Case: EEOC v. HOME DEPOT USA, INC.

2:04-cv-00102 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 2004

Closed Date: Feb. 14, 2006

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Wisconsin district office sued Home Depot USA, Inc. on January 29, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII when it discriminated based on sex(female) by creating a hostile work environment for the intervenor, who intervened in May 2004, and fired her in retaliation for her opposition of Defendant's practices of sex and race discrimination. The parties entered into a consent decree on February 14, 2005, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $100,000 in damages, fees, and costs; post a notice of compliance with Title VII; provide Title VII training to its managers and employees; and report complaints of sex and race discrimination to the EEOC semiannually.

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Kevin Wilemon (7/27/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dreiband, Eric S (Wisconsin)

First, Curry (Wisconsin)

Fox, Rosemary J (Wisconsin)

Kamp, Jean P (Wisconsin)

Lee, James L (Wisconsin)

Attorney for Defendant

Judge(s)

Randa, Rudolph Thomas (Wisconsin)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dreiband, Eric S (Wisconsin)

First, Curry (Wisconsin)

Fox, Rosemary J (Wisconsin)

Kamp, Jean P (Wisconsin)

Lee, James L (Wisconsin)

Reams, Gwendolyn Young (Wisconsin)

Attorney for Defendant

Mazzeo, Melissa C (Wisconsin)

Thorstenson, Craig R (Wisconsin)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

2:04-cv-00102	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Home Depot USA, Inc.	Feb. 14, 2005	Feb. 14, 2005 Docket
1 2:04-cv-00102	Complaint EEOC v. Home Depot USA, Inc.	Jan. 29, 2004	Jan. 29, 2004 Complaint
22 2:04-cv-00102	Consent Decree EEOC v. Home Depot USA, Inc.	Feb. 14, 2005	Feb. 14, 2005 Settlement Agreement
2:04-cv-00102	EEOC Litigation Settlement Report EEOC v. Home Depot USA, Inc. No Court	Feb. 14, 2005	Feb. 14, 2005 Press Release

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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: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Home Depot USA Inc

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Jan. 29, 2004	COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) against Home Depot USA Inc. Consent Forms Distributed for Magistrate Judge Goodstein. E-File Notification Distributed. Jury Demand; filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(jld, ) Attachment(s) added on 4/5/2004 (jld, ).	RECAP
2	Feb. 2, 2004	CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (jld, ) (Entered: 02/03/2004)	RECAP
3	April 5, 2004	ANSWER, defenses and affirmative defenses to Complaint by Home Depot USA Inc.(jld, ) PDF disk received from filer on 4/9/2004 (jld, ).	RECAP
4	April 5, 2004	Notice of filing and CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Home Depot USA Inc (jld, ) PDF disk received from filer on 4/9/2004 (jld, ).	RECAP
5	April 5, 2004	NOTICE of Appearance by Melissa C Mazzeo, Craig R Thorstenson on behalf of Home Depot USA Inc. (jld, ) PDF disk received from filer on 4/9/2004 (jld, ).	RECAP
6	April 5, 2004	CERTIFICATE of Interest by Home Depot USA Inc. (jld, ) PDF disk received from filer on 4/9/2004 (jld, ).	RECAP
7	April 5, 2004	REFUSAL of Consent to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by Home Depot USA Inc (jld, ) PDF disk received from filer on 4/9/2004 (jld, )	RECAP
8	April 5, 2004	PDF Document Requirement form sent to Attorneys Craig R. Thorstenson and Melissa C. Mazzeo regarding answer, notice of appearance, notice of filing, certificate of interest, certificate of service and refusal to consent filed on 4/5/04. (jld, )	RECAP
9	April 13, 2004	Rule 7.4 expedited non-dispositive MOTION to Intervene by Renee Stachura. (jld, ) Attachment added on 8/18/2004 (jld, ).	RECAP
10	April 13, 2004	AFFIDAVIT of Curry First (jld, ) Attachment added on 8/18/2004 (jld, ).	RECAP
11	April 13, 2004	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Renee Stachura (jld, ) Attachment added on 8/18/2004 (jld, ).	RECAP
12	April 13, 2004	PDF Document Requirement form sent to Attorney Curry First regarding Motion to Intervene, Affidavit of Curry First and Certificate of Service filed on 4/13/04. (jld, )	RECAP
13	May 14, 2004	ORDER signed by Judge Rudolph T Randa on May 13, 2004 granting 9 Motion to Intervene. (cc: all counsel; via US Mail to Curry First) (Randa, Rudolph)	RECAP
	May 14, 2004	Party Renee Stachura rep by Curry First added. (Koll, Jacki)	PACER
	May 14, 2004	Party Renee Stachura rep by Curry First added. (Koll, Jacki)
14	May 27, 2004	NOTICE of Hearing: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 7/21/2004 09:30 AM before Chief Judge Rudolph T Randa. (cc: all counsel - via US Mail to attorney Curry First)(Zik, Linda)	RECAP
15	July 7, 2004	REPORT of Rule 26(f) Plan by all plaintiffs (Fox, Rosemary)	RECAP
16	July 21, 2004	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Rudolph T Randa: TelephonicScheduling Conference held on 7/21/2004. Amended Pleadings due by 8/21/2004. Plaintiffs Expert Witness List due by 10/15/2004. Defendants Expert Witness List due by 12/1/2004. Discovery due by 1/14/2005. Dispositive Motions due by 3/4/2005. Telephonic Final Pretrial Conference set for 8/5/2005 10:00 AM before Chief Judge Rudolph T Randa. 3-4 day Jury Trial set for 8/29/2005 09:00 AM in Courtroom 320 before Chief Judge Rudolph T Randa. (Randa, Rudolph)	RECAP
17	July 21, 2004	SCHEDULING ORDER: signed by Judge Rudolph T Randa on 7/21/04. (See Hearing Minutes above) (cc: all counsel) (Randa, Rudolph)	RECAP
18	Oct. 28, 2004	MOTION for Protective Order by Home Depot USA Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Agreed Confidentiality Order# 2 Notice of Filing, Cert of Service)(Mazzeo, Melissa)	RECAP
19	Nov. 8, 2004	ORDER signed by Judge Rudolph T Randa on November 8, 2004 granting 18 Motion for Agreed Confidentiality Order. (cc: all counsel) (Randa, Rudolph) (Entered: 11/09/2004)	RECAP
20	Feb. 11, 2005	MOTION for Settlement Consent Decree by all plaintiffs. (Fox, Rosemary)	RECAP
21	Feb. 14, 2005	Docket Annotation; proposed order e-filed rather than attached to motion notification sent to Attorney Rosemary Fox re entry #20. (jld, )	RECAP
22	Feb. 14, 2005	CONSENT DECREE signed by Judge Rudolph T. Randa on February 14, 2005; JUDGMENT signed by Deputy Clerk on February 14, 2005. Home Depot agrees to pay Ms. Stachura $100,000.00 (see Order for details.) The Court retains jurisdiction of this action for one year after its entry to ensure compliance with this Decree. In all other respects, this action is dismissed with prejudice and the Clerk of Court is directed to remove this action from the Court's docket. (cc: all counsel; via US Mail to Eric S Dreiband, Gwendolyn Young Reams, James L Lee, Jean P Kamp, Craig R Thorstenson and Curry First)(Randa, Rudolph) (Entered: 02/16/2005)	RECAP