Case: EEOC v. THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY INC

1:04-cv-03114 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2004

Closed Date: Aug. 17, 2007

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Case Summary

In September 2004, the EEOC instituted this action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc d/b/a Eight O'Clock Coffee. The EEOC alleged that the defendant had retaliated against an employee for opposing a practice made illegal by Title VII. Specifically, the complainant opposed the defendant's alleged practice of discriminating against another employee on the basis of race. Following an unsuccessful motion for summary judgment by the defendant, the parties agreed to enter into a settlement agreement in order to discharge all claims and end the litigation. The agreement provided that the defendant pay the complainant $85,000, cease retaliating, and create new training workshops to teach employees about equal employment opportunity policies and retaliation.

The decree was entered in 2005 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (6/30/2007)

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People

Judge(s)

Grimm, Paul William (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Andrew, Regina Maria (Maryland)

Kiel, Gerald S (Maryland)

Lawrence, Debra Michele (Maryland)

Attorney for Defendant

Jr, Peter F (Maryland)

Judge(s)

Grimm, Paul William (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Andrew, Regina Maria (Maryland)

Kiel, Gerald S (Maryland)

Lawrence, Debra Michele (Maryland)

Singleton, John Michael (Maryland)

Terrasa, Gabriel Antonio (Maryland)

Attorney for Defendant

Jr, Peter F (Maryland)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:04-cv-03114	Docket EEOC v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc	Nov. 16, 2006	Nov. 16, 2006 Docket
1 1:04-cv-03114	Complaint EEOC v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc	Sept. 29, 2004	Sept. 29, 2004 Complaint
13 1:04-cv-03114	Memo To Counsel Re: EEOC v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co Inc [Order Denying Motion for Summary Judgment] EEOC v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc	Feb. 9, 2005	Feb. 9, 2005 Order/Opinion
20 1:04-cv-03114	Settlement Agreement EEOC v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc	Aug. 17, 2005	Aug. 17, 2005 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated March 25, 2024, 3:03 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. , filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ljs, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/30/2004)	Sept. 29, 2004	Sept. 29, 2004 Clearinghouse
	JURY TRIAL DEMAND by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (ljs, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/30/2004)	Sept. 29, 2004	Sept. 29, 2004
2	Notice of Lawsuit and REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service sent to The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (ljs, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/30/2004)	Sept. 29, 2004	Sept. 29, 2004
3	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. waiver sent on 10/18/2004, answer due 12/17/2004. (Andrew, Regina) (Entered: 11/01/2004)	Nov. 1, 2004	Nov. 1, 2004
4	NOTICE of Appearance by Peter F Healey Jr on behalf of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (Healey, Peter) (Entered: 11/19/2004)	Nov. 19, 2004	Nov. 19, 2004
5	ANSWER to Complaint by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc..(Healey, Peter) (Entered: 12/01/2004)	Dec. 1, 2004	Dec. 1, 2004
6	Correspondence setting scheduling conference. (Attachments: # 1)(Motz, J.) (Entered: 12/03/2004)	Dec. 3, 2004	Dec. 3, 2004
7	Local Rule 103.3 Disclosure of Affiliations and Financial Interest. (Healey, Peter) (Entered: 12/07/2004)	Dec. 7, 2004	Dec. 7, 2004
8	MOTION for Summary Judgment by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.. Responses due by 1/9/2005 (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Undisputed Material Facts# 2 Memorandum in Support of Summary Judgment# 3 Text of Proposed Order # 4 Exhibit 1# 5 Exhibit 2# 6 Exhibit 3# 7 Exhibit 4# 8 Exhibit 5)(Healey, Peter) (Entered: 12/23/2004)	Dec. 23, 2004	Dec. 23, 2004
9	STIPULATION re 8 MOTION for Summary Judgment Extension of Time by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Andrew, Regina) (Entered: 01/10/2005)	Jan. 10, 2005	Jan. 10, 2005
10	Paperless ORDER granting re 9 Stipulation filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 1/11/05. (Motz, J.) (Entered: 01/11/2005)	Jan. 11, 2005	Jan. 11, 2005
12	REPLY to Response to Motion re 8 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.. (Healey, Peter) (Entered: 02/03/2005)	Feb. 3, 2005	Feb. 3, 2005
13	ORDER denying 8 Motion of Defendant for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 2/9/05. (jlb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/09/2005)	Feb. 9, 2005	Feb. 9, 2005 Clearinghouse
14	Correspondence setting scheduling conference. (Attachments: # 1)(Motz, J.) (Entered: 02/09/2005)	Feb. 9, 2005	Feb. 9, 2005
15	Correspondence confirming the matters discussed during the conference held today. (Motz, J.) (Entered: 02/25/2005)	Feb. 25, 2005	Feb. 25, 2005
16	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Susan K. Gauvey for Settlement or other ADR Conference. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 2/25/05. (jlb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/28/2005)	Feb. 25, 2005	Feb. 25, 2005
17	ORDER SETTING Date for Settlement Conference. Signed by Judge Susan K. Gauvey on 3/1/05. (Attachments: # 1 Mediation Letter)(jlb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/02/2005)	March 1, 2005	March 1, 2005
18	Settlement Conference - RESCHEDULING TO JULY 12, 2005, AT 9:30 A.M. (Gauvey, Susan) (Entered: 06/01/2005)	June 1, 2005	June 1, 2005
	Settlement Conference held on 7/12/2005 before Judge Susan K. Gauvey. (jlb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/13/2005)	July 12, 2005	July 12, 2005
	Judge Susan K. Gauvey no longer assigned to case. (jlb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/13/2005)	July 13, 2005	July 13, 2005
19	ORDER DISMISSING case with each party to bear its own costs otherwise agreed without prejudice to the right of a party to move for good cause to reopen this action if settlement is not consummated. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 7/14/05. (jlb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/14/2005)	July 14, 2005	July 14, 2005
20	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Andrew, Regina) (Entered: 08/17/2005)	Aug. 17, 2005	Aug. 17, 2005 Clearinghouse
21	PAPERLESS ORDER APPROVING 20 Settlement Agreement filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 8/18/05. (jlb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/18/2005)	Aug. 18, 2005	Aug. 18, 2005
22	(FILED IN ERROR WRONG CASE) MOTION for Summary Judgment by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc..Responses due by 12/4/2006 (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Defendant, A&P, In Support of Motion for Summary Judgment# 2 Defendant A&P's Statement of Material Facts Not in Genuine Dispute# 3 Appendix Exhibits of Defendant A&P# 4 Exhibit 1# 5 Exhibit 2# 6 Exhibit 3# 7 Exhibit 4# 8 Exhibit 5# 9 Exhibit 6# 10 Exhibit 7# 11 Exhibit 8# 12 Exhibit 9# 13 Exhibit 10# 14 Exhibit 11# 15 Exhibit 12# 16 Exhibit 13# 17 Exhibit 14# 18 Exhibit 15# 19 Exhibit 16# 20 Exhibit	Nov. 16, 2006	Nov. 16, 2006