Case: EEOC v. Dennis' Foods, Inc.

8:05-cv-00506 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: Feb. 17, 2005

Closed Date: 2008

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Case Summary

In February 2005, the Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Dennis' Foods, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina alleging that the defendant subjected the charging party, a female employee, to a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After some scheduling orders and discovery, the parties settled in July 2005 through a consent decree. The three-year decree, containing non-discriminatio…

In February 2005, the Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Dennis' Foods, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina alleging that the defendant subjected the charging party, a female employee, to a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After some scheduling orders and discovery, the parties settled in July 2005 through a consent decree.

The three-year decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: expunge the charging party's personnel file of all references to the charge of discrimination, provide her with a positive employment reference, implement and distribute an anti-discrimination policy, post an employee notice, provide Title VII training for all its employees, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and pay the charging party $2,500. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Justin Kanter (7/26/2007)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

8:05-cv-00506

Docket [PACER]

July 6, 2005

July 6, 2005

Docket
1

8:05-cv-00506

Complaint

Feb. 17, 2005

Feb. 17, 2005

Complaint
15

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Consent Decree

July 6, 2005

July 6, 2005

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

Last updated March 27, 2024, 3:17 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT; Filing fee waived due to statute; Service due by 6/17/05 for Dennis' Foods Inc (cram) (Entered: 02/18/2005)

Feb. 17, 2005

Feb. 17, 2005

2

ANSWER to Local Rule 26 Interrogatories by plaintiff EEOC; jury demand (cram) (Entered: 02/18/2005)

Feb. 17, 2005

Feb. 17, 2005

3

MOTION by plaintiff EEOC for Jessica L. Dixon to appear pro hac vice FILING FEE waived due to statute with original affidavit/application attached (cram) (Entered: 02/18/2005)

Feb. 17, 2005

Feb. 17, 2005

5

AFFIDAVIT in Support re 3 Motion for Leave to Appear. (bbro, ) (Entered: 02/24/2005)

Feb. 22, 2005

Feb. 22, 2005

4

ORDER granting 3 Motion for Leave to Appear pro hac vice . Signed by Judge William M Catoe on 2/23/05. (ladd, ) (Entered: 02/23/2005)

Feb. 23, 2005

Feb. 23, 2005

6

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Mary M. Ryerse by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Response to Motion due by 4/18/2005 (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Application for Pro Hac Admission of Mary Ryerse# 2 Proposed Order)(Daley, Robert) (Entered: 03/29/2005)

March 29, 2005

March 29, 2005

7

Deficiency Memo Docket Correction due 3/31/2005 for EEOC - affidavit with motion for pro hac vice should have signature instead of S/. (jtho, ) (Entered: 03/30/2005)

March 30, 2005

March 30, 2005

8

AMENDED MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Mary Ryerse by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Response to Motion due by 4/18/2005 (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Application of Mary Ryerse# 2 Proposed Order Order Pro Hac Vice - Mary Ryerse)(Daley, Robert) Modified on 3/31/2005: "amended" (jtho, ). (Entered: 03/30/2005)

March 30, 2005

March 30, 2005

9

ORDER granting 8 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Mary M. Ryerse. Signed by Judge William M Catoe on 3/31/05. (ladd, ) (Entered: 03/31/2005)

March 31, 2005

March 31, 2005

10

WAIVER OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Dennis' Foods Inc waiver executed on 5/4/2005, answer due 7/5/2005. (Daley, Robert) (Entered: 05/24/2005)

May 24, 2005

May 24, 2005

Update Answer Deadline: Answer due from Dennis' Foods Inc on 5/26/2005, per waiver. (kric, ) (Entered: 05/24/2005)

May 24, 2005

May 24, 2005

12

Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Dennis' Foods Inc.(Cone, Robert) (Entered: 05/31/2005)

May 31, 2005

May 31, 2005

13

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Dennis' Foods Inc re 12 Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories, 11 Answer to Complaint (Cone, Robert) (Entered: 05/31/2005)

May 31, 2005

May 31, 2005

14

SCHEDULING ORDER:Rule 26(f) Conference Deadline 6/21/2005. 26(a) Initial Disclosures due by 7/5/2005. Rule 26 Report due by 7/5/2005. Amended Pleadings due by 8/1/2005. Plaintiffs ID of Expert Witness due by 8/29/2005. Defendants ID of Expert Witnesses Due by 9/28/2005. Records Custodian Affidavit due by 9/28/2005. Discovery due by 11/28/2005. Motion in Limine due by 3/13/2006. Motions due by 12/12/2005. Rule 26(a)(3) Disclosures due by 2/27/2006. Pretrial Briefs due by 3/27/2006. Jury Selection Deadline 4/3/2006. Mediation Due by 2/10/2006. Signed by Judge Henry F Floyd on 6/1/05. (jtho, ) (Entered: 06/01/2005)

June 1, 2005

June 1, 2005

15

CONSENT DECREE. Signed by Judge Henry F Floyd on 7/6/2005. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix A-referral letter# 2 Appendix B)(alew, ) (Entered: 07/06/2005)

July 6, 2005

July 6, 2005

Case Details

State / Territory: South Carolina

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 17, 2005

Closing Date: 2008

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

Dennis' Foods, Inc. (Greenwood, SC), Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

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: 2500

Order Duration: 2005 - 2008

Content of Injunction:

Expungement of Employment Record

Neutral/Positive Reference

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Monitoring

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex or Gender:

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits