The EEOC sued the hotel, including 10 Does, for sexual harassment, which the defendants had denied.
In a motion, attorney Derek W. Li, who is representing EEOC, asked the federal court to render a partial summary judgment on the defendants’ fourth affirmative defense.
At this late stage of litigation, Li said the defendants have not asserted any additional affirmative defense.
“Defendants have had ample opportunity to conduct discovery to determine whether any additional defenses are warranted. The fact discovery deadline was Jan. 31, 2011 and the last day for any expert disclosure was May 18, 2011. Nevertheless, defendants have not raised any additional affirmative defenses,” Li told the court, referring to the defendants’ March 18, 2010 answer to the complaint.
Attorneys Steven Pixley and Edward Cho are representing the defendants.
Earlier, the U.S. District Court for the NMI disclosed that no settlement was reached between both parties during a settlement conference last March.
