Case: EEOC v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

0:99-cv-00386 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: March 10, 1999

Closed Date: 2001

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Case Summary

The Minneapolis office of the EEOC brought this suit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company in March 1999, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. After nearly two years of discovery, the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement in January 2001. Information about the nature of the complaint and the Settlement Agreement is not known for certain because these documents are unavailable. The docket suggests that the case was brought under Title VII.

Summary Authors

Lionel Joiner (5/30/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/23315670/parties/eeoc-v-state-farm-fire/

Judge(s)

Frank, Donovan W. (Minnesota)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Zimmerman, Lloyd B (Minnesota)

Attorney for Defendant

Davies, R Scott (Minnesota)

Goldman, Elliot H (Minnesota)

Wolf, Neil G (Minnesota)

Judge(s)

Frank, Donovan W. (Minnesota)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Zimmerman, Lloyd B (Minnesota)

Attorney for Defendant

Davies, R Scott (Minnesota)

Goldman, Elliot H (Minnesota)

Wolf, Neil G (Minnesota)

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Documents in this case

0:99-cv-00386	Docket (PACER)	Jan. 30, 2001	Jan. 30, 2001 Docket
22 0:99-cv-00386	Stipulation and Order of Dismissal EEOC v. State Farm Fire	Jan. 4, 2001	Jan. 4, 2001 Order/Opinion

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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…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/23315670/eeoc-v-state-farm-fire/

Last updated Nov. 3, 2026, 4:28 p.m.

Docket for: EEOC v. State Farm Fire

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	March 10, 1999	COMPLAINT - Summons issued. Assigned to Judge Donovan W. Frank per Individual Civil Rights list and referred to Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan 5pg(s) (SJH) (Entered: 03/11/1999)	RECAP
2	March 16, 1999	Summons - RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant State Farm Fire on 3/12/99 2pg(s) (JMR) (Entered: 03/17/1999)	RECAP
3	April 12, 1999	STIPULATION AND ORDER ( Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan ) extending time to answer or otherwise repond through 4/30/99. (c: attys.) (2pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 04/13/1999)	RECAP
	April 12, 1999	NOTICE by State Farm Fire of association of counsel R Scott Davies (VEM) (Entered: 04/12/1999)	PACER
	April 12, 1999	NOTICE by State Farm Fire of association of counsel R Scott Davies (VEM)
4	April 30, 1999	DFT'S ANSWER. 5pg(s) (PAK) (Entered: 04/30/1999)	RECAP
5	May 11, 1999	PETITION AND ORDER for admission pro hac vice ( Clerk Francis E. Dosal ) on behalf of defendant by Elliot H Goldman 1pg(s) (JMR) (Entered: 05/13/1999)	RECAP
6	May 11, 1999	PETITION AND ORDER for admission pro hac vice ( Clerk Francis E. Dosal ) on behalf of defendant by Thomas Dugard 1pg(s) (JMR) (Entered: 05/13/1999)	RECAP
7	July 23, 1999	Notice of pretrial conference (Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan / 7/23/99) ; pretrial conference set for 9:30 a.m. 8/24/99 ; Rule 26(f) report ddl set for 8/17/99 5pg(s) (cc: all counsel) (JMR) (Entered: 07/26/1999)	RECAP
8	Aug. 17, 1999	RULE 26(f) REPORT. 6pg(s) (PAK) (Entered: 08/17/1999)	RECAP
9	Aug. 25, 1999	NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ( Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan / 8/25/99) settlement conference set for 1:30 on 11/1/99 1pg(s) (cc: all counsel) (PAK) (Entered: 08/26/1999)	RECAP
10	Aug. 25, 1999	PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER ( Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan / 8/25/99) ; discovery set for 10/1/00 ; amd complaint set 9/30/99 ; non-dispositive motions set for 10/1/00 ; dispositive motions set for 12/1/00 ; ready for trial set for 2/1/01 2pg(s) (PAK) (Entered: 08/26/1999)	RECAP
11	Feb. 7, 2000	STIPULATION AND ORDER ( Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan ) amending dates for expert disclosures and reports 2pgs (JMR) (Entered: 02/10/2000)	RECAP
12	March 24, 2000	Expert Report of Dr. Walid Mikhail, M.D. 4pgs (copy) (JMR) (Entered: 03/24/2000)	RECAP
13	March 24, 2000	Expert Report of Dr. Harold H. Katz, M.D., FACP, FACE 15pg(s) (copy) (JMR) (Entered: 03/24/2000)	RECAP
14	May 1, 2000	PETITION AND ORDER for admission pro hac vice ( Clerk Francis E. Dosal ) on behalf of deft by Neil G Wolf. (1pg(s) (DDB) (Entered: 05/05/2000)	RECAP
15	May 5, 2000	STIPULATION AND ORDER ( Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan ) to amend pretrial order as follows: disclosure of identity of expert witnesses by party bearing burden of proof as to any issue, on or before 3/24/00 and by the party responding on or before 7/8/00. (2pg(s)(cc: all counsel) (CJF) (Entered: 05/09/2000)	RECAP
16	Aug. 3, 2000	STIPULATION AND ORDER ( Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan ) amending dates for close of discovery and other deadlines. Discovery set for 12/1/00 ; non-dispositive motions set for 12/1/00 ; dispositive motions set for 2/1/01 & ready for trial set for 6/1/01 . (6pg(s)(cc: all counsel) (CJF) (Entered: 08/04/2000)	RECAP
20	Nov. 27, 2000	JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER AMENDING DATES FOR THE CLOSE OF DISCOVERY & OTHER DEADLINES ( Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan ) discovery set for 12/22/00; non-dispositive motions set for 1/12/01; dispositive motions set for 3/16/01; ready for trial set for 6/1/01 (8pg(s)(cc: all counsel) (DDB) (Entered: 11/30/2000)	RECAP
17	Nov. 29, 2000	MOTION by pltf to compel discovery ( to Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan ) ret. on 12/13/00 at 9:00 a.m. (1pg(s) (DDB) (Entered: 11/30/2000)	RECAP
18	Nov. 29, 2000	MEMORANDUM by pltf in support of its motion to compel discovery [17-1]. (7pg(s) (DDB) (Entered: 11/30/2000)	RECAP
19	Nov. 29, 2000	DECLARATION of Lloyd Zimmerman re pltf's motion to compel discovery [17-1]. (78pg(s) (DDB) (Entered: 11/30/2000)	RECAP
21	Dec. 3, 2000	MINUTES:( Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan / ) Pltf's motion to compel discovery 17 Motion Withdrawn. (1pg(s) (DDB) (Entered: 12/06/2000)	RECAP
22	Jan. 4, 2001	STIPULATION AND ORDER of Dismissal ( Judge Donovan W. Frank ) with prejudice; the Court will reserve jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the settlement agreement 2pg(s) (cc: all counsel) (SJH) (Entered: 01/05/2001)	RECAP
23	Jan. 30, 2001	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT of EEOC. (6pg(s) (DDB) (Entered: 02/01/2001)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Minnesota

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 10, 1999

Closing Date: 2001

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

State Farm and Casualty Company

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

District of Minnesota 0:99-cv-00386

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Voluntary Dismissal

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/5620/ (last updated 5/30/2007).