Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northern Star Hospitality, Inc.
Plaintiff: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Defendant: Northern Star Hospitality, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2012cv00214
Filed: March 27, 2012
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Office: Madison Office
County: Dane
Presiding Judge: Stephen L. Crocker
Nature of Suit: Employment
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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December 17, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 326 OPINION AND ORDER granting 313 Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's motion to hold Christopher Brekken liable for the unpaid portion of the judgment entered against defendants Northern Star Hospitality, d/b/a Sparx Restaurant, Northern Star Properties, LLC and North Broadway Holdings, Inc. on February 25, 2014, together with interest, costs and penalties on that judgment. Plaintiff is directed to file a satisfaction and release of all liens on real or personal property held by defendants once it has received "full, final and irrevocable payment" and the time for appeal has passed or all appeals have been resolved. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 12/17/15. (jat)
November 13, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 318 ORDER granting plaintiff's motion for entry of an order granting final disposition of writs of garnishment directed to garnishee defendants Central Bank and Dairy State Bank; and setting briefing on 313 Motion for Finding of Contempt and for Entry of Award of Unpaid Damages. Brief in Opposition due 12/3/2015. Brief in Reply due 12/14/2015. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 11/13/2015. (jls)
November 9, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 316 ORDER granting 299 Disposition of a Writ of Garnishment re: Garnishee Central Bank. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 11/9/2015. (jls)
October 26, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 307 ORDER granting 305 Motion for Leave to File a Reply Brief and 306 Motion for Hearing. Defendant Northern Star Properties, LLC's response to plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's reply brief is due October 28, 2015. Motion Hearing set for 10/30/2015 at 10:00 AM. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 10/26/2015. (jls)
August 26, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 285 ORDER on 262 Motion for Finding of Contempt filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Defendants are to obtain appraisals of all real and personal property using an appraiser approved by plaintiff. Plaintiff is to advise defendants of at least two appraisers by September 2, 2015. Defendants are to supplement discovery, including information on new bank accounts, provide a complete answer to interrogatory No. 4, provide a proposed payment schedule if they are unable to make the full payment, provide supplemental information as discussed at the in-court conference and look into the possibility of borrowing money to fulfill their obligation to the EEOC. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 8/26/2015. (jls)
July 28, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 266 ORDER granting 262 Motion for Finding of Contempt. Defendant is ordered to pay $1,000 as a sanction for each day that it fails to comply with the court's order to submit complete answers to interrogatories and responsive documents to plai ntiff and to pay $1,600 in attorney fees awarded to plaintiff. This sanction shall begin to accrue three days following entry of this order. Within fourteen days following entry of this order, defendant and its attorneys, Michael D. Schwartz and Brandon M. Schwartz of the Schwartz Law Firm, are ordered to pay $1,000 in attorney fees to the EEOC for 2.5 hours at a rate of $400 per hour, for the time the EEOC spent bringing this motion. Defendant and its attorneys are jointly and severally liable for this amount. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 7/28/2015. (jls)
June 16, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 258 ORDER that the 238 motion of plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to compel defendant Broadway Holdings, Inc. to turn over documents responsive to all of plaintiff's interrogatories, dkt. #240-1 is GRANTED and plaintiff is awarded attorney fees in the amount of $1600, or $400 for each of the four hours it was required to spend in its efforts to obtain adequate responses from defendant to its interrogatories. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 6/16/15. (jls)
June 10, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 256 ORDER granting 241 Motion for Writ of Garnishment re: Garnishee Peoples State Bank and denying 254 Motion for Pre-garnishment Hearing. FURTHER, IT IS ORDERED that a hearing will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. to consider (1) pla intiff's motion for an award of reasonable expenses, including attorney fees, for defendant North Broadway Holdings, Inc.'s failure to comply promptly with plaintiff's motion to compel responses to post-judgment discovery from defendant and (2) any objections plaintiff or defendant has to the garnishment. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 6/9/15. (jls)
February 25, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 223 JUDGMENT in favor of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against North Broadway Holdings, Inc., Northern Star Hospitality, Inc., Northern Star Properties, LLC in the amount of $ 64,795.50. (BBC / PAO). (krj)
February 19, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 222 ORDER amending re 217 Order entered on 1/27/14. Paragraph 1(e) is added following 1(d) of the order: Defendants are to send plaintiff a statement of compliance no later than December 31 for each of the three years in which theinjunction is in e ffect. Paragraphs 3 and 4 are struck and the following paragraphs are entered in their place: 3. Dion Miller is awarded back pay in the amount of $40,197.99, plus interest for the period from his date oftermination through January 31, 2014 in the amount of $3102.51, for a total award of $43,300.50; 4. Dion Miller is awarded an additional amount of back payequal to 15% of the back pay award, including interest, which additional amount equals $6495.00, to reimburse him f or the extra taxes he will owe on the lump sum payment he is to receive. In all other respects, the 1/27/14 order remains as entered. Clerk of court directed to enter judgment for plaintiff and close case. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 2/19/14. (krj)
January 27, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 217 ORDER granting EEOC's request for back pay and injunctive relief; denying EEOC's request for front pay. Motion for relief from judgment 207 (construed as motion to overturn jury's award of damages to Dion Miller) denied. Defendants enjoined from discharging employees in retaliation for complaints about racially offensive postings in workplace; from failing to adopt policies that prohibit actions made unlawful under Title VII; from failing to adopt investigative process re discrimination claims; and from failing to provide annual training re Title VII. Dion Miller awarded back pay plus interest and $15,000 for emotional damages. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 1/27/14. (krj)
August 20, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 152 ORDER granting 96 Motion for admission of deposition testimony of Chris Brekken, Randy Krautkramer, Kim Deasy, Chris Jarmuzek and Alex Rivet; denying 97 Motion to dismiss re failure to comply with Title VII's conditions precedent; granting [ 115] Motion to bar defendant from calling Lisa Donnerbauer, Donna Brey and Marian Drew; denying 138 Motion to Strike portions of plaintiff's trial brief; denying defendants' motion to dismiss case; denying defendants' motion to dismiss Northern Star Properties and North Broadway Holdings, Inc. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 8/20/12. (krj)
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Represented By: Camille Annette Monahan
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