Case: EEOC v. OAK-RITE MFG. CORP.

1:99-cv-01962 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Dec. 30, 1999

Closed Date: Aug. 27, 2001

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Case Summary

In December 1999, the Indianapolis District Office filed this suit against Oak-Rite Manufacturing Corporation, a metal-working factory, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. We do not have a copy of the complaint. However, according to the Court's opinion, the complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to reasonably accommodate the charging party's religious beliefs. Specifically, the defendant did not hire the charging party, a female employee, because she refused to comply with a pants-only safety policy, claiming that it violated her religious beliefs which required her to wear a long skirt. In November 2000, the plaintiff filed a partial motion for summary judgment regarding a record-keeping provision of Title VII. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment in December 2000 regarding the religious discrimination charges. The Court granted both motions in August 2001, finding for the defendant on the religious discrimination charges. Therefore, the plaintiff did not obtain relief except for an injunction ordering the defendant to comply with the record-keeping provisions of Title VII.

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Michele Marxkors (6/8/2007)

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Hamilton, David Frank (Indiana)

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Hamilton, David Frank (Indiana)

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1:99-cv-01962	Docket (JAMS) Equal Employment Opportunity -vs- Oak-Rite Mfg. Corp.	May 25, 2006	May 25, 2006 Docket
59 1:99-cv-01962	Opinion: Entry on Summary Judgment Motions Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Oak-Rite Manufacturing Corporation	Aug. 27, 2001	Aug. 27, 2001 Order/Opinion 2001 WL 1168156

