U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana (Baton Rouge) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 3:97-cv JVP

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1 U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana (Baton Rouge) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 3:97-cv JVP USA v. EBR Parish School Assigned to: Judge John V. Parker Demand: $0 Cause: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Sex) Date Filed: 04/01/1997 Date Terminated: 06/20/1997 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Plaintiff Plaintiff United States of America represented by James Patrick Thompson United States Attorney's Office - BR Middle District of Louisiana 777 Florida Street, Suite 208 Baton Rouge, LA Fax: USALAM.ECF@usdoj.gov LEAD ATTORNEY Luis A. Lavin United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Employment Litigation Section P. O. Box Washington, DC Stephen J. Curran U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - Employment Litig P.O. Box Washington, DC V.

2 Defendant East Baton Rouge Parish School Board represented by Kenneth F. Sills Hammonds & Sills P. O. Box S. Foster Drive, Suite C Baton Rouge, LA Fax: FAX ksills@hamsil.com LEAD ATTORNEY Objector Baton Rouge Association of School Employees represented by Nancy Picard Robein, Urann & Lurye P.O. Box Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, LA Fax: npicard@rul-law.com LEAD ATTORNEY Louis L. Robein, Jr. Robein, Urann & Lurye P.O. Box Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, LA Fax: lrobein@rul-law.com Date Filed # Docket Text 04/01/ COMPLAINT (rgm) (Entered: 04/02/1997) 04/01/ JOINT MOTION by USA, EBR Parish School For Conditional Entry of The Consent Decree and to Set a Fairness Hearing (Holding consent decree) (rgm) (Entered: 04/02/1997) 04/01/ MEMORANDUM by USA in support of [2-1] joint motion For

3 Conditional Entry of The Consent Decree and to Set a Fairness Hearing by EBR Parish School, USA (rgm) (Entered: 04/02/1997) 04/01/ MEMORANDUM by EBR Parish School in support of [2-1] joint motion For Conditional Entry of The Consent Decree and to Set a Fairness Hearing by EBR Parish School, USA (rgm) (Entered: 04/02/1997) 04/01/ MOTION by USA for Luis A. Lavin to Appear Pro Hac Vice (rgm) (Entered: 04/02/1997) 04/08/ ORDER granting [2-1] joint motion For Conditional Entry of The Consent Decree and to Set a Fairness Hearig for 10:00 6/20/97 Any objections to this courts final approval and entry of the Consent Decree must be made in writing w/in 20 days prior to the Fairness Hearing. A written response to any such objections with the court, no later than three days prior to the scheduled date of the Fairness Hearing. set Notice of Compliance deadline to 6/17/97 ( signed by Chief Judge John V. Parker ), issued notices. (hcj) Modified on 04/08/1997 (Entered: 04/08/1997) 04/08/ ORDER granting [5-1] motion by USA for Luis A. Lavin to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( signed by Chief Judge John V. Parker ), issued notices. (hcj) (Entered: 04/08/1997) 04/21/ NOTICE of setting Scheduling Conference for 9:00 7/10/97 before a US Magistrate Judge in room 265 and directing attorneys to file a Status Report deadline set for 7/8/97 ( Joan Sheets, CRD ), issued notices. (hcj) (Entered: 04/21/1997) 04/30/ MEMORANDUM by B.R. Assoc of School in opposition to Proposed Consent Decree (kdc) (Entered: 06/16/1997) 04/30/ Objections by B.R. Assoc of School to Proposed Consent Decree (kdc) (Entered: 06/16/1997) 05/02/ NOTICE of Hearing: reset Scheduling Conference for 9:00 7/17/97 in Room 265, signed by CN issued notices. (kdc) (Entered: 05/02/1997) 05/16/1997 Set magistrate assignment. (pah) (Entered: 05/16/1997) 05/30/ LETTER To: Clerk of Court From: DeJuana Banks Ref: Fairness Hearing (kdc) (Entered: 06/02/1997) 06/05/ NOTICE by Paul B. McKinnis of wanting to be apart of this case. (kdc) (Entered: 06/05/1997)

