Case: EEOC v. Paradigm Sintered Products, Inc.

5:04-cv-00170 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2004

Closed Date: Aug. 20, 2005

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Case Summary

In September 2004, the Detroit District Office brought this suit against Paradigm Sintered Products, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan alleging that the defendant discriminated and retaliated on the basis of national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant discriminated against two of the charging parties by harassing them and subjecting them to different terms and conditions of employment because of their national origin, Indian. In addition, the defendant fired these two charging parties in retaliation for their complaints of the discrimination and terminated a third charging party in retaliation for his opposition to the discrimination. Starting in July 2005, the EEOC filed several motions for default judgment. The Court granted these motions in late August 2005, entering a default judgment in favor of the EEOC against the defendant.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (8/2/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Bell, Robert Holmes (Michigan)

Judge(s)

Bell, Robert Holmes (Michigan)

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Documents in this case

5:04-cv-00170	Docket	Aug. 22, 2005	Aug. 22, 2005 Docket
1 5:04-cv-00170	Complaint	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004 Complaint
16 5:04-cv-00170	Judgment [Default]	Aug. 20, 2005	Aug. 20, 2005 Order/Opinion

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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

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Docket for: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Paradigm Sintered Products, Inc.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 30, 2004	COMPLAINT and Jury Demand against Paradigm Sintered Products, Inc. filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (lkd, ) (Entered: 10/04/2004)	RECAP
2	Nov. 2, 2004	PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER EXTENDING DEFENDANT'S TIME TO ANSWER PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Klein, Tammy) (Entered: 11/02/2004)	RECAP
3	Nov. 9, 2004	ORDER granting STIPULATION 2 extending Defendant's time to answer Plaintiff's complaint. Defendant shall have to and including 12/8/2004 in which to file its answer or other responsive pleading; signed by Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, ymc) (Entered: 11/09/2004)	RECAP
4	Dec. 9, 2004	STIPULATION Joint Stipulation and Order Extending Defendant's Time to Answer Plaintiff's Complaint by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Klein, Tammy) (Entered: 12/09/2004)	RECAP
5	Dec. 10, 2004	ORDER granting STIPULATION 4 for an aditional extension of 30 days to file an Answer to the EEOC's complaint; signed by Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, ymc) (Entered: 12/10/2004)	RECAP
6	July 7, 2005	DISREGARD THIS ENTRY - FIRST MOTION for default judgment as to by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit # 2 Exhibit) (Klein, Tammy) Modified on 7/8/2005; duplicate entry to 8 (gjf). (Entered: 07/07/2005) 2 Exhibit View on PACER 3 Exhibit View on PACER	RECAP
7	July 7, 2005	DISREGARD THIS ENTRY - BRIEF in support of 6 filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Klein, Tammy) Modified on 7/8/2005; duplicate entry 9 (gjf). (Entered: 07/07/2005)	RECAP
8	July 7, 2005	FIRST MOTION for default judgment as to by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit # 2) (Klein, Tammy) (Entered: 07/07/2005) 2 Exhibit View on PACER	RECAP
9	July 7, 2005	BRIEF in support of 8 filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Klein, Tammy) (Entered: 07/07/2005)	RECAP
10	Aug. 3, 2005	MOTION FOR DEFAULT by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (Klein, Tammy) Modified on 8/8/2005 to edit text (gjf). (Entered: 08/03/2005)	RECAP
11	Aug. 3, 2005	BRIEF in support of 10 Motion for Default filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Letter asking for extension) (Klein, Tammy) (Entered: 08/03/2005) 2 Exhibit Letter asking for extension View on PACER	RECAP
12	Aug. 3, 2005	MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (Klein, Tammy) Modified on 8/8/2005 to edit text (gjf). (Entered: 08/03/2005)	RECAP
13	Aug. 3, 2005	BRIEF in support of 12 Motion for Default Judgment filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit faxed letter to Tammy Klein) (Klein, Tammy) Modified on 8/8/2005 to edit text (gjf). (Entered: 08/03/2005) 2 Exhibit faxed letter to Tammy Klein View on PACER	RECAP
14	Aug. 8, 2005	DEFAULT ENTERED as to defendant Paradigm Sintered Products, Inc. (gjf) (Entered: 08/08/2005)	RECAP
15	Aug. 9, 2005	NOTICE OF MOTION HEARING regarding document number 8 : motion hearing set for 8/18/2005 at 01:15 PM at 601 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell; (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, sdb) (Entered: 08/09/2005)	RECAP
17	Aug. 18, 2005	MINUTES of motion hearing re 12 held before Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Court Reporter Kevin Gaugier) (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, kcb) (Entered: 08/20/2005)	RECAP
16	Aug. 20, 2005	ORDER granting 8 motion for default judgment ; signed by Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, kcb)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Michigan

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 30, 2004

Closing Date: Aug. 20, 2005

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

Paradigm Sintered Products, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

Western District of Michigan 5:04-cv-00170

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Pay / Benefits

Discrimination Basis:

National origin discrimination

Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):

Indian

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. Paradigm Sintered Products, Inc., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/8703/ (last updated 8/2/2007).