Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tesla, Inc.
| California Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Jacqueline Scott Corley |
| Case #: | 4:23-cv-04984 |
| Nature of Suit | 442 Civil Rights - Employment |
| Cause | 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment) |
| Case Filed: | Sep 28, 2023 |
| Last checked: Tuesday Mar 26, 2024 1:18 AM PDT |
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Defendant
Tesla, Inc.
Tesla, Inc. 901 Page Ave.
Fremont, CA 94538 |
Represented By
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Plaintiff
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
San Francisco District Office 450 Golden Gate Ave., 5th Floor West P.O. Box 36025
San Francisco, CA 94102 |
Represented By
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| 1. | Tesla workers faced slurs, racist graffiti and retaliation, federal suit says (washingtonpost.com) |
| Submitted Tue 10/10/2023 | |
| Docket last updated: 05/14/2024 11:59 PM PDT |
| Friday, March 29, 2024 | ||
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ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley denying 22 Defendant's Motion to All Proceedings, denying 27 Defendant's Motion to Dismiss EEOC's Complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6), and denying as moot 41 Plaintiff's Motion to Strike. (ahm, COURT STAFF)
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| Thursday, March 28, 2024 | ||
| 42 | 42 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley: Motion Hearing held on 3/28/2024 re 22 Tesla's Inc.'s Motion to Stay All Proceedings filed and 27 Tesla, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss EEOC's Complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6). The Court heard arguments and will issue a written order on the motions. Court Reporter: Christine Coaly/Time 00:45 Attorneys for Plaintiff: James Baker/Kena Cador Attorneys for Defendant: Thomas Hill/Raymond Cardozo/Paul Matthias-Bennetch The Initial Case Management Conference is set for 5/9/2024 at 1:30 p.m. by a Zoom webinar. Joint statement is due by 5/2/2024. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at [LINK:https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/jsc] Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names must be sent to the CRD at JSCcrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than noon on 5/8/2024. General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. Zoom Guidance and Setup: [LINK:https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/] . (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 3/28/2024) | |
| Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | ||
| [LINK:Electronic filing error] . ***Incorrect event used. [err101] Corrected by Clerk's Office. No further action is necessary.*** Re:41 Objection filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (krp, COURT STAFF) | ||
| Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | ||
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MOTION to Strike Plaintiff EEOC's Opposition to Defendant Tesla, Inc's Statement of Recent Decisions and REQUEST to Strike by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(Baker, James) Modified on 3/20/2024. Incorrect Event (krp, COURT STAFF).
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Proposed Order Striking Tesla Statement of Recent Decisions
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| Monday, March 18, 2024 | ||
| 40 | 40 CLERK'S NOTICE CONTINUING MOTIONS HEARING. The hearing on Defendant's Motion to Stay All Proceedings and Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. Nos.22 &27 ) set for 3/21/2024 is continued to 3/28/2024 at 10:00 a.m. in San Francisco, Courtroom 08, 19th Floor before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ahm, COURT STAFF) | |
| Monday, March 11, 2024 | ||
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STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3.d in Support of filed byTesla, Inc.. (Hill, Thomas)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Paul Wade Matthias-Bennetch (Matthias-Bennetch, Paul)
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| Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | ||
| 37 | 37 CLERK'S NOTICE CONTINUING MOTIONS HEARING. Please take notice that the hearing on Defendant's Motion to Stay All Proceedings and Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. Nos.22 &27 ) set for 2/22/2024 is continued to 3/21/2024 at 10:00 a.m. in San Francisco, Courtroom 08, 19th Floor before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ahm, COURT STAFF) | |
| Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | ||
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REPLY filed byTesla, Inc.. (Hill, Thomas)
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| Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | ||
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OPPOSITION/RESPONSE filed byEqual Employment Opportunity Commission.(Baker, James)
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Proposed Order
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| Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | ||
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REPLY filed byTesla, Inc..(Hill, Thomas)
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Reply ISO Request for Judicial Notice ISO Motion to Stay
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| Wednesday, January 03, 2024 | ||
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OPPOSITION/RESPONSE Opposition to Request for Judicial Notice and [Proposed] Order filed byEqual Employment Opportunity Commission. (Baker, James)
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Declaration of Nancy Sienko in Support of31 Opposition/Response to Motion to Stay all Proceedings filed byEqual Employment Opportunity Commission. (Baker, James)
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OPPOSITION/RESPONSE filed byEqual Employment Opportunity Commission.(Baker, James)
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Proposed Order
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| 30 | 30 CLERK'S NOTICE CONTINUING MOTION HEARING. Please take notice that the hearing on Defendant's22 Motion to Stay All Proceedings set for 2/1/2024 is continued to 2/22/2024 at 10:00 a.m., to coincide with the hearing on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, in San Francisco, Courtroom 08, 19th Floor before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ahm, COURT STAFF) | |
| Tuesday, January 02, 2024 | ||
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ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 28 Stipulation ENLARGING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR TESLA'S MOTION TO DISMISS AND RESETTING HEARING DATE. (ahm, COURT STAFF)
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| Set/Reset Deadlines as to27 MOTION to Dismiss EEOC's Complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6) . Responses due by 1/30/2024. Replies due by 2/6/2024. Motion Hearing reset for 2/22/2024 at 10:00 a.m. in San Francisco, Courtroom 08, 19th Floor before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. (ahm, COURT STAFF) | ||
| Friday, December 29, 2023 | ||
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STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER ENLARGING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR TESLAS MOTION TO DISMISS AND RESETTING HEARING DATE filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(Baker, James)
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Declaration Declaration of J. Baker ISO Stipulation
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| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 | ||
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MOTION to Dismiss EEOC's Complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6) filed by Tesla, Inc.. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 2/8/2024 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 08, 19th Floor. Responses due by 1/9/2024. Replies due by 1/16/2024.(Hill, Thomas)
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Proposed Order
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Corporate Disclosure Statement by Tesla, Inc. (Hill, Thomas)
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Certificate of Interested Entities by Tesla, Inc. Certification of Conflicts and Interested Entities or Persons (Hill, Thomas)
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| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | ||
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ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 23 Stipulation Continuing the Initial Case Management Conference and Initial Case Deadlines. The initial case management conference set for January 11, 2024 is vacated. (ahm, COURT STAFF)
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STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Continuing the Initial Case Management Conference and Initial Case Deadlines filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(Cador, Kena)
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Declaration ISO Stipulation to Continue Initial Case Management Conference & Case Deadlines
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| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | ||
| Set/Reset Deadlines as to22 MOTION to Stay All Proceedings . Responses due by 1/3/2024. Replies due by 1/10/2024. (ahm, COURT STAFF) | ||
| Monday, December 18, 2023 | ||
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MOTION to Stay All Proceedings filed by Tesla, Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 2/1/2024 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 08, 19th Floor before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Responses due by 12/28/2023. Replies due by 1/4/2024. DEFENDANT TESLA, INC.'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS IN LIGHT OF LONG-RUNNING, CURRENTLY PENDING AND VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL STATE COURT LITIGATION; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT THEREOF(Hill, Thomas) Modified Text on 12/19/2023 (krp, COURT STAFF).
