Case: EEOC v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 985

2:99-cv-72668 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: May 26, 1999

Closed Date: Feb. 8, 2000

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Case Summary

The Detroit office of the EEOC brought this suit against United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 985 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in May 1999. The complaint is unavailable, but court documents indicate that the complaint alleged retaliation for testifying on behalf of another in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The case was consolidated with EEOC v. Perfection Steel, 2:99-cv-70011-PJD (E.D. Mich. Jan. 5, 1999) in June 1999. Both of the defendants filed for summary judgment in December 1999, and the motions were granted in February 2000.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (8/15/2008)

Related Cases

EEOC v. PERFECTION STEEL TREATING, INC., Eastern District of Michigan (1999)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11015710/parties/eeoc-v-uaw-l985/


Judge(s)

Duggan, Patrick J. (Michigan)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Brodeur-McGeorge, Laura A. (Michigan)

Dawkins, Robert K. (Michigan)

Gammicchia, Joseph A. (Michigan)

Attorney for Defendant

Harper, Connye Y. (Michigan)

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Documents in this case

2:99-cv-72668

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 985

May 24, 2000

May 24, 2000

Docket
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2:99-cv-72668

2:99-cv-70011

Opinion [Granting Summary Judgment]

EEOC v. Perfection Steel Treating Inc., and International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 985

Feb. 9, 2000

Feb. 9, 2000

Order/Opinion

Student Memo on Consolidation

EEOC v. Perfection Steel Treating, Inc et al.

No Court

May 20, 2008

May 20, 2008

Other

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11015710/eeoc-v-uaw-l985/

Last updated Nov. 4, 2026, 4:57 p.m.

Docket for: EEOC v. UAW L985
ECF Number Date Description Link
Feb. 12, 1999

STATUS conference held - Judge Patrick J. Duggan (mo) (Entered: 02/12/1999)

PACER
1 May 26, 1999

COMPLAINT with jury demand (ew) (Entered: 05/27/1999)

RECAP
June 9, 1999

PROOF of mailing by defendant Perfection Steel of response to third request for production of documents and response to second set of interrogatories (dp) (Entered: 06/10/1999)

PACER
2 June 11, 1999

AMENDED complaint by plaintiff EEOC with jury demand (lh) (Entered: 06/15/1999)

RECAP
3 June 15, 1999

ORDER reassigning case from Judge Gerald E. Rosen to Judge Patrick J. Duggan (ls) (Entered: 06/16/1999)

RECAP
4 June 18, 1999

ANSWER by defendant UAW L985 to complaint [1-1] (DT) (Entered: 06/21/1999)

RECAP
5 June 18, 1999

PROOF of mailing by defendant UAW L985 with answer, notice of deposition and request for production of documents (DT) (Entered: 06/21/1999)

RECAP
June 28, 1999

STIPULATION by plaintiff EEOC and defendant UAW L985 to consolidate and extend dates for discovery, motions and final pretrial with proof of mailing (see case #99-70011 for documents) [EOD Date: 6/29/99] (nh)

6 June 30, 1999

PRETRIAL scheduling order by Judge Patrick J. Duggan - setting deadline for witness list for 9/30/99, discovery for 10/31/99, filing motions until 11/15/99, final pretrial conference for 2:15 1/12/00 and setting civil jury trial for January/February 2000 (lh) (Entered: 07/02/1999)

RECAP
June 30, 1999

ORDER by Judge Patrick J. Duggan consolidating case with case 99-70011 for purposes of discovery time, motion cutt-off date and final pretrial date [EOD Date 7/7/99]; see document 28 in 99-70011 (dp)

7 July 13, 1999

PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of response to defendant's request for production of documents (RH) (Entered: 07/14/1999)

RECAP
8 July 27, 1999

PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of first request for production of documents (DT) (Entered: 07/28/1999)

RECAP
9 July 27, 1999

PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of first set of interrogatories (DT) (Entered: 07/28/1999)

RECAP
10 Sept. 22, 1999

WITNESS list by defendant UAW L985, with proof of mailing (RH) (Entered: 09/24/1999)

RECAP
11 Sept. 22, 1999

PROOF of mailing by defendant UAW L985 of first interrogatories and request for production of documents (RH) (Entered: 09/24/1999)

RECAP
12 Oct. 4, 1999

PROOF of mailing by plaintiff of second set of interrogatories and request for documents. (PP) (Entered: 10/05/1999)

RECAP
34 Oct. 4, 1999

PROOFS of mailing by plaintiff of original, first and second set of requests for admissions and fourth set of interrogatories and request for documents (cm) (Entered: 10/05/1999)

PACER
Oct. 4, 1999

AMENDED WITNESS list by plaintiff with proof of mailing (see case 99-70011, pleading 33) (cm)

Oct. 4, 1999

PROOFS of mailing by plaintiff of original, first and second requests for admissions, fourth set of interrogatories and request for documents (see case 99-70011, pleading 34) (cm)

35 Oct. 12, 1999

PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of notice of depositions (dp) (Entered: 10/13/1999)

PACER
36 Oct. 12, 1999

PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of notice of depositions (dp) (Entered: 10/13/1999)

PACER
Oct. 12, 1999

PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of notice of depositions (see document 35 in 99-70011) (dp)

Oct. 12, 1999

PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of notice of depositions (see document 36 in 99-70011) (dp)

38 Nov. 3, 1999

ORDER by Judge Patrick J. Duggan granting motion to modify the court's scheduling order by EEOC [37-1] with proof of mailing [EOD Date 11/4/99] (kg) (Entered: 11/04/1999)

PACER
39 Nov. 3, 1999

AMENDED PRETRIAL scheduling order by Judge Patrick J. Duggan - setting deadline for discovery for 11/21/99 , setting deadline for filing motions for 12/6/99 , setting final pretrial conference for 3:00 2/8/00 , setting civil jury trial for 3/1/00 with proof of mailing (kg) (Entered: 11/04/1999)

PACER
40 Nov. 5, 1999

PROOF of mailing by defendant of responses to first and second set of requests for admissions (cm) Modified on 11/08/1999 (Entered: 11/08/1999)

PACER
41 Nov. 5, 1999

PROOF of mailing by defendant of response to third set of interrogatories and fourth request for production of documents (cm) (Entered: 11/08/1999)

PACER
13 Nov. 10, 1999

PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of notice of depositions (DT) (Entered: 11/15/1999)

RECAP
42 Nov. 10, 1999

PROOF of mailing by plaintiff EEOC of notice of depositions (nh) (Entered: 11/12/1999)

PACER
43 Nov. 12, 1999

PROOF of mailing of answers to interrogatories and requests for admissions. (cf) (Entered: 11/15/1999)

PACER
44 Nov. 18, 1999

NOTICE (amended) by plaintiff EEOC of taking deposition of Don Jividen 11/17/99 at 10:00 a.m. , taking deposition of Mark Mathena 11/17/99 at 1:00 p.m. , taking deposition of Derrick Heard 11/19/99 at 9:00 a.m. , taking deposition of Sudhindra (Sammy) Samaddar 11/19/99 at 12:00 p.m. , taking deposition of Hugh Murdock 11/22/99 at 1:00 p.m. with certificate of service. (cf) (Entered: 11/18/1999)

PACER
Nov. 18, 1999

NOTICE (amended) by plaintiff EEOC of taking deposition of Don Jividen 11/17/99 at 10:00 a.m., taking deposition of Mark Mathena 11/17/99 at 1:00 p.m., taking deposition of Derrick Heard 11/19/99 at 9:00 a.m., taking deposition of Sudhindra (Sammy) Samaddar 11/19/99 at 12:00 p.m., taking deposition of Hugh Murdock 11/22/99 at 1:00 p.m. with certificate of service. (see 99-70011, document #44) (cf)

14 Dec. 6, 1999

MOTION by defendant UAW L985 for summary judgment, with brief, affidavit, exhibits and proof of mailing (RH) (Entered: 12/07/1999)

RECAP
15 Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Dwayne L. White taken on 7/22/99 (RH) (Entered: 12/07/1999)

RECAP
16 Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Herbert Reedus, III taken on 1/16/99 (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

RECAP
17 Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Donald Ray Jividen taken on 11/17/99 (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

RECAP
18 Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Mark A. Mathena taken on 11/17/99 (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

RECAP
19 Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Hugh Murdoch, Jr. taken on 11/22/99 (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

RECAP
20 Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Derrick M. Heard taken on 11/19/99 (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

RECAP
21 Dec. 6, 1999

NOTICE by defendant UAW L985 of filing deposition transcripts (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

RECAP
45 Dec. 6, 1999

MOTION by defendant Perfection Steel for summary judgment with brief, attachments, notice of hearing and proof of mailing (kg) (Entered: 12/06/1999)

PACER
Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Herbert Reedus III taken on 11/16/99 (see 99-72668 #16) (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

PACER
Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Donald Ray Jividen taken on 11/17/99 (see 99-72668 #17) (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

PACER
Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Mark A. Mathena taken on 11/17/99 (see 99-72668 #18) (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

PACER
Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Hugh Murdoch, Jr. taken on 11/22/99 (see 99-72668 #19) (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

PACER
Dec. 6, 1999

DEPOSITION of Derrick Heard taken on 11/19/99 (see 99-72668 #20) (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

PACER
Dec. 6, 1999

NOTICE by defendant Perfection Steel of filing deposition transcripts (RH) (Entered: 12/08/1999)

PACER
46 Dec. 16, 1999

PROOF of mailing by defendant of supplemental response to plaintiff's first set of requests for admissions (LS) (Entered: 12/16/1999)

PACER
22 Jan. 10, 2000

LETTER by plaintiff setting deadline for response to motion for summary judgment by UAW L985 [14-1] for 1/10/00 (PP) (Entered: 01/11/2000)

RECAP
23 Jan. 10, 2000

RESPONSE by plaintiff to motion for summary judgment by UAW L985 [14-1] with attachments 1-14, and proof of mailing. (PP) (Entered: 01/11/2000)

RECAP
48 Jan. 12, 2000

NOTICE of setting hearing on motion for summary judgment by Perfection Steel [45-1] for 2:00 1/27/00 (lg) (Entered: 01/14/2000)

PACER
24 Jan. 20, 2000

REPLY by defendant UAW L985 to defendant's response to motion for summary judgment by UAW L985 [14-1] with proof of mailing (RH) Modified on 05/10/2000 (Entered: 01/20/2000)

RECAP
49 Jan. 24, 2000

REPLY by defendant Perfection Steel to response to motion for summary judgment by Perfection Steel [45-1] with attachments (lg) (Entered: 01/25/2000)

PACER
50 Jan. 24, 2000

PROOF of mailing of defendant Perfection Steel Treating, Inc.'s reply brief (lg) (Entered: 01/25/2000)

PACER
Jan. 27, 2000

MOTION hearing held on motion for summary judgment by UAW L985 [14-1]- disposition: taken under advisement - Judge Patrick J. Duggan - Court Reporter: Marie Metcalf (mo)

Jan. 27, 2000

MOTION hearing held on motion for summary judgment by Perfection Steel [45-1] - disposition: taken under advisement - Judge Patrick J. Duggan - Court Reporter: Marie Metcalf (mo) (Entered: 01/28/2000)

PACER
25 Jan. 31, 2000

ERRATA by defendant for motion for summary judgment by UAW L985 [14-1] with attachment and proof of mailing (ls) (Entered: 02/01/2000)

RECAP
26 Feb. 1, 2000

ORDER by Judge Patrick J. Duggan setting trailing trial docket for March/April 2000 [EOD Date 2/2/00] (ls) (Entered: 02/02/2000)

RECAP
51 Feb. 1, 2000

ORDER by Judge Patrick J. Duggan, setting trailing trial docket for March and April, 2000 [EOD Date 2/2/00] (lg) (Entered: 02/02/2000)

PACER
28 Feb. 8, 2000

JUDGMENT entered by Judge Patrick J. Duggan that defendant UAW's motion for summary judgment is granted and plaintiff's complaint is dismissed with proof of mailing [EOD Date: 2/11/00] (lh) (Entered: 02/11/2000)

RECAP
52 Feb. 8, 2000

OPINION and order by Judge Patrick J. Duggan granting motion for summary judgment by Perfection Steel [45-1] [EOD Date: 2/10/00] (cm) (Entered: 02/10/2000)

PACER
53 Feb. 8, 2000

JUDGMENT entered by Judge Patrick J. Duggan for Perfection Steel against EEOC [EOD Date: 2/10/00] (cm) (Entered: 02/10/2000)

PACER
27 Feb. 9, 2000

OPINION and order by Judge Patrick J. Duggan granting motions for summary judgment by UAW L985 and PST [14-1] (copies mailed) [EOD Date: 2/11/00] (lh) (Entered: 02/11/2000)

RECAP
29 April 5, 2000

APPEAL by plaintiff EEOC of order [27-1], order [28-1] to USCA with proof of service - FEE: NO FEE PAID (do) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

RECAP
54 April 5, 2000

APPEAL by plaintiff EEOC of order [53-1], order [52-1] to USCA with proof of service - FEE: NO FEE PAID (do) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

PACER
30 April 10, 2000

PROOF of mailing of notice of appeal to USCA, Robert Dawkins, Adele Rapport, Daniel Sherrick, Connye Harper and Marie Metcalf (do) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

RECAP
31 April 10, 2000

CERTIFIED copy of appeal notice by EEOC [29-1] and docket transmitted to USCA (do) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

RECAP
55 April 10, 2000

PROOF of mailing of notice of appeal to USCA, Robert Dawkins, Adele Rapport, Donald Scharg, Paul Kramer and Marie Metcalf (do) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

PACER
56 April 10, 2000

CERTIFIED copy of appeal notice by EEOC [54-1] and docket transmitted to USCA (do) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

PACER
32 May 1, 2000

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT from USCA of receipt of appeal notice by EEOC [29-1] - appeal case # 00-1412 (ls) (Entered: 05/02/2000)

RECAP
57 May 1, 2000

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT from USCA of receipt of appeal notice by EEOC [54-1] - appeal case # 00-1411 (kg) (Entered: 05/02/2000)

PACER
33 May 24, 2000

CERTIFIED copy of order from USCA granting motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeals and dismissing appeal notices by EEOC [29-1] - appeal case # 00-1411/00-1412 (DT) (Entered: 05/25/2000)

RECAP

Case Details

State / Territory:

Michigan

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 26, 1999

Closing Date: Feb. 8, 2000

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Unknown

Class Action Outcome: Unknown

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 985

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Eastern District of Michigan 2:99-cv-72668

Eastern District of Michigan 2:99-cv-70011

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 00-01411

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 00-01412

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Defendant

Relief Granted:

None

Source of Relief:

None

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Demotion

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

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