Case: EEOC v. SPECTRUM INTERIORS OF TENNESSEE, INC.

3:98-cv-01155 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Dec. 14, 1998

Closed Date: Sept. 24, 1999

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Memphis district office sued Spectrum Interiors of Tennessee, Inc. and Sid Matney, on December 14, 1998 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The EEOC's cause of action is unknown because the docket is the only document available for this case. The parties entered into a consent decree on June 22, 1999, the contents of which are unknown. The two separately intervening complainants and the defendant submitted an agreed order of dismissal in September 1999 that required the defendant to pay the intervenors $1,073.74 for litigation expenses.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (7/27/2007)

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Document

3:98-cv-01155

Docket (PACER)

EEOC v. Spectrum Interiors of Tennessee, Inc., et al

Sept. 24, 1999

Sept. 24, 1999

Docket

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10804818/eeoc-v-spectrum-interiors/

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

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
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COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued & sent to USM on 1/4/99 for service upon Robert Flohn) (bbj) Modified on 01/04/1999 (Entered: 12/17/1998)

Dec. 14, 1998

Dec. 14, 1998

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2

NOTICE of Initial Case Management Conference ; Case Management Conference set for 1:30 2/26/99 before Judge Higgins (bbj) (Entered: 12/17/1998)

Dec. 14, 1998

Dec. 14, 1998

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3

ORDER by Judge Thomas A. Higgins; Case transferred to Judge Aleta A. Trauger per Admin. Order No. 138-2 (cc: all counsel) (EOD 12/28/98) (jb) (Entered: 12/28/1998)

Dec. 22, 1998

Dec. 22, 1998

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4

NOTICE of Initial Case Management Conference Case Management Conference reset for 10:00 2/22/99 before Judge Trauger (af) (Entered: 01/04/1999)

Jan. 4, 1999

Jan. 4, 1999

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5

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger; Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/22/99 at 10:00 a.m.; Counsel for all ptys shall, at the initative of pltf's counsel, prepare a proposed case management plan for submission to the Court at least 3 business days prior to the scheduled conference (cc: all counsel) (EOD 1/13/99) (jb) (Entered: 01/13/1999)

Jan. 12, 1999

Jan. 12, 1999

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6

RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon deft Spectrum Interiors on 1/12/99 by certified mail; Served by USM (jb) (Entered: 01/14/1999)

Jan. 14, 1999

Jan. 14, 1999

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7

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for deft Spectrum Interiors by H. Buckley Cole, Robert D. Hudson & Julie K. Hackworth (w/attached certificates of good standing for Mr. Hudson & Ms. Hackworth) (jb) (Entered: 02/05/1999)

Feb. 4, 1999

Feb. 4, 1999

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8

CERTIFICATE of Good Standing filed by Julie K. Hackworth counsel for deft Spectrum Interiors from USDC/ED/KY (jb) (Entered: 02/05/1999)

Feb. 4, 1999

Feb. 4, 1999

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9

CERTIFICATE of Good Standing filed by Robert d. Hudson counsel for deft Spectrum Interiors from USDC/ED/KY (jb) (Entered: 02/05/1999)

Feb. 4, 1999

Feb. 4, 1999

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10

ANSWER by deft Spectrum Interiors to complaint [1-1] (jb) (Entered: 02/05/1999)

Feb. 4, 1999

Feb. 4, 1999

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11

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger; Case referred to Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin to hold a settlement conference within the next 30-60 days (cc: all counsel) (EOD 2/25/99) (jb) (Entered: 02/25/1999)

Feb. 24, 1999

Feb. 24, 1999

PACER

PROPOSED Order re ICMC (jb)

March 3, 1999

March 3, 1999

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12

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger: Case Management Conference held 2/22/99. Within 60 days of 2/22/99, parties shall schedule and participate in a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Griffin. All discovery is stayed pending completion of early settlement conference. Case Management Conference set for 10:00 on 5/19/99. EOD 3/8/99 (cc: all counsel) (gi) (Entered: 03/08/1999)

March 8, 1999

March 8, 1999

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13

NOTICE of hearing; Second Case Management Conference is reset for 10:30 5/21/99 in the temporary Chambers of Judge Trauger, 2nd Floor US Customs House, 701 Broadway (jb) (Entered: 03/11/1999)

March 10, 1999

March 10, 1999

PACER
14

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin; Telephone conference held 3/9/99; Telephone conference set for 1:00 4/14/99; Settlement conference set for 9:00 4/16/99 ; Ptys shall deliver UNDER SEAL directly to Ms. Jeanne Cox, Courtroom Deputy, Mr. Steve Wilson or Ms. Candace Crawford, Law Clerks, by 4:00 p.m. 4/13/99, ex parte, separate settlement conference statement as outlined in this order; (cc: all counsel, Ms. Sheila O'Regan, Esq.) (EOD 3/11/99) (jb) (Entered: 03/11/1999)

March 10, 1999

March 10, 1999

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15

MOTION filed by Janet Lee Bean to intervene (w/attached Complaint (Org.) by intervenor Janet Lee Bean & Summons) (jb) (Entered: 03/25/1999)

March 24, 1999

March 24, 1999

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16

MOTION filed by Djuna Reynolds to intervene (w/attached complaint (Org.) by intervenor Djuna June Reynolds) (jb) (Entered: 03/25/1999)

March 24, 1999

March 24, 1999

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17

MEMORANDUM by intervenor Janet Lee Bean & intervenor Djuna Reynolds in support of motion to intervene [15-1] [16-1] (jb) (Entered: 03/25/1999)

March 24, 1999

March 24, 1999

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18

MEMORANDUM by deft in opposition to motions to intervene [16-1], [15-1]; w/attached exhibits A - E (tlc) (Entered: 04/13/1999)

April 12, 1999

April 12, 1999

PACER
19

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin Telephonic status conference held 4/14/99 ; Telephone conference call set for 1:30 6/2/99, to be initiated by counsel for the deft ; Settlement conference scheduled for 4/16/99 is continued and contingent upon approval from Judge Trauger, is rescheduled for 10:00 6/4/99 (cc: all counsel) EOD 4/15/99 (lah) (Entered: 04/15/1999)

April 15, 1999

April 15, 1999

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20

REPLY(Response to Defts Objection to Intervention) by intervenors to response to motions to intervene [15-1] [16-1] (lah) (Entered: 04/19/1999)

April 16, 1999

April 16, 1999

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21

MOTION by intervenors for Court to cancel Settlement Conference and to lift stay on discovery (lah) (Entered: 04/19/1999)

April 16, 1999

April 16, 1999

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22

MEMORANDUM by intervenors in support of motion for Court to cancel Settlement Conference [21-1] and motion to lift stay on discovery [21-2] (lah) (Entered: 04/19/1999)

April 16, 1999

April 16, 1999

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23

JOINT MOTION to extend deadline for settlement conference to 6/4/99 at 10:00 (w/attached order) (lah) Modified on 04/21/1999 (Entered: 04/20/1999)

April 19, 1999

April 19, 1999

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24

MOTION by deft for order to substitute Affidavit of Jeffrey Wolnitzek (w/attached proposed order & Affidavit of Jeffrey Wolnitzek) (lah) (Entered: 04/20/1999)

April 20, 1999

April 20, 1999

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25

RESPONSE by pltf to deft's memorandum in opposition to mtn to intervene [15-1], [16-1] (lah) (Entered: 04/21/1999)

April 20, 1999

April 20, 1999

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27

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger Settlement conference reset for 6/4/99; Case Management Conference reset for 10:00 6/22/99 (cc: all counsel) EOD 4/22/99 (lah) (Entered: 04/22/1999)

April 21, 1999

April 21, 1999

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26

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger granting motion for order to substitute Affidavit of Jeffrey Wolnitzek [24-1] (cc: all counsel) EOD 4/22/99 (lah) (Entered: 04/22/1999)

April 22, 1999

April 22, 1999

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28

RESPONSE by deft(Memorandum In Opposition) to motion for Court to cancel Settlement Conference [21-1], to motion to lift stay on discovery [21-2] (lah) (Entered: 04/23/1999)

April 22, 1999

April 22, 1999

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29

AFFIDAVIT of Jeffrey Wolnitzek (lah) (Entered: 04/27/1999)

April 22, 1999

April 22, 1999

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30

MOTION by deft for leave to file a surreply to pltf's reply to deft's memorandum in opposition to motions to intervene (w/exhibit A, proposed order and deft's surreply) (lah) (Entered: 05/17/1999)

May 14, 1999

May 14, 1999

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31

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger granting motion for leave to file a surreply to pltf's reply to deft's memorandum in opposition to motions to intervene [30-1] (cc: all counsel) EOD 5/19/99 (lah) (Entered: 05/19/1999)

May 18, 1999

May 18, 1999

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32

REPLY(Surreply) by deft to pltf's response to deft's memorandum in opposition to motions to intervene [15-1], [16-1] (lah) (Entered: 05/19/1999)

