Case: EEOC v. HART PONTIAC GMC

1:01-cv-10283 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: July 31, 2001

Closed Date: May 20, 2002

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Case Summary

In July 2001 the EEOC brought this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against Hart Pontiac GMC. The EEOC alleged that the defendant had illegally discharged an employee in retaliation for filing a charge with the EEOC against defendant. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment in April 2002 which was never ruled on due to a successful settlement conference in May 2002 that resulted in a consent decree. The decree ordered the defendant to pay $32,500 to the complainant. In addition, the defendant agreed to post a notice of equal employment opportunity laws at its place of business and to institute an equal employment opportunity training program for its managerial and non-managerial employees.

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Tony Friedman (6/30/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Lawson, David M. (Michigan)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dawkins, Robert K. (Michigan)

Attorney for Defendant

Danieleski, John J. (Michigan)

Judge(s)

Lawson, David M. (Michigan)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dawkins, Robert K. (Michigan)

Attorney for Defendant

Danieleski, John J. (Michigan)

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Documents in this case

1:01-cv-10283	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Hart Pontiac GMC	May 20, 2002	May 20, 2002 Docket
35 1:01-cv-10283	Consent Decree EEOC v. Hart Pontiac GMC	May 20, 2002	May 20, 2002 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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Docket for: EEOC v. Hart Pontiac GMC

