Case: EEOC v. DuPONT MERCK PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

5:98-cv-00114 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Feb. 9, 1998

Closed Date: Jan. 14, 1999

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Case Summary

In February 1998, the San Antonio office of the EEOC brought this suit against DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The parties reached a settlement agreement and dismissed the case in January 1999. Because the docket is the only accessible document, no information on the nature of the suit or the settlement agreement is available.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (7/17/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/34929447/parties/eeoc-v-the-dupont-pharm-co/

Judge(s)

Biery, Samuel Frederick (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Biggs, Susan B. (Texas)

Gutierrez, Linda (Texas)

Harwin, Robert B. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Houck, Victoria (Texas)

Judge(s)

Biery, Samuel Frederick (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Biggs, Susan B. (Texas)

Gutierrez, Linda (Texas)

Harwin, Robert B. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Houck, Victoria (Texas)

Parker, George P. (Texas)

Smith, Robert J. (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

5:98-cv-00114	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company	Jan. 14, 1999	Jan. 14, 1999 Docket
13 5:98-cv-00114	Order Concerning Consent Trials, Discovery, Pretrial Matters, and Pretrial Discovery EEOC v. DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company	June 10, 1998	June 10, 1998 Order/Opinion
29 5:98-cv-00114	Agreed Order of Dismissal EEOC v. DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company	Jan. 14, 1999	Jan. 14, 1999 Order/Opinion

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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/34929447/eeoc-v-the-dupont-pharm-co/

Last updated Nov. 3, 2026, 7:58 p.m.

Docket for: EEOC v. The DuPont Pharm. Co

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Feb. 9, 1998	Demand for jury trial by EEOC (wg) (Entered: 02/09/1998)	RECAP
	Feb. 9, 1998	Case assigned to Honorable Fred Biery (wg) (Entered: 02/09/1998)	PACER
	Feb. 9, 1998	Summons issued for Dupont Merck Pharm. Co. (wg) (Entered: 02/09/1998)	PACER
	Feb. 9, 1998	Case assigned to Honorable Fred Biery (wg)
	Feb. 9, 1998	Summons issued for Dupont Merck Pharm. Co. (wg)
2	Feb. 11, 1998	Order that the plaintiff shall submit a proposed scheduling order to the Court within thirty (30) days after the appearance of any defendant (rg) (Entered: 02/12/1998)	RECAP
3	April 16, 1998	Joint motion by EEOC, Dupont Merck Pharm. for (Robert J. Smith and Susan B. Gerson ) to appear pro hac vice (ac) (Entered: 04/17/1998)	RECAP
4	April 16, 1998	Answer by Dupont Merck Pharm. (ac) (Entered: 04/17/1998)	RECAP
5	May 5, 1998	Order granting joint motion for (Robert J. Smith and Susan B. Gerson ) to appear pro hac vice [3-1] (kc) (Entered: 05/06/1998)	RECAP
6	May 19, 1998	Notice of substitution of attorney for EEOC by Linda Gutierrez (rg) (Entered: 05/20/1998)	RECAP
7	May 19, 1998	Non-consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate and non-consent to be placed on the expedited docket by EEOC, Dupont Merck Pharm. (rg) (Entered: 05/20/1998)	RECAP
8	May 19, 1998	Recommendations for scheduling order by EEOC (rg) (Entered: 05/20/1998)	RECAP
9	May 19, 1998	Designation of expert witness and trial exhibits filed by EEOC (rg) (Entered: 05/20/1998)	RECAP
10	June 10, 1998	Order set initial status conference for 9:00 7/17/98 (rg) (Entered: 06/11/1998)	RECAP
11	June 10, 1998	ORDER - Court Advisory Concerning Discovery (rg) (Entered: 06/11/1998)	RECAP
12	June 10, 1998	Scheduling Order setting Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 8/17/98 Deadline for filing dispositive motions 1/16/99 Discovery cutoff 11/16/98 Alternate Dispute Resolution Report due by 7/21/98 (rg) (Entered: 06/11/1998)	RECAP
13	June 10, 1998	ORDER Concerning Consent Trials, Discovery, Pretrial Matters, and Pretrial Order (rg) (Entered: 06/11/1998)	RECAP
14	June 22, 1998	ORDER - the Initial Pretrial Status Conference scheduled on July 17, 1998, is CANCELLED and will be reset at a later date by the Court. (rg) (Entered: 06/23/1998)	RECAP
15	June 26, 1998	Designation of potential fact witnesses filed by Dupont Merck Pharm. (rg) (Entered: 06/29/1998)	RECAP
16	July 6, 1998	Order set initial pretrial status conference for 9:30 8/14/98 (rg) (Entered: 07/07/1998)	RECAP
17	July 17, 1998	Joint motion by EEOC, Dupont Merck Pharm. to reschedule initial status conference and to extend the date for submitting ADR Report (tr) (Entered: 07/20/1998)	RECAP
18	July 23, 1998	Order cancelling deadline -Initial Pretrial Status conference scheduled on 8/14/98 is cancelled and will be reset at a later date by the Court (kc) (Entered: 07/23/1998)	RECAP
19	July 27, 1998	Order set initial status conference for 9:00 9/11/98 (rg) (Entered: 07/28/1998)	RECAP
20	Aug. 11, 1998	Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by EEOC, Dupont Merck Pharm., ; Party(s) do not agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution at this time (kc) (Entered: 08/11/1998)	RECAP
21	Aug. 24, 1998	Notice of filing Praecipe to amend case caption by Dupont Merck Pharm. (rg) (Entered: 08/25/1998)	RECAP
22	Aug. 25, 1998	Designation of expert witness filed by EEOC (rg) (Entered: 08/27/1998)	RECAP
23	Sept. 9, 1998	Motion by The DuPont Pharm. for (Victoria E. Houck) to appear pro hac vice (rg) (Entered: 09/10/1998)	RECAP
24	Sept. 10, 1998	Order granting motion for (Victoria E. Houck) to appear pro hac vice [23-1] (rg) (Entered: 09/11/1998)	RECAP
	Sept. 11, 1998	Status conference held - Discovery on going. ETT: 3 days. Settlement negotiations on going. (rg) (Entered: 09/14/1998)	PACER
	Sept. 11, 1998	Status conference held - Discovery on going. ETT: 3 days. Settlement negotiations on going. (rg)
25	Oct. 23, 1998	Joint motion by EEOC, The DuPont Pharm. to extend discovery deadline (kc) (Entered: 10/26/1998)	RECAP
26	Oct. 30, 1998	Order granting joint motion to extend discovery deadline [25-1] reset discovery deadline for 12/18/98 (rg) (Entered: 11/02/1998)	RECAP
27	Jan. 11, 1999	Settlement Agreement by EEOC, The DuPont Pharm. (kc) (Entered: 01/12/1999)	RECAP
28	Jan. 11, 1999	Joint motion by EEOC, The DuPont Pharm. to dismiss this action with prejudice (kc) (Entered: 01/12/1999)	RECAP
29	Jan. 14, 1999	Order granting agreed joint motion to dismiss this action with prejudice [28-1] (rg) (Entered: 01/15/1999)	RECAP
	Jan. 14, 1999	Case closed (rg)
	Jan. 14, 1999	Case closed (rg) (Entered: 01/15/1999)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 9, 1998

Closing Date: Jan. 14, 1999

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

DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co.

Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co.

The DuPon Pharmaceutical Co.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.

Other Dockets:

Western District of Texas 5:98-cv-00114

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Voluntary Dismissal

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. DuPONT MERCK PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6387/ (last updated 7/17/2007).