Case: EEOC v. ADVOCATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

EEOC v. Advocate Communications, Inc.

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

COMPLAINT ( 1 summons(es) issued) with copy, and given to atty for service (DC) (Entered: 01/31/2001)

ANSWER by defendant Advocate Com Inc to COMPLAINT [1-1] (DC) (Entered: 02/26/2001)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Com Inc for summary judgment (DC) (Entered: 02/26/2001)

MEMORANDUM by defendant Advocate Com Inc in support of motion for summary judgment [4-1] (DC) (Entered: 02/26/2001)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Com Inc for more definite statement (DC) (Entered: 02/26/2001)

MEMORANDUM by defendant Advocate Com Inc in support of motion for more definite statement [6-1] (DC) (Entered: 02/26/2001)

AFFIDAVIT of MARY SCHURZ (DC) (Entered: 02/26/2001)

STIPULATION OF EXTENSION OF TIME re [6-1]; EEOC has to 3/22/01 to respond to Motion for a More Definite Statement (DC) (Entered: 03/13/2001)

OPPOSING MEMORANDUM by plaintiff to motion for more definite statement [6-1] (DC) (Entered: 03/23/2001)

AFFIDAVIT of MARCIA HALL CRAIG re [10-1] (DC) (Entered: 03/23/2001)

AFFIDAVIT of ALAN ANDERSON re [10-1] (DC) (Entered: 03/23/2001)

ORDER by Senior Judge Henry R. Wilhoit Jr: pla has to 3/22/01 to file response to dft motion for more defininte statement & motion for summary judgment (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 3/27/01] (SKV) (Entered: 03/27/2001)

REPLY by defendant Advocate Com Inc to response to motion for summary judgment [4-1] (DC) (Entered: 04/09/2001)

ORDER by Senior Judge Henry R. Wilhoit Jr denying motion for summary judgment [4-1]; denying motion for more definite statement [6-1]; this order is interlocutory in all respects (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 5/16/01] (DC) (Entered: 05/16/2001)

ORDER FOR MEETING AND REPORT by Sr. Judge Henry R. Wilhoit Jr counsel to conduct meeting by 07/12/01; exchange discl FILE written JOINT REPORT by 07/23/01; (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 6/12/01] (DC) (Entered: 06/12/2001)

RULE 26(f) MEETING REPORT AND PROPOSED LITIGATION AND DISCOVERY PLAN by plaintiff Equal Employment (DC) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Com Inc for attorney MATTHEW A. SALADA to appear pro hac vice FEE PAID (DC) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

AFFIDAVIT of MATTHEW SALADA re [18-1] (DC) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

CONSENT TO BE SUBJECT TO KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT by defendant Advocate Com Inc (DC) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Com Inc for attorney MICHAEL ZINSER to appear pro hac vice FEE PAID (DC) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

AFFIDAVIT of L. MICHAEL ZINSER re [21-1] (DC) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

CONSENT TO BE SUBJECT TO KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT by defendant Advocate Com Inc (DC) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

JOINT RULE26(f) REPORT by defendant Advocate Com Inc (DC) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

FEE PAID $ 65.00, Receipt No. 093577;PHV fee for Matthew A. Salada (DC) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

FEE PAID $ 65.00, Receipt No. 093577; for L. MICHAEL ZINSER (DC) (Entered: 07/23/2001)

ORDER by Sr. Judge Henry R. Wilhoit Jr granting motion for attorney MATTHEW A. SALADA to appear pro hac vice [18-1] defendant Advocate Com Inc; said atty shall be admitted to appear pro hac vice as co-counsel for the deft; said atty is subject to the jurisdiction & rules of KY Supreme Court governing professional conduct (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 7/31/01] (DC) (Entered: 07/31/2001)

ORDER by Sr. Judge Henry R. Wilhoit Jr granting motion for attorney MICHAEL ZINSER to appear pro hac vice [21-1] defendant Advocate Com Inc; atty shall be admitted to appear PHV as co-counsel for the deft; said atty shall be subject to the jurisdiction & rules of KY Supreme Court governing professional conduct (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 7/31/01] (DC) (Entered: 07/31/2001)

SCHEDULING ORDER by Sr. Judge Henry R. Wilhoit Jr motion filing ddl 9/1/01; discovery ddl 2/1/02; dispositive motion ddl 3/1/02; pretrial conference set for 10:30 6/3/02; filings due 5/24/02 (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 7/31/01] (DC) (Entered: 07/31/2001)

ENTRY OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff Equal Employment by E. Paige Freitag (DC) (Entered: 08/13/2001)

MOTION by defendant to substitute parties (Entered: 08/31/2001)

MEMORANDUM by defendant in support of motion to substitute parties [29-1] (Entered: 08/31/2001)

AFFIDAVIT of Mary Schurz (Entered: 09/04/2001)

MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by plaintiff to motion to substitute parties [29-1] (Entered: 09/14/2001)

