terminated from employment allegedly based on their age of 40 years or older. Plaintiffs Lacy and LaRocca have also brought ADEA claims. The EEOC's case was consolidated with the lawsuit brought by the individual Plaintiffs William Lacy and Robert LaRocca.
Defendants collect trash in the Las Vegas area. RSI is the parent company of RSSD. Defendants have various facilities in Nevada including: the Cheyenne Transfer Station; the Sloan Transfer Station; the Henderson Transfer Station; and the Las Vegas administrative office. The claimants fall into three groups: foremen, administrative support, and trash-collection.
On July 18, 2008, Defendants filed the instant motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of all claims by all individuals in both cases. (Doc. # 208.) Plaintiffs Lacy and LaRocca filed an opposition on July 29, 2008. The EEOCfiled an opposition on August 5, 2008. Defendants filed a reply to Lacy and LaRocca's opposition on August 12, 2008. Defendants filed a reply to the EEOC's opposition to their summary judgment motion on September 4, 2008.
Defendants also filed on August 12, 2008, a Motion to Strike New Portions of Plaintiffs Lacy's and LaRocca's Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and Declaration of Gerald Benford. (Doc. # 225.) Plaintiffs Lacy and LaRocca filed an opposition on August 15, 2008. Defendants filed a reply on August 29, 2008.
On November 26, 2008, this Court granted Defendants' Motion to Strike EEOC's declaration of Marla Stern and portions of the EEOC's opposition and exhibits relating to Marla Stern's declaration and purported statistical analysis. (Doc. # 243.) This Court denied the EEOC's