Case details

Court: nywd
Docket #: 6:06-cv-06138
Case Name: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hooters of America, Inc. et al
PACER case #: 58819
Date filed: 2006-03-07
Date terminated: 2007-08-20
Assigned to: Hon. Charles J. Siragusa
Referred to: Hon. Marian W. Payson
Case Cause: 42:12101 Americans With Disabilities Act
Nature of Suit: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Plaintiff

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Plaintiff
Elizabeth Grossman
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission New York District Office 33 Whitehall Street 5th Floor New York, NY 10004-2112 (212) 336-3696 Fax: (212) 336-3623 Email: elizabeth.grossman@eeoc.gov
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Markus L. Penzel
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission J.F.K. Federal Building Room 475 Boston, MA 02203-0506 617-565-3193 Fax: 617-565-3196 Email: markus.penzel@eeoc.gov
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Melissa A Vicari
Intervenor Plaintiff
Rick S. Geiger
Law Office of Rick S. Geiger, LLC 18 Harrison Circle Pittsford, NY 14534-4109 585-230-5511 Fax: 585-586-3261 Email: rsgeiger@geigerlawfirm.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Hooters of America, Inc.
Defendant
Alisa L. Pittman
Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP 800 International Tower 229 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 659-6700 Fax: 404-582-8496 Email: pittman@elarbeethompson.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Constance A. Walters
Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP 800 International Tower 229 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 659-6700 Fax: (404) 582-8496 Email: walters@elarbeethompson.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Joshua H. Viau
Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP 800 International Tower 229 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30303 404-659-6700 Fax: 404-582-8496 Email: viau@elarbeethompson.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Mitchell J. Banas , Jr.
Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP (Bflo) Avant Building, Suite 900 200 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14202-2107 (716) 856-0600 Fax: 716-856-0432 Email: mbanas@jaeckle.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Sharon P. Stiller
Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Einiger, LLP 160 Linden Oaks Suite E Rochester, NY 14625 585-218-9999 Fax: 585-218-0562 Email: sstiller@abramslaw.com
TERMINATED: 01/08/2007

Hooters of Rochester, LLC
Defendant
Joshua H. Viau
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Constance A. Walters
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Mitchell J. Banas , Jr.
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Sharon P. Stiller
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 01/08/2007

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2006-03-07 1 0 COMPLAINT against Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC , filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(BJB, ) (Entered: 03/07/2006)
2006-04-07 2 0 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Hooters of America, Inc. waiver sent on 3/14/2006, answer due 5/15/2006. (Penzel, Markus) (Entered: 04/07/2006)
2006-04-07 3 0 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Hooters of Rochester, LLC waiver sent on 3/14/2006, answer due 5/15/2006. (Penzel, Markus) (Entered: 04/07/2006)
2006-04-14 4 0 INTERVENOR COMPLAINT Vicari I-Complaint against all defendants (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by Melissa A Vicari.(Geiger, Rick) Modified on 4/17/2006 (BJB, ). (Entered: 04/14/2006)
2006-04-14 5 0 STIPULATION Stip for I-Complaint by Melissa A Vicari. (Geiger, Rick) (Entered: 04/14/2006)
2006-04-21 6 0 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Sharon P. Stiller# 2 Petition of Alisa L. Pittman# 3 Exhibit A to Pittman Petition# 4 Exhibit B to Pittman Petition# 5 Petition of Constance A. Walters# 6 Exhibit A to Walters Petition# 7 Exhibit B to Walters Petition# 8 Certificates of Good Standing# 9 Certificate of Service)(Stiller, Sharon) (Entered: 04/21/2006)
2006-04-25 7 0 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson. Signed by Hon. Charles J. Siragusa on 4/24/06. (BJB, ) (Entered: 04/25/2006)
