EEOC V. LANDERS AUTO SALES, INC. | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

Case: EEOC v. LANDERS AUTO SALES, INC.

4:99-cv-00122 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: Feb. 22, 1999

Closed Date: Aug. 25, 2000

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Case Summary

The Memphis District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Landers Auto Sales, Inc., in February of 1999, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The suit was based on a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by the defendant. In July the complainant, who intervened in the suit, was injured in a car accident, resulting in quadriplegia. The complainant required a wheel chair accessible office for him to resume his duties as a manager in a parts warehouse. The defendant refused to comply with this request and then retaliated against the complainant for complaining by demoting him. In August of 2000, a consent decree was ordered by the court.

The consent decree contained both monetary and injunctive relief. The monetary relief was in excess of $220,000. It consisted of a $160,000 check to be paid to the complainant along with his costs, which were $30,000. In addition, the defendant was required to hand over the title to the handicap van they were providing the complainant, which was valued at over $30,000. The injunctive relief contained a variety of items, including: expungment of complainant's record; a neutral reference in the future; removal of medical information from his record; ADA training for all supervisors at the Benton facility; making the Benton facility wheelchair accessible; and posting of Notice about the settlement.

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Alex Bean (6/19/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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4:99-cv-00122	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Landers Auto Sales	Aug. 25, 2000	Aug. 25, 2000 Docket
1 4:99-cv-00122	Complaint Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Landers Auto Sales, Inc.	Feb. 22, 1999	Feb. 22, 1999 Complaint
11 4:99-cv-00122	Complaint in Intervention Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and Steven Hart v. Landers Auto Sales, Inc.	May 12, 1999	May 12, 1999 Complaint
18 4:99-cv-00122	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Landers Auto Sales, Inc.	Aug. 25, 2000	Aug. 25, 2000 Order/Opinion
4:99-cv-00122	EEOC Settles ADA Lawsuit for $220,000 Against Major Arkansas Auto Dealership Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Landers Auto Sales, Inc. No Court	Aug. 31, 2000	Aug. 31, 2000 Press Release

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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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	TITLE VII COMPLAINT with jury demand, no summons issued (cdw) (Entered: 02/22/1999)	Feb. 22, 1999	Feb. 22, 1999
2	ORDER OF TRANSFER (DOC) Case reassigned to the docket of Chief Judge Susan W. Wright (cc: all counsel) (former empl) (Entered: 03/17/1999)	March 17, 1999	March 17, 1999
4	RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Landers Auto Sales on 3/22/99 (vjt) (Entered: 03/24/1999)	March 23, 1999	March 23, 1999
5	WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS upon defendant Landers Auto Sales on 2/25/98 (vjt) (Entered: 03/25/1999)	March 24, 1999	March 24, 1999
6	ORDER by Chief Judge Susan W. Wright granting motion to intervene by Steven Hart [3-1] (cc: all counsel) (vjt) (Entered: 04/07/1999)	April 6, 1999	April 6, 1999
7	ANSWER by defendant Landers Auto Sales (former empl) (Entered: 04/22/1999)	April 21, 1999	April 21, 1999
8	SCHEDULING ORDER by Chief Judge Susan W. Wright; jury trial set for 9:30 1/18/00 in Little Rock; motions to amend pleadings due 11/5/99; motions in limine due 10 calendar days prior to trial; all other motions and discovery due 12/3/99; pretrial info sheet due 12/17/99 (cc: all counsel) (vjt) (Entered: 04/27/1999)	April 27, 1999	April 27, 1999
9	MOTION by pltf to amend the scheduling order to reschedule the trial date (vjt) (Entered: 05/04/1999)	May 3, 1999	May 3, 1999
10	ORDER by Chief Judge Susan W. Wright denying at this time pltf's motion to amend the scheduling order to reschedule the trial date [9-1] (cc: all counsel) EOD 5/6/99 (vjt) (Entered: 05/06/1999)	May 6, 1999	May 6, 1999
11	COMPLAINT in INTERVENTION by Steven Hart (vjt) (Entered: 05/13/1999)	May 12, 1999	May 12, 1999
12	ANSWER by deft Landers Auto Sales to complaint in intervention of Steven Hart [11-1] (vjt) (Entered: 05/25/1999)	May 24, 1999	May 24, 1999
13	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE by Pamela B Dixon for plaintiff (former empl) (Entered: 09/23/1999)	Sept. 22, 1999	Sept. 22, 1999
14	JOINT MOTION by intervenor, defendant and plaintiff for continuance (former empl) (Entered: 12/14/1999)	Dec. 13, 1999	Dec. 13, 1999
15	AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER by Chief Judge Susan W. Wright granting joint motion for continuance [14-1]; jury trial is reset for 9:30 10/16/00 in Little Rock; pretrial info sheet due 9/15/00; all other deadlines remain as previously scheduled (cc: all counsel) (vjt) (Entered: 12/28/1999)	Dec. 27, 1999	Dec. 27, 1999
16	JOINT MOTION by deft Landers Auto Sales for extension of discovery and dispositive motion deadlines (vjt) (Entered: 04/26/2000)	April 26, 2000	April 26, 2000
17	ORDER by Chief Judge Susan W. Wright granting joint motion for extension of discovery and dispositive motion deadlines [16-1]; discovery extended to 7/18/00; the Court will not be available to resolve any discovery disputes that may arise after 7/18/00; dispositive motions deadline is 8/17/00 (cc: all counsel) (vjt) (Entered: 05/03/2000)	May 2, 2000	May 2, 2000
18	CONSENT DECREE: by Chief Judge Susan W. Wright resolving all issues and claims arising out of the Commission's complt in this cause alleging unlawful employment policies and practices; the provisions of this Consent Decree shall continue to be effective and binding upon the parties to this action for a period of	Aug. 25, 2000	Aug. 25, 2000