Case: EEOC v. MID-STATE MACHINE & FABRICATING CORPORATION

8:99-cv-01091 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: May 6, 1999

Closed Date: 2001

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Case Summary

In May 1999, the EEOC's Miami office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Mid-State Machine and Fabricating Corporation alleging specific and general violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Specifically, the EEOC alleged that the defendant had unlawfully denied employment opportunities to the complainant based on a perceived disability gleaned from a prohibited pre-employment medical examination. The EEOC also alleged that se…

After some delays and postponed trial dates, and a mediation conference, the parties were able to agree on a consent decree which was adopted by the court in April 2001. The defendant was ordered to pay nearly $20,000 to the charging party and two other complainants and was required to amend their job descriptions, create ADA training programs, post notice of equal employment opportunity rights and amend the process by which they evaluated and rejected applicants including granting a right to applicants to appeal a denial based on a physical limitation.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (7/16/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/36533901/parties/eeoc-v-mid-state-machine/

Judge(s)

Lazzara, Richard A. (Florida)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Farrell, Michael J. (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Gentry, Bernard H. (Florida)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Spero, Donald J. (Florida)

Judge(s)

Lazzara, Richard A. (Florida)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Farrell, Michael J. (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Gentry, Bernard H. (Florida)

Other

Spero, Donald J. (Florida)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

8:99-cv-01091	Docket EEOC v. Mid-State Machine	April 6, 2001	April 6, 2001 Docket
1 8:99-cv-01091	Complaint EEOC v. Mid-State Machine	May 6, 1999	May 6, 1999 Complaint
22 8:99-cv-01091	Order EEOC v. Mid-State Machine	Feb. 9, 2001	Feb. 9, 2001 Order/Opinion
23 8:99-cv-01091	Consent Decree EEOC v. Mid-State Machine	April 6, 2001	April 6, 2001 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/36533901/eeoc-v-mid-state-machine/

Last updated Sept. 29, 2026, 8:58 p.m.

