Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mach Mining, LLC, No. 3:2011cv00879 - Document 178 (S.D. Ill. 2016)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION, granting 174 Joint MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Court hereby CONSOLIDATES EEOC v. Foresight Energy Services, et al., 16-cv-01306-JPG-RJD with EEOC v. Mach mini ng, LLC, 11-cv-00879-JPG-RJD. All future filing shall bear the consolidated caption used in this order and shall be filed ONLY in EEOC v. Mach mining, LLC, 11-cv-00879-JPG-RJD. The Court will strike any filings in the case EEOC v. Foresight Energy Services, et al., 16-cv-01306-JPG-RJD subsequent to this order. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 12/12/2016. (jdh)

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mach Mining, LLC Doc. 178 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) MACH MINING, LLC, ) ) Defendant. ) _______________________________________) ) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ) COMMISSION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) FORESIGHT ENERGY SERVICES LLC, ) WILLIAMSON ENERGY, LLC, FORESIGHT ) ENERGY LLC, SUGAR CAMP COAL ) LLC/BIG RIDGE, PATTON MINING LLC, ) M-CLASS MINING LLC, HILLSBORO ) ENERGY LLC, FORESIGHT ENERGY LP, ) FORESIGHT ENERGY LABOR LLC, ) MACOUPIN ENERGY LLC, MARYAN ) MINING LLC, and VIKING MINE LLC, ) ) Defendants. ) Case No. 11-cv-00879-JPG-RJD Case No. 16-cv-01306-JPG-RJD MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) Agreed Motion (Doc. 174, 11-cv-00879) for Consolidation. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), the Court has discretion to consolidate actions that involve a common question of law or fact. In these cases, the Court finds that there are common questions of law and fact involving alleged violations of Title VII against related mining entities. The Court Page 1 of 2 Dockets.Justia.com further notes that the parties have a pending Agreed Motion (Doc. 175, 11-cv-00879) for Approval of Consent Decree involving both cases. Therefore, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Agreed Motion (Doc. 174, 11-cv-00879) for Consolidation. The Court hereby CONSOLIDATES EEOC v. Foresight Energy Services, et al., 16-cv-01306-JPG-RJD with EEOC v. Mach mining, LLC, 11-cv-00879-JPG-RJD. All future filing shall bear the consolidated caption used in this order and shall be filed ONLY in EEOC v. Mach mining, LLC, 11-cv-00879-JPG-RJD. The Court will strike any filings in the case EEOC v. Foresight Energy Services, et al., 16-cv-01306JPG-RJD subsequent to this order. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: 12/12/2016 s/J. Phil Gilbert J. PHIL GILBERT DISTRICT JUDGE Page 2 of 2

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