Case: EEOC v. Whit-Cor Masonry, Inc.

5:02-cv-00319 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: Nov. 18, 2002

Closed Date: Feb. 24, 2004

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Case Summary

In November 2002, the EEOC district office in Indianapolis, Indiana brought this suit against Whit-Cor Masonry, Inc., a general masonry contract firm, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Although the complaint is unavailable, the consent decree states that a Black male applicant alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it refused to hire him. After virtually no discovery, the parties settled and consent decree was entered in February 2004.

In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the aggrieved male $5,375.00, refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of race, develop and post an anti-discrimination policy, provide EEO training, and post an exhibit that is currently unavailable. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for one year.

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Joel Pettit (7/18/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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5:02-cv-00319	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Whit Cor Masonry Inc	Feb. 24, 2004	Feb. 24, 2004 Docket
10 5:02-cv-00319	Consent Decree	Feb. 19, 2004	Feb. 19, 2004 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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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT, summons issued (filed LV, rec'd Paducah 11/20/02) (JCD) (Entered: 11/20/2002)	Nov. 18, 2002	Nov. 18, 2002
	RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Whit Cor Masonry Inc on 11/21/02 (CSD) (Entered: 12/02/2002)	Nov. 27, 2002	Nov. 27, 2002
2	ANSWER by defendant Whit Cor Masonry Inc to [1-1] (KJI) (Entered: 12/12/2002)	Dec. 11, 2002	Dec. 11, 2002
3	ORDER by Senior Judge Edward H. Johnstone: scheduling conf. set for 11:45 2/3/03 before Senior Judge Edward H. Johnstone (cc: all counsel) [Entry Date: 1/7/03] (CSD) (Entered: 01/07/2003)	Jan. 7, 2003	Jan. 7, 2003
4	LITIGATION PLAN by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Whit Cor Masonry Inc re [3-2] (CSD) (Entered: 02/03/2003)	Feb. 3, 2003	Feb. 3, 2003
5	SCHEDULING ORDER Senior Judge Edward H. Johnstone: scheduling conference held on 2/3/03; discovery set for 10/15/03; disp mtn ddl set for 11/17/03; pretrial conf set for 11:30 2/2/04 before Senior Judge Edward H. Johnstone; jury trial set for 9:00 2/17/04 before Senior Judge Edward H. Johnstone ; Case referred to Magistrate Judge C. C. Gambill to conduct settlement conference in June 2003; cnsl to contact magistrate judge to obtain date for conference. (cc: all counsel, Mag. Judge Gambill) [Entry Date: 2/4/03]{3144} (CSD) Modified on 02/04/2003 (Entered: 02/04/2003)	Feb. 4, 2003	Feb. 4, 2003
6	JOINT MOTION to Continue and for Scheduling Conference by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Whit-Cor Masonry, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(CD) (Entered: 09/30/2003)	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003
7	ORDER by Edward H. Johnstone on 10/02/2003 granting 6 Motion to Continue discovery ddls and granting 6 Motion for Pretrial Conference; Scheduling Conference set for 10/24/2003 11:00 AM in Chambers before Senior Judge Edward H. Johnstone. (cps. to cnsl) (CD) (Entered: 10/02/2003)	Oct. 2, 2003	Oct. 2, 2003
8	MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ; Whit-Cor Masonry, Inc. (CD) (Entered: 10/27/2003)	Oct. 24, 2003	Oct. 24, 2003
9	MEMORANDUM OF CONFERENCE & SCHEDULING ORDER by Edward H. Johnstone on 10/24/2003: cnsl to comply as set forth therein. (cpy to cnsl) (CD) (Entered: 10/27/2003)	Oct. 27, 2003	Oct. 27, 2003
10	Consent Decree tendered by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission & Whit-Cor Masonry, Inc. (CSD) (Entered: 02/20/2004)	Feb. 19, 2004	Feb. 19, 2004
11	CONSENT DECREE by Edward H. Johnstone on 02/23/2004. (copy to counsel)(CSD) (Entered: 02/24/2004)	Feb. 24, 2004	Feb. 24, 2004