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)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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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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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
2	CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (jld, ) (Entered: 02/03/2004)	Feb. 2, 2004	Feb. 2, 2004
3	ANSWER, defenses and affirmative defenses to Complaint by Home Depot USA Inc.(jld, ) PDF disk received from filer on 4/9/2004 (jld, ).	April 5, 2004	April 5, 2004
4	Notice of filing and CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Home Depot USA Inc (jld, ) PDF disk received from filer on 4/9/2004 (jld, ).	April 5, 2004	April 5, 2004
5	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, ).	April 5, 2004	April 5, 2004
6	CERTIFICATE of Interest by Home Depot USA Inc. (jld, ) PDF disk received from filer on 4/9/2004 (jld, ).	April 5, 2004	April 5, 2004
7	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, )	April 5, 2004	April 5, 2004
8	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, )	April 5, 2004	April 5, 2004
9	Rule 7.4 expedited non-dispositive MOTION to Intervene by Renee Stachura. (jld, ) Attachment added on 8/18/2004 (jld, ).	April 13, 2004	April 13, 2004
10	AFFIDAVIT of Curry First (jld, ) Attachment added on 8/18/2004 (jld, ).	April 13, 2004	April 13, 2004
11	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Renee Stachura (jld, ) Attachment added on 8/18/2004 (jld, ).	April 13, 2004	April 13, 2004
12	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, )	April 13, 2004	April 13, 2004
13	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)	May 14, 2004	May 14, 2004
	Party Renee Stachura rep by Curry First added. (Koll, Jacki)	May 14, 2004	May 14, 2004
14	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)	May 27, 2004	May 27, 2004
15	REPORT of Rule 26(f) Plan by all plaintiffs (Fox, Rosemary)	July 7, 2004	July 7, 2004
16	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)	July 21, 2004	July 21, 2004
17	SCHEDULING ORDER: signed by Judge Rudolph T Randa on 7/21/04. (See Hearing Minutes above) (cc: all counsel) (Randa, Rudolph)	July 21, 2004	July 21, 2004
18	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)	Oct. 28, 2004	Oct. 28, 2004
19	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)	Nov. 8, 2004	Nov. 8, 2004
20	MOTION for Settlement Consent Decree by all plaintiffs. (Fox, Rosemary)	Feb. 11, 2005	Feb. 11, 2005
21	Docket Annotation; proposed order e-filed rather than attached to motion notification sent to Attorney Rosemary Fox re entry #20. (jld, )	Feb. 14, 2005	Feb. 14, 2005
22	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)	Feb. 14, 2005	Feb. 14, 2005