Case: EEOC v. SARA LEE CORPORATION

4:99-cv-00522 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 1999

Closed Date: 2000

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Charlotte district office sued Sara Lee Corporation on February 26, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. The EEOC alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it discriminated based on physical disability (complex partial seizure) by failing to accommodate an employee's disability and not change her shift after deciding to change the shifts. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on December 10, 1999, which was granted on February 24, 2000. The EEOC filed an appeal on April 20, 2000, but the appellate court affirmed the district court's decision.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (7/27/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Duffy, Patrick Michael (South Carolina)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Fox, Rosemary J (South Carolina)

Reams, Gwendolyn Young (South Carolina)

Attorney for Defendant

Crotty, Cara Y (South Carolina)

Shea, Robin Elizabeth (South Carolina)

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Documents in this case

4:99-cv-00522

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. Sara Lee Corporation

March 9, 2001

March 9, 2001

Docket

00-01534

Docket [PACER - 9th Cir.]

EEOC v. Sara Lee Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

March 26, 2003

March 26, 2003

Docket
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4:99-cv-00522

Order [Granting S/J to Defendants]

EEOC v. Sara Lee Corporation

Feb. 24, 2000

Feb. 24, 2000

Order/Opinion

00-01534

Opinion [Affirming Decision of the District Court]

EEOC v. Sara Lee Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Jan. 9, 2001

Jan. 9, 2001

Order/Opinion

237 F.3d 349

Resources

Docket

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Last updated Sept. 29, 2026, 8:53 p.m.

Docket for: Equal Employment v. Sara Lee Corporation
ECF Number Date Description Link
1 Feb. 26, 1999

COMPLAINT; Scheduling order due by 6/7/99 Service due by 6/28/99 for Sara Lee Corporation (sste) (Entered: 02/26/1999)

RECAP
2 Feb. 26, 1999

Answers to 16B Interrogatories by plaintiff Equal Employment; jury demand (sste) (Entered: 02/26/1999)

RECAP
Feb. 26, 1999

** Added JURY Flag indicating jury demand request. (sste) (Entered: 02/26/1999)

PACER
Feb. 26, 1999

** Added JURY Flag indicating jury demand request. (sste)

March 5, 1999

CASE NO LONGER REFERRED TO Magistrate Judge Joseph R. McCrorey; Case removed from docket of Magistrate Judge R. McCrorey (suro) (Entered: 03/08/1999)

PACER
March 5, 1999

CASE NO LONGER REFERRED TO Magistrate Judge Joseph R. McCrorey; Case removed from docket of Magistrate Judge R. McCrorey (suro)

3 March 11, 1999

SCHEDULING ORDER setting Plaintiff's ID of Experts set for 8/26/99; Defendant's ID of Experts set for 9/27/99; Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 7/26/99; Deadline for filing of all motions 11/9/99; Discovery cutoff 10/26/99; No motions relating to discovery shall be filed until counsel have consulted and have had telephone conference with the court; Jury Trial set for 2/7/00; (signed by Judge Cameron M. Currie) MLD/EOD 3/11/99 (aric) (Entered: 03/11/1999)

RECAP
4 March 18, 1999

ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Sara Lee Corporation (Attorney Cara Yates) (mdea) (Entered: 03/18/1999)

RECAP
5 March 31, 1999

MOTION by defendant Sara Lee Corporation for Robin E. Shea to appear pro hac vice FILING FEE PAID; receipt #300-24783 (mdea) (Entered: 04/01/1999)

RECAP
6 March 31, 1999

AFFIDAVIT of Robin E. Shea by defendant Sara Lee Corporation in support of [5-1] motion for Robin E. Shea to appear pro hac vice (mdea) (Entered: 04/01/1999)

RECAP
7 April 8, 1999

ORDER granting [5-1] motion for Robin E. Shea to appear pro hac vice (signed by Judge Cameron M. Currie) (aric) (Entered: 04/09/1999)

RECAP
8 April 19, 1999

Answers to 16B Interrogatories by defendant Sara Lee Corporation (former empl) (Entered: 04/19/1999)

RECAP
9 May 17, 1999

MOTION by defendant Sara Lee Corporation to compel complete answers and produce responsive documents to discovery requests (former empl) (Entered: 05/18/1999)

RECAP
10 May 17, 1999

MEMORANDUM by defendant Sara Lee Corporation in support of [9-1] motion to compel complete answers and produce responsive documents to discovery requests (former empl) (Entered: 05/18/1999)

RECAP
May 25, 1999

Minute entry: Telephone Conference re: [9-1] motion to compel complete answers and produce responsive documents to discovery requests, motion held in abeyance and counsel (Ms Yates) given opportunity to file memorandum in support of motion to compel regarding request #1 (document #1) if she wishes to pursue; Supplemental memorandum to be filed no later than ten (10) days from todays date (aric) (Entered: 05/25/1999)

PACER
May 25, 1999

Minute entry: Telephone Conference re: [9-1] motion to compel complete answers and produce responsive documents to discovery requests, motion held in abeyance and counsel (Ms Yates) given opportunity to file memorandum in support of motion to compel regarding request #1 (document #1) if she wishes to pursue; Supplemental memorandum to be filed no later than ten (10) days from todays date (aric)

11 Aug. 27, 1999

Plaintiff's ID of Experts by Equal Employment (aric) (Entered: 08/31/1999)

RECAP
12 Oct. 26, 1999

CONSENT ORDER, Reset scheduling order deadlines: Deadline for filing of all motions by 12/10/99; Discovery deadline on 11/30/99; No motions relating to discovery shall be filed until counsel have consulted and have had telephone conference with the Court; All other dates in previous scheduling order are unchanged (signed by Judge Cameron M. Currie) (aric) (Entered: 10/27/1999)

RECAP
13 Dec. 10, 1999

MOTION by defendant Sara Lee Corporation for summary judgment (former empl) (Entered: 12/13/1999)

RECAP
14 Dec. 10, 1999

MEMORANDUM by defendant Sara Lee Corporation in support of [13-1] motion for summary judgment (former empl) (Entered: 12/13/1999)

RECAP
15 Dec. 10, 1999

AFFIDAVIT of Vera Wilson by defendant Sara Lee Corporation Re: [13-1] motion for summary judgment (former empl) (Entered: 12/13/1999)

RECAP
16 Dec. 10, 1999

AFFIDAVIT of Cliff Metcalf by defendant Sara Lee Corporation Re: [13-1] motion for summary judgment (former empl) (Entered: 12/13/1999)

RECAP
17 Dec. 15, 1999

DEPOSITION of Benjamin Gethers (former empl) (Entered: 12/17/1999)

RECAP
Dec. 15, 1999

CASE reassigned from Judge Currie to Judge Patrick Michael Duffy (glev) (Entered: 12/15/1999)

PACER
Dec. 15, 1999

CASE reassigned from Judge Currie to Judge Patrick Michael Duffy (glev)

18 Dec. 17, 1999

DEPOSITION of Joseph Healy (former empl) (Entered: 12/20/1999)

RECAP
19 Dec. 17, 1999

DEPOSITION of D. Fripp Ducker, MD (former empl) (Entered: 12/20/1999)

RECAP
20 Dec. 17, 1999

DEPOSITION of Vanessa L. Turpin (former empl) (Entered: 12/20/1999)

RECAP
21 Dec. 29, 1999

ORDER, extending time, Response to motion reset to 1/7/00 for [13-1] motion for summary judgment ( signed by Judge Patrick Michael Duffy ) EOD 12/29/99 (cmck) (Entered: 12/29/1999)

RECAP
22 Jan. 7, 2000

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Equal Employment in opposition to [13-1] motion for summary judgment;attachments (former empl) (Entered: 01/11/2000)

RECAP
23 Jan. 7, 2000

AFFIDAVIT of David R Treeter by plaintiff Equal Employment Re: [22-1] opposition memorandum (former empl) (Entered: 01/11/2000)