4 06/05/ NOTICE by Nedra Wrights of wanting to be a part of this case. (kdc) (Entered: 06/05/1997) 06/10/ NOTICE of Change of Adress & Name: From: Catherine Brown to Catherine Jones 1718 Blvd DeProvince Apt # 67 B. R. LA (kdc) (Entered: 06/10/1997) 06/17/ RESPONSE by EBR Parish School in opposition to [9-1] opposition memorandum by B.R. Assoc of School (kdc) (Entered: 06/17/1997) 06/17/ RESPONSE by USA in opposition to [10-1] opposition memorandum by B.R. Assoc of School (kdc) (Entered: 06/17/1997) 06/20/ CONSENT DECREE ( signed by Chief Judge John V. Parker ), issued notices. (kdc) (Entered: 06/20/1997) 06/20/1997 Case closed (kdc) (Entered: 06/20/1997) 06/20/1997 Evidentiary Hearing held (kdc) (Entered: 06/20/1997) 06/20/ Minute entry: 05/20/97--fairness hearing held on proposed consent decree...the COURT APPROVED THE CONSENT DECREE. ( signed by Chief Judge John V. Parker ),issued notices (kdc) (Entered: 06/20/1997) 07/15/ ORDER denying as moot [14-1] notice by Nedra Douglas Wright as wanting to become a party, denying as moot[13-1] notice by Pearl b. McKinnis to become a party to this case. ( signed by Mag. Judge Docia L. Dalby ), issued notices. (kdc) (Entered: 07/15/1997) 12/10/ MOTION by USA for Hearing to consider objections to proposed awards of individual relief (kdc) (Entered: 12/10/1998) 12/10/ MEMORANDUM by USA in support of [21-1] motion for Hearing to consider objections to proposed awards of individual relief by USA (kdc) (Entered: 12/10/1998) 12/10/ MOTION by USA for Stephen J Curran to Appear Pro Hac Vice (kdc) (Entered: 12/10/1998) 12/11/ ORDER granting [23-1] motion for Stephen J Curran to Appear Pro Hac Vice by USA ( signed by Mag. Judge Docia L. Dalby ), issued notices. (bw) (Entered: 12/11/1998) 12/14/ ORDER granting [21-1] motion for Hearing to consider objections to proposed awards of individual relief by USA;

5 Hearing set for 2/26/99 at 10:00 in Courtroom 1...Any objections to the US' determinations concerning the eligibility and/or the type of relief proposed to be awarded must be made in writing by filing such objections with the court and mailing such objections to counsel for the US and the dft no later than 30 calendar days prior to the hearing...not later than 14 calendar days following the date of entry of this Order, the US shall provide notice of the date, time, place and purpose of this hearing to all individuals who filed claims for relief; Not later than 14 calendar days following the date of entry of this Order, Dft shall provide the written notice required by para. 53 of the Consent Decree to all current employees and any non-claimants who have informed Dft in writing that they object to the relief proposed; No later than 7 calendar days before the date of the hearing, dft shall publish notice of the hearing... (signed by Judge John V. Parker ), issued notices. (bw) (Entered: 12/14/1998) 12/29/ NOTICE of Objection by Ollie Taplin to the Determination of Claim (bw) (Entered: 12/30/1998) 01/20/ NOTICE of objection by Yolanda Lovely (bw) (Entered: 01/22/1999) 01/25/ NOTICE of objection by Bertha S. Twine (bw) (Entered: 01/26/1999) 01/27/ NOTICE of objection by LaDonna Stewart (bw) (Entered: 01/28/1999) 01/28/ NOTICE of objection by Euradean Stewart (bw) (Entered: 01/28/1999) 01/29/ NOTICE of objection by Rigina Gail Whitmore Green (bw) (Entered: 02/01/1999) 02/02/ NOTICE of objection by Matissie Bland (bw) (Entered: 02/03/1999) 02/23/ RESPONSE by USA in opposition to [32-1] notice, [31-1] notice, [30-1] notice, [29-1] notice, [28-1] notice, [27-1] notice, [26-1] notice (bw) (Entered: 02/25/1999) 03/02/ Minute entry: Hearing on 2/26/99 to consider objections to proposed awards of individual relief...court denies objections ( signed by Judge John V. Parker ),issued notices (elp) (Entered: 03/03/1999) 03/05/ ORDER APPROVING INDIVIDUAL RELIEF

6 AWARDS...further ordered that the School Board shall within 20 days drom the date of entry of this Order, notify all eligible claimants of their relief awards and provide them with releases... ( signed by Judge John V. Parker ), issued notices. (bw) (Entered: 03/05/1999) 05/26/ NOTICE TO COUNSEL...this matter is hereby consolidated... (with A)...the govt shall file its initial response to the allegations of plas in CA within 30 days of the date of this notice ( signed by Judge John V. Parker ), issued notices. (bnw) (Entered: 05/27/1999)