Case: EEOC v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.

2:04-cv-02072 | U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 2004

Closed Date: July 7, 2006

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Case Summary

In February 2004, the EEOC district office in St. Louis, Missouri brought this suit against T-Mobile USA, Inc., an national cellular phone service provider, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it refused to accommodate a blind job applicant. The parties settled and a consent decree was entered in July 2005. In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would refrain fr…

The parties settled and a consent decree was entered in July 2005. In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of disability, pay the aggrieved party $40,000 in damages and $250 in release fees, develop an EEO policy for reasonable accommodation, provide national training for ALL of it managers, implement a digital complaint system that can be accessed through its homepage, establish a taskforce to evaluate all the technology in use and available to the company to accommodate blind individuals, post EEO notices, and appoint and internal manager to ensure compliance. No attorney's fees or court costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for one year.

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Jason Chester (6/30/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Baran, Andrea G. (Kansas)

Gusewelle, Anne E. (Kansas)

Harper, Donna L. (Kansas)

Johnson, Robert G. (Kansas)

Attorney for Defendant

Perkins, Kathy (Kansas)

Judge(s)

Vratil, Kathryn Hoefer (Kansas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Baran, Andrea G. (Kansas)

Gusewelle, Anne E. (Kansas)

Harper, Donna L. (Kansas)

Johnson, Robert G. (Kansas)

Attorney for Defendant

Perkins, Kathy (Kansas)

Seten, Kimberly F. (Kansas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:04-cv-02072	Docket [PACER]	July 7, 2005	July 7, 2005 Docket
1 2:04-cv-02072	Complaint	Feb. 24, 2004	Feb. 24, 2004 Complaint
21 2:04-cv-02072	Consent Decree	July 7, 2005	July 7, 2005 Order/Opinion

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

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4267492/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-t-mobile-usa-inc/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (No summons issued) with trial location of Kansas City, filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(mm) (Entered: 02/24/2004)	Feb. 24, 2004	Feb. 24, 2004 RECAP
2	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. T-Mobile USA Inc waiver sent on 3/4/2004, answer due 5/3/2004. (Baran, Andrea) (Entered: 03/24/2004)	March 24, 2004	March 24, 2004
3	ANSWER to Complaint by T-Mobile USA Inc.(Perkins, Kathy) (Entered: 05/03/2004)	May 3, 2004	May 3, 2004
4	ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE: Telephone Scheduling Conference set for 7/27/2004 at 11:00 AM before Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse. Report of Parties Planning Meeting deadline 7/20/2004. Signed by Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse on 6/3/04. (Attachments: # 1) (ll) (Entered: 06/03/2004)	June 3, 2004	June 3, 2004
5	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Initial Disclosures. (Baran, Andrea) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	July 27, 2004	July 27, 2004
6	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by T-Mobile USA Inc (Initial Disclosures) (Perkins, Kathy) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	July 27, 2004	July 27, 2004
7	SCHEDULING ORDER from Scheduling Conference held before Judge David J. Waxse on 7/27/2004. Discovery deadline 12/1/2004. Dispositive motion deadline set for 1/28/2005. Confidential settlement reports due 9/9/2004. Mediation deadline 10/25/2004. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 1/3/2005. Final Pretrial Conference set for 1/10/2005 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse. Jury Trial set for 6/21/2005 at 09:30 AM before District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil. (SEE SCHEDULING ORDER FOR FURTHER DEADLINES.) Signed by Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse on 8/5/2004.(jm) (Entered: 08/05/2004)	Aug. 5, 2004	Aug. 5, 2004
8	NOTICE of Hearing: (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry) Status Conference set for 5/23/2005 at 01:30 PM before District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil. (ls) (Entered: 08/20/2004)	Aug. 20, 2004	Aug. 20, 2004
9	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for First Interrogatories, First Request for Production of Documents, and First Request for Entry Upon Land. (Baran, Andrea) (Entered: 08/25/2004)	Aug. 25, 2004	Aug. 25, 2004
10	Joint MOTION for Protective Order by Defendant T-Mobile USA Inc (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Seten, Kimberly) (Entered: 09/30/2004) 1 Proposed Order View on PACER	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004
11	JOINT PROTECTIVE ORDER granting 10 parties' Joint Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse on 10/5/2004.(jm) Text modified on 10/7/2004 (ck). (Entered: 10/05/2004)	Oct. 5, 2004	Oct. 5, 2004
12	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse : A telehpone Status Conference was held on 10/6/2004. The parties orally move for a bifurcation of discovery for the purpose of trying to resolve the case by determining whether the defendant can accommodate the plaintiff's request to do the job in question. The parties will submit a proposed revised scheduling order with specific dates. The parties were advised that Judge Vratil would have to approve changing the schedule and that they would be advised of the court's ruling following receipt of the proposed revised schedule. (jm) (Modified on 10/12/2004 to remove text. (mg)) (Entered: 10/06/2004)	Oct. 6, 2004	Oct. 6, 2004
13	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by T-Mobile USA Inc re Discovery Answers and Responses. (Seten, Kimberly) (Entered: 12/01/2004)	Dec. 1, 2004	Dec. 1, 2004
14	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Second Request for Rule 34 Entry Upon Land. (Baran, Andrea) (Entered: 12/08/2004)	Dec. 8, 2004	Dec. 8, 2004
15	Joint MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Baran, Andrea) (Entered: 12/14/2004)	Dec. 14, 2004	Dec. 14, 2004
16	ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE: 01/10/2005 Final Pretrial Conference set for 10:00 a.m. on 01/10/2005 is hereby converted to a telephone status conference to discuss the parties' Joint Motion to Amend Scheduling Order (doc. 15). The Magistrate Judge will initiate this telephone conference and there will be no further notice of the call. Signed by Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse on 01/07/2005. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry) (mat) (Entered: 01/07/2005)	Jan. 7, 2005	Jan. 7, 2005
17	SECOND JOINT MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order by Defendant T-Mobile USA Inc(Seten, Kimberly) Modified on 1/10/2005 (ck ). (Entered: 01/07/2005)	Jan. 7, 2005	Jan. 7, 2005
18	ORDER finding as moot 15 Motion to Amend Scheduling Order given the superseding Motion to Amend Scheduling Order filed by the parties on January 7, 2005. Signed by Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse on 01/10/2005. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry) (mat) (Entered: 01/10/2005)	Jan. 10, 2005	Jan. 10, 2005
19	AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER granting 17 parties's second Joint Motion to Modify Scheduling Order. Discovery regarding other factual issues deadline 7/29/2005. Dispositive motion deadline set for 9/15/2005. First Mediation deadline 3/4/2005. Second Mediation deadline 3/18/2005. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 8/31/2005. Jury Trial set for 2/7/2006 at 09:30 AM before District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil. Final Pretrial Conference set for 9/7/2005 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse. Status Conference set for 1/10/2006 at 09:30 AM before Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse. (SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER DEADLINES.) Signed by Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse on 1/10/2005.(jm) (Entered: 01/10/2005)	Jan. 10, 2005	Jan. 10, 2005
20	ENTRY OF APPEARANCE by Anne E. Gusewelle on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Gusewelle, Anne) (Entered: 06/29/2005)	June 29, 2005	June 29, 2005
21	CONSENT DECREE. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 07/07/2005. (ls)	July 7, 2005	July 7, 2005 RECAP