2006-05-02 8 0 ORDER granting 6 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Alisa L. Pittman and Constance A. Walters are admitted pro hac vice for defendants Hooters of America, Inc. and Hooters of Rochester, LLC. Such admission shall be effective upon the payment of the admission fee to the Clerk of the Court. Signed by Judge Marian W. Payson on 5/2/2006. (KAH) (Entered: 05/02/2006)
2006-05-15 9 0 Defendant's ANSWER to Complaint by Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC.(Stiller, Sharon) (Entered: 05/15/2006)
2006-05-15 10 0 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC identifying Hooters of America, Inc. as Corporate Parent.. (Stiller, Sharon) (Entered: 05/15/2006)
2006-05-15 11 0 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Melissa A Vicari. Hooters of America, Inc. waiver sent on 5/3/2006, answer due 7/3/2006. (Geiger, Rick) (Entered: 05/15/2006)
2006-05-15 12 0 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Melissa A Vicari. Hooters of Rochester, LLC waiver sent on 5/3/2006, answer due 7/3/2006. (Geiger, Rick) (Entered: 05/15/2006)
2006-05-17 13 0 ORDER Scheduling Conference set for 6/14/2006 10:40 AM before Hon. Marian W. Payson. Signed by Hon. Marian W. Payson on 5/17/2006. (KAH) Additional attachment(s) added on 5/18/2006 (KAH, ). (Entered: 05/18/2006)
2006-05-31 14 0 MOTION to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration by Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support Memorandum in Support of Defendants' Motion to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration# 2 Exhibit A to Memorandum in Support of Defendants' Motion to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration - Declaration of Rodney C. Foster# 3 Exhibit 1 to Declaration of Rodney C. Foster# 4 Exhibit 2 to Declaration of Rodney C. Foster# 5 Exhibit 3 to Declaration of Rodney C. Foster# 6 Exhibit 4 to Declaration of Rodney C. Foster)(Walters, Constance) (Entered: 05/31/2006)
2006-06-08 15 0 DISCOVERY PLAN by Melissa A Vicari, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC.(Walters, Constance) (Entered: 06/08/2006)
2006-06-14 16 0 MOTION SCHEDULING ORDER re 14 MOTION to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration filed by Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC: Responses due by 6/26/2006. Replies due by 7/5/2006. Oral Argument set for 7/12/2006 04:00 PM before Hon. Marian W. Payson. Signed by Hon. Marian W. Payson on 6/14/2006. (KAH) (Entered: 06/14/2006)
2006-06-15 17 0 SCHEDULING ORDER: Defendant Expert Witness ID due by 12/29/2006. Plaintiff Expert Witness ID due by 11/30/2006. Status Conference set for 12/13/2006 11:20 AM before Hon. Marian W. Payson. Discovery due by 12/29/2006. Join Parties/Amend Pleadings due by 7/18/2006. Motions due by 2/28/2007.. Signed by Hon. Marian W. Payson on 6/14/06. (BJB, ) (Entered: 06/15/2006)
2006-06-14 18 0 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Marian W. Payson : Telephone Conference held on 6/14/2006. Appearances: Markus L. Penzel, Esq. for plaintiff; Rick S. Geiger, Esq. for intervenor plaintiff; Alisa L. Pittman, Esq.; Constance A. Walters, Esq. for defendant (CAM, ) (Entered: 06/20/2006)
2006-06-23 19 0 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re 14 MOTION to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Penzel, Markus) (Entered: 06/23/2006)
2006-06-26 20 0 RESPONSE in Opposition re 14 MOTION to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration Oppose Def Motion to Stay filed by Melissa A Vicari. (Geiger, Rick) (Entered: 06/26/2006)
2006-06-30 21 0 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Sharon P. Stiller# 2 Petition of Joshua H. Viau# 3 Exhibit A to Viau Petition# 4 Exhibit B to Viau Petition# 5 Certificate of Good Standing# 6 Certificate of Service)(Stiller, Sharon) (Entered: 06/30/2006)
2006-07-05 22 0 REPLY to Response to Motion re 14 MOTION to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration filed by Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of Alisa L. Pittman# 2 Supplement Attachment A to Declaration of Alisa L. Pittman)(Walters, Constance) (Entered: 07/05/2006)
