Case: EEOC v. Ford Motor Company

2:98-cv-72289 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 4, 1998

Closed Date: Sept. 1, 1999

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Case Summary

In June 1998, the Detroit District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Ford Motor Company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The only document publicly available regarding the case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. After some scheduling orders and some discovery, the parties took part in a settlement conference in April 1999. They entered into a settlement agreement in September 1999, dismissing the case.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/30/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10791148/parties/eeoc-v-ford-mtr-co/

Judge(s)

Friedman, Bernard A. (Michigan)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Ha, Eun (Ellen) (Michigan)

Attorney for Defendant

Pinkney, An'drette D. (Michigan)

Judge(s)

Friedman, Bernard A. (Michigan)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Ha, Eun (Ellen) (Michigan)

Attorney for Defendant

Pinkney, An'drette D. (Michigan)

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Documents in this case

2:98-cv-72289	Docket EEOC v. Ford Mtr Co	Dec. 11, 2001	Dec. 11, 2001 Docket

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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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10791148/eeoc-v-ford-mtr-co/

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Docket for: EEOC v. Ford Mtr Co

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	June 4, 1998	COMPLAINT with jury demand - Receipt # USA (cm) (Entered: 06/05/1998)	RECAP
2	June 25, 1998	AFFIRMATIVE defenses by defendant Ford Mtr Co (bk) (Entered: 06/26/1998)	RECAP
3	June 26, 1998	AFFIRMATIVE defenses by defendant Ford Mtr Co with proof of mailing (lh) (Entered: 06/29/1998)	RECAP
4	Aug. 24, 1998	NOTICE by the court of scheduling conference (ls) (Entered: 08/26/1998)	RECAP
	Aug. 24, 1998	SCHEDULE: by Judge Bernard A. Friedman scheduling conference set for 9:45 9/17/98 (cd) (Entered: 08/24/1998)	PACER
	Aug. 24, 1998	SCHEDULE: by Judge Bernard A. Friedman scheduling conference set for 9:45 9/17/98 (cd)
5	Sept. 17, 1998	PRETRIAL scheduling order by Judge Bernard A. Friedman - deadline for witness list set for 2/1/99, deadline for discovery set for 3/18/99, deadline for filing motions set for 4/18/99, final pretrial conference set for 2:00 on 7/21/99, settlement conference set for 2:00 on 3/29/99, civil jury trial set for 9:00 on 7/27/99 (ls) (Entered: 09/18/1998)	RECAP
	Sept. 17, 1998	SCHEDULING conference held - Judge Bernard A. Friedman (cd) (Entered: 09/18/1998)	PACER
	Sept. 17, 1998	SCHEDULING conference held - Judge Bernard A. Friedman (cd)
6	Oct. 22, 1998	PROOF of mailing of plaintiff's answers to defendant's first set of interrogatories, response to first request for admission and response to first request for production of documents (ls) (Entered: 10/23/1998)	RECAP
7	Oct. 30, 1998	PROOF of mailing of plainitff's first set of interrogatories directed to defendant (lh) (Entered: 11/02/1998)	RECAP
8	Jan. 13, 1999	ORDER by Judge Bernard A. Friedman with stipulation setting deadline for witness list for 4/1/99, setting deadline for discovery for 4/8/99, setting deadline for filing dispositive motions for 4/19/99 (DT) (Entered: 01/14/1999)	RECAP
9	March 5, 1999	PROOF of mailing by plaintiff of second set of interrogatories and request for production of documents and request for entry upon land for inspection and other purposes. (PP) (Entered: 03/08/1999)	RECAP
10	March 10, 1999	PROOF of mailing by plaintiff of third set of request for production of documents. (PP) (Entered: 03/11/1999)	RECAP
11	March 15, 1999	PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of Notices of Deposition for Yvette Montgomery, Steve Hollenbeck and Julie Rich (bk) (Entered: 03/15/1999)	RECAP
12	April 1, 1999	WITNESS list by defendant with proof of mailing (ls) (Entered: 04/02/1999)	RECAP
13	April 2, 1999	WITNESS list by plaintiff EEOC, with proof of service (RH) (Entered: 04/05/1999)	RECAP
14	April 2, 1999	PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of second protective notice of depositions mailed to defendant (RH) (Entered: 04/05/1999)	RECAP
15	April 13, 1999	PROTECTIVE order by Judge Bernard A. Friedman, with stipulation, governing entry upon land for inspection and other purposes (nh) (Entered: 04/14/1999)	RECAP
	April 13, 1999	SETTLEMENT conference held - Judge Bernard A. Friedman (cd) (Entered: 04/19/1999)	PACER
	April 13, 1999	SETTLEMENT conference held - Judge Bernard A. Friedman (cd)
16	May 19, 1999	STIPULATED PROTECTIVE order by Judge Bernard A. Friedman regarding employment, educational and medical records (DT) Modified on 05/20/1999 (Entered: 05/20/1999)	RECAP
17	Sept. 1, 1999	SETTLEMENT agreement by defendant Ford Mtr Co, plaintiff EEOC [EOD Date: 9/3/99] (RH) (Entered: 09/03/1999)	RECAP
18	Sept. 1, 1999	ORDER by Judge Bernard A. Friedman that case is dismissed prejudice [EOD Date: 9/3/99] (see pleading #17) (RH) (Entered: 09/03/1999)	RECAP
19	Aug. 28, 2001	NOTICE by defendant, plaintiff of extension of settlement agreement to 11/1/01 (PP) (Entered: 08/29/2001)	RECAP
20	Dec. 11, 2001	AMENDMENT to settlement agreement [EOD Date: 12/12/01] (lh) (Entered: 12/12/2001)	RECAP