Case: EEOC v. Beloit Corporation

1:99-cv-00297 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 1999

Closed Date: July 31, 2002

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Case Summary

In September 1999, the EEOC district office in Birmingham, Alabama brought this suit against the Beloit Corporation, doing business as the Beloit Manhattan Corporation, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. The complaint is not currently available. After a successful defense motion to dismiss, the EEOC amended its complaint and defeated the defense's second motion to dismiss. Shortly after the denial order, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in July of 2002. Although the consent decree is not available, the docket states that four named complainant received monetary relief totaling $98,000.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (6/11/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10998782/parties/eeoc-v-beloit-corporation/


Judge(s)

Pepper, W. Allen (Mississippi)

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Documents in this case

1:99-cv-00297

Docket (PACER)

July 31, 2002

July 31, 2002

Docket

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10998782/eeoc-v-beloit-corporation/

Last updated July 15, 2026, 5:30 a.m.

Docket for: EEOC v. Beloit Corporation
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1 Sept. 30, 1999

COMPLAINT for employment discrimination; jury demand (jlj) Modified on 10/01/1999 (Entered: 10/01/1999)

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Sept. 30, 1999

**Set Jury Flag (jlj)

Oct. 1, 1999

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. and Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jlj)

Dec. 13, 1999

CLERK'S NOTICE of Incomplete Process/Default Re: defendant Beloit Corporation (mhg)

Jan. 7, 2000

CLERK'S NOTICE of Incomplete Process/Default Re: defendant Beloit Corporation (dlh)

2 Jan. 24, 2000

NOTICE OF SERVICE of pre-discovery disclosure by EEOC to Beloit Corporation (dlh)

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3 Jan. 24, 2000

REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service as to Beloit Corporation 1/21/00 Waiver of Service due by 2/20/00 for Beloit Corporation (dlh)

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4 Feb. 24, 2000

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Beloit Corporation 1/21/00 Answer due on 3/21/00 for Beloit Corporation (dlh)

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5 March 17, 2000

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance for Beloit Corporation by Peter Thomas Martin (dlh)

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6 March 17, 2000

MOTION by Beloit Corporation to Extend Time to answer [6-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

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7 March 28, 2000

ORDER granting [6-1] motion to Extend Time to answer, reset Answer deadline to 4/27/00 for Beloit Corporation ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 3/27/00) Date of Entry: 3/28/00 (dlh)

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8 April 20, 2000

MOTION by Beloit Corporation for Timothy G. Costello to Appear Pro Hac Vice [8-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jlj)

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9 April 26, 2000

ORDER granting [8-1] motion for Timothy G. Costello, Erik C. J. Anderson and Elliot H. Shaller to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Beloit Corp. ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 4/25/00) Date of Entry: 4/25/00 (dlh)

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10 April 26, 2000

MOTION by Beloit Corporation to Dismiss (dlh) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

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11 April 26, 2000

NOTICE OF SERVICE of pre-discovery disclosure by Beloit Corporation to EEOC (dlh) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

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12 May 10, 2000

RESPONSE by EEOC in opposition to [10-1] motion to Dismiss by Beloit Corporation (jlj)

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13 Feb. 5, 2001

MEMORANDUM OPINION ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 2/1/01) (jla)

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14 Feb. 5, 2001

ORDER granting [10-1] motion to Dismiss; in lieu of dismissal of this case, plaintiff has 20 days to file an amended complaint or a judgment of dismissal will be entered (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 2/1/01) COB # 53 pg. 46 Date of Entry: 2/5/01 (jla)

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15 Feb. 26, 2001

AMENDED COMPLAINT by EEOC (Answer due 3/8/01 for Beloit Corporation ) amending [1-1] complaint; jury demand (mhg)

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16 March 9, 2001

MOTION by Beloit Corporation to Extend Time to respond to amended complaint [16-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

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17 March 20, 2001

ORDER granting [16-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to amended complaint, reset Answer to amended complaint deadline to 4/27/01 for Beloit Corporation ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 3/19/01) Date of Entry: 3/20/01 (dlh)

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18 April 26, 2001

MOTION by Beloit Corporation to Dismiss (dlh)

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19 May 14, 2001

RESPONSE by EEOC in opposition to [18-1] motion to Dismiss by Beloit Corporation (jla) (Entered: 05/15/2001)

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20 June 18, 2001

MOTION by Beloit Corporation to Extend Time to file a rebuttal to plaintiff's opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss the amended complaint (dlh) (Entered: 06/19/2001)

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21 June 22, 2001

ORDER granting [20-1] motion to Extend Time to file a rebuttal to plaintiff's opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss the amended complaint, Reply to Response to Motion reset to 6/25/01 for [18-1] motion to Dismiss ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 6/20/01) Date of Entry: 6/22/01 (dlh)

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22 Nov. 5, 2001

ORDER transferring and reassigning cause to Judge Michael P. Mills (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 11/1/01) Date of Entry: 11/5/01 (jla)

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Nov. 5, 2001

CASE reassigned to Judge Michael P. Mills (jla)

23 Feb. 22, 2002

RULE 16.1(A) INITIAL ORDER setting Case Management Conference (CMC) at 1:30 4/22/02 Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander . No later than 21 days prior to the CMC, counsel shall confer, either in person or telephonically. ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 2/20/02) (dlh)

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24 March 6, 2002

ORDER transferring and reassigning cause to Judge Pepper (signed by Judge Michael P. Mills on 3/5/02) Date of Entry: 3/6/02 (jla)

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March 6, 2002

CASE reassigned to Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. (jla)

March 22, 2002

Case Management Conference reset at 10:00 4/29/02 Location: Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jla)

25 March 27, 2002

MEMORANDUM OPINION ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 3/25/02) (jla)

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26 March 27, 2002

ORDER denying [18-1] motion to Dismiss ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 3/25/02) Date of Entry: 3/27/02 (jla)

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27 April 3, 2002

Corporate statement by Beloit Corporation stating it has no parent corporations. (dlh)

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28 April 3, 2002

ANSWER by Beloit Corporation to amended complaint (dlh)

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29 April 4, 2002

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance for EEOC by Charles E. Guerrier (dlh)

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30 May 1, 2002

ORDER dismissing action by reason of settlement (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 4/29/02) Date of Entry: 5/1/02 (jla)

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May 1, 2002

Case closed (jla)

31 May 7, 2002

CIVIL MINUTES for: CMC held 4/29/02 before Mag Judge Alexander; case in the process of being settled; order to be entered; Court Reporter: None (dlh) Modified on 06/20/2002

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May 7, 2002

Case Management Conference held on 4/29/02 before Mag Judge Alexander (dlh)

32 July 26, 2002

MOTION by EEOC, Beloit Corporation to enter consent decree and final judgment (jla)

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33 July 31, 2002

AGREED CONSENT DECREE (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 7/29/02) Date of Entry: 7/31/02 (jla)

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34 July 31, 2002

FINAL JUDGMENT/ORDER entered in favor of plaintiff EEOC on behalf of Gladys Moore for $30,000; on behalf of Eunice Pruitt for $30,000; on behalf of Larry Parker for $36,000 and on behalf of Benny Rice for $2,000; the EEOC acknowledges and agrees that such judgment constitutes a general, unsecured, pre-petition claim against Beloit's bankruptcy estate; the EEOC cannot execute or otherwise collect or attempt to collect such judgment except that the EEOC may file a proof of claim in Case No. 99-2171 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and such judgment will be fully satisfied by any distribution pursuant to a distrubution in Beloit's bankruptcy case (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 7/29/02) Date of Entry: 7/31/02 (jla)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Mississippi

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 30, 1999

Closing Date: July 31, 2002

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

Beloit Corporation

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Mississippi 1:99-cv-00297

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Amount Defendant Pays: 98000

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

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