Case: EEOC v. K-Mart Corporation

4:98-cv-03082 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Dec. 11, 1998

Closed Date: Feb. 3, 2002

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Case Summary

In December 1998, the Birmingham office of the EEOC brought this suit against K-Mart Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimant by not providing the claimant with reasonable accommodation of her religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The defendant moved for summary judgment, which was not resolved because the parties reached a settlement by entry of a consent decree in February 2000.

The two year consent decree included an anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation provision; adoption of a policy prohibiting discrimination in the workplace; training for managers and supervisors; posting of notice; and a neutral reference for the claimant.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (6/14/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Buttram, H. Dean (Alabama)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Byrd, Mildred (Alabama)

Rose, Jerome C (Alabama)

Attorney for Defendant

Lightfoot, Warren B (Alabama)

Roberts, Stuart Dewane (Alabama)

Judge(s)

Buttram, H. Dean (Alabama)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Byrd, Mildred (Alabama)

Rose, Jerome C (Alabama)

Stewart, C Gregory (Alabama)

Attorney for Defendant

Lightfoot, Warren B (Alabama)

Roberts, Stuart Dewane (Alabama)

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Documents in this case

4:98-cv-03082	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. K-Mart Corp.	Feb. 3, 2000	Feb. 3, 2000 Docket
15 4:98-cv-03082	Order [Regarding Defendant's Motion to Compel]	Dec. 29, 1999	Dec. 29, 1999 Order/Opinion
18 4:98-cv-03082	Consent Decree EEOC v. K-Mart Corp.	Feb. 3, 2000	Feb. 3, 2000 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: EEOC v. K-Mart Corporation

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Dec. 11, 1998	COMPLAINT filed (Former Employee) (Entered: 12/11/1998)	RECAP
2	April 13, 1999	ORDER to show cause deadline created for 4/26/99 why action should not be dismissed pursuant to FRCP 4(m) filed ( by Judge H D. Buttram ) cm (Former Employee) (Entered: 04/13/1999)	RECAP
3	April 15, 1999	RESPONSE by plaintiff EEOC order to show cause order [2-1] filed cs (BST) (Entered: 04/16/1999)	RECAP
4	April 27, 1999	ANSWER by defendant K-Mart Corporation w/appear by atty(s) Warren B Lightfoot, Stuart D Roberts filed cs (Former Employee) (Entered: 04/27/1999)	RECAP
5	June 10, 1999	Report of Parties (form 35) of compliance with FRCP 26 filed (Former Employee) (Entered: 06/11/1999)	RECAP
6	June 15, 1999	ORDER scheduling that certain time limits apply as set out in this order;initial disclosure by 7/6/99; discovery cutoff 11/12/99; dispositive motions by 11/29/99 by Judge D. Buttram entered cm (Former Employee) (Entered: 06/15/1999)	RECAP
7	June 30, 1999	NOTICE of compliance by plaintiff EEOC with [6-1] filed cs (Former Employee) (Entered: 06/30/1999)	RECAP
8	June 30, 1999	NOTICE of compliance by defendant K-Mart Corporation with [6-1] filed cs (Former Employee) (Entered: 07/01/1999)	RECAP
9	Nov. 16, 1999	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC, defendant K-Mart Corporation to extend time to file dispositive motion ddl until 12/17/99; pla's response ddl until 1/14/00 and dft's reply ddl until 1/21/00 filed cs (Former Employee) Modified on 11/23/1999 (Entered: 11/17/1999)	RECAP
10	Nov. 22, 1999	9 - ORDER granting (get on with it! no further extensions) motion to extend time to file dispositive motion ddl until 12/17/99; pla's response ddl until 1/14/00 and dft's reply ddl until 1/21/00 [9-1] ( by Judge H D. Buttram ) entered cm (Former Employee) (Entered: 11/23/1999)	RECAP
11	Dec. 17, 1999	MOTION by defendant K-Mart Corporation for summary judgment filed cs (Former Employee) (Entered: 12/20/1999)	RECAP
12	Dec. 17, 1999	BRIEF in support of motion for sumjgm by defendant K-Mart Corporation filed cs (Former Employee) (Entered: 12/20/1999)	RECAP
13	Dec. 17, 1999	SUBMISSION of discovery by defendant K-Mart Corporation in support of KMart's brief in support of motion for sumjgm filed cs (Former Employee) (Entered: 12/20/1999)	RECAP
14	Dec. 29, 1999	MOTION by defendant K-Mart Corporation to compel responsese to its 9/30/99 requests for production filed cs w/exhs attach (Former Employee) (Entered: 12/29/1999)	RECAP
15	Dec. 29, 1999	ORDER denying motion to compel responsese to its 9/30/99 requests for production [14-1] filed ( by Judge H D. Buttram ) cm (Former Employee) (Entered: 12/29/1999)	RECAP
16	Jan. 21, 2000	SUBMISSION of discovery by plaintiff EEOC in response to dft's motion for sumjgm filed cs (Former Employee) (Entered: 01/24/2000)	RECAP
17	Feb. 3, 2000	BRIEF-statement of undipsuted facts and memorandum of law in oppositin to dft's motion for sumjgm by plaintiff EEOC filed cs (deemed filed in chambers 1/21/00 per Judge Buttram) (Former Employee) (Entered: 02/03/2000)	RECAP
18	Feb. 3, 2000	ORDER (consent degree) dismissing case with terms and conditions as set out in this order; each party shall bear own costs and atty's fees filed ( by Judge H D. Buttram ) cm (Former Employee) (Entered: 02/03/2000)	RECAP