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	July 31, 2001	COMPLAINT; jury demand (bs) (Entered: 08/02/2001)	RECAP
2	Sept. 10, 2001	APPEARANCE for defendant Hart Pontiac GMC of attorney John J. Danieleski Jr., with proof of mailing. (bs) (Entered: 09/10/2001)	RECAP
3	Sept. 26, 2001	ANSWER by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC to complaint [1-1] with proof of mailing. (bs) (Entered: 09/26/2001)	RECAP
4	Oct. 15, 2001	PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC (bs) (Entered: 10/16/2001)	RECAP
5	Nov. 6, 2001	NOTICE of setting civil status conference, and scheduling conference for 2:30 11/20/01 (bs) (Entered: 11/07/2001)	RECAP
	Nov. 20, 2001	SCHEDULING conference held - Judge David M. Lawson (tj) (Entered: 11/21/2001)	PACER
	Nov. 20, 2001	SCHEDULING conference held - Judge David M. Lawson (tj)
6	Nov. 26, 2001	NOTICE of continued scheduling conference for 3:00 12/18/01 (bs) (Entered: 11/27/2001)	RECAP
7	Dec. 3, 2001	NOTICE by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC of Rule 26 disclosure with proof of mailing. (bs) Modified on 12/03/2001 (Entered: 12/03/2001)	RECAP
8	Dec. 10, 2001	RUle 26 Witness Disclosure by plaintiff with proof of mailing (cg) (Entered: 12/10/2001)	RECAP
	Dec. 18, 2001	SCHEDULING conference held - Judge David M. Lawson (tj) (Entered: 12/21/2001)	PACER
	Dec. 18, 2001	SCHEDULING conference held - Judge David M. Lawson (tj)
9	Dec. 20, 2001	PRETRIAL scheduling order by Judge David M. Lawson - setting deadline for witness list for 1/7/02, setting deadline for discovery for 4/1/02, setting interim civil status conference for 4:30 1/4/02, setting deadline for filing dispositive motions for 4/15/02, setting deadline for final pretrial order for 5/9/02, setting final pretrial conference for 3:30 5/16/02, setting civil jury trial for 8:30 5/28/02 (cg) (Entered: 12/21/2001)	RECAP
10	Dec. 21, 2001	NOTICE of setting telephone conference re: ADR for 4:30 1/4/02 (cg) (Entered: 12/21/2001)	RECAP
11	Dec. 26, 2001	PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC, answer to defendant's first interrogatories and request for production of documents. (bs) (Entered: 12/26/2001)	RECAP
12	Jan. 2, 2002	WITNESS list by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC, with proof of mailing. (bs) (Entered: 01/02/2002)	RECAP
13	Jan. 7, 2002	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson, of referral to Facilitataive Mediation, setting civil status conference for 4:30 3/14/02 [EOD Date 1/7/02] (cg) (Entered: 01/07/2002)	RECAP
14	Jan. 8, 2002	WITNESS list by plaintiff EEOC, with proof of mailing. (bs) (Entered: 01/08/2002)	RECAP
	Feb. 22, 2002	TELE-CONFERENCE held - Judge David M. Lawson (tj) (Entered: 02/26/2002)	PACER
	Feb. 22, 2002	TELE-CONFERENCE held - Judge David M. Lawson (tj)
15	March 8, 2002	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson, setting civil status conference for 4:00 4/8/02, and extending facilitative mediation deadline for 4/1/02 [EOD Date 3/8/02] (bs) (Entered: 03/08/2002)	RECAP
	April 8, 2002	STATUS conference held - Judge David M. Lawson (tj) (Entered: 04/10/2002)	PACER
	April 8, 2002	STATUS conference held - Judge David M. Lawson (tj)
16	April 15, 2002	MOTION by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC for summary judgment with brief, attachments and proof. (bs) (Entered: 04/15/2002)	RECAP
17	April 24, 2002	(STRICKEN 4/25/02)MOTION by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC in limine regarding Item No. 1 (bs) Modified on 04/26/2002 (Entered: 04/24/2002)	RECAP
18	April 24, 2002	(STRICKEN 4/25/02)MOTION by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC in limine regarding Item No. 2 (bs) Modified on 04/26/2002 (Entered: 04/24/2002)	RECAP
19	April 24, 2002	(STRICKEN 4/25/02)MOTION by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC in limine regarding Item No. 3 (bs) Modified on 04/26/2002 (Entered: 04/24/2002)	RECAP
20	April 24, 2002	(STRICKEN 4/25/02)MOTION by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC in limine regarding Item No. 4 with attachments. (bs) Modified on 04/26/2002 (Entered: 04/24/2002)	RECAP
21	April 24, 2002	(STRICKEN 4/25/02)MOTION by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC in limine regarding Item No. 5 with attachments. (bs) Modified on 04/26/2002 (Entered: 04/24/2002)	RECAP
22	April 24, 2002	(STRICKEN 4/25/02)MOTION by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC in limine regarding Item No. 6 (bs) Modified on 04/26/2002 (Entered: 04/24/2002)	RECAP
23	April 24, 2002	(STRICKEN 4/25/02)MOTION by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC in limine regarding Item No. 7 with attachments. (bs) Modified on 04/26/2002 (Entered: 04/24/2002)	RECAP
24	April 24, 2002	PROOF of service by defendant Hart Pontiac GMC of [17-1], [18-1], [19-1], [20-1], [21-1], [22-1], [23-1] by mail (bs) (Entered: 04/24/2002)	RECAP
25	April 25, 2002	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson striking motion in limine regarding Item No. 1 by Hart Pontiac GMC [17-1] [EOD Date 4/26/02] (bs) (Entered: 04/26/2002)	RECAP
27	April 25, 2002	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson striking motion in limine regarding Item No. 3 by Hart Pontiac GMC [19-1] [EOD Date 4/26/02] (bs) (Entered: 04/26/2002)	RECAP
28	April 25, 2002	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson striking motion in limine regarding Item No. 4 by Hart Pontiac GMC [20-1] [EOD Date 4/26/02] (bs) (Entered: 04/26/2002)	RECAP
29	April 25, 2002	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson striking motion in limine regarding Item No. 5 by Hart Pontiac GMC [21-1] [EOD Date 4/26/02] (bs) (Entered: 04/26/2002)	RECAP
30	April 25, 2002	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson striking motion in limine regarding Item No. 6 by Hart Pontiac GMC [22-1] [EOD Date 4/26/02] (bs) (Entered: 04/26/2002)	RECAP
31	April 25, 2002	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson striking motion in limine regarding Item No. 7 by Hart Pontiac GMC [23-1] [EOD Date 4/26/02] (bs) (Entered: 04/26/2002)	RECAP
26	April 26, 2002	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson striking motion in limine regarding Item No. 2 by Hart Pontiac GMC [18-1] [EOD Date 4/26/02] (bs) (Entered: 04/26/2002)	RECAP
32	May 6, 2002	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson, setting settlement conference for 11:00 5/13/02, setting deadline for final pretrial order for 5/16/02 [EOD Date 5/6/02] (bs) (Entered: 05/06/2002)	RECAP
33	May 10, 2002	RESPONSE by plaintiff EEOC to motion for summary judgment by Hart Pontiac GMC [16-1] (bs) (Entered: 05/13/2002)	RECAP
34	May 10, 2002	MEMORANDUM by plaintiff EEOC in support of motion response [33-1], with attachments and proof of service. (bs) (Entered: 05/13/2002)	RECAP
	May 13, 2002	SETTLEMENT conference held - settlement placed on the record - Judge David M. Lawson Court Reporter: Charlene McLoughlin (tj) (Entered: 05/13/2002)	PACER
	May 13, 2002	SETTLEMENT conference held - settlement placed on the record - Judge David M. Lawson Court Reporter: Charlene McLoughlin (tj)
35	May 20, 2002	CONSENT decree entered by Judge David M. Lawson [EOD Date: 5/21/02] (bs) (Entered: 05/21/2002)	RECAP