Case: EEOC v. WORLD SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION, INC.

1:98-cv-03315 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 1998

Closed Date: Oct. 29, 1999

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Case Summary

In September 1998, the EEOC district office in Baltimore, Maryland brought this suit against World Savings & Loan Association, Inc., a general lending association, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, alleging discrimination on the basis of race, religion, and national origin. The defendant moved to stay the proceedings and to compel arbitration on the grounds that the charging parties had signed agreements requiring them to arbitrate all disputes arising out of their employment, including allegations of discrimination. The court declined to stay the case or to compel arbitration, but agreed with the basic premise of the defendant's argument, and simply dismissed the case sua sponte. EEOC v. World Sav. & Loan Ass'n, Inc., 32 F.Supp.2d 833 (D.Md. 1999).

However, the court stipulated that the EEOC was not barred from pursuing class-based equitable relief, and was dismissing the case immediately because it was unclear whether the EEOC wished to pursue such a course or whether it would appeal the court's decision at once. The court said that the case could be reopened if the EEOC wished to continue on without pursuing relief for the charging parties. The EEOC took the court up on this offer. In June 1999, the case was settled; the settlement agreement, eventually approved by the court in October 1999, is not available.

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Jason Chester (6/21/2007)

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1:98-cv-03315	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment v. World Savings	Oct. 29, 1999	Oct. 29, 1999 Docket
8 1:98-cv-03315	Memorandum Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. World Savings and Loan Association, Inc.	Jan. 12, 1999	Jan. 12, 1999 Order/Opinion 32 F.Supp.2d 32

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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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed; (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/01/1998)	Sept. 30, 1998	Sept. 30, 1998
1	DEMAND for jury trial by Equal Employment (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/01/1998)	Sept. 30, 1998	Sept. 30, 1998
2	SUMMONS(ES)(20 days) issued for World Savings (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/01/1998)	Oct. 1, 1998	Oct. 1, 1998
3	MOTION with memorandum in support by World Savings to Stay the proceedings , and to Compel Arbitration and exhibits A thru C. (c/s) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/03/1998)	Nov. 2, 1998	Nov. 2, 1998
4	MOTION by World Savings for Irene L. Hill to Appear Pro Hac Vice . (c/s) (fee paid $50.00 receipt B153364 (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/03/1998)	Nov. 2, 1998	Nov. 2, 1998
4	ORDER granting [4-1] motion of Defendant for Irene L. Hill to Appear Pro Hac Vice. ( signed by Judge Andre M. Davis 11/2/98) (c/m 11/3/98) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/03/1998)	Nov. 2, 1998	Nov. 2, 1998
5	MEMORANDUM by Equal Employment in opposition to [3-1] motion of World Savings to Stay the proceedings and to [3-2] motion of World Savings to Compel Arbitration. (c/s) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/20/1998)	Nov. 19, 1998	Nov. 19, 1998
6	REPLY by World Savings to response of Plaintiff to its [3-1] motion to Stay the proceedings and to its [3-2] motion to Compel Arbitration. (c/s) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 12/07/1998)	Dec. 4, 1998	Dec. 4, 1998
7	MOTION by World Savings for Irene L. Hill to Withdraw as Attorney . (c/s) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 12/15/1998)	Dec. 14, 1998	Dec. 14, 1998
8	MEMORANDUM ( signed by Judge Andre M. Davis 1/12/99) (c/m 1/12/99) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/12/1999)	Jan. 12, 1999	Jan. 12, 1999
9	ORDER denying [3-1] motion of World Savings to Stay the proceedings; denying [3-2] motion of World Savings to Compel Arbitration; DISMISSING this case with prejudice Sua Sponte; CLOSING case. ( signed by Judge Andre M. Davis 1/12/99 ) (c/m 1/12/99) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/12/1999)	Jan. 12, 1999	Jan. 12, 1999
	Case closed (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/12/1999)	Jan. 12, 1999	Jan. 12, 1999
10	MOTION with memorandum in support by Equal Employment to Vacate [9-1] (judgment) order . (c/s) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/25/1999)	Jan. 22, 1999	Jan. 22, 1999
11	ORDER granting [10-1] motion of EEOC to Vacate [9-1] (judgment) order; REOPENING action ( signed by Judge Andre M. Davis 1/26/99) (c/m 1/27/99 jl) (jnl, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/27/1999)	Jan. 26, 1999	Jan. 26, 1999
	Case reopened (jnl, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/27/1999)	Jan. 26, 1999	Jan. 26, 1999
11	SCHEDULING ORDER ( signed by Judge Andre M. Davis 1/26/99) (c/m 1/27/99 jl) (jnl, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/27/1999)	Jan. 26, 1999	Jan. 26, 1999
12	RESPONSE by World Savings to [10-1] motion of EEOC to Vacate [9-1] (judgment) order and exhibits 1 and 2. (c/s) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/09/1999)	Feb. 8, 1999	Feb. 8, 1999
13	ORDER ADVISING Judge has already vacated the order of dismissal; DIRECTING discovery is to proceed apace in accordance with the scheduling order previously entered; DIRECTING answer to the complaint shall be filed on or before 2/23/99. ( signed by Judge Andre M. Davis 2/9/99) (c/m 2/10/99) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/10/1999)	Feb. 9, 1999	Feb. 9, 1999
	Deadline updated; set Answer deadline to 2/23/99 for World Savings . (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/10/1999)	Feb. 9, 1999	Feb. 9, 1999
14	JOINT MOTION by Equal Employment, World Savings to Amend [11-1] Scheduling order . (c/s) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/23/1999)	March 22, 1999	March 22, 1999
15	AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER GRANTING [14-1] joint motion to amend [11-1] scheduling order. ( signed by Judge Andre M. Davis 3/22/99) (c/m 3/23/99) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/23/1999)	March 22, 1999	March 22, 1999
16	ANSWER to Complaint by World Savings. (c/s) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/01/1999)	April 1, 1999	April 1, 1999
17	MOTION by Equal Employment to Compel discovery and to order as admitted request for admissions and exhibits 1-3. (c/s) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) Modified on 06/10/1999 (Entered: 06/10/1999)	June 9, 1999	June 9, 1999
18	ORDER granting [17-1] motion of plaintiff to Compel discovery and to order as admitted request for admissions. ( signed by Judge Andre M. Davis 6/29/99) (c/m 6/30/99) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/30/1999)	June 29, 1999	June 29, 1999
19	ORDER DISMISSING civil action with each party to bear its own costs unless otherwise agreed, without prejudice to the right of a party to move for good cause within 60 days to reopen this action if settlement is not consummated. ( signed by Judge Andre M. Davis 6/30/99) (c/m 7/1/99) (microfilemd 7/1/99) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/01/1999)	June 30, 1999	June 30, 1999
	Case closed (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/01/1999)	June 30, 1999	June 30, 1999
20	STIPULATION of dismissal with prejudice and APPROVAL. (signed by Judge Andre M. Davis 10/29/99) (c/m 10/29/99-das) (mdd, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/29/1999)	Oct. 29, 1999	Oct. 29, 1999