by Judge William L. Dwyer. This lawsuit is hereby dismissed with prejudice and without costs or attorneys' fees to any party. The Court retains jurisdiction of this matter for purposes of enforcing the consent decree approved herein. (cc: counsel, Judge, Jgm. Book) Entered on: 4/12/99 (MD) (Entered: 04/12/1999)

April 12, 1999

April 12, 1999

Case Details

State / Territory: Washington

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 27, 1998

Closing Date: July 12, 2002

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

Prudential Preferred Properties, Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)

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

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Monetary Relief

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Amount Defendant Pays: 50000

Order Duration: 1999 - 2002

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Reporting

Recordkeeping

Issues

General:

Retaliation

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Pay / Benefits

Discrimination-basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex or Gender:

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits