HUFFMAN V. NEW PRIME, INC. | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

Case: HUFFMAN v. NEW PRIME, INC.

6:01-cv-03144 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: March 29, 2001

Closed Date: July 6, 2004

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Case Summary

A private plaintiff brought this case against New Prime, Inc., a trucking company, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in March 2001. The case was consolidated with a suit brought by the EEOC in August 2001. Two other complainants intervened in this case. The defendant filed several motions to dismiss, which were denied. The defendant also filed several partial motions for judgment on the pleadings, one of which was granted. The defendant also filed several motions for summary judgment, one of which was granted. The case went to a jury trial in September 2003. The jury found for one plaintiff on her Title VII claims and for the defendant on the other plaintiff's claims. The EEOC, an intervenor, and the defendant appealed the district court's judgment, but the appeal was dismissed in July 2004 after the parties reached a settlement. The court entered injunctive relief in December 2003. This included providing a neutral reference for and expunging the employment record of the complainant; conducting sexual harassment training to all employees; issuing yearly reports to the EEOC stating that training was conducted; and posting a notice of employment rights.

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Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (8/5/2008)

People

Judge(s)

Smith, Ortrie D. (Missouri)

Judge(s)

Smith, Ortrie D. (Missouri)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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6:01-cv-03144 04-01686	Docket - 8th Circuit Court of Appeals EEOC v. New Prime U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit	July 1, 2004	July 1, 2004 Docket
6:01-cv-03144 04-01817	Docket - 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Willa Burke v. New Prime, Inc. U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit	July 1, 2004	July 1, 2004 Docket
6:01-cv-03144	Docket (PACER) Huffman v. New Prime, Inc.	July 6, 2004	July 6, 2004 Docket
1 6:01-cv-03144	Complaint Huffman v. New Prime, Inc.	March 29, 2001	March 29, 2001 Complaint
16 6:01-cv-03144	Order Granting Motion to Consolidate Cynthia Huffman v. New Prime, Inc. d/b/a Prime, Inc. and Abel Joseph Lormand	Aug. 17, 2001	Aug. 17, 2001 Order/Opinion
6:01-cv-03144	Amended Complaint of Plaintiff-Intervenor Cynthia Huffman Huffman v. New Prime, Inc.	Jan. 24, 2002	Jan. 24, 2002 Complaint
6:01-cv-03144	Complaint of Intervenor Virginia King Huffman v. New Prime, Inc.	Jan. 24, 2002	Jan. 24, 2002 Complaint
6:01-cv-03144	Complaint of Intervenor Willa Burke Huffman v. New Prime, Inc.	Jan. 24, 2002	Jan. 24, 2002 Complaint
102 6:01-cv-03144	Plaintiff-Intervenor Cynthia Huffman's Second Amended Complaint Huffman v. New Prime, Inc.	July 3, 2002	July 3, 2002 Complaint
103 6:01-cv-03144	Plaintiff Virginia King's Second Amended Complaint Huffman v. New Prime, Inc.	July 3, 2002	July 3, 2002 Complaint

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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 against New Prime, Inc.. Filed by Rebecca Stith on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Receipt number 000000. Service due by 11/20/2001, (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Jones, Robin) (Entered: 07/24/2001)	July 24, 2001	July 24, 2001
2	ORDER transferring/reassigning case from Judge Scott O. Wright to Judge Ortrie D. Smith. (Morse, Judy) (Entered: 08/02/2001)	Aug. 2, 2001	Aug. 2, 2001
3	WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS by New Prime, Inc. filed by Arthur E Curtis on behalf of New Prime, Inc.. Answer due by 9/24/2001, (Related document(s)1) (Navarro, Steve) (Entered: 08/09/2001)	Aug. 6, 2001	Aug. 6, 2001
4	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Filed by Arthur E. Curtis and filed by Ben K. Upp on behalf of New Prime, Inc.. (Upp, Ben) (Entered: 08/20/2001)	Aug. 20, 2001	Aug. 20, 2001
6	ORDER transferring/reassigning case from Judge Ortrie D. Smith to Judge Richard E. Dorr (Polodna, Christy) (Entered: 08/23/2002)	Aug. 22, 2002	Aug. 22, 2002
7	ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFER ORDER reassigning case from Judge Richard E. Dorr to Judge Ortrie D. Smith (Elayer, Glenda) (Entered: 08/28/2002)	Aug. 28, 2002	Aug. 28, 2002
	CASE CLOSED. Case consolidated on 08/17/2001 with 01-3144-CV-S-ODS. (Will-Fees, Eva) (Entered: 09/13/2004)	Sept. 13, 2004	Sept. 13, 2004

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Case Details

State / Territory: Missouri

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 29, 2001

Closing Date: July 6, 2004

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

A female truck driver employed by New Prime, Inc., later joined by two other female employees, who intervened in the case, and the EEOC intervening on their behalf

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

EEOC Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Samuel Turner, Private Entity/Person

Virginia King, Private Entity/Person

Willa Burke, Private Entity/Person

Kenneth Littlejohn, Private Entity/Person