MEMORANDUM IN REPLY by defendant re MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE PARTIES [29-1] (Entered: 09/27/2001)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Commmunications Inc for protective order (Entered: 10/19/2001)

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MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by plaintiff Equal Employment to motion for protective order [34-1], to motion to substitute parties [29-1] (DC) (Entered: 10/25/2001)

ORDER by Sr. Judge Henry R. Wilhoit Jr Case reassigned to Chief Judge Karl S. Forester (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 11/1/01] (SKV) (Entered: 11/01/2001)

ORDER by Chief Judge Karl S. Forester Case reassigned to Judge Joseph M. Hood (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 11/2/01] (SKV) (Entered: 11/02/2001)

REPLY by defendant Advocate Com Inc to response to motion for protective order [34-1] (DC) (Entered: 11/05/2001)

SUBMITTED re motion for protective order [34-1], re motion to substitute parties [29-1] is submitted (DC) (Entered: 11/27/2001)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood JURY TRIAL set for 9:00 AM on 8/6/02 (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 1/9/02] (SKV) (Entered: 01/09/2002)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Com Inc to reschedule trial (DC) (Entered: 01/15/2002)

AMENDED MOTION by defendant Advocate Com Inc to reschedule trial (DC) (Entered: 01/16/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood granting motion to reschedule trial [42-1], granting motion to reschedule trial [41-1] ;jury trial set for 9:00 10/1/02 (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 1/17/02] (DC) (Entered: 01/17/2002)

RESPONSE by plaintiff Equal Employment deft's moiton to reschedule trial (DC) (Entered: 01/23/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood granting motion to substitute parties [29-1] terminating defendant Advocate Com Inc; adding Advocate Messenger; action will proceed as EEOC v. The Advocate Messenger Lex Civ 01-44 JMH (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 1/24/02] (DC) (Entered: 01/24/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood: 1) ACI's mtn for protective order [34-1] GRANTED IN PART & DENIED IN PART; 2) ACI not required to answer EEOC's First Set of interrogatories 1,2,4,12-19 (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 1/29/02] (SKV) (Entered: 01/29/2002)

MOTION & MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Equal Employment to compel discovery (DC) (Entered: 02/01/2002)

MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment to reconsider order granting ACI's Motion to Substitute Parties (DC) (Entered: 02/04/2002)

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Equal Employment in support of motion to reconsider order granting ACI's Motion to Substitute Parties [48-1] (DC) (Entered: 02/04/2002)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Com Inc for leave to file a Memorandum In Opposition to Pltff's Motion to Reconsider the Court's Order Granting Deft's Motion to Substitute Parties (DC) (Entered: 02/19/2002)

MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by defendant Advocate Com Inc to motion to reconsider order granting ACI's Motion to Substitute [48-1] (DC) (Entered: 02/19/2002)

MEMRORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by defendant Advocate Messenger to motion to reconsider order granting ACI's Motion to Substitute [48-1] (DC) (Entered: 02/19/2002)

MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by defendant Advocate Messenger to motion to compel discovery [47-1] (DC) (Entered: 02/19/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood granting motion for leave to file a Memorandum In Opposition to Pltff's Motion to Reconsider the Court's Order Granting Deft's Motion to Substitute Parties [50-1]; Advocate Communications response be deemed filed; and that the pltff shall have until 3/6/02 to file a reply (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 2/20/02] (DC) (Entered: 02/20/2002)

WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: terminating attorney E. Paige Freitag (DC) (Entered: 02/22/2002)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Com Inc for attorney fees (DC) (Entered: 02/25/2002)

MEMORANDUM by defendant Advocate Com Inc in support of motion for attorney fees [56-1] (DC) (Entered: 02/25/2002)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Messenger for partial summary judgment (DC) (Entered: 03/01/2002)

MEMORANDUM by defendant Advocate Messenger in support of motion for partial summary judgment [58-1] (DC) (Entered: 03/01/2002)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Messenger for summary judgment (DC) (Entered: 03/01/2002)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Messenger for leave to exceed Memorandum Page Limit (DC) (Entered: 03/01/2002)

PROPOSED Memorandum in Support Of Deft's Motion for Summary Judgment tendered by defendant Advocate Messenger (DC) (Entered: 03/01/2002)

REPLY by plaintiff Equal Employment to response to motion to compel discovery [47-1] (DC) (Entered: 03/04/2002)

AGREED STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO REPLY re [48-1] (DC) (Entered: 03/04/2002)

MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment for extension of time to file responses to defts Motion for Atty Fees, Motion for Sum Jgm & Motion for Partial Sum Jgm (DC) (Entered: 03/07/2002)

MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by defendant Advocate Messenger to motion for extension of time to file responses to defts Motion for Fees, Motion for Sum Jgm & Motion for Partial Sum Jgm (DC) (Entered: 03/13/2002)

REPLY by plaintiff Equal Employment to response to motion for extension of time to file responses to defts Motion for Atty Fees, Motion for Sum Jgm & Motion for Partial Sum Jgm [64-1] (CBD) (Entered: 03/21/2002)

MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSTION by plaintiff Equal Employment to motion for attorney fees [56-1] (DC) (Entered: 04/12/2002)

OPPOSING MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Equal Employment to motion for summary judgment [60-1], to motion for partial summary judgment [58-1] (DC) (Entered: 04/18/2002)

DEPOSITION of BRENDA J. TOWNES; MARY SCHRUZ; LORI YANKEY; MICHELLE SMOTHERS; DONOVAN J. MOORE; PATRICIA M. COX; KRISTINE BUCHWALD taken on the following date(s): 01/23/02 by: pltff (SEP. VOL.) w/Certificate of Filing (DC) Modified on 04/18/2002 (Entered: 04/18/2002)

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REPLY by defendant Advocate Com Inc to pltf's opposition to ACI's motion for attorney fees [56-1] (CBD) (Entered: 04/25/2002)

SUBMITTED re motion for attorney fees [56-1] (CBD) (Entered: 04/25/2002)

MEMORANDUM IN REPLY by dft Advocate Messenger to plaintiff's opposition to ACI's mtn for partial summary judgment [58-1] (SKV) (Entered: 05/01/2002)

MEMORANDUM IN REPLY by dft Advocate Messenger to to plaintiff's opposition to motion for sum/jgm [60-1] (SKV) (Entered: 05/01/2002)

MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment for leave to file surreply (SKV) (Entered: 05/13/2002)

MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by defendant Advocate Messenger to motion for leave to file surreply [74-1] (DC) (Entered: 05/16/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood The trial in action having been rescheduled & being advised IT IS ORDERED that the PTC previously assigned for 6/3/02 & the same hereby is CONTINUED until 10:00 a.m. 8/19/02 in Courtroom B, Lex, KY; upon court's own motion, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties meet via the telephone & decide whether a settlement conference would be helpful in resolving this matter & advise the court of their determination by no later than 6/3/02; pretrial conference set for 10:00 8/19/02 (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 5/23/02] (DC) (Entered: 05/23/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood denying motion to compel discovery [47-1] (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 5/28/02] (DC) (Entered: 05/28/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood granting motion for leave to exceed Memorandum Page Limit [61-1]; clerk shall file tendered memorandum (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 5/28/02] (DC) Modified on 05/28/2002 (Entered: 05/28/2002)

MEMORANDUM by defendant Advocate Messenger in support of motion for summary judgment [60-1] (DC) (Entered: 05/28/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood denying motion for leave to file a Memorandum In Opposition to Pltff's Motion to Reconsider the Court's Order Granting Deft's Motion to Substitute Parties [50-1] (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 5/28/02] (DC) (Entered: 05/28/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood denying motion for attorney fees [56-1] (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 6/3/02] (DC) (Entered: 06/03/2002)

ADVICE TO THE COURT by the parties; parties held a telephone conf call 5/31/02 regarding the court's order dated 5/23/02. It is the sense of the parties that a settlement conf would not necessarily be helpful in resolving this matter (DC) (Entered: 06/03/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood It is ORDERED that Order [Record No. 81] be and the same is AMENDED such that the order language reads: denying motion to reconsider order granting ACI's Motion to Substitute [48-1] (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 6/5/02] (DC) Modified on 06/06/2002 (Entered: 06/05/2002)

REPORT ON SETTLEMENT EFFORTS by plaintiff Equal Employment (DC) (Entered: 06/14/2002)

ADVICE TO THE COURT by defendant Advocate Messenger (DC) (Entered: 06/14/2002)

MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment to compel materials subject to disclosure (DC) (Entered: 08/02/2002)

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Equal Employment in support of motion to compel materials subject to disclosure [87-1] (DC) (Entered: 08/02/2002)

CERTIFICATION OF COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 37.1 by plaintiff Equal Employment (DC) (Entered: 08/02/2002)

PRETRIAL MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Equal Employment (DC) (Entered: 08/09/2002)

EXHIBIT list by plaintiff Equal Employment (DC) (Entered: 08/09/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood PT CONF set for 1:00 9/16/02 (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 8/12/02] (KJR) (Entered: 08/12/2002)

MEMORANDUM IN OPPPOSITION by dft Advocate Messenger to pla mtn to compel discovery (SKV) (Entered: 08/20/2002)

ORDER by Judge Joseph M. Hood: Resetting 9/16/02 pretrial cnfce for 4:00 9/17/02 in Courtroom B. (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date: 8/23/02] (RSB) (Entered: 08/23/2002)

REPLY by plaintiff Equal Employment to dft's memorandum in opposition motion to compel materials subject to disclosure [87-1]; OR in the alternative Request for an Order enlarging Discovery (SKV) (Entered: 08/26/2002)

REQUEST by plaintiff Equal Employment for order enlarging discovery (SKV) (Entered: 08/26/2002)

MOTION by defendant Advocate Messenger to reschedule the pretrial conference (SKV) (Entered: 08/26/2002)