Case: EEOC v. AMPACE FREIGHTLINES INC (D/B/A MERCHANTS DUTCH)

3:99-cv-00790 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: May 3, 1999

Closed Date: June 12, 2000

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Case Summary

The New Orleans (along with the Houston) office of the EEOC brought this ADA suit against Ampace Freightlines, Inc. d/b/a Merchants Dutch Express, in May 1999, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The complaint alleged that the defendant discharged the charging party because he was regarded as having a disability. More specifically, the defendant allegedly discharged the defendant from his job as a truck driver because he had "lazy eye." The parties settled and the court entered judgment dismissing the matter in June 2000. No information from the settlement was made available.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (6/1/2007)

Faith Sparr (8/28/2014)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:99-cv-00790	Docket EEOC v. Ampace Frieghtlines Inc., fdba Merchants Dutch Express	June 12, 2000	June 12, 2000 Docket
1 3:99-cv-00790	Complaint EEOC v. Ampace Frieghtlines Inc., fdba Merchants Dutch Express	May 3, 1999	May 3, 1999 Complaint
6 3:99-cv-00790	Judgment EEOC v. Ampace Frieghtlines Inc., fdba Merchants Dutch Express	June 12, 2000	June 12, 2000 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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated March 26, 2024, 3:05 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
	Amount of fee $0/wv. (Thigpen, M) (Entered: 05/05/1999)	May 3, 1999	May 3, 1999
	CASE ASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes for discovery. (Prest, B) (Entered: 05/12/1999)	May 3, 1999	May 3, 1999
1	COMPLAINT filed w/jury demand. (Prest, B) (Entered: 05/12/1999)	May 3, 1999	May 3, 1999
2	ANSWER to Complaint by Ampace Freight Inc (former employee) (Entered: 10/26/1999)	Oct. 25, 1999	Oct. 25, 1999
3	SCHEDULING ORDER: Jury Trial set for 9:00 7/10/00; Pretrial Conference for 9:00 6/9/00; Joining of parties, amding of pleadings on 2/10/00; Pltf's expert info/rpts due 3/11/00; Discovery due 4/10/00; Dft's expert info/rpts due 4/10/00; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 12:00 6/5/00; Deadline for filing of all motions 4/10/00; Expert depositions due 4/25/00; Conference to prepare PT order set for 5/10/00; Motions in limine due 5/25/00; Trial depositions due 6/30/00; Trial inst., interr, etc due 6/30/00; Witness list due 2/9/00; deadlines set before Judge Robert G James (signed by Judge Robert G James) NOE by: dd/dmn (former employee) (Entered: 01/19/2000)	Jan. 18, 2000	Jan. 18, 2000
4	WITNESS LIST by E E O C (former employee) (Entered: 02/15/2000)	Feb. 14, 2000	Feb. 14, 2000
5	60 DAY ORDER of dismissal (signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes). NOE by: cww (Whidden, C) (Entered: 06/07/2000)	June 6, 2000	June 6, 2000
6	JUDGMENT dismissing this matter without costs and without prejudice; see [5-1] order (signed by Chief Deputy Gene R Smith) (Whidden, C) (Entered: 06/13/2000)	June 12, 2000	June 12, 2000
	Case closed (Whidden, C) (Entered: 09/11/2000)	June 12, 2000	June 12, 2000