Case: EEOC v. WALKER RESTAURANTS LLC (d/b/a RESTAURANT HAPA)

2:03-cv-01888 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2003

Closed Date: May 11, 2006

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Case Summary

The Phoenix District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Walker Restaurants, L.L.C., which owns the Restaurant Hapa, in September of 2003, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The only document available from PACER is the docket, which limits availability of the facts surrounding the case. It appears that the suit was a sexual discrimination case in violation of Title VII. The parties agreed in May of 2004 to settle the case through a consent decree. This decree included $15,000 in damages to be given to two women, and injunctive relief to stop Walker Restaurants from discriminating based on gender or retaliating for claims of harassment.

Summary Authors

Alex Bean (6/11/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

2:03-cv-01888

Docket (PACER)

EEOC v. Walker Restaurants

May 11, 2004

May 11, 2004

Docket

Resources

Docket

Last updated March 27, 2024, 3:04 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT FILED (LSP) (Entered: 09/29/2003)

Sept. 26, 2003

Sept. 26, 2003

2

RETURN OF SERVICE EXECUTED summons/complaint upon Tom Curzon for dft Walker Restaurants on 9/30/03 (MAP) (Entered: 10/08/2003)

Oct. 3, 2003

Oct. 3, 2003

3

Party agrees to mag judge jurisdiction (MAP) (Entered: 10/15/2003)

Oct. 14, 2003

Oct. 14, 2003

4

STIPULATION to extend time for Dft to Answer the Complaint by pla, dft [4-1] (MAP) (Entered: 10/27/2003)

Oct. 23, 2003

Oct. 23, 2003

5

ORDER by Mag Judge Virginia A. Mathis granting stipulation to extend time for Dft to Answer the Complaint by pla, dft [4-1] (cc: all counsel) (LSP) (Entered: 10/27/2003)

Oct. 27, 2003

Oct. 27, 2003

6

ORDERED that dft Walker Restaurants show cause for failure to comply with Local Rule 1.2(e) ; show cause hearing set for 1:30 2/9/04 for Walker Restaurants before Judge Stephen M. McNamee (cc: all counsel/AL) (MAP) (Entered: 01/12/2004)

Jan. 12, 2004

Jan. 12, 2004

7

Party elects assignment of case to district judge ; mag election form ddl satisfied 1/22/04 ; show cause hearing ddl satisfied 1/22/04 (MAP) (Entered: 01/23/2004)

Jan. 22, 2004

Jan. 22, 2004

8

MINUTE ORDER that pursuant to Local Rule 1.2(e), a request has been received for a random reassignment of this case to a District Judge FURTHER ORDERED Case reassigned by random draw to Judge Susan R. Bolton All future papers/pleadings should now list the following COMPLETE case number: CIV-03-1888-PHX-SRB FURTHER ORDERED that the Order to Show Cause hearing scheduled for 2/9/04 is hereby vacated (cc: all counsel/VAM/SRB) [8-2] (MAP) (Entered: 01/23/2004)

Jan. 23, 2004

Jan. 23, 2004

9

ORDER by Judge Susan R. Bolton that dft shall file its answer within 10 days of the date of this order (cc: all counsel) re: order filed [9-1] (CMM) (Entered: 02/10/2004)

Feb. 10, 2004

Feb. 10, 2004

10

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by dft Walker Restaurants (MAP) (Entered: 02/25/2004)

Feb. 19, 2004

Feb. 19, 2004

11

ANSWER to complaint [1-1] by dft Walker Restaurants (MAP) (Entered: 02/25/2004)

Feb. 19, 2004

Feb. 19, 2004

12

ORDER SETTING RULE 16 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Susan R. Bolton ; prel scheduling conf set for 10:30 4/5/04 (cc: all counsel) (CMM) (Entered: 02/27/2004)

Feb. 27, 2004

Feb. 27, 2004

13

CASE MGT PLAN by pla, dft (CMM) (Entered: 03/30/2004)

March 29, 2004

March 29, 2004

14

ORDER by Judge Susan R. Bolton that the court having been notified that this case has settled, this matter will be dismissed with prejudice within 30 days of the date of this order unless a stipulation to dismiss is filed prior to the dismissal date ; prel scheduling conf vacated (cc: all counsel) (CMM) (Entered: 04/06/2004)

April 6, 2004

April 6, 2004

15

JOINT MOTION for entry of Consent Decree by pla, dft [15-1] (MAP) (Entered: 05/07/2004)

May 5, 2004

May 5, 2004

16

CONSENT JUDGMENT by Judge Frederick J. Martone: granting motion for entry of Consent Decree by pla, dft [15-1]. GENERAL INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: Dft and its officers, agents, employees, successors, assigns and all persons in active concert or pariticipation with it, both at the time that this Decree becomes effective and for the duration of the Decree, are permanently enjoined from unlawful sexual discrimination, including harassment and retaliation. MONETARY RELIEF: Without admitting liability or fault, dft shall pay the gross sum of $15,000.00 in compensatory damages, with $10,000.00 to be distributed to Ms. Zavala and $5,000.00 to be distributed to Heather Neal. Dft shall not condition the receipt of the individual relief on Ms. Zavala's and Ms. Neal's statutory right to file a charge with any federal or state anti-discrimination agency in the future. Parties shall each bear their own costs, and the Commission, Ms. Zavala, Ms. Neal and Restaurant Hapa, Inc shall each bear their own attorneys' fees and costs incurred as a result of this action through the filing of this Decree; the duration of this Decree shall be 2 years from its entry; shoud the court determine that dft has not complied with this Decree, appropriate relief may be ordered; this decree shall expire by its own terms at the end of 24 months from the date of entry, without further action by the parties or the court; this is a final judgment and therefore this case is terminated. terminating case (cc: all counsel,ord bk) (CMM) (Entered: 05/11/2004)

May 11, 2004

May 11, 2004

Case Details

State / Territory: Arizona

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 26, 2003

Closing Date: May 11, 2006

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

Walker Restaurants LLC, Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

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: 15000

Order Duration: 2004 - 2006

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination-basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex or Gender:

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits