Case: EEOC v. The Diller-Quaile School of Music, Inc.

1:99-cv-12412 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 28, 1999

Closed Date: June 20, 2000

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Case Summary

In December 1999, the EEOC's New York office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against The Diller-Quaile School of Music, Inc. The only information available for this summary was the case docket. Two complainants were granted the right to intervene in February 2000 and the defendant's motion to dismiss was withdrawn in March 2000. Shortly thereafter, in June 2000, the case was concluded with a consent decree, evidencing a successful settlement conference that occurred in March 2000.

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Tony Friedman (8/16/2007)

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1:99-cv-12412

Docket [PACER]

June 20, 2000

June 20, 2000

Docket

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Docket

Last updated April 15, 2024, 3:20 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
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COMPLAINT filed; Summons issued and Notice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c); FILING FEE $ USA. (bm) (Entered: 01/04/2000)

Dec. 28, 1999

Dec. 28, 1999

Magistrate Judge Peck is so Designated. (bm) (Entered: 01/04/2000)

Dec. 28, 1999

Dec. 28, 1999

2

INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE NOTICE; counsel are directed to appear in courtroom 23A on 2/18/00 at 10:00 a.m., for an initial case management conference purs. to FRCP 16. ( signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein ); Copies mailed. (sac) (Entered: 01/19/2000)

Jan. 18, 2000

Jan. 18, 2000

3

Memo-Endorsement on letter addressed to Judge Stein from Kathryn A. Korger, dated 1/28/00, reset case management conference for 10:00 a.m. on 3/3/00 . ( signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein ); Copies mailed. (ri) (Entered: 02/08/2000)

Feb. 7, 2000

Feb. 7, 2000

4

ORDER; that pltffs' Bernice Rodritguez and Pedr Torres' motion to intervene dtd. 2/1/00, is granted ; ( signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein ); copies mailed. (ls) (Entered: 02/24/2000)

Feb. 24, 2000

Feb. 24, 2000

6

INTERVENING PLAINTIFFS' MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Bernice Rodriguez, Pedro Torres (ls) (Entered: 02/29/2000)

Feb. 29, 2000

Feb. 29, 2000

7

ORDER, that plaintiffs' opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss is due on or before 3/17/00; Defendants' reply is due on or before 3/31/00 ; The intervenor plaintiff shall serve their complaint on or before 3/6/00; The last day for all parties to serve discovery requests is on or before 4/20/00 ; There will be a pretrial conference on 4/28/00 at 10:00 p.m . ( signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein ); Copies mailed. (ri) (Entered: 03/09/2000)

March 7, 2000

March 7, 2000

8

Order that case be referred to the Clerk of Court for assignment to a Magistrate Judge for Settlement; ( signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein ); Referred to Magistrate Judge J. Peck . (pl) (Entered: 03/09/2000)

March 8, 2000

March 8, 2000

9

COMPLAINT by Bernice Rodriguez, Pedro Torres against The Diller-Quaile, Jury Demand. (ri) (Entered: 03/13/2000)

March 9, 2000

March 9, 2000

10

ORDER FOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE; a settlement conference is scheduled for 3/21/00 at 10:00 a.m. before Mag. Judge Andrew J. Peck in Courtroom 20D, 500 Pearl Street; counsel attending the conf. must have full settlement authority and their client(s) must be present at the conf.; on or before 3/17/00 counsel shall provide a confidential settlement memorandum to may chambers, as further set forth in this Order For Settlement Conf.; Ms. Bauer is to fax this order to all other parties ; ( signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck ); copies mailed (ls) (Entered: 03/14/2000)

March 13, 2000

March 13, 2000

Settlement Conference held before Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck . (jp) (Entered: 03/29/2000)

March 21, 2000

March 21, 2000

11

RULE 16 INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ORDER (Including Rules Of Practice Before Magistrate Judge Peck); on consent, deft's motion to dismiss is withdrawn ; and; deft will answer the complaints by 4/7/00 ; any motion to join parties or amend the pleadings must be made by 4/21/00 ; all fact and expert discovery must be completed by 7/21/00 ; expert reports must be served by 6/2/00 (pltff), 6/30/00 (deft) ; ea. party will notify the Court by 7/25/00 as to whether it intends to move for summary jdgmt.; summary jdgmt. motions must be filed by 8/4/00, and must comply w/ the F.R.C.P., the Local Rules of this Court, and the chamber rules of the District Judge to whom this case is assigned; the parties are to submit a joint proposed pretrial order, in conformance w/ the F.R.C.P., the Local Rules of this Court, and the chamber rules of the District Judge to whom this case is assigned, by 8/18/00, if neither party is moving for summary jdgmt., or 30 days after decision on the summary jdgmt. motion; the case will be considered trial ready on 24-hours notice the pretrial order has been submitted ; a status conference will be held before the undersigned on 5/8/00 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 20D (500 Pearl Street) ; the parties are directed to follow the "individual practices of Mag. Judge Andrew J. Peck," a copy of which was provided to counsel at the conference ; ( signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck ); copies mailed (ls) Modified on 03/24/2000 (Entered: 03/23/2000)

March 23, 2000

March 23, 2000

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ANSWER to Complaint by The Diller-Quaile (Attorney Lori Diane Bauer from the Firm: Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman). (sac) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

April 7, 2000

April 7, 2000

15

RULE 1.9 CERTIFICATE filed by The Diller-Quaile. (sac) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

April 7, 2000

April 7, 2000

14

ANSWER to Complaint by The Diller-Quaile (Attorney Lori Diane Bauer from the Firm: Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman). (sac) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

April 10, 2000

April 10, 2000

16

CONSENT DECREE/ORDER, this consent decree resolves all issues raised in EEOC Charge Numbers 160991485 and 160990912 and all issues that were raised or that could have been raised in the EEOC's and plaintiff-Intervenors' complaints in this case. The parties agree to bear their own attorneys' fees and costs in connection with this case ; ( signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein ). (kw) Modified on 06/23/2000 (Entered: 06/22/2000)

June 20, 2000

June 20, 2000

Case closed. (kw) (Entered: 06/22/2000)

June 20, 2000

June 20, 2000

Case Details

State / Territory: New York

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 28, 1999

Closing Date: June 20, 2000

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

The Diller-Quaile School of Music, Inc., Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit