Case: EEOC v. CARL'S JR RESTAURANT

2:05-cv-01978 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 1, 2005

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

In September 2005, the EEOC district office in San Francisco brought this suit against Carl Karcher Enterprises, doing business as Carl's Jr. Restaurant, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The complaint alleged racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Details of the allegations were not disclosed. In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the aggrieved former employee $105,000,…

In September 2005, the EEOC district office in San Francisco brought this suit against Carl Karcher Enterprises, doing business as Carl's Jr. Restaurant, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The complaint alleged racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Details of the allegations were not disclosed.

In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the aggrieved former employee $105,000, establish a potential claimant fund of $150,000, refrain from retaliating or discriminating on the basis of race, affirm its complaint and anti-discrimination policies, distribute EEO notices, post this consent decree, provide EEO training, expunge the aggrieved former employee's personnel record of all reference to this litigation, issue a neutral reference letter, and annually report any complaints to to the EEOC. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the decree ran for two years.

The decree was entered in 2005 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (6/18/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/2/2018)

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Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Raechel L. (California)

Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (California)

Anderson, Kenneth P. (California)

Anderson, Suzanne M (California)

Andrew, Regina Maria (California)

Attorney for Defendant
Judge(s)

Damrell, Frank C. (California)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Raechel L. (California)

Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (California)

Anderson, Kenneth P. (California)

Anderson, Suzanne M (California)

Andrew, Regina Maria (California)

Arendes, Jennifer L. (California)

Attorney, Prim F. (California)

AUSA, Owen C.J. (California)

AUSA, James J. (California)

Awad, Wasan (California)

Backhaus, William C (California)

Bailey, Terri Hearn (California)

Banks, Oshia (California)

Bannon, Jeffrey C (California)

Baran, Andrea G. (California)

Batog, Konrad (California)

Bean, Julie Steptoe (California)

Beck, Terry L. (California)

Bell, Charles T. (California)

Biscardi-Andre, Beatriz (California)

Burstein, Jeffrey Charles (California)

Butler, Michelle T. (California)

Caiola, Michelle Anne (California)

Calhoun, June Wallace (California)

Call, Gary L. (California)

Canino, Robert A (California)

Carrillo, Gina E (California)

Chahbazi, Meenoo (California)

Chandy, Sunu P. (California)

Che, May R (California)

Chen, Mark H (California)

Cheung, Raymond T. (California)

Cohen, Ethan M (California)

Cole, Holly Waldron (California)

Coleman, Charles Franklin (California)

Cook, Terrence R. (California)

Cooper, Ronald S (California)

Costas, Toby W (California)

Cox, Lisa Ann (California)

Crook, Debra Hawes (California)

Crout, Joseph M. (California)

Curtin, Nora Ellen (California)

Davis, Chandra Cain (California)

Dawkins, Robert K. (California)

DeCamp, Aaron Rutledge (California)

Deck, Dayna F. (California)

Denig, Jessica A (California)

Dills, Steven W. (California)

Dixon, Pamela (California)

Dreiband, Eric S (California)

Dreilinger, Lauren Gayle (California)

Driscoll-MacEachron, James P (California)

Dubey, Devika S (California)

Edge, Dawn M. (California)

Elkin, Laurie S. (California)

Farrell, Michael J (California)

Feldman, Laura R (California)

Fiorito, Bradley S. (California)

Fischer, Kurt S (California)

Flores, Carmen (California)

Foslid, Kristen Marie (California)

Fox, Rosemary J (California)

Gochanour, Gregory M (California)

Graham, Nancy Eleanor (California)

Graziano, Louis (California)

Grossman, Elizabeth (California)

Guerrier, Charles E. (California)

Gusewelle, Anne E. (California)

Haden, Kara L (California)

Hamilton, Deborah L (California)

Harper, Donna (California)

Healy, Teri L. (California)

Hendrickson, John C (California)

Henry, Ann Marie (California)

Hill, Keith T. (California)

Hobson, William R (California)

Holman, Patrick J (California)

Hope, Jennifer L. (California)

Imdieke, Michael H. (California)

Isenhart, Jessi D. (California)

Johnson, Robert G. (California)

Johnson, Johnnie L. (California)

Jones, Anica C. (California)

Jones, Stephanie Michelle (California)

Jr, Robert A (California)

Kamp, Jean P (California)

Kane, Deborah A. (California)

Keenan, Judy Ann (California)

Kennedy, Melvin D. (California)

Kinne, Paul A. (California)

Kittle, Rita Byrnes (California)

Klaassen, Mark A (California)

Krivonyak, J. Christopher (California)

Kuelbs, Meaghan Leigh (California)

Laura, Peter F. (California)

Lawrence, Debra M. (California)

Lee, Damien Anthony (California)

Lee, Jeff A (California)

Lee, James L. (California)

Lee, Jeffrey A. (California)

Lepak, Thomas Scott (California)

Lewis, Muslima (California)

Li, Derek W (California)

Liem, Connie (California)

Liner, Celia S. (California)

Lopez, P David (California)

Lucero, A.Luis Lucero (California)

Macy, James Douglas (California)

Mahood, Zoe G (California)

Mallik, Amrita (California)

Malloy, Margaret Ann (California)

Marino, Stephanie (California)

Martin, C Levi (California)

Martinez, Ana Consuelo (California)

Maxion, Sanya Hill (California)

McBride, Dennis R (California)

McCord, Stacey Elise (California)

McCoy, Matthew H (California)

McCoy-Cruz, Kimberly A. (California)

McNair, Jacqueline H. (California)

Meredith, Brandi Lorraine (California)

Miller, Gerald L (California)

Moench, William E (California)

Monahan, Camille A (California)

Murray, Steven Lee (California)

Naccarato, Elizabeth A (California)

Neary, Kathleen M. (California)

Northrup, Kate (California)

O'Boyle, Judith A. (California)

O'Brien, Michael J. (California)

Offen-Brown, David F. (California)

O'Hara, Cindy (California)

Olson, Kathryn Blaire (California)

O'Neill, Mary Jo (California)

Oppenheim, Harriett F (California)

Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann (California)

Park, Anna (California)

Parker, Russell P (California)

Pearson, Gina Elaine (California)

Peck, Jonathan T (California)

Pence, Richard M. (California)

Peral, Cesar J (California)

Peters, Kirsten Jennifer (California)

Peterson, Melanie M. (California)

Phillips, Ronald L. (California)

Pladson, Nicholas J (California)

Pohl, Anna Marie (California)

Powell, Molly P. (California)

Ramos, Marisol (California)

Ramsey, Sally (California)

Ranis, Michael Bruce (California)

Ratliff, Sean (California)

Reams, Gwendolyn Young (California)

Rens, LaVerne G. (California)

Rethage, Thomas D (California)

Rivela, David C. (California)

Rivera, Jadhira Virginia (California)

Roberts, Monique Joy (California)

Robertson, Michelle M (California)

Rose, Robert David (California)

Rucker, Marsha Lynn (California)

Ryerse, Mary M (California)

Sanghvi, Ami T. (California)

Santos, Adela P. (California)

Savage, Markeisha K. (California)

Schmitt, Suzanne Julia (California)

Schnitzel, Andrew Marten (California)

Seely, Barbara A (California)

Seth, Devika Rani (California)

Sexton, Richard I (California)

Sirkin, Lisa (California)

Smason, Diane I (California)

Smith, C Emanuel (California)

Smith, Deidre (California)

Smith, Rachel M. (California)

Stanley, John F. (California)

Statkus, Carol A (California)

Steele, Roberta (California)

Stewart, Ronald S (California)

Stith, Rebecca S. (California)

Struble, Stephanie (California)

Szromba, Jeanne Bowman (California)

Tamayo, William R. (California)

Taylor, Judith G. (California)

Tetzlaff, Karl R. (California)

Thomas, Gillian Lathrop (California)

Thomas, Kelley Renee (California)

Thornton, Gerald L. (California)

Tomlinson, Robert F (California)

Turnage, Edwin Lake (California)

Tyndall, Brian C (California)

Valderrama, Hillary K (California)

Vance, Carrie Noelle (California)

Varma, Maneesh (California)

Vasichek, Laurie A (California)

Vuong, Rumduol Kim (California)

Wagner, Steven Andrews (California)

Walter, Nicholas Glen (California)

Weisberg, Robert E. (California)

Welsh, Blaine T (California)

Whitehead, Jamal N (California)

Wilburn, Tanisha R (California)

Williams, Faye A (California)

Wong, Kam Sau (California)

Woolley, Christopher (California)

Attorney for Defendant

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

2:05-cv-01978

Docket

EEOC v. Carl Karcher Enterprises d/b/a Carl's Jr. Restaurant

March 29, 2006

March 29, 2006

Docket
1-1

2:05-cv-01978

Complaint

EEOC v. Carl Karcher Enterprises d/b/a Carl's Jr. Restaurant

Sept. 29, 2005

Sept. 29, 2005

Complaint
4-1

2:05-cv-01978

Consent Decree

EEOC v. Carl Karcher Enterprises d/b/a Carl's Jr. Restaurant

Dec. 6, 2005

Dec. 6, 2005

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4158317/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-carl-karcher-enterprises-dba/

Last updated Feb. 28, 2024, 3:03 a.m.

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COMPLAINT against Carl Karcher Enterprises dba Carl's Jr. Restaurant, filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Mitchell, Marcia) (Entered: 09/29/2005)

1 Civil Cover Sheet

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Sept. 29, 2005

Sept. 29, 2005

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SUMMONS ISSUED as to *Carl Karcher Enterprises dba Carl's Jr. Restaurant* with answer to complaint due within *20* days. Attorney *Equal Employment Opportunity Commission* *San Francisco District Office* *350 The Embarcaderio, Suite 500* *San Francisco, CA 94105*. (Sherman, T) (Entered: 09/29/2005)

Sept. 29, 2005

Sept. 29, 2005

PACER
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CIVIL NEW CASE DOCUMENTS ISSUED; (Attachments: # 1 Consent Forms # 2 VDRP Forms) (Sherman, T) (Entered: 09/29/2005)

1 Consent Forms

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2 VDRP Forms

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Sept. 29, 2005

Sept. 29, 2005

PACER
4

Consent Decree by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit C# 4 Exhibit D# 5 Exhibit E)(Mitchell, Marcia) Modified on 12/13/2005 (Price, M). (Entered: 12/06/2005)

1 Exhibit A

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2 Exhibit B

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3 Exhibit C

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4 Exhibit D

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5 Exhibit E

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Dec. 6, 2005

Dec. 6, 2005

RECAP
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PROPOSED ORDER re 4 Proposed Order by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Mitchell, Marcia) (Entered: 12/13/2005)

Dec. 13, 2005

Dec. 13, 2005

PACER
6

ORDER signed by Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. on 12/13/05. re 4 Proposed Order filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - GRANTED. Consent decree as filed on 12/6/05 is ADOPTED. ***Civil Case Terminated. CASE CLOSED (Price, M) (Entered: 12/13/2005)

Dec. 13, 2005

Dec. 13, 2005

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DECLARATION of Paul B. Pressnall in compliance of Consent Decree. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Signature page to Decl of Compliance)(Wenzel, Robert) (Entered: 03/29/2006)

1 Declaration Signature page to Decl of Compliance

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March 29, 2006

March 29, 2006

PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory: California

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 1, 2005

Closing Date: 2007

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

Carl Karcher Enterprises, 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: 255000

Order Duration: 2005 - 2007

Content of Injunction:

Expungement of Employment Record

Neutral/Positive Reference

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Recordkeeping

Issues

General:

Retaliation

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis:

Race discrimination

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits