Case: EEOC v. GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTHEAST IOWA INC

6:06-cv-02033 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

Filed Date: May 12, 2006

Closed Date: Nov. 15, 2007

Clearinghouse coding complete

Case Summary

In May 2006, the Milwaukee Area Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. The complaint alleged discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant refused to hire the charging party, a female applicant, for the position of Production Worker as a result of its discriminatory hiring criteria based on sex. The parties settled the suit through a consent decree on May 15, 2006, merely three days after it was filed. The eighteen-month decree, containing a non-discrimination clause, required the defendant to: provide Title VII training to all employees at its Northeast Iowa locations, post a Title VII notice, develop and distribute an anti-discrimination policy, report to the EEOC semi-annually, and pay the charging party $7,500. The decree was entered in 2006 and scheduled to last until 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

show full summary

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/12/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/20/2018)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5387852/parties/jordan-v-mapes/

Judge(s)

Reade, Linda R. (Iowa)

Judge(s)

Reade, Linda R. (Iowa)

Attorney Contact Information via CourtListener

show all people

Documents in the Clearinghouse

	Document
6:06-cv-02033	Docket EEOC v. Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa Inc	May 15, 2006	May 15, 2006 Docket
2 6:06-cv-02033	Complaint EEOC v. Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa Inc	May 12, 2006	May 12, 2006 Complaint
6 6:06-cv-02033	Consent Decree and Order EEOC v. Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa Inc	May 15, 2006	May 15, 2006 Settlement Agreement

show / hide documents

Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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/...

show / hide resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5387852/jordan-v-mapes/

Last updated April 4, 2025, 11:21 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	NOTICE of new case filing. (Attachments: # 1 New Case Packet)(ksy, ) (Entered: 05/12/2006)	May 12, 2006	May 12, 2006
3	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission re 2 Complaint (Powers, Deborah) (Entered: 05/12/2006)	May 12, 2006	May 12, 2006
4	PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE AND ORDER by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Powers, Deborah) Modified text on 5/15/2006 (ksy, ). (Entered: 05/12/2006)	May 12, 2006	May 12, 2006
5	Summons Issued as to Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa, Inc.. **PLEASE MAKE COPIES OF SUMMONS FOR EACH DEFENDANT AND FILL IN REMAINING INFORMATION** (ksy, ) Copy to non-ecf atty. (Entered: 05/15/2006)	May 15, 2006	May 15, 2006
6	Consent Decree and Order by Court. Signed by Judge Linda R Reade on 5/15/06. (Copy to non-ecf atty)(mj) (Entered: 05/16/2006)	May 15, 2006	May 15, 2006
7	ORDER: Pursuant to Consent Decree filed today, the parties have resolved this case. Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is directed to close this case administratively. Signed by Judge Linda R Reade on 5/15/06. (Copy to non-ecf atty) - CASE CLOSED (mj) (Entered: 05/16/2006)	May 15, 2006	May 15, 2006
34	ORDER re 1 Pro Se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Gregory Jordan. The petition is denied. The clerk of court is directed to enter judgment in favor of the respondent, Terry Mapes, and against the petitioner, Gregory Earl Jordan. Additionally, a certificate of appealability is denied. Signed by Chief Judge Linda R Reade on 8/4/2015 (copy w/NEF mail to Petitioner). (skm)	Aug. 4, 2015	Aug. 4, 2015 RECAP