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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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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT eod 12/30/99 [PLM] (Entered: 12/30/1999)	Dec. 30, 1999	Dec. 30, 1999
2	CIVIL COVER SHEET eod 12/30/99 [PLM] (Entered: 12/30/1999)	Dec. 30, 1999	Dec. 30, 1999
3	SUMMONS eod 12/30/99 [PLM] (Entered: 12/30/1999)	Dec. 30, 1999	Dec. 30, 1999
5	RETURN of service by CMRRR dated 1/3/00 on Mr. Richard Oaks. eod 02/02/00 [PLM] (Entered: 02/02/2000)	Jan. 6, 2000	Jan. 6, 2000
4	APPEARANCE BY MICHAEL J. KIAS for the deft. c/s eod 01/28/00 [PLM] (Entered: 01/28/2000)	Jan. 28, 2000	Jan. 28, 2000
6	NOTICE ASSIGNS P/T to 03/16/00 at 03:30PM Room 330 (DFH) c/m eod 02/02/00 [CEB] (Entered: 02/02/2000)	Feb. 2, 2000	Feb. 2, 2000
7	AMENDED COMPLAINT c/s PLTF eod 02/09/00 [PLM] (Entered: 02/09/2000)	Feb. 9, 2000	Feb. 9, 2000
8	APPEARANCE of William N. Ivers and Kelli R. Keller of Stewart & Irwin on behalf of defendant. c/s eod 03/03/00 [CEB] (Entered: 03/03/2000)	March 3, 2000	March 3, 2000
9	MOTION FOR TIME TO answer complaint. c/s DEFT eod 03/03/00 [CEB] (Entered: 03/03/2000)	March 3, 2000	March 3, 2000
10	ORDER grants defendant until 04/03/00 to answer the amended complaint. DFH c/m eod 03/06/00 [CEB] (Entered: 03/06/2000)	March 6, 2000	March 6, 2000
11	RESPONSE to deft's motion for enlargement of time to file answer to pltf's amended complaint. c/s PLTF eod 03/07/00 [PLM] (Entered: 03/07/2000)	March 7, 2000	March 7, 2000
12	CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN TENDERED BY COUNSEL. eod 03/08/00 [PLM] (Entered: 03/08/2000)	March 8, 2000	March 8, 2000
13	ORDER ASSIGNS JURY TRIAL to 05/29/01 at 09:00AM Room 344 (DFH) c/m eod 03/16/00 [CEB] (Entered: 03/16/2000)	March 16, 2000	March 16, 2000
14	AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE to pltf's amended complaint and jury demand. c/s DEFT eod 04/13/00 [PLM] (Entered: 04/13/2000)	April 13, 2000	April 13, 2000
15	CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT notice sent to counsel for the deft. eod 04/13/00 [PLM] (Entered: 04/13/2000)	April 13, 2000	April 13, 2000
16	CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT c/s DEFT eod 05/04/00 [PLM] (Entered: 05/04/2000)	May 4, 2000	May 4, 2000
17	MOTION FOR TIME TO complete discovery relating to deft's financial condition; identification of related expert witnesses; and provision of related Rule 26(a)(2)disclosures. c/s PLTF eod 05/18/00 [PLM] (Entered: 05/18/2000)	May 18, 2000	May 18, 2000
18	ORDER GRANTS pltf's motion for time; see entry - document #17 filed 5/18/00. DFH c/m eod 05/19/00 [PLM] (Entered: 05/19/2000)	May 19, 2000	May 19, 2000
19	EXHIBIT list (preliminary) c/s PLTF eod 06/09/00 [PLM] (Entered: 06/09/2000)	June 9, 2000	June 9, 2000
20	WITNESS LIST (preliminary) c/s PLTF eod 06/09/00 [PLM] (Entered: 06/09/2000)	June 9, 2000	June 9, 2000
21	EXHIBIT list. c/s (preliminary) DEFT eod 06/13/00 [PLM] (Entered: 06/13/2000)	June 13, 2000	June 13, 2000
22	NOTICE TO COURT OF RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S SETTLEMENT DEMAND. c/s DEFT eod 06/20/00 [CEB] (Entered: 06/20/2000)	June 19, 2000	June 19, 2000
23	MOTION for leave to file a second amended complaint. c/s PLTF eod 07/12/00 [PLM] (Entered: 07/12/2000)	July 12, 2000	July 12, 2000
24	MEMORANDUM to support pltf's motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. c/s PLTF eod 07/12/00 [PLM] (Entered: 07/12/2000)	July 12, 2000	July 12, 2000
25	SUBMISSION of evidentiary materials in support of motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. c/s eod 07/12/00 [PLM] (Entered: 07/12/2000)	July 12, 2000	July 12, 2000
26	ORDER that pltf's proposed second amended complaint be filed. DFH c/m eod 07/19/00 [PLM] (Entered: 07/19/2000)	July 19, 2000	July 19, 2000
27	AMENDED COMPLAINT (second) PLTF eod 07/19/00 [PLM] (Entered: 07/19/2000)	July 19, 2000	July 19, 2000
28	AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE to pltf's second amended complaint and jury demand. c/s DEFT eod 08/17/00 [PLM] (Entered: 08/17/2000)	Aug. 16, 2000	Aug. 16, 2000
29	EXHIBIT list (supplemental prel) c/s PLTF eod 10/18/00 [CBU] (Entered: 10/18/2000)	Oct. 18, 2000	Oct. 18, 2000
30	WITNESS LIST (supplemental prel) c/s PLTF eod 10/18/00 [CBU] (Entered: 10/18/2000)	Oct. 18, 2000	Oct. 18, 2000
31	MOTION TO WITHDRAW supplemental preliminary exhibit list and to file supplemental preliminary exhibit list. c/s PLTF eod 10/19/00 [PLM] (Entered: 10/19/2000)	Oct. 19, 2000	Oct. 19, 2000
34	EXHIBIT list (supplemental preliminary list) c/s DEFT eod 10/20/00 [PLM] (Entered: 10/20/2000)	Oct. 19, 2000	Oct. 19, 2000
32	ORDER that the supplemental preliminary exhibit list pltf filed on 10/18/00 be WITHDRAWN, and the supplemental preliminary exhibit list submitted on 10/19/00 be FILED. DFH c/m eod 10/20/00 [PLM] (Entered: 10/20/2000)	Oct. 20, 2000	Oct. 20, 2000
33	EXHIBIT - Supplemental preliminary exhibit list. c/s PLTF eod 10/20/00 [PLM] (Entered: 10/20/2000)	Oct. 20, 2000	Oct. 20, 2000
35	DEFENDANT'S SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL PRELIMINARY LIST OF WITNESSES AND EXHIBITS. c/s eod 11/09/00 [CEB] (Entered: 11/09/2000)	Nov. 9, 2000	Nov. 9, 2000
36	MOTION FOR S/J (partial) c/s PLTF eod 11/14/00 [PLM] (Entered: 11/14/2000)	Nov. 14, 2000	Nov. 14, 2000
37	MEMORANDUM to support pltf's motion for partial s/j. c/s PLTF eod 11/14/00 [PLM] (Entered: 11/14/2000)	Nov. 14, 2000	Nov. 14, 2000
38	STATEMENT of material facts in support of its motion for partial s/j. PLTF eod 11/14/00 [PLM] (Entered: 11/14/2000)	Nov. 14, 2000	Nov. 14, 2000
39	SUBMISSION of evidentiary materials in support of motion for partial s/j. PLTF eod 11/14/00 [PLM] (Entered: 11/14/2000)	Nov. 14, 2000	Nov. 14, 2000
40	APPEARANCE of Kenneth L. Bird and Jamie D. Prenkert of the EEOC. c/s PLTF eod 12/01/00 [PLM] (Entered: 12/01/2000)	Dec. 1, 2000	Dec. 1, 2000
41	APPEARANCE of Stephen J. Peters of Srewart & Irwin on behalf of defendant. c/s eod 12/05/00 [CEB] (Entered: 12/05/2000)	Dec. 5, 2000	Dec. 5, 2000
42	MOTION FOR S/J c/s DEFT eod 12/06/00 [CEB] (Entered: 12/06/2000)	Dec. 6, 2000	Dec. 6, 2000
43	BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. c/s DEFT eod 12/06/00 [CEB] (Entered: 12/06/2000)	Dec. 6, 2000	Dec. 6, 2000
44	DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS PERTINENT TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. c/s DEFT eod 12/06/00 [CEB] (Entered: 12/06/2000)	Dec. 6, 2000	Dec. 6, 2000
45	DFEENDANT'S DESIGNATION OF EVIDENTIARY MATERIALS PERTINENT TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT. c/s DEFT eod 12/06/00 [CEB] (Entered: 12/06/2000)	Dec. 6, 2000	Dec. 6, 2000
46	DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION AND LIMITED CONSENT TO PLAINTIFF'S PARTIAL MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMWNT. c/s DEFT eod 12/19/00 [CEB] (Entered: 12/19/2000)	Dec. 18, 2000	Dec. 18, 2000
47	DEFENDANT'S DESIGNATION OF MATERIALS IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT. c/s DEFT eod 12/19/00 [CEB] (Entered: 12/19/2000)	Dec. 18, 2000	Dec. 18, 2000
48	MOTION FOR TIME TO respond to defendant's motion for summary judgment. c/s PLTF eod 12/22/00 [CEB] (Entered: 12/22/2000)	Dec. 22, 2000	Dec. 22, 2000
49	RESPONSE to deft's motion for s/j. c/s PLTF eod 01/08/01 [PLM] (Entered: 01/08/2001)	Jan. 8, 2001	Jan. 8, 2001
50	STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FACTS. c/s PLTF eod 01/08/01 [PLM] (Entered: 01/08/2001)	Jan. 8, 2001	Jan. 8, 2001
51	RESPONSE to deft's statement of undisputed material facts pertinent to motion for s/j. c/s PLTF eod 01/08/01 [PLM] (Entered: 01/08/2001)	Jan. 8, 2001	Jan. 8, 2001
52	SUBMISSION OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL EVIDENTIARY MATERIALS. c/s PLTF eod 01/08/01 [PLM] (Entered: 01/08/2001)	Jan. 8, 2001	Jan. 8, 2001
53	ORDER - plaintiff may file its response to deft's motion for s/j on or before 02/16/01. DFH c/m eod 01/11/01 [PLM] (Entered: 01/11/2001)	Jan. 11, 2001	Jan. 11, 2001
54	REPLY BRIEF in support of deft's motion for summary judgment. c/s DEFT eod 01/23/01 [PLM] (Entered: 01/23/2001)	Jan. 23, 2001	Jan. 23, 2001
55	RESPONSE to pltf's statement of additional material facts. c/s DEFT eod 01/23/01 [PLM] (Entered: 01/23/2001)	Jan. 23, 2001	Jan. 23, 2001
56	SURREPLY to defendant's response to pltf's statement of additional material facts. c/s PLTF eod 02/02/01 [PLM] (Entered: 02/02/2001)	Feb. 2, 2001	Feb. 2, 2001
57	ENTRY - Telephonic conference held to address objections made by defendant to certain questions posed by plaintiff to defendant's expert; the Court sustained the objections. DFH c/m eod 04/23/01 [CEB] (Entered: 04/23/2001)	April 23, 2001	April 23, 2001
58	ENTRY VACATES JURY TRIAL of 05/29/01 at 09:00AM Room 344 (DFH) c/m eod 04/23/01 [CEB] (Entered: 04/23/2001)	April 23, 2001	April 23, 2001
59	ENTRY GRANTS the EEOC's s/j on its record-keeping claim against Oak-Rite. The court will issue a permanent injunction and final judgment. DFH c/m eod 08/27/01 [PLM] (Entered: 08/27/2001)	Aug. 27, 2001	Aug. 27, 2001
60	CLOSED Judgment - PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND FINAL JUDGMENT. OBV 47 PG 757 eod 08/27/01 [PLM] (Entered: 08/27/2001)	Aug. 27, 2001	Aug. 27, 2001
61	FRC shipped on 05/25/06; Accession # 021-06-0099; Location # 783245-783390; Box 72 eod 08/23/06 [SDP] (Entered: 08/23/2006)	May 25, 2006	May 25, 2006