Case: EEOC v. NORWEGIAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL

1:03-cv-02360 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 7, 2003

Closed Date: Jan. 24, 2005

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Case Summary

In April 2003, the EEOC's Chicago District Office brought this suit against Norwegian American Hospital in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the charging party, a female employee, to a hostile work environment because of her religion, Islam, by making offensive religious comments to her and subjecting her to different terms and conditions of employment…

Under the terms of the eighteen-month decree, which contained both non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, the defendant agreed to: pay the charging party $40,000; post an EEOC-provided notice; maintain records of all religious discrimination complaints; provide semi-annual written reports to the EEOC; provide Title VII training to the Human Resource Director, Vice President of Patient Services, and all certified midwives; and distribute an anti-discrimination policy regarding religious discrimination to all employees.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/4/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dreilinger, Lauren G (Illinois)

Hendrickson, John C. (Illinois)

Mrizek, Richard John (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Horras, Linda Kay (Illinois)

Luetkemeyer, Tom H. (Illinois)

Judge(s)

Zagel, James Block (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dreilinger, Lauren G (Illinois)

Hendrickson, John C. (Illinois)

Mrizek, Richard John (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Horras, Linda Kay (Illinois)

Luetkemeyer, Tom H. (Illinois)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1:03-cv-02360	Docket EEOC v. Norwegian American Hospital	Jan. 24, 2005	Jan. 24, 2005 Docket
1 1:03-cv-02360	Complaint EEOC v. Norwegian American Hospital	April 7, 2003	April 7, 2003 Complaint 2003 WL 23667815
	EEOC Press Release EEOC v. Norwegian American Hospital No Court	April 7, 2003	April 7, 2003 Press Release
21 1:03-cv-02360	Consent Decree EEOC v. Norwegian American Hospital	Jan. 24, 2005	Jan. 24, 2005 Settlement Agreement

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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

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Last updated Nov. 3, 2026, 4:50 p.m.