May 19, 1999

May 19, 1999

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33

MEMORANDUM OF THE COURT (cc: all counsel) EOD 6/1/99 (lah) (Entered: 06/01/1999)

June 1, 1999

June 1, 1999

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34

ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger: For reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum, motion to intervene [16-1] is granted and motion to cancel Settlement Conference [21-1] and to lift stay on discovery [21-2] is denied. (cc: all counsel) EOD 6/1/99 (lah) Modified on 06/02/1999 (Entered: 06/01/1999)

June 1, 1999

June 1, 1999

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35

RETURN OF SERVICE by intervenor Janet Lee Bean, intervenor Djuna Reynolds to Sid Matney. (seal) (Entered: 06/01/1999)

June 1, 1999

June 1, 1999

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PROPOSED Consent Decree (w/exhibits A-C) (lah)

June 4, 1999

June 4, 1999

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36

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin Settlement Conference held 6/4/99 ; Intervening pltfs and deft Spectrum shall submit an agreed order of dismissal by 6/18/99; Clerk is directed to file stamp and docket the complaints by intervenors Djuna June Reynolds and Janet Lee Bean; Claims of the interveing pltfs against deft Sid Matney remain pending; Second case management conference remains scheduled because of the claims against Matney are not resolved; Clerk is directed to forward the file to Judge Trauger for her consideration and entry of the consent decree executed on 6/4/99 and dismissal document to be filed; Clerk is directed to send a copy of this order by regular and certified mail to Sid Matney. (cc: all counsel, Sid Matney) EOD 6/7/99 (lah) (Entered: 06/07/1999)

June 7, 1999

June 7, 1999

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37

INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenor Djuna Reynolds (lah) (Entered: 06/07/1999)

June 7, 1999

June 7, 1999

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38

INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenor Janet Lee Bean (lah) (Entered: 06/07/1999)

June 7, 1999

June 7, 1999

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39

NOTICE of hearing: Case Management Conference set for 1:30 9/27/99 (mk) (Entered: 06/22/1999)

June 22, 1999

June 22, 1999

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40

CLERK'S RESUME: Second Case Management Conference held on 6/22/99; Atty Steve North given 90 days to try to get Mr. Matney, remaining deft, to sign a proposed injunction. Next Case Management Conference set on 9/27/99 at 1:30. (lah) (Entered: 06/23/1999)

June 22, 1999

June 22, 1999

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41

CONSENT DECREE by Judge Aleta A. Trauger: The parties, EEOC and Spectrum Interiors, stipulate to the jurisdiction of this Court and agree to the stipulations set out in the Consent Decree. Each of the parties shall bear their own costs and attorneys' fees in this action. terminating party Spectrum Interiors and party EEOC (cc: all counsel) EOD 6/23/99 (lah) (Entered: 06/23/1999)

June 22, 1999

June 22, 1999

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42

AGREED ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger: Intervenors and the deft Sid Matney agree that deft Matney, agents, servants, employees and attorneys and all persons in active participation with him, is permanently enjoined from coming about, harassing, assaulting, threatening, or having any contact whatsoever directly or indirectly, with intervenors Reynolds and Bean. Deft Matney shall pay the intervernors' $1,073.74 for litigation expenses in 3 monthly installments of $357.91. Intervenors' complaint against deft Matney is dismissed with prejudice. terminating case (cc: all counsel, deft Matney) EOD 9/24/99 (lah) Modified on 09/27/1999 (Entered: 09/24/1999)

Sept. 24, 1999

Sept. 24, 1999

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42

AGREED ORDER by Judge Aleta A. Trauger: Intervenors and the deft Sid Matney agree that deft Matney, agents, servants, employees and attorneys and all persons in active participation with him, is permanently enjoined from coming about, harassing, assaulting, threatening, or having any contact whatsoever directly or indirectly, with intervenors Reynolds and Bean. Deft Matney shall pay the intervernors' $1,073.74 for litigation expenses in 3 monthly installments of $357.91. Intervenors' complaint against deft Matney is dismissed with prejudice. terminating case (cc: all counsel, deft Matney) EOD 9/24/99 (lah) Modified on 09/27/1999 (Entered: 09/24/1999)

Sept. 24, 1999

Sept. 24, 1999

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Case Details

State / Territory: Tennessee

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 14, 1998

Closing Date: Sept. 24, 1999

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: Unknown

Class Action Outcome: Unknown

Defendants

Sid Matney, Private Entity/Person

Spectrum Interiors of Tennessee, Inc., Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Damages

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