Case: EEOC v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (TRAVER)

1:98-cv-07023 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Nov. 3, 1998

Closed Date: Dec. 27, 2001

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Chicago district office sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. on November 3, 1998 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The EEOC alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it discriminated based on disability. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment in March 2000, which was denied in September 2000. The parties entered into a consent decree on December 27, 2001, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $277,287.57 in damages, post a notice of compliance with Title VII, provide Title VII training to its managers, revise its EEO policy, create a reasonable accommodation procedure, provide for an EEO compliance official and special master, abolish the "Matrix of Essential Job Functions," and report complaints of disability discrimination to the EEOC and the special master annually.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (7/17/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Brennan, Noelle (Illinois)

Hendrickson, John C. (Illinois)

Kamp, Jean P. (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Connolly, Pamela Dunn (Illinois)

Holloway, William J. (Illinois)

Judge(s)

Zagel, James Block (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Brennan, Noelle (Illinois)

Hendrickson, John C. (Illinois)

Kamp, Jean P. (Illinois)

Moore-Gibbs, Pamela Sue (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Connolly, Pamela Dunn (Illinois)

Holloway, William J. (Illinois)

Muzingo, Gregory S. (Illinois)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1:98-cv-07023	Docket EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	Dec. 27, 2001	Dec. 27, 2001 Docket
37 1:98-cv-07023	Consent Decree EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	Dec. 27, 2001	Dec. 27, 2001 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: US EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Nov. 3, 1998	COMPLAINT; jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of Mary B. Manzo, Jean P. Kamp, John C. Hendrickson as attorney(s) for plaintiff ( no summons(es) issued.) ( Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (eav) (Entered: 11/04/1998)	RECAP
2	Nov. 30, 1998	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant Wal-Mart Stores Inc sent on 11/18/98 (eav) (Entered: 11/30/1998)	RECAP
3	Jan. 7, 1999	ANSWER by defendant Wal-Mart Stores Inc to original complaint (eav) (Entered: 01/08/1999)	RECAP
4	Jan. 7, 1999	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Wal-Mart Stores Inc by William J. Holloway (eav) (Entered: 01/08/1999)	RECAP
8	Jan. 27, 1999	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Wal-Mart Stores Inc by Pamela Dunn Connolly (eav) (Entered: 03/02/1999)	RECAP
	Jan. 28, 1999	MAILED 01/28/98: Rule 3.15 lette to Pamela D. Connolly. Forwarded 01/28/99: Appearance form of Pamela D. Connolly and copy of Rule 3.15 letter to Judge Zagel. (eav) (Entered: 01/28/1999)	PACER
	Jan. 28, 1999	MAILED 01/28/98: Rule 3.15 lette to Pamela D. Connolly. Forwarded 01/28/99: Appearance form of Pamela D. Connolly and copy of Rule 3.15 letter to Judge Zagel. (eav)
6	Feb. 11, 1999	AGREED MOTION by defendant to file the additional appearance of Pamela D. Connolly and the application for leae to appear pro hac vice of Gregory S. Muzingo (Exhibit); Notice of motion (eav) (Entered: 02/24/1999)	RECAP
	Feb. 11, 1999	SCHEDULE set on 2/11/99 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Noticed motion to appear pro hac vice and to file additional appearance set for 10:15 2/18/99 No notice (drw) (Entered: 02/12/1999)	PACER
	Feb. 11, 1999	SCHEDULE set on 2/11/99 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Noticed motion to appear pro hac vice and to file additional appearance set for 10:15 2/18/99 No notice (drw)
5	Feb. 12, 1999	APPLICATION for leave to appear pro hac vice by Gregory S. Muzingo for defendant Wal-Mart Stores Inc ; Order entered granting leave by Hon. James B. Zagel (eav) (Entered: 02/22/1999)	RECAP
7	Feb. 18, 1999	MINUTE ORDER of 2/18/99 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Agreed motion to file the additional appearance of Pamela D. Connolly and the application for leae to appear pro hac vice of Gregory S. Muzingo granted. [6-1] Telephoned notice (eav) (Entered: 02/24/1999)	RECAP
9	July 27, 1999	MOTION by plaintiff to quash subpoenas and for protective order ; Memorandum in support; (Attachment); Notice (hp) (Entered: 08/02/1999)	RECAP
	July 27, 1999	SCHEDULE set on 7/27/99 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Noticed motion seet for 10:15 7/29/99 No notice (drw) (Entered: 07/28/1999)	PACER
	July 27, 1999	SCHEDULE set on 7/27/99 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Noticed motion seet for 10:15 7/29/99 No notice (drw)
