Case: EEOC v. CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC. dba CRACKER

3:98-cv-00486 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Aug. 3, 1998

Closed Date: July 2, 1999

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Case Summary

In August 1998, the Memphis District Office of the EEOC (with participation from the Little Rock Area Office) brought this suit against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., d/b/a Cracker Barrel, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The only document publicly available regarding this case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. After a single scheduling conference, the parties settled through a consent decree in July 1999.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (7/26/2007)

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3:98-cv-00486	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Cracker Barrel, Inc., et al	July 2, 1999	July 2, 1999 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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated March 22, 2024, 3 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (will attempt waiver of service); jury demand, Magistrate Judge Phillips designated (ADA) (Entered: 08/04/1998)	Aug. 3, 1998	Aug. 3, 1998
2	WAIVER OF SERVICE issued 9/2/98 upon defendant Cracker Barrel, Inc. accepted by Michael J Zylstra, Assistant Corp. Sec. (JAN) (Entered: 09/14/1998)	Sept. 11, 1998	Sept. 11, 1998
3	ANSWER by defendant Cracker Barrel, Inc. to complaint [1-1]; jury demand C/S (JAN) (Entered: 09/15/1998)	Sept. 14, 1998	Sept. 14, 1998
	NOTICE of availability of magistrate judge mailed to all counsel (JAN) (Entered: 09/15/1998)	Sept. 15, 1998	Sept. 15, 1998
4	ORDER by Honorable Leon Jordan setting a scheduling conference ; scheduling conference set for 1:00 11/19/98 (cc: all counsel) (AYB) (Entered: 09/30/1998)	Sept. 30, 1998	Sept. 30, 1998
	NOTICE OF SCHEDULING CONFERENCE mailed ; scheduling conference set for 1:00 11/19/98 (cc: all counsel) (AYB) (Entered: 09/30/1998)	Sept. 30, 1998	Sept. 30, 1998
5	REPORT OF RULE 26 (f) planning meeting C/S (DCC) (Entered: 11/02/1998)	Oct. 30, 1998	Oct. 30, 1998
6	MINUTES: (USDJ Jordan) Scheduling conference held 11/19/98. Attorneys participated by telephone. Parties have conducted their Rule 26.F meeting. Order to follow. CR not present. CD G. Preston. (GYP) (Entered: 11/19/1998)	Nov. 19, 1998	Nov. 19, 1998
7	SCHEDULING ORDER by Honorable Leon Jordan ; Jury trial set for 9:00 6/30/99 (cc: all counsel) (ANB) (Entered: 11/20/1998)	Nov. 20, 1998	Nov. 20, 1998
	REMARK - file to be sent to Judge Edgar today per JKK w/consent decree (DCC) Modified on 06/29/1999 (Entered: 06/28/1999)	June 28, 1999	June 28, 1999
8	ORDER by Honorable Leon Jordan recusing himself in this civil action (cc: all counsel) (DCC) (Entered: 06/28/1999)	June 28, 1999	June 28, 1999
9	ORDER by Honorable R Allan Edgar Case reassigned to Honorable R Allan Edgar (cc: all counsel) (DCC) (Entered: 07/06/1999)	July 2, 1999	July 2, 1999
10	CONSENT DECREE by Honorable R Allan Edgar as set out in this decree w/appendix A attached terminating case and each party to bear their own costs (cc: all counsel) (DCC) (Entered: 07/06/1999)	July 2, 1999	July 2, 1999