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Case: EEOC v. Maryland Messenger Service, Inc.

1:01-cv-01251 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 25, 2001

Closed Date: Oct. 18, 2001

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Case Summary

In April 2001, the EEOC district office of Baltimore, Maryland brought this suit against the Maryland Messenger Service, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The complaint is currently unavailable. After the return of service on the defendant in August 2001, the court ordered that the EEOC was allowed to serve the defendant a motion for entry of a default judgment in September 2001. Subsequently, the EEOC moved for a consent decree in October 2001, which was granted the same day. Facts concerning the specifics of the consent decree are unavailable.

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Joel Pettit (5/29/2007)

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1:01-cv-01251	Docket [PACER]	Oct. 18, 2001	Oct. 18, 2001 Docket

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated Aug. 9, 2022, 3:07 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed; (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/27/2001)	April 25, 2001	April 25, 2001
2	REQUEST FOR WAIVER of service as to Maryland Messenger (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 05/02/2001)	May 2, 2001	May 2, 2001
3	CORRESPONDENCE by EEOC requesting issuing of summons. (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/26/2001)	July 26, 2001	July 26, 2001
4	SUMMONS(ES) (20 days) issued for Maryland Messenger (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/26/2001)	July 26, 2001	July 26, 2001
5	RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Maryland Messenger 8/22/01 Answer due on 9/11/01 for Maryland Messenger (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/30/2001)	Aug. 30, 2001	Aug. 30, 2001
6	ORDERED, that plaintiff file and serve by mal on defendant a motion for entry of default and a motion for default judgment, or provide a report as to why such motions would be inappriporate within 30 days of this order. ( signed by Judge Frederic N. Smalkin 9/24/01) (c/i 9/24/01) (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/24/2001)	Sept. 24, 2001	Sept. 24, 2001
7	MOTION by EEOC for approval and entry of Consent Decree (c/s) (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/18/2001)	Oct. 18, 2001	Oct. 18, 2001
8	ORDER granting [7-1] motion of plaintiff for approval and entry of Consent Decree ( signed by Judge Frederic N. Smalkin 10/18/01) (c/m skp) (microfilmed 10/18/01) (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/18/2001)	Oct. 18, 2001	Oct. 18, 2001
9	CONSENT DECREE ORDER by parties. ( signed by Judge Frederic N. Smalkin 10/18/01) (c/m skp) (microfilmed 10/18/01) (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/18/2001)	Oct. 18, 2001	Oct. 18, 2001
	Case closed (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/18/2001)	Oct. 18, 2001	Oct. 18, 2001