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SECTION United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan - Dock... https CLOSED, CONSENTMAG United States District Court Western District of Michigan (Southern Division (1)) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE # 1 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. A & R Truss Company Assigned to Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville Cause 28 451 Employment Discrimination Date Filed Date Terminated Jury Demand None Nature of Suit 442 Civil Rights Jobs Jurisdiction U.S. Government SECTION PlaintiffSECTION plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission represented by Adele Rapport U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (MI) 865 Patrick V. McNamara Bldg. 477 Michigan Ave. Detroit, MI 48226 (313) Email adele.rapport@eeoc.gov LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Omar Weaver U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (MI) 865 Patrick V. McNamara Bldg. 477 Michigan Ave. Detroit, MI 48226 (313) Email omar.weaver@eeoc.gov LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED V. defendant A & R Truss Company represented by Charles S. Mishkind Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC (Grand Rapids) 1200 Campau Sq. Plz. 99 Monroe Ave., NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) Email mishkind@millercanfield.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED 1 of 4 3 54 PM United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan - Dock... https Date Filed 2 of 4 Richard P. Smith Blake Kirchner Symonds MacFarlane Larson & Smith PC 1432 Buhl Bldg. 535 Griswold St. Detroit, MI 48226 (313) Email rps@blakekirchner.com TERMINATED LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED # Docket Text 1 COMPLAINT and Jury Trial Demand against A & R Truss Company filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Attachments # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (acr, ) (Entered SUMMONS ISSUED as to A & R Truss Company (acr, ) (Entered 2 ANSWER to complaint by A & R Truss Company (bd, ) (Entered 3 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES by defendant A & R Truss Company re 2 (bd, ) (Entered 4 DEMAND for TRIAL BY JURY by defendant A & R Truss Company (bd, ) (Entered 5 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant A & R Truss Company re 2, 3, 4 and for Initial Interrogatories to SECTION PlaintiffSECTION, Notice to Produce Documents to SECTION PlaintiffSECTION, Notice of Taking Deposition of Theodore Kilgore via first-class mail on (bd, ) (Entered 6 CLERK'S LETTER to attorney Richard P. Smith regarding e-filing requirement and paper filing 2, 3, 4, 5 (bd, ) (Entered 7 ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference for at 10 00 AM before Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody; status report due by ; signed by Senior Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Senior Judge Richard Alan Enslen, sas) (Entered Copy of Order Setting Rule 16 Scheduling Conference 7 sent via U.S. Mail to Richard P.Smith (bd, ) (Entered 8 STIPULATION Joint Stipulation Regarding Substitution Of Counsel by defendant A & R Truss Company (Mishkind, Charles) (Entered 9 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Charles S. Mishkind on behalf of defendant A & R Truss Company (Mishkind, Charles) (Entered 10 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant A & R Truss Company (Mishkind, Charles) (Entered 3 54 PM United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan - Dock... https 11 ORDER granting STIPULATION 8 Regarding Substitution Of Counsel for SECTION DefendantSECTION A & R Truss Company; signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) (Entered Copy of Order on Stipulation 11 sent via U.S. Mail to Richard P. Smith (bd, ) (Entered 12 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 05-116 that this case is reassigned to Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell for all further proceedings; Senior Judge Richard Alan Enslen to be assigned another case pursuant to approved procedure ; signed by Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (acr, ) (Entered 13 NOTICE rescheduling hearing that was previously set for Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for at 11 00 AM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville; (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, sdb) (Entered 14 NOTICE rescheduling hearing that was previously set for Rule 16 scheduling conference is rescheduled for at 2 00 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville by telephone; plf's counsel shall initiate the conference call; (Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville, mmh) (Entered 15 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Omar Weaver on behalf of plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Weaver, Omar) (Entered 16 JOINT STATUS REPORT submitted for filing by defendant A & R Truss Company Joint Rule 16 Status Report (Mishkind, Charles) (Entered 17 NOTICE The telephone Rule 16 scheduling conference set for at 2 00 PM is now before Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell; (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, sdb) (Entered 18 MINUTES of Rule 16 scheduling conference by telephone held before Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, sdb) (Entered 19 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER jury trial set for at 9 00 AM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville; final pretrial conference set for at 10 00 AM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville; signed by Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, ymc) (Entered 20 NOTICE Consent, and Order Of Reference - Exercise Of Jurisdiction By A United States Magistrate Judge by defendant A & R Truss Company (Mishkind, Charles) (Entered PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER re 20 (taken from document 20) by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, defendant A & R Truss Company (gjf, ) (Entered 21 AMENDED ANSWER to complaint 2 And Notice Of Additional Defenses filed by defendant A & R Truss Company (Mishkind, Charles) (Entered 3 of 4 3 54 PM United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan - Dock... https 22 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by defendant A & R Truss Company (Mishkind, Charles) (Entered 23 CONSENT of all parties to jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge; case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville ; signed by Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (mrs, ) (Entered 24 PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Attachments, # 1 Attachment A - Notice) (mrs, ) (Entered 25 CONSENT DECREE 24; signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville (Attachments # 1 Attachment A - Notice) (Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville, mmh) (Entered PACER Service Center Transaction Receipt 16 56 22 PACER Login hs0328 Client Code Description Docket Report Search Criteria Billable Pages 2 Cost eeoc 1 0.16 4 of 4 3 54 PM

Summary: 


The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed this Title VII racial-harassment and retaliation suit against A & R Truss Company for violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq.). Alleging that Defendant had repeatedly subjected a black employee at the New Buffalo facility to racially offensive epithets and had met the employee's complaints with threats and intimidation, the EEOC sought monetary and injunctive relief, including compensation for emotional harm and punitive damages. The parties entered into a one-year consent decree that provided monetary and injunctive relief. The employee received A & R Truss was subject to an array of anti-harassment, anti-retaliation, training, policy, and notice provisions. The case is now closed.

