Case: EEOC v. U.S. ENGINE, INC.

2:99-cv-02105 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Dec. 29, 1999

Closed Date: Jan. 29, 2003

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Case Summary

In December 1999, the EEOC district office in Seattle, Washington brought this suit against U.S. Engine, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The complaint is currently unavailable. The settlement agreement states that a female complainant alleged that the defendant maintained a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She also alleged she was retaliated against after she complained of the harassment and wa…

In the settlement agreement, the parties agreed that the defendant would refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of sex, implement and distribute an EEO policy, implement a complaint system, provide EEO training to all its employees, expunge the complainant's employee records of all reference to this litigation, agree to non-disclosure of any information pertaining to this litigation to any potential employers, and post a settlement notice. No monetary damages were given. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for two years.

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Jason Chester (7/2/2007)

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2:99-cv-02105	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. US Engine Inc	Jan. 29, 2001	Jan. 29, 2001 Docket
20 2:99-cv-02105	Settlement Agreement EEOC v. U.S. Engine, Inc.	Jan. 29, 2001	Jan. 29, 2001 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
1	COMPLAINT JURY TRIAL DEMANDED (Summons(es) issued) Receipt # fee waived (USA) (PM) (Entered: 01/02/2000)	Dec. 29, 1999	Dec. 29, 1999
2	RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed upon defendant US Engine Inc on 12/30/99 (CL) (Entered: 01/06/2000)	Jan. 4, 2000	Jan. 4, 2000
3	ORDER/NOTICE OF JOINT STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report due 2/14/00 (cc: counsel, Judge) (KERR) (Entered: 01/13/2000)	Jan. 13, 2000	Jan. 13, 2000
4	ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES to complaint [1-1] by defendant (KERR) (Entered: 01/19/2000)	Jan. 14, 2000	Jan. 14, 2000
5	JOINT STATUS REPORT filed by all parties. Est. Trial Days: 4 (KERR) (Entered: 02/10/2000)	Feb. 10, 2000	Feb. 10, 2000
6	ORDER SETTING TRIAL AND PRETRIAL SCHEDULES AND DESIGNATING CASE UNDER LR CR 39.1 by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein ; discovery ddl set for 8/14/00 ; mtn filing ddl set for 8/24/00 ; pretrial order ddl set for 10/16/00 ; trial brief ddl set for 10/30/00 ; Voir dire/jy inst set for 10/30/00 ; 4 day jury trial set for 9:30 11/13/00 Motions in Limine deadline 10/30/00 ; , Deadline to Join Additional Parties is 5/22/00 ; Disclose Expert Witnesses by 7/3/00 ; Disclose Rebuttal Expert Witnesses by 7/24/00 ; 39.1 designation effective 8/7/00 (cc: counsel, Judge) (KERR) (Entered: 04/13/2000)	April 12, 2000	April 12, 2000
7	ORDER re: DISCOVERY and DEPOSITIONS by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein (cc: counsel, Judge) (KERR) (Entered: 04/13/2000)	April 12, 2000	April 12, 2000
8	SELECTION OF Michael Cavanaugh as 39.1 mediator. Mediation to take place on 9/29/00. (KERR) (Entered: 08/30/2000)	Aug. 29, 2000	Aug. 29, 2000
9	NOTICE OF HEARING: Settlement Conference set for 9:30 am on 10/24/00 ; before JLW (cc: all counsel) (KERR) (Entered: 10/16/2000)	Oct. 11, 2000	Oct. 11, 2000
10	SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL on behalf of EEOC substituting atty Kathryn Olson for withdrawing atty Michelle Gonzalez (RS) (Entered: 10/18/2000)	Oct. 13, 2000	Oct. 13, 2000
	LODGED PRE-TRIAL ORDER submitted by all parties (KERR) (Entered: 10/18/2000)	Oct. 16, 2000	Oct. 16, 2000
11	MINUTE ORDER: by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein ; pretrial conf scheduled for 11:00 10/31/00 (cc: counsel, Judge) (KERR) (Entered: 10/18/2000)	Oct. 18, 2000	Oct. 18, 2000
12	ORDER APPOINTING JLW AS SETTLEMENT JUDGE by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein: Cnsl to contact Judy Nothern to determine the time and date of the confr and to establish the due date for settlement memoranda (cc: counsel, Judge) (KERR) (Entered: 10/19/2000)	Oct. 19, 2000	Oct. 19, 2000
13	UNOPPOSED MOTION by plaintiff to extend pretrial filing deadlines and trial date NOTED FOR 11/10/00 (RS) (Entered: 10/25/2000)	Oct. 24, 2000	Oct. 24, 2000
14	MOTION by plaintiff to shorten time on motion to extend pretrial filing deadlines and trial date [13-1] NOTED FOR 10/25/00 (RS) (Entered: 10/25/2000)	Oct. 24, 2000	Oct. 24, 2000
15	DECLARATION of Kathryn Olson by plaintiff re motion to extend pretrial filing deadlines and trial date [13-1] (RS) (Entered: 10/25/2000)	Oct. 24, 2000	Oct. 24, 2000
	LODGED ORDER: re: motion to shorten time on motion to extend pretrial filing deadlines and trial date [13-1] [14-1] (RS) (Entered: 10/25/2000)	Oct. 24, 2000	Oct. 24, 2000
18	MINUTE ORDER: by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein ; pretrial conf stricken to be reset 11:00 10/31/00 (cc: counsel, Judge) (MD) (Entered: 10/30/2000)	Oct. 26, 2000	Oct. 26, 2000
16	ORDER by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein GRANTING pltf's motion to shorten time on motion to extend pretrial filing deadlines and trial date [13-1] [14-1] (cc: counsel, Judge) (KERR) (Entered: 10/27/2000)	Oct. 27, 2000	Oct. 27, 2000
17	ORDER by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein GRANTING pltf's motion to extend pretrial filing deadlines and trial date [13-1] Trial set for 2/12/01. Trial briefs, proposed voir dire, proposed jury instructions and mtns in limine to be filed by 1/29/01 (cc: counsel, Judge) (KERR) Modified on 01/05/2001 (Entered: 10/27/2000)	Oct. 27, 2000	Oct. 27, 2000
19	ORDER OF DISMISSAL by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein : Counsel having notified the Court of settlement of this case, and it appearing that no issue remains for the Court's determination, IT IS ORDERED that this action and all claims asserted herein are DISMISSED with prejudice and without costs to any party. In the event that settlement is not perfected, any party may move to reopen the case within 30 days of the date of this order (cc: counsel, Judge) (RS) (Entered: 01/23/2001)	Jan. 22, 2001	Jan. 22, 2001
	LODGED ORDER: settlement agreement and order approving settlement agreement and dismissing case (RS) (Entered: 01/29/2001)	Jan. 26, 2001	Jan. 26, 2001
20	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND DISMISSING CASE by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein (cc: counsel, Judge) (RS) (Entered: 01/30/2001)	Jan. 29, 2001	Jan. 29, 2001