RECAP
24 Jan. 11, 2000

ORDER, reset Jury trial for 3/6/00 before Judge Patrick Michael Duffy ( signed by Judge Patrick Michael Duffy ) (former empl) Modified on 05/12/2000 (Entered: 01/13/2000)

RECAP
25 Jan. 12, 2000

ORDER mooting [9-1] motion to compel complete answers and produce responsive documents to discovery requests with leave to refile ( signed by Judge Patrick Michael Duffy ) (cmck) Modified on 05/12/2000 (Entered: 01/13/2000)

RECAP
26 Jan. 13, 2000

NOTICE of Hearing, set jury selection for 10:00 3/6/00 before Judge Patrick Michael Duffy (former empl) Modified on 05/12/2000 (Entered: 01/13/2000)

RECAP
27 Jan. 21, 2000

REPLY BRIEF by defendant Sara Lee Corporation (bbro) (Entered: 01/24/2000)

RECAP
28 Jan. 28, 2000

STATUS REPORT by plaintiff Equal Employment, defendant Sara Lee Corporation (former empl) (Entered: 01/31/2000)

RECAP
29 Feb. 24, 2000

ORDER granting defendant's [13-1] motion for summary judgment and the matters is dismissed ( signed by Judge Patrick Michael Duffy ) (cmck) (Entered: 02/25/2000)

RECAP
30 Feb. 25, 2000

SUMMARY JUDGMENT for defendant Sara Lee Corporation (cmck) (Entered: 02/25/2000)

RECAP
Feb. 25, 2000

Case closed (cmck) (Entered: 02/25/2000)

PACER
Feb. 25, 2000

Case closed (cmck)

31 March 10, 2000

Return of service unexecuted as to subpoena on Vera Wilson (ttil) (Entered: 03/10/2000)

RECAP
32 March 10, 2000

RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to defendant Sara Lee Corporation (Joseph Healy) 2/28/00 (ttil) (Entered: 03/10/2000)

RECAP
33 April 20, 2000

NOTICE OF APPEAL by plaintiff Equal Employment Re: [30-1] judgment order, [29-1] order Fee Status: UNPAID Transcript purchase order due on 5/1/00 Appeal record due on 5/22/00 (former empl) (Entered: 04/20/2000)

RECAP
April 27, 2000

Notice of appeal and certified copy of docket to USCA: [33-1] appeal by Equal Employment; copies to plaintiff's attorneys, defendant's attorneys, Judge (chen) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

PACER
April 27, 2000

Notice of appeal and certified copy of docket to USCA: [33-1] appeal by Equal Employment; copies to plaintiff's attorneys, defendant's attorneys, Judge (chen)

May 5, 2000

NOTICE of Docketing ROA from USCA Re: [33-1] appeal by Equal Employment USCA NUMBER: 00-1534 - Margaret Thomas (chen)

34 May 12, 2000

Certificate that the Record on Appeal is Complete for [33-1] appeal by Equal Employment (chen) (Entered: 05/12/2000)

RECAP
35 Jan. 16, 2001

Opinion of the 4th Circuit re: [33-1] appeal by Equal Employment affirming the judgment of the District Court by published opinion; Chief Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion in which Judge Williams and Senior Judge Magill joined (chen) (Entered: 01/17/2001)

RECAP
36 March 9, 2001

JUDGMENT OF USCA (certified copy) Re: [33-1] appeal by Equal Employment; in accordance with the written opinion of USCCA filed 1/16/01 USCCA affirms the judgment of the District Court; issued as and for mandate (chen) (Entered: 03/09/2001)

RECAP
37 March 9, 2001

FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ORDER awarding costs of $221.89 to appellee Sara Lee Corporation (chen) (Entered: 03/09/2001)

RECAP

Case Details

State / Territory:

South Carolina

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 26, 1999

Closing Date: 2000

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

Sara Lee Corporation

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

District of South Carolina 4:99-cv-00522

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 00-01534

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Defendant

Relief Granted:

None

Source of Relief:

None

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Accommodation / Leave

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

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