Case: EEOC v. Midwest Express Airlines, Inc.

2:97-cv-00634 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: May 30, 1997

Closed Date: Dec. 15, 1997

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Case Summary

In May 1997 the Milwaukee District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Midwest Express Airlines Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The defendant did not answer the complaint, and the case was eventually dismissed by stipulation in December 1997. Because the docket is the only available document, the nature of the suit and the specific outcome of the case are unknown.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (10/3/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:97-cv-00634	Docket [PACER]	Dec. 15, 1997	Dec. 15, 1997 Docket

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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…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated March 23, 2025, 9:25 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued); jury demand Consent Forms Distributed for Magistrate Judge Gorence (wied, ) (Entered: 06/02/1997)	May 30, 1997	May 30, 1997
3	REFUSAL to Consent to Proceed before Magistrate Judge by defendant Midwest Express Air (wied, )	June 16, 1997	June 16, 1997
4	CONSENT to Proceed before Magistrate Judge by plaintiff EEOC (wied, )	June 19, 1997	June 19, 1997
5	STIPULATION and ORDER by Mag Judge Patricia J. Gorence : extending time to answer or otherwise plead (cc: all counsel) (wied, )	July 28, 1997	July 28, 1997
6	STIPULATION and ORDER by Mag Judge Patricia J. Gorence : It is ORDERED that the date by which defendant must file its answer or otherwise plead is extended from 9/27/97 to 10/31/97.(cc: all counsel) (wied, ) (Entered: 09/26/1997)	Sept. 25, 1997	Sept. 25, 1997
7	STIPULATION and ORDER by Mag Judge Patricia J. Gorence : It is ordered that the date by which the defendant must file its answer or otherwise plead is extended from 10/31/97 until 11/28/97.(cc: all counsel) (wied, ) (Entered: 10/30/1997)	Oct. 29, 1997	Oct. 29, 1997
8	STIPULATION and ORDER by Mag Judge Patricia J. Gorence : dismissing case with prejudice and without an award of costs to any party. (cc: all counsel) (wied, ) (Entered: 12/16/1997)	Dec. 15, 1997	Dec. 15, 1997

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Wisconsin

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 30, 1997

Closing Date: Dec. 15, 1997

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

Midwest Express Airlines Inc.

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Eastern District of Wisconsin 2:97-cv-00634

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. Midwest Express Airlines, Inc., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/8106/ (last updated 10/3/2007).