Case: EEOC v. Robert G. Aptekar, M.D. (d/b/a Arthritis and Orthopedic Medical Clinic)

5:06-cv-04808 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2006

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

On August 9, 2006, the San Francisco office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California under Title VII against Robert G. Aptekar, MD, Inc. and the Arthritis and Orthopedic Medical Clinic. The EEOC alleged that the defendants had violated the rights of the complainant by subjecting her to racial harassment, subjecting her to a hostile work environment, and by retaliating against her when she filed a complaint with the EEOC.

On November 17, 2006, the case was referred to mediation. On March 6, 2007, the parties settled the case during mediation. On July 16, 2007, the parties entered a consent decree, which the District Court (Judge Ronald M. Whyte) approved on August 20, 2007. Among other things, the defendants agreed to pay the complainant $44,000 in unspecified damages. The District Court (Judge Whyte) retained jurisdiction over the decree, which lasted for 18 months.

Summary Authors

Kristen Sagar (4/19/2008)

Perry Miska (4/11/2014)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Hill Maxion, Sanya P. (California)

Attorney for Defendant

Andrich, Brooke Desiree (California)

Feldstein, Steven R. (California)

Nagatani, Brian Koji (California)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Notini, Jessica M. (California)

Judge(s)

Whyte, Ronald M. (California)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Hill Maxion, Sanya P. (California)

Peck, Jonathan T. (California)

Tamayo, William Robert (California)

Attorney for Defendant

Andrich, Brooke Desiree (California)

Feldstein, Steven R. (California)

Nagatani, Brian Koji (California)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Notini, Jessica M. (California)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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5:06-cv-04808	Docket EEOC v. Robert G. Aptekar, M.D.	Aug. 20, 2007	Aug. 20, 2007 Docket
1 5:06-cv-04808	Complaint EEOC v. Robert G. Aptekar, M.D.	Aug. 9, 2006	Aug. 9, 2006 Complaint
18 5:06-cv-04808	Certification of ADR Session EEOC v. Robert G. Aptekar, M.D.	March 6, 2007	March 6, 2007 Monitor/Expert/Receiver Report
20 5:06-cv-04808	Consent Decree EEOC v. Robert G. Aptekar, M.D.	Aug. 20, 2007	Aug. 20, 2007 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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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 against Robert G. Aptekar, MD., Inc.. Filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/9/2006) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/11/2006 (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/11/2006)	Aug. 9, 2006	Aug. 9, 2006
2	ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 11/7/2006. Case Management Conference set for 11/14/2006 02:00 PM. (Attachments: # 1 Standing Order)(bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/9/2006) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/16/2006 (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/11/2006)	Aug. 9, 2006	Aug. 9, 2006
	CASE DESIGNATED for Electronic Filing. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/9/2006) (Entered: 08/11/2006)	Aug. 9, 2006	Aug. 9, 2006
	Summons Issued as to Robert G. Aptekar, MD., Inc.. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/9/2006) (Entered: 08/11/2006)	Aug. 9, 2006	Aug. 9, 2006
3	PROOF OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of Complaint and other documents (Hill Maxion, Sanya) (Filed on 9/12/2006) Text modified on 9/14/2006 to conform to document post by counsel (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/12/2006)	Sept. 12, 2006	Sept. 12, 2006
5	Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Robert G. Aptekar, MD., Inc. and Request for Reassignment to a United States District Judge . (Andrich, Brooke) (Filed on 9/18/2006) (Entered: 09/18/2006)	Sept. 18, 2006	Sept. 18, 2006
6	CLERK'S NOTICE of impending reassignment Case Management Conference set for 11/17/2006 10:30 AM before Honorable Ronald M. Whyte. Case Management Statement due by 11/10/2006. (cm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2006) (Entered: 09/19/2006)	Sept. 19, 2006	Sept. 19, 2006
7	ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to District Judge Ronald M. Whyte for all further proceedings and Judge Patricia V. Trumbull remains as the Referral Judge for this case. Signed by the Executive Committee on 9/19/06. (srm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2006) (Entered: 09/19/2006)	Sept. 19, 2006	Sept. 19, 2006
8	STIPULATION Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Continuing Case Management Conference by Robert G. Aptekar, MD., Inc.. (Andrich, Brooke) (Filed on 10/18/2006) (Entered: 10/18/2006)	Oct. 18, 2006	Oct. 18, 2006
9	STIPULATION AND ORDER Re: 8 Continuing Case Management Conference:Case Management Conference set for 12/1/2006 10:30 AM. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 11/8/06. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/8/2006)	Nov. 8, 2006	Nov. 8, 2006 RECAP
10	ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5b) of discussion of ADR options (Hill Maxion, Sanya) (Filed on 11/9/2006) (Entered: 11/09/2006)	Nov. 9, 2006	Nov. 9, 2006
11	STIPULATION and Proposed Order selecting Mediation by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Hill Maxion, Sanya) (Filed on 11/9/2006) (Entered: 11/09/2006)	Nov. 9, 2006	Nov. 9, 2006
12	STIPULATION AND ORDER, Case referred to mediation..Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 11/17/06. (cm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/17/2006)	Nov. 17, 2006	Nov. 17, 2006 RECAP
13	JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT AND PROPOSED ORDER filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Hill Maxion, Sanya) (Filed on 11/22/2006) (Entered: 11/22/2006)	Nov. 22, 2006	Nov. 22, 2006
14	Minute Entry: Initial Case Management Conference held on 12/1/2006 before Ronald M. Whyte (Date Filed: 12/1/2006). (Court Reporter Not Reported.) (jg, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 12/1/2006) (Entered: 12/05/2006)	Dec. 1, 2006	Dec. 1, 2006
15	ADR Clerk's Notice Appointing Jessica M. Notini as Mediator. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/7/2006) (Entered: 12/07/2006)	Dec. 7, 2006	Dec. 7, 2006
16	Proposed Order Re Scheduling by Robert G. Aptekar, MD., Inc.. (Nagatani, Brian) (Filed on 1/25/2007) (Entered: 01/25/2007)	Jan. 25, 2007	Jan. 25, 2007
	Set/Reset Hearings: Mediation Hearing set for 2/12/2007 at 09:30 AM at Heller Ehrman LLP in Menlo Park. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/25/2007) (Entered: 01/25/2007)	Jan. 25, 2007	Jan. 25, 2007
18	CERTIFICATION OF MEDIATION Session dated 2/27/2007 by Jessica Notini; Mediation session held 2/12/2007; CAse fully settled; Mediation process is complete. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/6/2007) (Entered: 03/06/2007)	March 6, 2007	March 6, 2007
19	Proposed Order of Consent Decree by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Hill Maxion, Sanya) (Filed on 7/16/2007) (Entered: 07/16/2007)	July 16, 2007	July 16, 2007
20	CONSENT DECREE 19 , ***Civil Case Terminated. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 8/20/07. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/20/2007)	Aug. 20, 2007	Aug. 20, 2007 RECAP