Case: EEOC v. SUPERVALU INC

2:02-cv-00306 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 11, 2002

Closed Date: April 12, 2006

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Case Summary

In September 2002, the Seattle District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Supervalu Inc. in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Washington alleging discrimination on the basis of religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant failed to reasonably accommodate the religious requirements of the complainant, an employee of the defendant, who was subsequently discharged. Following some discovery, the parties settled the lawsuit through a consent decree in April 2004.

The two-year decree, containing an anti-discrimination clause, required the defendant to: make certain reports to the EEOC and train its supervisors if the transportation facility was reopened, expunge complainant's records of any reference to the lawsuit, post notice of employee rights, evaluate and impose substantial discipline on managers permitting discrimination, and pay the complainant $12,586.80.

Summary Authors

Daisy Manning (11/1/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:02-cv-00306	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Supervalu Inc	April 12, 2004	April 12, 2004 Docket
1 2:02-cv-00306	Complaint EEOC v. Supervalu Inc	Sept. 11, 2002	Sept. 11, 2002 Complaint
16 2:02-cv-00306	(Proposed) Consent Decree and Order Dismissing Action EEOC v. Supervalu Inc	April 12, 2004	April 12, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT JURY TRIAL DEMAND (Summons(es) issued) Fee-status: wv Receipt #: wv (CR) (Entered: 09/11/2002)	Sept. 11, 2002	Sept. 11, 2002
2	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Supervalu Inc ; Atty Lucinda Schilling Whaley appearing (FmrEmp) (Entered: 10/07/2002)	Oct. 4, 2002	Oct. 4, 2002
3	SUMMONS/RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Supervalu Inc (FmrEmp) (Entered: 10/15/2002)	Oct. 11, 2002	Oct. 11, 2002
4	ANSWER by defendant Supervalu Inc; jury demand (PP) (Entered: 10/22/2002)	Oct. 21, 2002	Oct. 21, 2002
	Status Conference Notice ;telephonic status conf 10:30 12/17/02 Yakima, WA (PP) (Entered: 10/22/2002)	Oct. 22, 2002	Oct. 22, 2002
	FAXED/MAILED order/judgment to all counsel Notice re Status conference. (PP) (Entered: 10/22/2002)	Oct. 22, 2002	Oct. 22, 2002
	FAXED/MAILED order/judgment to all counsel Notice reserrint Status Conf. (PP) (Entered: 11/21/2002)	Nov. 21, 2002	Nov. 21, 2002
5	Joint Status Conference Certificate filed by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Supervalu Inc (PP) (Entered: 02/19/2003)	Feb. 14, 2003	Feb. 14, 2003
6	Discovery Plan by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Supervalu Inc pur. to FRCP 26(F) (PP) (Entered: 02/19/2003)	Feb. 14, 2003	Feb. 14, 2003
7	Status Conference Order by Judge Alan A. McDonald Disp mtn ddl: 4/30/04; Mtn in limine ddl: 5/7/04 ;discovery to be complete 3/26/04 ;pretrial conference 11:00 5/28/04 Yakima, WA ;proposed PTO due 5/21/04 ;Jury Trial set 1:30 6/7/04 Spokane, WA (cc:all counsel) (FmrEmp) (Entered: 03/03/2003)	March 3, 2003	March 3, 2003
9	PROPOSED RECEIVED StipO re:disclosure of experts submitted by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Supervalu Inc (PP) (Entered: 07/16/2003)	July 14, 2003	July 14, 2003
10	Stipulation and ORDER by Judge Alan A. McDonald : granting document proposed [9-1] re Expert Witnesses (cc: all counsel) (PP) (Entered: 07/16/2003)	July 16, 2003	July 16, 2003
11	Notice of change of Address re counsel by defendant Supervalu Inc (PP) (Entered: 09/09/2003)	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 2003
13	PROPOSED RECEIVED StipO. re: Extention of time submitted by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Supervalu Inc (PP) (Entered: 11/18/2003)	Nov. 14, 2003	Nov. 14, 2003
12	PROPOSED RECEIVED StipO. re: submitted by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Supervalu Inc (PP) (Entered: 11/17/2003)	Nov. 17, 2003	Nov. 17, 2003
14	Stipulation and ORDER re DDL for Expert Witnesses by Judge Alan A. McDonald : (cc: all counsel) (PP) (Entered: 11/18/2003)	Nov. 18, 2003	Nov. 18, 2003
15	PROPOSED RECEIVED Consent Decree/Order re: Dismissing Action submitted by defendant Supervalu Inc, plaintiff EEOC (PP) (Entered: 04/05/2004)	April 1, 2004	April 1, 2004
16	CONSENT DECREE by Judge Alan A. McDonald COB: Y-45/1 (cc: all counsel) (PP) (Entered: 04/12/2004)	April 12, 2004	April 12, 2004