Case: EEOC v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

5:98-cv-01637 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Aug. 31, 1998

Closed Date: 1999

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Case Summary

In August 1998, the EEOC district office in New Orleans, Louisiana brought this suit against the General Motors Corporation (GM), an international automobile manufacturer, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The intervenor's complaint alleged that GM unlawfully discriminated against a female employee in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, she alleged that, while at the Shreveport facility, coworkers sexually harassed her to the point she had to quit her position. After a defense motion for dismissal and partial summary judgment was pending for approximately three months, the parties jointly moved for a consent decree to be entered in December 1999.

The consent decree dictated the fallowing: defendant must (1) pay the aggrieved employee $100,000 in settlement of all claims relating to this litigation, (2) provide the EEOC with semi-annual complaint reports, and (3) provide EEO training to all of its supervisors and managers.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (6/9/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Walter, Donald Ellsworth (Louisiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Pesnell, Billy R (Louisiana)

Attorney for Defendant

McCalla, Robert K (Louisiana)

Rachal, Robert W (Louisiana)

Judge(s)

Walter, Donald Ellsworth (Louisiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Pesnell, Billy R (Louisiana)

Attorney for Defendant

McCalla, Robert K (Louisiana)

Rachal, Robert W (Louisiana)

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Documents in this case

5:98-cv-01637	Docket EEOC v. General Motors Corp.	Dec. 15, 1999	Dec. 15, 1999 Docket
6 5:98-cv-01637	Intervenor Complaint EEOC v. General Motors Corp.	March 10, 1999	March 10, 1999 Complaint
25 5:98-cv-01637	Consent Decree EEOC v. General Motors Corp.	Dec. 13, 1999	Dec. 13, 1999 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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Docket for: E E O C v. General Motors Corp

