Case: EEOC v. Indmar Products Company

2:04-cv-03041 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Dec. 22, 2004

Closed Date: Sept. 8, 2007

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Memphis office filed this suit on December 22, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Memphis) against Indmar Products Company, Inc. The EEOC alleged that defendant allowed its employees to harass the complainant based on his race (black). On April 18, 2005 the court set a trial date: April 17, 2006. Prior to the date set for trial, a consent decree was entered on March 8, 2006. Judgment pursuant to the consent decree was entered on March 13, 2006. In the consent decree the defendant agreed to provide training to its managerial and supervisory employees, post notice of EEO rights and refrain from discriminating or retaliating against its employees. The defendant also agreed to pay the complainant $25,000, expunge the complainant's record, and provide the complainant a neutral employment reference.The decree was entered in 2006 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Jason Chester (2/8/2008)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:04-cv-03041	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Indmar Products Company, Inc.	March 13, 2006	March 13, 2006 Docket
8 2:04-cv-03041	Consent Decree EEOC v. Indmar Products Company, Inc.	March 8, 2006	March 8, 2006 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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Black Farmers FAQ: The history of discrimination against Black farmers and policy initiatives to remedy these inequities. Legal Defense Fund	Black farmers have long faced systemic discrimination by public and private institutions and barriers to economic mobility. Inequities in the administration of government farm programs and discrimina…		https://www.naacpldf.org/...
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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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Indmar Products Company, Inc. , filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Jury Trial demanded.(wbe, ) (Entered: 12/29/2004)	Dec. 22, 2004	Dec. 22, 2004
2	ANSWER to Complaint by Indmar Products Company, Inc..(jae, ) (Entered: 03/01/2005)	Feb. 28, 2005	Feb. 28, 2005
3	MOTION for Special Admission To Participate in Particular Case (Pamela B. Dixon) by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (jae, ) (Entered: 03/03/2005)	March 3, 2005	March 3, 2005
4	ORDER granting [3] Motion for Special Admission Of Pamela B. Dixon as counsel for Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Signed by Judge J. Daniel Breen. (jae, ) (Entered: 03/03/2005)	March 3, 2005	March 3, 2005
6	SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 6/21/2005. Discovery due by 12/23/2005. Joinder of Parties due by 6/21/2005. Initial Motions to dismiss due by 7/21/2005. Dispositive motions due 1/23/06. Case set for jury trial (5 days). Pretrial order, pretrial conference and trial dates to be set by presiding judge. Parties are directed to engage in mediation after close of discovery. Parties have not consented to proceed before magistrate judge. Absent good cause shown, dates set by this order will not be modified or extended. Signed by Judge Diane K. Vescovo. (jae, ) (Entered: 04/15/2005)	April 15, 2005	April 15, 2005
7	SETTING LETTER: Jury Trial set for 4/17/2006 09:30 AM in Courtroom 1 - Memphis before J. Daniel Breen. Pretrial Conference set for 4/11/2006 09:00 AM in Courtroom 1 - Memphis before J. Daniel Breen. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due 4/4/06.(jae, ) (Entered: 04/18/2005)	April 18, 2005	April 18, 2005
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Proposed Pretrial Order due by 4/4/2006. (jae, ) (Entered: 04/18/2005)	April 18, 2005	April 18, 2005
8	CONSENT DECREE. Signed by Judge J. Daniel Breen on 3/8/06. (Breen, J.) (Entered: 03/08/2006)	March 8, 2006	March 8, 2006
9	JUDGMENT pursuant to the Consent Decree entered on 3/8/2006 . Signed by Judge J. Daniel Breen on 3/10/06. (Breen, J.) (Entered: 03/13/2006)	March 13, 2006	March 13, 2006