10	July 29, 1999	MINUTE ORDER of 7/29/99 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Plaintiff's motion to quash subpoenas is denied [9-1] and for protective order is granted. [9-2] No notice (hp) (Entered: 08/02/1999)	RECAP
11	Sept. 15, 1999	MINUTE ORDER of 9/15/99 by Hon. James B. Zagel : (Enter stipulated protective order.) Telephoned notice (hp) (Entered: 09/17/1999)	RECAP
12	March 1, 2000	MOTION by defendant for summary judgment ; Notice (hp) (Entered: 03/20/2000)	RECAP
13	March 1, 2000	MEMORANDUM of law by defendant in support of its motion for summary judgment [12-1] (Attachment) (hp) (Entered: 03/20/2000)	RECAP
14	March 1, 2000	MOTION by defendant to stay discovery pending ruling on summary judgment (hp) (Entered: 03/20/2000)	RECAP
15	March 1, 2000	MEMORANDUM of law by defendant in support of its motion to stay discovery pending ruling on summary judgment [14-1] (hp) (Entered: 03/20/2000)	RECAP
16	March 9, 2000	MINUTE ORDER of 3/9/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Defendant's motion to stay discovery pending ruling on summary judgment is granted. [14-1] No notice (hp) (Entered: 03/20/2000)	RECAP
17	March 9, 2000	MINUTE ORDER of 3/9/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Filed defendant's motion for summary judgment. [12-1] Answer brief to motion due 06/07/00. Reply to answer brief due 06/21/00. Status hearing set for 07/12/00 at 10:00 a.m. Mailed notice (hp) (Entered: 03/20/2000)	RECAP
18	May 19, 2000	AGREED MOTION by defendant to reopen discovery for the limited purpose of deposing Traver's Treating Physician and to amend the briefing schedule ; Notice. (srb) (Entered: 06/08/2000)	RECAP
19	May 25, 2000	MINUTE ORDER of 5/25/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel: Agreed motion to reopen discovery for the limited purpose of deposing Traver's Treating Physician [18-1] and to amend the briefing schedule is granted [18-2]. Response to motion for summary judgment [12-1] due 7/24/00. Reply due 8/14/00. Status set for 7/12/00 is stricken. Status reset for 9/13/00 at 10:00 a.m. Mailed notice. (srb) (Entered: 06/08/2000)	RECAP
	May 25, 2000	SCHEDULE set on 5/25/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 9/13/00 . No notice (drw) (Entered: 06/07/2000)	PACER
	May 25, 2000	SCHEDULE set on 5/25/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 9/13/00 . No notice (drw)
20	July 24, 2000	RESPONSE by plaintiff to defendant's motion for summary judgment [12-1]; Notice. (srb) (Entered: 07/27/2000)	RECAP
21	July 24, 2000	RESPONSE by plaintiff to defendant's statement of undisputed facts. (srb) (Entered: 07/27/2000)	RECAP
22	July 24, 2000	STATEMENT by plaintiff of additional undisputed facts (Attachments). (srb) (Entered: 07/27/2000)	RECAP
23	Aug. 14, 2000	REPLY brief by defendant in support of its motion for summary judgment [12-1]. (kef) (Entered: 08/16/2000)	RECAP
24	Aug. 14, 2000	ADDITIONAL UNDISPUTED FACTS by defendant (Attachment). (kef) (Entered: 08/22/2000)	RECAP
25	Aug. 14, 2000	RESPONSE by defendant to plaintiff's statement of undisputed facts [22-1] (Attachments). (kef) (Entered: 08/30/2000)	RECAP
26	Sept. 6, 2000	MINUTE ORDER of 9/6/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel: Wal-Mart's motion for summary judgment is denied [12-1]. (See reverse of minute order.) Mailed notice (kef) (Entered: 09/15/2000)	RECAP
	Sept. 13, 2000	SCHEDULE set on 9/13/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 10/16/00 . Mailed notice (drw) (Entered: 09/13/2000)	PACER
	Sept. 13, 2000	SCHEDULE set on 9/13/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing reset to 10:00 10/16/00 . Mailed notice (drw)
	Oct. 16, 2000	SCHEDULE set on 10/16/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 12/13/00 . Discovery ordered closed on 5:00 2/7/01 . Stay on discovery lifted. Telephone notice (drw) (Entered: 10/16/2000)	PACER
	Oct. 16, 2000	SCHEDULE set on 10/16/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 12/13/00 . Discovery ordered closed on 5:00 2/7/01 . Stay on discovery lifted. Telephone notice (drw)
	Dec. 13, 2000	SCHEDULE set on 12/13/00 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 1/30/01 . No notice (drw)
27	Jan. 25, 2001	FIRST MOTION by plaintiff to compel defendant to produce documents and information requested by plaintiff (Attachments); Notice. (kef) (Entered: 01/31/2001)	RECAP
28	Jan. 30, 2001	MINUTE ORDER of 1/30/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel: Answer brief to plaintiff's motion to compel [27-1] due 2/13/01. Reply to answer brief due 2/20/01. Mailed notice (kef) Modified on 01/31/2001 (Entered: 01/31/2001)	RECAP
	Jan. 30, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 1/30/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 3/20/01 . Discovery ordered closed on 5:00 3/23/01 . No notice (drw) (Entered: 01/31/2001)	PACER
	Jan. 30, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 1/30/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 3/20/01 . Discovery ordered closed on 5:00 3/23/01 . No notice (drw)