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Declaration of Tiffany Hart ISO,
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Declaration of Thomas Hill ISO,
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| Thursday, December 14, 2023 | ||
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ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 17 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Sara A. Begley. (ahm, COURT STAFF)
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| Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | ||
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CLERK'S NOTICE RESCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Initial Case Management Conference is reset for 1/11/2024 at 1:30 p.m. before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley by a Zoom webinar. Case Management Statement is due by 1/4/2024. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at [LINK:https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/jsc] Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names must be sent to the CRD at JSCcrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than noon on 1/10/2024. General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. Zoom Guidance and Setup: [LINK:https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/] . (ahm, COURT STAFF)
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ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Signed by The Clerk on 12/13/2023.(anj, COURT STAFF)
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| Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | ||
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Notice of Appearance
Tue 12/12 12:13 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas E. Hill (Hill, Thomas) |
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motion
Pro Hac Vice
Tue 12/12 9:15 AM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Sara A. Begley ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-18927161.) Filing fee previously paid on 12/11/2023 filed by Tesla, Inc.. (Begley, Sara) |
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Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only
Tue 12/12 8:15 AM
CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (wft, COURT STAFF) |
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Clerk's Notice
Tue 12/12 8:13 AM
CLERK'S NOTICE TO COUNSEL RE DOCKET14 : The written application must be re-filed using the correct form. The true and correct copies of the certificates of good standing must also be re-filed as attachment to the application. https://cand.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/attorneys/CAND_Application_for_Pro_Hac_Vice 11-2021 pdf (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (wft, COURT STAFF) |
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| Monday, December 11, 2023 | ||
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motion
Pro Hac Vice
Mon 12/11 4:42 PM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-18927161.) filed by Tesla, Inc.. (Begley, Sara) |
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Mon 12/11 4:21 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Tesla, Inc... (Tellado, Christina) |
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Mon 12/11 4:19 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Christina Theresa Tellado (Tellado, Christina) |
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| Monday, November 13, 2023 | ||
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service
Waiver of Service Executed
Mon 11/13 8:36 AM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Service waived by Tesla, Inc. waiver sent on 10/26/2023, answer due 12/26/2023. (Baker, James) |
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| Thursday, October 26, 2023 | ||
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Request for Waiver of Service
Thu 10/26 11:37 AM
REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service sent to Tesla, Inc. on 10/26/2023 by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Tesla, Inc. Waiver of Service due by 11/27/2023.(Baker, James) |
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Tue 10/24 3:48 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Kena Cherriece Cador on behalf of Plaintiff US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Cador, Kena) |
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| Thursday, October 12, 2023 | ||
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Thu 10/12 11:52 AM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.. (Baker, James) |
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| Monday, October 02, 2023 | ||
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Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines
Mon 10/02 10:26 AM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: This case may fall within the Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action. See [LINK:General Order 71] . Parties and Counsel are directed to review General Order 71 to determine whether it applies to this case, and to comply with that General Order if applicable. Case Management Statement due by 1/2/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/9/2024 01:30 PM in Oakland, - To be determined. (sfb, COURT STAFF) |
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Summons Issued
Mon 10/02 10:19 AM
Summons Issued as to Tesla, Inc. (sfb, COURT STAFF) |
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| Friday, September 29, 2023 | ||
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Notice of Appearance
Fri 09/29 9:26 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by James H Baker (Baker, James) |
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| Thursday, September 28, 2023 | ||
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utility
~Util - Case Assigned by Intake
Thu 09/28 3:23 PM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 10/12/2023. (bw, COURT STAFF) |
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Notice of Appearance
Thu 09/28 2:35 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Marcia L. Mitchell (Mitchell, Marcia) |
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Proposed Summons
Thu 09/28 11:51 AM
Proposed Summons. (Steele, Roberta) |
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Complaint
Thu 09/28 11:50 AM
COMPLAINT and Jury Trial Demand against Tesla, Inc.. Filed byEqual Employment Opportunity Commission.(Steele, Roberta) |
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Civil Cover Sheet
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