Docket for: EEOC v. Norwegian Amer Hosp

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	April 7, 2003	COMPLAINT; jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of Lauren G. Dreilinger, Noelle Christine Brennan, John C. Hendrickson as attorney(s) for plaintiff (No summons(es) issued.) (Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (hp) (Entered: 04/08/2003)	RECAP
2	May 22, 2003	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant sent on 4/21/03 (ntf) (Entered: 05/23/2003)	RECAP
3	June 5, 2003	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Tom H. Luetkemeyer, Linda Kay Horras (ntf) (Entered: 06/06/2003)	RECAP
4	June 5, 2003	ANSWER by defendant to complaint [1-1]. (ntf) (Entered: 06/06/2003)	RECAP
5	June 9, 2003	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant sent on 4/21/03 (ntf) (Entered: 06/10/2003)	RECAP
7	Sept. 19, 2003	MOTION by plaintiff to quash subpoenas ; Memorandum in support; (Attachments); Notice (ntf) (Entered: 10/06/2003)	RECAP
6	Sept. 25, 2003	RESPONSE by defendant to EEOC's motion to quash (Attachments). (ntf) (Entered: 09/25/2003)	RECAP
8	Sept. 30, 2003	MINUTE ORDER of 9/30/03 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing set to 1/6/04 at 10:00 a.m. Plaintiff's motion to quash subpoenas is granted without prejudice [7-1]. No notice (ntf) (Entered: 10/06/2003)	RECAP
9	Oct. 7, 2003	MOTION by defendant for leave to amend affirmative defenses ; Notice (ntf) (Entered: 10/17/2003)	RECAP
10	Oct. 14, 2003	MINUTE ORDER of 10/14/03 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Defendant's motion for leave to amend affirmative defenses is granted [9-1]. Telephoned notice (ntf) (Entered: 10/17/2003)	RECAP
11	Oct. 20, 2003	ANSWER and amended affirmative defenses by defendant to complaint [1-1]; Notice. (ntf) (Entered: 10/21/2003)	RECAP
12	Nov. 5, 2003	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff by Richard John Mrizek; Notice. (ntf) (Entered: 11/06/2003)	RECAP
13	Dec. 3, 2003	WITHDRAWAL by plaintiff of appearance of Noell C. Brennan; Notice. (ntf) (Entered: 12/04/2003)	RECAP
14	Dec. 10, 2003	MINUTE ORDER of 12/10/03 by Hon. James B. Zagel: The appearance of Noelle C. Brennan is withdrawn on behalf of plaintiff. withdrawing attorney oelle Christine Brennan for EEOC Mailed notice (vmj) (Entered: 12/11/2003)	RECAP
	Jan. 6, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 1/6/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 2/3/04 . No notice (drw) (Entered: 01/06/2004)	PACER
	Jan. 6, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 1/6/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 2/3/04 . No notice (drw)
	Feb. 3, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 2/3/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 2/17/04 . Settlement offer made. No notice (drw) (Entered: 02/03/2004)	PACER
	Feb. 3, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 2/3/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 2/17/04 . Settlement offer made. No notice (drw)
	Feb. 17, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 2/17/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 3/16/04 . No notice (drw) (Entered: 02/17/2004)	PACER
	Feb. 17, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 2/17/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 3/16/04 . No notice (drw)
15	March 16, 2004	REFERRAL ORDER: Case referred to Hon. Arlander Keys for settlement conference Mailed notice. (tlp) (Entered: 03/16/2004)	RECAP
	March 16, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 3/16/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 4/26/04 . This case is referred to Magistrate Judge Keys for settlement conference. No notice (tlp) (Entered: 03/16/2004)	PACER
	March 16, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 3/16/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 4/26/04 . This case is referred to Magistrate Judge Keys for settlement conference. No notice (tlp)
16	March 23, 2004	MINUTE ORDER of 3/23/04 by Hon. Arlander Keys : Settlement conference set for 5/7/04 at 10:00 a.m. All parties are to be represented at the settlement conference by an individual (other than their attorneys) with full authority to settle. The parties are to exchange (but not file) written settlement offers, copies of which are to be submitted to the court by 05/03/04. Mailed notice (ntf) (Entered: 03/25/2004)	RECAP
	April 20, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 4/20/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 5/20/04 from 4/26/04. Mailed notice (drw) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	PACER
	April 20, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 4/20/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 5/20/04 from 4/26/04. Mailed notice (drw)
17	April 30, 2004	MINUTE ORDER of 4/30/04 by Hon. Arlander Keys : Settlement conference set for 05/07/04 at 10:00 a.m. is reset to 5/26/04 at 1:30 p.m. All parties are to be represented at the settlement conference by an individual (other than their attorneys) with full authority to settle. The parties are to exchange (but not file) written settlement offers, copies of which are to be submitted to the court by 05/21/04. Mailed notice (ntf) (Entered: 05/04/2004)	RECAP
	May 19, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 5/19/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 6/14/04 from 5-20-04. Telephone notice (drw) (Entered: 05/19/2004)	PACER
	May 19, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 5/19/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 6/14/04 from 5-20-04. Telephone notice (drw)
18	May 26, 2004	MINUTE ORDER of 5/26/04 by Hon. Arlander Keys : Settlement conference held. The case settled; the terms of which were stated on the record. The parties are scheduled for status before the district judge on 06/14/04. The settlement agreement will include a consent decree. All matters relating to the referral of this action having been resolved, the case is returned to the assigned judge Terminating the case referral to Hon. Arlander Keys . Mailed notice (ntf) (Entered: 06/02/2004)	RECAP
	June 14, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 6/14/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 7/14/04 . No notice (drw) (Entered: 06/14/2004)	PACER
	June 14, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 6/14/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 7/14/04 . No notice (drw)
19	July 13, 2004	MINUTE ORDER of 7/13/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : This case is dismissed with prejudice and without costs by agreement terminating case . Mailed notice (ntf) (Entered: 07/21/2004)	RECAP
	July 13, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 7/13/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing set for 7-14-04 is stricken. Case is settled. Telephone notice (drw) (Entered: 07/13/2004)	PACER
	July 13, 2004	SCHEDULE set on 7/13/04 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing set for 7-14-04 is stricken. Case is settled. Telephone notice (drw)
20	Jan. 24, 2005	MINUTE entry before Judge James B. Zagel: Enter consent decree. (ntf, ) (Entered: 02/02/2005)	RECAP
21	Jan. 24, 2005	CONSENT DECREE Signed by Judge James B. Zagel on 1/24/2005: (ntf, ) (Entered: 02/03/2005)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Illinois

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

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Key Dates

Filing Date: April 7, 2003

Closing Date: Jan. 24, 2005

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

Norwegian American Hospital

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Illinois 1:03-cv-02360

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Neutral/Positive Reference

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 40000

Order Duration: 2005 - 2006

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Religion discrimination

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. NORWEGIAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/5725/ (last updated 6/4/2007).