29	Feb. 13, 2001	RESPONSE by defendant to plaintiff's motion to compel discovery [27-1] (Attachments). (kef) (Entered: 02/14/2001)	RECAP
30	Feb. 16, 2001	REPLY memorandum by plaintiff in support of first motion to compel [27-1] (Attachments); Notice. (kef) (Entered: 02/20/2001)	RECAP
31	Feb. 23, 2001	MINUTE ORDER of 2/23/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel: Plaintiff's motion to compel is granted, with conditions [27-1]. (See reverse of minute order.) Mailed notice (kef) (Entered: 02/27/2001)	RECAP
	March 20, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 3/20/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 4/17/01 . No notice (drw) (Entered: 03/21/2001)	PACER
	March 20, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 3/20/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 4/17/01 . No notice (drw)
	April 17, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 4/17/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 8/8/01 . Pretrial order to be submitted on 5:00 10/22/01 . Pretrial conference set to 4:30 10/25/01 Jury trial set to 10:30 11/5/01 . In Court notice (drw) (Entered: 04/17/2001)	PACER
	April 17, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 4/17/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 8/8/01 . Pretrial order to be submitted on 5:00 10/22/01 . Pretrial conference set to 4:30 10/25/01 Jury trial set to 10:30 11/5/01 . In Court notice (drw)
32	Aug. 3, 2001	MOTION by plaintiff to withdraw appearance of Mary Manzo and enter the appearances of Pamela Moore-Gibbs and Noelle Brennan ; Notice (yap) (Entered: 08/22/2001)	RECAP
34	Aug. 3, 2001	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff by Pamela Sue Moore-Gibbs, Noelle Christine Brennan (yap) (Entered: 08/22/2001)	RECAP
	Aug. 8, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 8/8/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held. No notice (drw) (Entered: 08/17/2001)	PACER
	Aug. 8, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 8/8/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held. No notice (drw)
33	Aug. 9, 2001	MINUTE ORDER of 8/9/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel: Plaintiff's motion to withdraw appearance of Mary Manzo [32-1] and enter the appearances of Pamela Moore-Gibbs and Noelle Brennan [32-2] is granted. The appearance of Mary Manzo is withdrawn and substituted with Pamela Moore-Gibbs and Noelle Brennan. Mailed notice (yap) (Entered: 08/22/2001)	RECAP
35	Oct. 17, 2001	EMERGENCY AGREED MOTION by plaintiff for trial continuance ; Notice. (fce) (Entered: 10/23/2001)	RECAP
36	Oct. 17, 2001	MINUTE ORDER of 10/17/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel: Plaintiff's emergency agreed motion to continue trial date [35-1] is granted. Trial set for 11/05/01 is stricken. Jury trial re-set for 1/7/02 at 10:30 a.m. Mailed notice. (fce) (Entered: 10/23/2001)	RECAP
	Oct. 17, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 10/17/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Pretrial order to be submitted on 5:00 12/21/01 . In court notice (drw)
	Oct. 25, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 10/25/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Pretrial conference stricken. No notice (drw) (Entered: 10/29/2001)	PACER
	Oct. 25, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 10/25/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Pretrial conference stricken. No notice (drw)
	Dec. 19, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 12/19/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Jury trial 1/7/02 is reset to 10:30 1/8/02 . Mailed notice (drw) (Entered: 12/19/2001)	PACER
	Dec. 19, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 12/19/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Jury trial 1/7/02 is reset to 10:30 1/8/02 . Mailed notice (drw)
37	Dec. 21, 2001	MOTION by plaintiff for entry of consent decree ; Notice (ar) (Entered: 12/28/2001)	RECAP
38	Dec. 27, 2001	MINUTE ORDER of 12/27/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Plaintiff's motion for entry of consent decree, granted [37-1]. Enter consent decree in favor of plaintiff and against defendant. Trial set for 01/08/02 is stricken. (Entered Consent Decree (Attachment)). Terminating case . Mailed notice (ar) Modified on 12/28/2001 (Entered: 12/28/2001)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Illinois

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Nov. 3, 1998

Closing Date: Dec. 27, 2001

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Illinois 1:98-cv-07023

Available Documents:

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitor/Master

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 277287.57

Order Duration: 2001 - 2003

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (TRAVER), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6275/ (last updated 7/17/2007).