CLOSED U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia (Norfolk) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:06-cv-00189-RAJ-FBS United States of America v. City of Virginia Beach, Virginia Assigned to: District Judge Raymond A. Jackson Referred to: Magistrate Judge F. Bradford Stillman Cause: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race) Plaintiff United States of America Date Filed: 04/03/2006 Date Terminated: 08/02/2007 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Plaintiff represented by David J. Palmer US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Patrick Henry Building, Room 4040 Washington, DC 20530 (202) 616-5570 Hector Federico Ruiz, Jr United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW PHB 4034 Washington, DC 20530 **NA* (202) 514-9694 Fax: (202) 514-1005 Karen Donnella Woodard United States Department of Justice USDOJ/CRT/ELS 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20530
**NA* (202) 514-3831 Fax: (202) 514-1005 Sharon Ann Seeley U S Department of Justice Civil Rights Division 601 D St NW Washington, DC 20004 **NA** (202) 514-3831 Fax: (202) 514-1005 Susan Lynn Watt United States Attorney's Office 101 W Main St Suite 8000 Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 441-6331 Email: susan.watt@usdoj.gov Defendant City of Virginia Beach, Virginia represented by Leslie Louis Lilley Office of the City Attorney Municipal Center Virginia Beach, VA 23456 (757) 427-8032 Fax: (757) 426-5687 Mark Douglas Stiles Office of the City Attorney Municipal Center Virginia Beach, VA 23456 (757) 427-4531
Jose B. Lopez Objection filed 6/8/06 represented by Jose B. Lopez 6016 Margate Avenue Virginia Beach, VA 23462 757-240-0390 Ebony Payne Objection filed 6/16/06 represented by Ebony Payne 2828 W. 28th Street Apt. 10F Brooklyn, NY 11224 718-975-3513 Victor M. Rivas Objection filed 6/22/06 represented by Victor M. Rivas One Marian Court Warwick, NY 10990 845-987-9467 Kevin O. Frater (Objection filed 7/3/07) represented by Kevin O. Frater 175 Dupre Ave. Apt. C Norfolk, VA 23503 757-641-4192 Merlin Burchett (Objection filed 7/5/07) represented by Merlin Burchett 400 Clay Rd. Skipwith, VA 23968-1902 434-372-0499 James M. Scott (Objection filed 7/9/07) represented by James M. Scott 2061 St. Raymond Ave.
Apt.# ME, Bldg. #58 Bronx, NY 10462 718-664-8984 Date Filed # Docket Text 04/03/2006 1 COMPLAINT against City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, filed by United States of America.(mwin, ) (Entered: 04/04/2006) 04/03/2006 2 JOINT MOTION by United States of America and City of Virginia Beach, Virginia for provisional entry of consent decree and scheduling of fairness hearing. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/04/2006) 04/03/2006 3 Memorandum in Support of [2] MOTION for Settlement, by United States of America, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, received. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/04/2006) 04/03/2006 4 MOTION for Karen Donnella Woodard to appear Pro hac vice on behalf of the United States of America. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/05/2006) 04/03/2006 5 MOTION for Hector Federico Ruiz, Jr. to appear Pro hac vice on behalf of United States of America. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/05/2006) 04/03/2006 6 MOTION for Sharon Ann Seeley to appear Pro hac vice on behalf of United States of America. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/05/2006) 04/17/2006 7 JOINT MOTION for leave to substitute corrected appendix to consent decree by United States of America, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/18/2006) 04/19/2006 ORDER granting [7] joint Motion to substitute corrected Appendix B to proposed consent decree, by stamped endorsement upon the face of [7] motion. Signed by Judge Raymond A. Jackson on 4/18/06; filed 4/19/06. Copies mailed to counsel 4/18/06. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/20/2006) 04/19/2006 8 ORDER provisionally approving proposed consent decree; setting fairness hearing for 7/24/06, 10:00 a.m., Courtroom #4. Signed by Judge Raymond A. Jackson on 4/18/06; filed 4/19/06. Copies mailed to counsel 4/19/06.(mwin, ) (Entered: 04/20/2006)
04/19/2006 ORDER granting and endorsed upon [4] Motion for Karen Donnella Woodard to appear Pro hac vice for United States of America. Signed by Judge Raymond A. Jackson on 4/5/06; filed 4/19/06. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/20/2006) 04/19/2006 ORDER granting and endorsed upon [5] Motion for Hector Federico Ruiz, Jr. to appear Pro hac vice for United States of America. Signed by Judge Raymond A. Jackson on 4/5/06; filed 4/19/06. Copies mailed 4/20/06. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/20/2006) 04/19/2006 ORDER granting and endorsed upon [6] Motion for Sharon Ann Seeley to appear Pro hac vice for United States of America. Signed by Judge Raymond A. Jackson on 4/5/06; filed 4/19/06. Copies mailed 4/20/06. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/20/2006) 04/19/2006 Set Deadlines/Hearings: Fairness hearing re proposed consent decree set by [8] order for 7/24/2006 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 4 before District Judge Raymond A. Jackson. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/20/2006) 06/08/2006 9 Objection to the entry of the consent decree, filed by Jose B. Lopez. (mwin, ) (Entered: 06/09/2006) 06/16/2006 10 Objection to entry of consent decree, filed by Ebony Payne (mwin, ) (Entered: 06/21/2006) 06/22/2006 11 Objection to the entry of the consent decree, filed by Victor M. Rivas. (mwin, ) (Entered: 06/23/2006) 07/14/2006 12 Memorandum in response to [9] Objection, [11] Objection, [10] Objection, by United States of America, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, received (mwin, ) (Entered: 07/18/2006) 07/24/2006 13 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Raymond A. Jackson : Plaintiff appeared through H. Ruiz, Jr.; K. Woodard; S. Seeley; and S. Watt. Defendant appeared through M. Stiles. Fairness hearing held on 7/24/06. Comments of court. Argued. Court approves consent decree. Consent decree entered & filed in open court held on 7/24/2006. (Court Reporter Sharon Borden, OCR) (glen) (Entered: 07/24/2006) 07/24/2006 14 CONSENT DECREE ORDER ent & filed in open court by District Judge Raymond A. Jackson on 07/24/2006. (glen) (Entered: 07/24/2006) 10/18/2006 15 TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings held on 7/24/06 (Fairness Hearing) before Judge Raymond A. Jackson. Court Reporter: Sharon B. Borden, official court reporter. (mwin, ) (Entered: 10/19/2006)
04/20/2007 16 MOTION to modify the terms of the [14] Decree and request for scheduling of fairness hearing on individual relief and submission of relief awards list, by United States of America. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/23/2007) 04/20/2007 17 Memorandum in Support of [16] MOTION to modify [14] Order by United States of America, received. (mwin, ) (Entered: 04/23/2007) 05/02/2007 18 MOTION and memorandum for leave to substitute corrected relief awards list for the original list attached to [16] motion to modify terms of decree, by United States of America. (mwin, ) (Entered: 05/04/2007) 05/10/2007 19 Letter RESPONSE to [18] MOTION for leave to substitute corrected relief awards list and to [16] MOTION to modify terms of decree, filed by City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. (mwin, ) (Entered: 05/10/2007) 05/10/2007 [18] MOTION for leave to substitute corrected relief awards list and [16] MOTION to modify terms of decree REFERRED to Judge Jackson. (mwin, ) (Entered: 05/10/2007) 05/31/2007 Set Deadlines/Hearings: Fairness Hearing set for 7/31/2007 10:00 AM in N Courtroom 4 before District Judge Raymond A. Jackson. (glen) (Entered: 05/31/2007) 06/01/2007 20 ORDER granting [16] Motion to modify terms of decree; modifying Paragraph 35 of Consent Decree as outlined; scheduling fairness hearing on individual relief 7/31/07, 10:00 a.m. Signed by Judge Raymond A. Jackson and filed on 6/1/07. Copies to counsel (and to three pro se parties) 6/1/07. (mwin, ) (Entered: 06/05/2007) 06/06/2007 21 ORDER granting [18] Motion for leave to substitute corrected awards list nunc pro tunc 6/1/07. Signed by Judge Raymond A. Jackson and filed on 6/6/07. (mwin, ) (Entered: 06/07/2007) 07/03/2007 22 Objection to United States' determination regarding individual relief to be awarded under consent decree, filed by Kevin O. Frater. (mwin, ) (Entered: 07/05/2007) 07/05/2007 23 Objection to United States' determination regarding individual relief to be awarded under consent decree, filed by Merlin Burchett, postmarked 7/2/07. (mwin, ) (Entered: 07/06/2007) 07/09/2007 24 Objection to United States' determination regarding individual relief to be awarded under consent decree, filed by James M. Scott, postmarked June 30, 2007. (mwin, ) (Entered:
07/11/2007) 07/26/2007 25 Response to claimants' [24] Objection, [22] Objection, [23] Objection filed by City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. (mwin, ) (Entered: 07/26/2007) 07/26/2007 AFFIDAVIT of David G. Squires, attached to and in support of [25] Response to Claimants' objections, filed by City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. (mwin, ) (Entered: 07/26/2007) 07/26/2007 26 SEALED Response to [22] Objection, [23] Objection, [24] Objection, by United States of America; filed UNDER SEAL pursuant to E-Government Act. (mwin, ) (Entered: 07/27/2007) 07/26/2007 27 REDACTED version of Response to [22] Objection, [23] Objection, [24] Objection, filed by United States of America, with attached DECLARATION of Hector Ruiz and DECLARATION of Danielle Pruden(mwin, ) Modified on 7/27/2007 to add Pruden declaration (mwin, ). (Entered: 07/27/2007) 07/31/2007 28 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Raymond A. Jackson : Plaintiff appeared through Hector F. Ruiz, Jr., Karen D. Woodard and Susan Watt, AUSA. Defendants appeared through Mark D. Stiles. Came on for a Fairness Hearing on 7/31/07. Argued. Court took matter under advisement, and will prepare an order. (Court Reporter Sharon Borden, OCR) (glen) (Entered: 07/31/2007) 08/02/2007 29 MEMORANDUM ORDER overruling objections to entry of Consent Decree; entering [14] Consent Decree as a final resolution of all claims asserted by the United States against the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Signed by Judge Raymond A. Jackson and filed on 8/2/07. Copies to counsel of record and pro se interested parties/objectors 8/2/07. ob(mwin, ) (Entered: 08/02/2007)