Docket for: EEOC v. Mid-State Machine

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	May 6, 1999	COMPLAINT and demand for jury trial filed (bls) (Entered: 05/07/1999)	RECAP
	May 6, 1999	MAGISTRATE JUDGE CASE ASSIGNMENT Magistrate assigned: Thomas B. McCoun III (bls) (Entered: 05/07/1999)	PACER
	May 6, 1999	SUMMONS issued for Mid-State Machine. Consent issued. (bls) (Entered: 05/07/1999)	PACER
	May 6, 1999	MAGISTRATE JUDGE CASE ASSIGNMENT Magistrate assigned: Thomas B. McCoun III (bls)
	May 6, 1999	SUMMONS issued for Mid-State Machine. Consent issued. (bls)
2	May 14, 1999	NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - TRACK 2. (ctc) (wlb) (Entered: 05/17/1999)	RECAP
3	June 30, 1999	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of [2-1] track 2 notice by EEOC (wlb) (Entered: 07/01/1999)	RECAP
4	June 30, 1999	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Mid-State Machine 6/2/99 Answer due on 8/2/99 for Mid-State Machine (wlb) (Entered: 07/01/1999)	RECAP
5	July 28, 1999	ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint by Mid-State Machine (wlb) (Entered: 07/30/1999)	RECAP
6	Aug. 13, 1999	NOTICE of filing original case management report by Mid-State Machine (wlb) (Entered: 08/16/1999)	RECAP
7	Aug. 13, 1999	CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (wlb) (Entered: 08/16/1999)	RECAP
8	Aug. 19, 1999	CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of parties,amending of pleadings on 2/1/00 ; Deadline for filing of motions 6/1/00 ; Discovery cutoff 5/1/00 ; Pretrial conference for 11:00 8/3/00 ; Pretrial statement due on or before 7/31/00 Scheduled for Mag.Judge Thomas B. McCoun III (s/rjc) ctc (jlh) (Entered: 08/20/1999)	RECAP
	Aug. 19, 1999	Jury trial set at 9/5/00 Scheduled for Judge Richard A. Lazzara (jlh) (Entered: 08/20/1999)	PACER
	Aug. 19, 1999	Jury trial set at 9/5/00 Scheduled for Judge Richard A. Lazzara (jlh)
9	Feb. 25, 2000	JOINT MOTION with memorandum in support by EEOC for ninety-day extension of the remaining litigation deadlines in this case (joint) (wlb) (Entered: 02/28/2000)	RECAP
10	Feb. 29, 2000	ORDER granting [9-1] joint motion for ninety-day extension of the remaining litigation deadlines in this case, reset motion filing deadline for 9/1/00, reset discovery due for 8/1/00, reset pretrial conference for 11/3/00 Scheduled for Mag.Judge Thomas B. McCoun III, reset jury trial for term commencing 12/4/00 Scheduled for Judge Richard A. Lazzara ( Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 03/01/2000)	RECAP
11	March 10, 2000	NOTICE of Hearing: reset pretrial conference for 11:00 11/9/00 Scheduled for Mag.Judge Thomas B. McCoun III ctc (wlb) (Entered: 03/13/2000)	RECAP
12	July 31, 2000	ORDER referring case to mediation. The parties shall immediately select a mediator on or before 8/14/00. Conduct hearing by on or before 10/13/00 Lead counsel, gilbert Carrillo, to coordinate dates. ( Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 08/02/2000)	RECAP
13	Aug. 14, 2000	NOTICE OF HEARING and selection of mediator: set mediation conference for 1:00 10/13/00 with Donald J. Spero 12th floor, EEOC (map) Modified on 08/15/2000 (Entered: 08/15/2000)	RECAP
14	Aug. 15, 2000	NOTICE OF HEARING: set mediation conference for 1:00 10/13/00 ( Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 08/15/2000)	RECAP
15	Aug. 29, 2000	MOTION by EEOC, Mid-State Machine with memorandum in support to extend time for filing dispositive motion, to continue pretrial conference, and to continue trial (wlb) (Entered: 08/29/2000)	RECAP
16	Aug. 31, 2000	ORDER granting [15-1] motion to extend time for filing dispositive motion, granting [15-2] motion to continue pretrial conference, granting [15-3] motion to continue trial, reset dispositive motion filing deadline for 11/3/00, reset pretrial conference for 12/4/00 scheduled for Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun III, reset jury trial for 2/5/01 scheduled for Judge Richard A. Lazzara ( Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 08/31/2000)	RECAP
17	Sept. 13, 2000	NOTICE OF HEARING: set pretrial conference for 11:00 1/18/01 scheduled for Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun III ( Signed by Deputy Clerk ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 09/13/2000)	RECAP
18	Oct. 11, 2000	ORDER that the mediation scheduled for 10/13/00, is hereby cancelled. The parties shall mediate this case before Donald J. Spero within 45 days from the date of this order in compliance with the previous orders regarding mediation. ( Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 10/12/2000)	RECAP
19	Jan. 10, 2001	JOINT MOTION with memorandum of law by EEOC, Mid-State Machine to continue pretrial conference for a period of 30 days, to continue trial for a period of 30 days (wlb) (Entered: 01/11/2001)	RECAP
20	Jan. 10, 2001	ORDER granting [19-1] joint motion to continue pretrial conference for a period of 30 days, granting [19-2] joint motion to continue trial for a period of 30 days, reset pretrial conference for 10:00 2/15/01 scheduled for Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun III, reset jury trial for 3/5/01 scheduled for Judge Richard A. Lazzara ( Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 01/11/2001)	RECAP
21	Feb. 8, 2001	TRIAL CALENDAR for trial term commencing 3/5/01 scheduled for Judge Richard A. Lazzara Jury trial deadline 3/5/01 ( Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 02/09/2001)	RECAP
22	Feb. 9, 2001	ORDER that this case is dismissed without prejudice and subject to the right of the parties, within 60 days from the date of this order, to submit a stipulated form of final order or judgment should they so choose or for any party to move to reopen the action, upon good cause shown. After that 60-day period, however, dismissal shall be with prejudice. All pending motions, if any, are denied as moot. The clerk is directed to close the file. ( Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 02/12/2001)	RECAP
	Feb. 9, 2001	CASE CLOSED. (wlb) (Entered: 02/12/2001)	PACER
	Feb. 9, 2001	CASE CLOSED. (wlb)
23	April 6, 2001	CONSENT DECREE by EEOC, Mid-State Machine. (wlb) (Entered: 04/10/2001)	RECAP
	April 6, 2001	ENDORSED ORDER granting [23-1] decree consent ( Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara ) ctc (wlb) (Entered: 04/10/2001)	PACER
	April 6, 2001	ENDORSED ORDER granting [23-1] decree consent ( Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara ) ctc (wlb)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Florida

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 6, 1999

Closing Date: 2001

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

Mid-State Machine & Fabricating Corporation

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.

Other Dockets:

Middle District of Florida 8:99-cv-01091

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Monitoring

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Amount Defendant Pays: 20000

Order Duration: 2001 - 2004

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Hiring

Medical Exam / Inquiry

Discrimination Basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. MID-STATE MACHINE & FABRICATING CORPORATION, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/7958/ (last updated 7/16/2007).