2006-07-05 23 0 AFFIDAVIT Exhibit A - Signed in Opposition re 14 MOTION to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration filed by Melissa A Vicari. (Geiger, Rick) (Entered: 07/05/2006)
2006-07-06 24 0 ORDER granting 21 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Joshua H. Viau is admitted pro hac vice to this Court for the purposes of representing defendants Hooters of America, Inc. and Hooters of Rochester, LLC. Such admission shall be effective upon the payment of the admission fee to the Clerk of the Court. Signed by Judge Marian W. Payson on 7/6/2006. (KAH) (Entered: 07/07/2006)
2006-07-10 25 0 STIPULATION And Order Regarding Medical Records by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Penzel, Markus) (Entered: 07/10/2006)
2006-07-12 26 0 STIPULATION AND ORDER as to medical records. Signed by Hon. Marian W. Payson on 7/12/2006. (KAH) (Entered: 07/12/2006)
2006-07-19 27 0 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Marian W. Payson : Motion Hearing held on 7/19/2006 re 14 MOTION to Stay. Motion reserved.Appearances: Markus L. Penzel, Esq. and Rick S. Geiger, Esq. for plaintiff; Joshua Viau, Esq. for defendants (CAM, ) (Entered: 07/25/2006)
2006-08-09 28 0 STIPULATION of Extension of Time for Defendants to Respond to Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC. (Pittman, Alisa) (Entered: 08/09/2006)
2006-08-29 29 0 STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: Deadlines. Signed by Hon. Charles J. Siragusa on 8/21/06. (BJB, ) (Entered: 09/01/2006)
2006-11-30 30 0 ORDER Discovery due by 2/27/2007. Motions due by 4/30/2007.. Signed by Hon. Marian W. Payson on 11/28/06. (BJB, ) (Entered: 12/01/2006)
2006-12-13 31 0 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Marian W. Payson : Telephone Conference held on 12/13/2006. Appearances: Markus L. Penzel, Esq. and Rick S. Geiger, Esq. for plaintiff; Constance A. Walter, Esq. and Patrick Lail, Esq. for defendants (CAM, ) (Entered: 12/18/2006)
2006-12-29 32 0 NOTICE of Appearance by Mitchell J. Banas, Jr on behalf of Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC (Banas, Mitchell) (Entered: 12/29/2006)
2007-01-09 33 0 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 14 MOTION to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration filed by Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC. It is recommended that defendants' motion to stay Vicari's intervening action and to compel arbitration of her claim be granted. Objections due ten days from receipt. Signed by Hon. Marian W. Payson on 1/9/2007. (KAH) (Entered: 01/09/2007)
2007-01-18 34 0 MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION re 33 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 14 MOTION to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration filed by Hooters of America, Inc.,, Hooters of Rochester, LLC, Objections due ten days from receipt. by Melissa A Vicari. (Geiger, Rick) (Entered: 01/18/2007)
2007-02-01 35 0 REPLY/RESPONSE to re 34 Memorandum in Opposition, to Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation filed by Hooters of America, Inc., Hooters of Rochester, LLC. (Pittman, Alisa) (Entered: 02/01/2007)
2007-02-07 36 0 TEXT ORDER re 33 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 14 MOTION to Stay Intervenor-Plaintiff's Action and Compel Arbitration filed by Hooters of America, Inc.,, Hooters of Rochester, LLC, granting defendants 10 days to file reply to plaintiff's objections. Signed by Hon. Charles J. Siragusa on 2/6/07. (KAR, ) (Entered: 02/07/2007)
2007-02-27 37 0 SCHEDULING ORDER: Fact Discovery due by 4/30/2007. Defendant Expert Witness ID due by 4/30/2007. Expert Discovery due by 5/31/2007. Dispositive Motions due by 6/29/2007. Signed by Hon. Marian W. Payson on 2/27/2007. (KAH) (Entered: 02/27/2007)
2007-04-03 38 0 AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: Fact Discovery due by 6/29/2007. Defendant Expert Witness ID due by 6/29/2007. Expert Discovery due by 7/30/2007. Dispositive Motions due by 8/28/2007. Signed by Hon. Marian W. Payson on 4/3/2007. (KAH) (Entered: 04/04/2007)
2007-08-01 39 0 Consent MOTION to Approve Consent Judgment /Decree by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Consent Decree)(Penzel, Markus) (Entered: 08/01/2007)
2007-08-20 40 0 CONSENT DECREE Signed by Hon. Charles J. Siragusa on 8/17/07. (RE) (Entered: 08/22/2007)