Case: EEOC v. SHOWBIZ PIZZA TIME dba CHUCK E CHEESE'S

3:98-cv-00698 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 1998

Closed Date: May 11, 2000

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Case Summary

EEOC's Milwaukee, Wisconsin office filed this lawsuit against the defendant, CEC Entertainment, Inc. (f.k.a. Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc.; d.b.a Chuck E' Cheese's) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (Madison) on 09/30/1998. The individual complainant intervened in the suit. The case was immediately referred, upon consent of the parties, to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker for all proceedings. The court granted the plaintiff's motion for partial summary j…

EEOC's Milwaukee, Wisconsin office filed this lawsuit against the defendant, CEC Entertainment, Inc. (f.k.a. Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc.; d.b.a Chuck E' Cheese's) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (Madison) on 09/30/1998. The individual complainant intervened in the suit. The case was immediately referred, upon consent of the parties, to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker for all proceedings. The court granted the plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment but denied the defendant's motions to dismiss and for summary judgment. Thereafter, the parties engaged in intensive discovery from 08/1999 to 10/1999. The jury found the defendant liable after four days of trial and awarded the plaintiff $13,070,000.00 in damages after another four days. The court entered the final judgment on 05/11/2000, denying the defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law and reducing the final damages to the complainant to $309,657.00 in addition to more than $115,000 in fees and costs to the EEOC and the complainant's attorney. With access only to the docket, there is no information about the specific allegations or whether any injunctive relief was granted.

Summary Authors

Yin Zheng (6/17/2007)

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Document

3:98-cv-00698

Docket

EEOC v. Showbiz Pizza Time d/b/a Chuck E Cheeses'

May 26, 2000

May 26, 2000

Docket

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11045357/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-showbiz-pizza-time-inc/

Last updated March 31, 2024, 3:13 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link

Jams Import Utility Entry

Sept. 30, 1998

Sept. 30, 1998

PACER

NORTC

Sept. 30, 1998

Sept. 30, 1998

PACER
1

JS-44 (Entered: 09/30/1998)

Sept. 30, 1998

Sept. 30, 1998

PACER
2

COMPLAINT;SUMMONS ISSUED (Entered: 09/30/1998)

Sept. 30, 1998

Sept. 30, 1998

PACER
3

ANSWER BY DEFTS. (Entered: 10/29/1998)

Oct. 29, 1998

Oct. 29, 1998

PACER
4

DISCLOSURE OF CORP. AFFIL. & FINAN. INT. BY DEFTS. (Entered: 10/29/1998)

Oct. 29, 1998

Oct. 29, 1998

PACER
5

PPTC REPORT BY PARTIES.(JOINT) (Entered: 11/25/1998)

Nov. 25, 1998

Nov. 25, 1998

PACER
6

MOTION TO INTERVENE BY PLTF-INTERVENOR DONALD PERKL. (Entered: 11/25/1998)

Nov. 25, 1998

Nov. 25, 1998

PACER
7

PTC ORDER & FPTC ORDER (SLC) (Entered: 12/01/1998)

Dec. 1, 1998

Dec. 1, 1998

PACER
8

ORDER GRANT.MO.TO INTERVENE BY PLTF. INTERVENOR DONALD PERKL. BY HIS GUARDIAN ALICE PERKL.(SLC) (Entered: 12/01/1998)

Dec. 1, 1998

Dec. 1, 1998

PACER
9

COMPLAINT - OF PROPOSED INTERVENOR DONALD PERKL, BY HIS GUARD IAN ALICE PERKL (Entered: 12/01/1998)

Dec. 1, 1998

Dec. 1, 1998

PACER
10

ANSWER TO COMPLT OF PLAINTIFF INTERVENOR PERKL, BY DEFT. CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. F/K/A SHOWBIZ PIZZA TIME,D/B/A CHUCK E CH (Entered: 12/23/1998)

Dec. 23, 1998

Dec. 23, 1998

PACER
11

ORDER OF REFERENCE ; UPON CONSENT OF PARTIES THIS CASE IS ASSIGNED TO MAG/CROCKER FOR ALL PROCEEDINGS;CC MDL (BBC) (Entered: 01/25/1999)

Jan. 25, 1999

Jan. 25, 1999

PACER
12

MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RE: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, BY DEFT. (Entered: 02/19/1999)

Feb. 18, 1999

Feb. 18, 1999

PACER
13

AFFIDAVIT OF ROBERT E. SHUMAKER IN SUPP OF DEFT'S MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. (Entered: 02/19/1999)

Feb. 18, 1999

Feb. 18, 1999

PACER
14

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFT'S MO. FOR PROT/ORDER, BY PLTF. Added scanned document on 2/23/2011. (arw) (Entered: 02/23/1999)

Feb. 23, 1999

Feb. 23, 1999

PACER
15

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON IN OPPO. TO DEFT'S MO. FOR PROT. ORDER (Entered: 02/23/1999)

Feb. 23, 1999

Feb. 23, 1999

PACER
16

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION BY PLTF.DONALD PERKL OF MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. (Entered: 02/24/1999)

Feb. 24, 1999

Feb. 24, 1999

PACER
17

BRIEF IN REPLY OF MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER, BY DEFT. (Entered: 03/09/1999)

March 9, 1999

March 9, 1999

PACER
18

MOTION TO STRIKE DEFT'S REPLY BRIEF ON MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER, BY PLTF DONALD PERKL. (Entered: 03/10/1999)

March 10, 1999

March 10, 1999

PACER
19

ORDER GRANTING IN PART & DENYING IN PART DEFT'S MO/PROTECTIVE ORDER; DEFT TO DRAFT NEW PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR SIGNATURE. (SLC) Added scanned document on 2/23/2011. (arw) (Entered: 03/11/1999)

March 11, 1999

March 11, 1999

PACER
20

ORDER GRANTING DEFT'S MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. (SLC) CCMLD (Entered: 03/19/1999)

March 19, 1999

March 19, 1999

PACER
21

MOTION TO ADMIT FRANKLIN EASTWOOD WRIGHT AND JERRY HICKS PRO HAC VICE FOR DEFT, W/ORDER GRANTING MO. (JWS) CCMLD (Entered: 04/12/1999)

April 12, 1999

April 12, 1999

PACER
22

MOTION OF WILLIAM MCCARDELL TO ADMIT STEVEN A. SIEGEL TO PRACTICE PRO HAC VICE FOR DEFT. (Entered: 05/10/1999)

May 7, 1999

May 7, 1999

PACER
23

ORDER GRANT. MO. OF WM. MCCARDELL TO ADMIT STEVEN SIEGEL TO PRACTICE PRO HAC VICE;CC MLD (JWS) (Entered: 05/10/1999)

May 10, 1999

May 10, 1999

PACER
24

MOTION (AGREED) TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS, BY DEFT CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Entered: 05/13/1999)

May 12, 1999

May 12, 1999

PACER
25

ORDER GRANTING AGREED MO TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS, W/NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF S/J DEADLINE. (SLC)cc mld (Entered: 05/13/1999)

May 13, 1999

May 13, 1999

PACER
26

ORDER RE:6/4/99 TEL. HRG ON DEPO. TESTIMONY OF PLTF'S PHYSIC; PARTIES TO SUBM.INFO. OF RELEVANCE SOUGHT BY DEFT BY 6/8(SLC (Entered: 06/04/1999)

June 4, 1999

June 4, 1999

PACER
27

BRIEF IN SUPPORT - LTR BRF IN SUPP OF SUBPOENA TO TAKE DEPO OF DR. WERTSCH, BY DEFT CEC ENTERTAINMENT. (Entered: 06/08/1999)

June 8, 1999

June 8, 1999

PACER
28

PLTF. INTERVENOR PERKL'S STATEMENT IN REGARD TO THE DISPUTE AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF HIS MEDICAL RECORDS (Entered: 06/08/1999)

June 8, 1999

June 8, 1999

PACER
29

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION - LETTER BRIEF THAT PERKL'S MED.RECORDS NOT BE SUBJ. TO DISC.(NO RELEVANCE)& PRIVACY INTEREST,BY EEOC (Entered: 06/09/1999)

June 8, 1999

June 8, 1999

PACER
30

ORDER THAT DEFTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO DEPOSE DR. WERTSCH;CRT WILL REVIEW IN CAMERA PERK'S MED.RECORDS. S/J DUE 7/2.(SLC) (Entered: 06/09/1999)

June 9, 1999

June 9, 1999

PACER
31

MOTION TO COMPEL PLTF. TO PRODUCE ALL RESPONSIVE DOCUMENTS & TO FULLY ANSWER INTERRG. #16. + ATTY FEES, BY DEFT. CEC (Entered: 06/14/1999)

June 14, 1999

June 14, 1999

PACER
32

DEFT PERKL'S ADDITIONAL LETTER RE:DISCOVERY DISPUTE, ALONG W/MEDICAL RECS. FROM DR.WERTSCH FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW**SEALED* (Entered: 06/18/1999)

June 18, 1999

June 18, 1999

PACER
33

AFFIDAVIT OF MONICA MURPHY IN OPP TO DEFT'S MO TO COMPEL DISCOVERY. (Entered: 06/21/1999)

June 21, 1999

June 21, 1999

PACER
34

MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER, BY PLTF INTERVENOR PERKL. (Entered: 06/23/1999)

June 23, 1999

June 23, 1999

PACER
35

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MO FOR PROTECTIVE ORD.,BY PLTF INTERVENOR PERKL. (Entered: 06/23/1999)

June 23, 1999

June 23, 1999

PACER
36

ORDER GRANTING IN PART & DENYING IN PART DEFTS' MO TO COMPEL DISCLOSURE AND PLTF'S MO FOR PROTECTION FROM DISCOVERY. (SLC) (Entered: 06/28/1999)

June 25, 1999

June 25, 1999

PACER
37

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (PARTIAL), BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
38

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MO FOR PARTIAL S/J, BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
39

PROPOSED S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. OF LAW BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
40

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF SHARON FITCH. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
41

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF DAVID LARAIA. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
42

AFFIDAVIT OF JASON MARTIN. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
43

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
44

AFFIDAVIT OF LINNEL THOMAS. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
45

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY DEFT. CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
46

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MO FOR S/J,BY DEFT.CEC ENTERTAINMENT,INC. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
47

PROPOSED S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. OF LAW BY DEFT.CEC ENTERTAINMENT (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
48

AFFIDAVIT OF DONALD G. CREASY. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
49

AFFIDAVIT OF STEPHANIE HENRY. (Entered: 07/02/1999)

July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999

PACER
50

AFFIDAVIT OF - DECLARATION OF PATRICK MINICK IN SUPP OF PLTF'S MO FOR PARTIAL S/J. (Entered: 07/08/1999)

July 8, 1999

July 8, 1999

PACER
51

PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM, BY PLTF, ON BEHALF OF DONALD PERKL. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
52

MOTION TO STRIKE AFF.OF DONALD CREASY AND FOR SANCTIONS, BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
53

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MO TO STRIKE AFF.OF DONALD CREASY & FOR SANCTIONS, BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
54

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
55

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF BREA WITTWER. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
56

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION OF MO FOR S/J, BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
57

RESPONSE TO S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. OF LAW, BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/23/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
58

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO MO FOR PARTIAL S/J, BY DEFT. CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Entered: 07/26/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
59

RESPONSE TO S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. BY DEFT.CEC ENTERTAINMENT,INC (Entered: 07/26/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
60

AFFIDAVIT OF STEVEN SIEGEL. (Entered: 07/26/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
61

MOTION TO STRIKE PTLF'S MO FOR S/J EVIDENCE, BY DEFT.CEC. (Entered: 07/26/1999)

July 23, 1999

July 23, 1999

PACER
62

ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR APPTMT OF MONICA MURPHY AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR DONALD PERKL. (SLC) CCMLD (7/26/99) (Entered: 07/27/1999)

July 27, 1999

July 27, 1999

PACER
63

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION OF MO TO STRIKE EEOC'S S/J EVIDENCE,BY PLTF. (Entered: 07/28/1999)

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

PACER
64

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON. (Entered: 07/28/1999)

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

PACER
65

AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID LARAIA. (Entered: 07/28/1999)

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

PACER
66

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF PATRICK MINICK. (Entered: 07/28/1999)

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

PACER
67

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF SHARON FITCH. (Entered: 07/28/1999)

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

PACER
68

MOTION FOR LV.OF COURT TO FILE 1ST AMENDED ANSWER, BY DEFTS. (Entered: 07/30/1999)

July 30, 1999

July 30, 1999

PACER
69

MOTION FOR LV.OF CRT.TO FILE 1ST AMENDED ANSWER TO COMPLT. OF PTLF.INTERVENOR., BY DEFTS. (Entered: 07/30/1999)

July 30, 1999

July 30, 1999

PACER
70

MOTION TO DISMISS BY DEFT.CEC ENTERTAINMENT,INC. (Entered: 07/30/1999)

July 30, 1999

July 30, 1999

PACER
71

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MO TO DISMISS, BY DEFT.CEC ENTERTAINMENT. (Entered: 07/30/1999)

July 30, 1999

July 30, 1999

PACER
72

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO MO TO AMEND ANSWER, BY PLTF. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

PACER
73

AFFIDAVIT OF -DECLARATION OF BREA WITTWER IN RESPONSE TO DEFT MO FOR S/J., BY PLTF.,EEOC (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

PACER
74

BRIEF IN REPLY OF MO FOR PARTIAL S/J, BY PLTF. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

PACER
75

REPLY TO PROPOSED S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. OF LAW, BY PLTF. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

PACER
76

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON IN SUPP. OF PARTIAL S/J, BY PLTF. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

PACER
77

BRIEF IN REPLY TO MO FOR S/J, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

PACER
78

REPLY TO PROPOSED S/J FINDINGS/CONCL. OF LAW BY DEFT. CEC (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

PACER
79

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION -RESPONSE TO MO TO STRIKE AFF.OF DONALD CREASY & FOR SANCTIONS, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/02/1999)

Aug. 2, 1999

Aug. 2, 1999

PACER
80

DEPOSITION OF DR. PAUL WERTSCH, TAKEN 6/4/99 (Entered: 08/03/1999)

Aug. 3, 1999

Aug. 3, 1999

PACER
81

DEPOSITION OF BREA WITTWER, TAKEN 6/2/99 (Entered: 08/03/1999)

Aug. 3, 1999

Aug. 3, 1999

PACER
82

DEPOSITION OF DAVID LEMANSKI, TAKEN 6/3/99 (Entered: 08/03/1999)

Aug. 3, 1999

Aug. 3, 1999

PACER
83

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION BY PLTF INTERVENOR TO DEFT'S MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER AND MOTION TO DISMISS. (Entered: 08/05/1999)

Aug. 5, 1999

Aug. 5, 1999

PACER
84

AFFIDAVIT OF ALICE PERKL IN OPPOS. TO DEFT'S MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER AND MOTION TO DISMISS. (Entered: 08/05/1999)

Aug. 5, 1999

Aug. 5, 1999

PACER
85

DEPOSITION OF EDWARD PERKL, ON 7/28/99, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/05/1999)

Aug. 5, 1999

Aug. 5, 1999

PACER
86

DEPOSITION OF JOHN THOMAS, ON 7/27/99, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/05/1999)

Aug. 5, 1999

Aug. 5, 1999

PACER
87

DEPOSITION OF LINNEL THOMAS, ON 7/27/99, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/05/1999)

Aug. 5, 1999

Aug. 5, 1999

PACER
88

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION BY PLTF EEOC TO DEFT CEC'S MO TO DISMISS. (Entered: 08/09/1999)

Aug. 9, 1999

Aug. 9, 1999

PACER
89

BRIEF IN REPLY IN SUPP. OF MO. TO AMEND ANSWER, BY DEFT. CEC D/B/A CHUCK E. CHEESE'S (Entered: 08/10/1999)

Aug. 10, 1999

Aug. 10, 1999

PACER
90

MOTION FOR MENTAL EXAMINATION OF PLTF-INTERV.,DONALD PERKL, BY DEFT CEC (Entered: 08/10/1999)

Aug. 10, 1999

Aug. 10, 1999

PACER
91

AFFIDAVIT OF STEVEN A. SIEGEL IN SUPP. OF MO. FOR MENTAL EXAM OF PERKL (Entered: 08/10/1999)

Aug. 10, 1999

Aug. 10, 1999

PACER
92

BRIEF IN REPLY TO PLTF EEOC'S BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFT'S MOTION TO DISMISS, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/13/1999)

Aug. 13, 1999

Aug. 13, 1999

PACER
93

BRIEF IN REPLY TO PLTF INTERVENOR PERKL'S BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFT'S MO TO AMEND ANSWER & MO TO DISMISS, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/13/1999)

Aug. 13, 1999

Aug. 13, 1999

PACER
94

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFT'S MO. FOR MENTAL EXAM. OF DONALD PERKL, BY PLTF. Added scanned document on 2/23/2011. (arw) (Entered: 08/17/1999)

Aug. 16, 1999

Aug. 16, 1999

PACER
95

AFFIDAVIT OF BARBARA L. HENDERSON IN OPPO. TO MO. FOR MENTAL EXAM OF DONALD PERKL, BY PLTF. (Entered: 08/17/1999)

Aug. 16, 1999

Aug. 16, 1999

PACER
96

BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFT'S MO. FOR MENTAL EXAM OF DONALD PERKL, BY PLTF. INTERVENOR PERKL (Entered: 08/17/1999)

Aug. 16, 1999

Aug. 16, 1999

PACER
97

MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNSEL FOR PLTF INTERVENOR, BY DEFT. (Entered: 08/18/1999)

Aug. 18, 1999

Aug. 18, 1999

PACER
98

AFFIDAVIT OF STEVEN A. SIEGEL IN SUPP OF DEFT'S MO FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNSEL FOR PLTF INTERVENOR. (Entered: 08/18/1999)

Aug. 18, 1999

Aug. 18, 1999

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory: Wisconsin

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 30, 1998

Closing Date: May 11, 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: Unknown

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

CEC Entertainment, INC., Private Entity/Person

Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc., Private Entity/Person

CEC Entertainment, Inc. Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc., Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Damages

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Amount Defendant Pays: 425468.21

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit