Case: EEOC v. RK ASSOCIATES

1:98-cv-08056 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 16, 1998

Closed Date: Aug. 3, 1999

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Case Summary

In December 1998, the Chicago District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against RK Associates in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The only document publicly available regarding this case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. After a few status conferences, the parties settled in August 1999 through a consent decree.

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Michele Marxkors (7/26/2007)

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1:98-cv-08056	Docket EEOC v. RK Associates	Aug. 3, 1999	Aug. 3, 1999 Docket

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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, 9:31 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT; jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of John C. Hendrickson, Jean Powers Kamp, Mary B. Manzo as attorney(s) for plaintiff ( no summons(es) issued.) ( Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (dmkf) (Entered: 12/21/1998)	Dec. 16, 1998	Dec. 16, 1998
	SUMMONS and one copy issued as to defendant (dmkf) (Entered: 01/25/1999)	Jan. 22, 1999	Jan. 22, 1999
2	AGREED MOTION by defendant for extension of time to answer complaint ; Notice of motion (dmkf) (Entered: 03/10/1999)	March 1, 1999	March 1, 1999
3	MINUTE ORDER of 3/9/99 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Defendant's agreed motion for extension of time to answer the complaint is granted answer due 03/15/99 [2-1]. Discovery cutoff set for 07/06/99. Motion for summary judgment due 06/16/99. Response due 07/30/99. Reply due 08/06/99. Ruling set for 10/04/99 at 9:45a.m. Proposed final pretrial order to be submitted to chambers on 10/18/99 at 10:00a.m. Mailed notice (dmkf) (Entered: 03/10/1999)	March 9, 1999	March 9, 1999
4	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant RK Assc by Elaine Saphier Fox, Jeremy J. Glenn (dmkf) (Entered: 03/10/1999)	March 9, 1999	March 9, 1999
	SCHEDULE set on 3/16/99 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Trial set for Novemb 1, 1999 at 10:00a.m. Mailed notice (slb) (Entered: 03/16/1999)	March 16, 1999	March 16, 1999
5	NOTICE of filing regarding answer to complaint by defendant (dmkf) (Entered: 03/18/1999)	March 16, 1999	March 16, 1999
6	ANSWER to complaint by defendant (mak) (Entered: 03/22/1999)	March 16, 1999	March 16, 1999
	SCHEDULE set on 4/7/99 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Status hearing reset to 9:30 4/22/99 . Mailed notice (slb) (Entered: 04/07/1999)	April 7, 1999	April 7, 1999
	SCHEDULE set on 5/6/99 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Status hearing held and continued to 9:30 5/12/99 . No notice (slb) (Entered: 05/06/1999)	May 6, 1999	May 6, 1999
	SCHEDULE set on 5/11/99 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Status hearing reset to 9:30 6/2/99 . Mailed notice (slb) (Entered: 05/11/1999)	May 11, 1999	May 11, 1999
7	MINUTE ORDER of 6/2/99 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Status hearing held. This action is dismissed with leave to reinstate on or before 08/02/99 terminating case . Mailed notice (dmkf) (Entered: 06/03/1999)	June 2, 1999	June 2, 1999
8	AGREED MOTION by plaintiff to reinstate case and for entry of consent decree ; Notice (lal) (Entered: 08/05/1999)	July 27, 1999	July 27, 1999
9	CONSENT DECREE. (lal) (Entered: 08/05/1999)	Aug. 3, 1999	Aug. 3, 1999
10	MINUTE ORDER of 8/3/99 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Plaintiff's agreed motion to reinstate case and for entry of consent decree is granted. [8-1], [8-2] Enter Consent Decree. This action is hereby terminated. Mailed notice (lal) (Entered: 08/05/1999)	Aug. 3, 1999	Aug. 3, 1999