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Aug. 31, 1998	COMPLAINT filed; jury demand (Dean, S) (Entered: 09/03/1998)	RECAP
	Aug. 31, 1998	CASE ASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne for Discovery (Dean, S) (Entered: 09/03/1998)	PACER
	Aug. 31, 1998	FILING FEE waived; Amount of fee $0/USA PLAINTIFF. (Berry, D)
	Aug. 31, 1998	CASE ASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne for Discovery (Dean, S)
2	Dec. 17, 1998	ANSWER to Complaint by General Motors Corp (Reeves, T) (Entered: 12/17/1998)	RECAP
3	Feb. 19, 1999	WRITTEN REPORT OF MEETING filed by E E O C (McInnis, S) (Entered: 02/19/1999)	RECAP
4	March 5, 1999	MOTION by Linda F Logan to intervene with Proposed Order and Complaint in Intervention referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Reeves, T) (Entered: 03/09/1999)	RECAP
5	March 10, 1999	ORDER granting [4-1] motion to intervene (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: mwc (McInnis, S) (Entered: 03/10/1999)	RECAP
6	March 10, 1999	INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by Linda F Logan against General Motors Corp (McInnis, S) (Entered: 03/10/1999)	RECAP
7	March 30, 1999	ANSWER by General Motors Corp to [6-1] intervenor complaint (McInnis, S) (Entered: 03/31/1999)	RECAP
8	May 18, 1999	SCHEDULING ORDER; Jury Trial set for 9:00 12/13/99; Pretrial Conference for 10:30 11/10/99; Joining of parties, amding of pleadings on 6/28/99; Pltf's expert info/rpts due 8/12/99; Discovery due 9/13/99; Dft's expert info/rpts due 9/13/99; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 12:00 11/5/99; Deadline for filing of all motions 9/13/99; Expert depositions due 9/27/99; Conference to prepare PT order set for 10/12/99; Motions in limine due 10/26/99; Trial depositions due 12/6/99; Trial inst., interr, etc due 12/6/99; Witness list due 7/13/99; deadlines set before Judge Donald E Walter. (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 05/19/1999)	RECAP
9	July 13, 1999	PRELIMINARY WITNESS LIST by Linda F Logan (McInnis, S) (Entered: 07/14/1999)	RECAP
10	July 16, 1999	NOTICE by General Motors Corp of deposition by video of Linda Logan on 8/23/99 and 8/24/99 at 9:00am in Shreveport (McInnis, S) (Entered: 07/16/1999)	RECAP
11	July 20, 1999	WITNESS LIST by General Motors Corp (McInnis, S) (Entered: 07/20/1999)	RECAP
12	Aug. 5, 1999	NOTICE by General Motors Corp to take deposition of Carol Pruett on 8/25/99 at 9:00am in Shreveport (McInnis, S) (Entered: 08/05/1999)	RECAP
13	Aug. 5, 1999	NOTICE by General Motors Corp to take deposition of Dr Kay Williams on 8/25/99 at 12:00pm in Shreveport (McInnis, S) (Entered: 08/05/1999)	RECAP
14	Aug. 19, 1999	MOTION by Linda F Logan, General Motors Corp to modify and amend [8-1] Scheduling order with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (McInnis, S) (Entered: 08/20/1999)	RECAP
15	Aug. 24, 1999	ORDER granting [14-1] motion to modify and amend [8-1] Scheduling order. Reset scheduling order deadlines: Discovery deadline on 10/12/99; Dft's expert info/rpts due 9/28/99; Deadline for filing of all motions by 9/28/99; before Judge Donald E Walter . (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: mwc (McInnis, S) (Entered: 08/25/1999)	RECAP
16	Sept. 20, 1999	SUPPLEMENTAL WITNESS LIST by General Motors Corp (McInnis, S) (Entered: 09/20/1999)	RECAP
17	Sept. 21, 1999	90 DAY ORDER of dismissal ( signed by Judge Donald E. Walter ). NOE by: cd (McInnis, S) (Entered: 09/22/1999)	RECAP
18	Sept. 28, 1999	MOTION by General Motors Corp to extend time for expert discovery with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Dean, S) (Entered: 09/28/1999)	RECAP
19	Sept. 28, 1999	MOTION w/brief by General Motors Corp for summary judgment as to dismissal of intervenor's complaint in its entirety or in the alternative for partial summary judgment as to dismising claims for lost wages and for punitive damages WITH EXHIBITS (Dean, S) (Entered: 09/28/1999)	RECAP
20	Sept. 28, 1999	STATEMENT of material facts by General Motors Corp regarding [19-1] motion for summary judgment as to dismissal of intervenor's complaint in its entirety, [19-2] motion for partial summary judgment as to dismising claims for lost wages and for punitive damages (Dean, S) (Entered: 09/28/1999)	RECAP
21	Sept. 28, 1999	NOTICE OF SETTING: Motion day set on 11/5/99 for [19-1] motion for summary judgment as to dismissal of intervenor's complaint in its entirety before Judge Donald E Walter, on 11/5/99 for [19-2] motion for partial summary judgment as to dismising claims for lost wages and for punitive damages before Judge Donald E Walter. NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 09/28/1999)	RECAP
22	Sept. 29, 1999	ORDER granting [18-1] motion to extend time for expert discovery. Reset scheduling order deadlines: Dft's expert info/rpts due 10/18/99 before Judge Donald E Walter . (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: mwj (McInnis, S) (Entered: 09/29/1999)	RECAP
23	Sept. 29, 1999	90 DAY ORDER of dismissal (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: jak (McInnis, S) (Entered: 09/30/1999)	RECAP
	Sept. 29, 1999	Case closed (McInnis, S) (Entered: 09/30/1999)	PACER
	Sept. 29, 1999	Case closed (McInnis, S)
24	Dec. 9, 1999	JOINT MOTION by E E O C, General Motors Corp to approve and enter consent decree with Proposed Consent Decree referred to Judge Donald E Walter (McInnis, S) (Entered: 12/09/1999)	RECAP
25	Dec. 13, 1999	CONSENT DECREE (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sem (McInnis, S) (Entered: 12/13/1999)	RECAP
26	Dec. 15, 1999	ORDER granting [24-1] motion to approve and enter consent decree (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sem (McInnis, S) (Entered: 12/15/1999)	RECAP