Case: EEOC v. Meade Lexus

2:04-cv-70420 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Feb. 5, 2004

Closed Date: Sept. 28, 2004

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Case Summary

In February 2004, the Detroit District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against the car dealership Meade Lexus in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan alleging discrimination on the basis of sex, female, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged the defendant allowed a supervisor to create a hostile work environment. Following the defendant's failed motion to dismiss, the parties settled the lawsuit through a consent decree in September 2004.

The three-year decree, containing anti-discrimination and retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: make compliance reports, post notice, provide EEO training, and pay $85,000 to be distributed according to the EEOC's discretion.

Summary Authors

Daisy Manning (4/16/2008)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:04-cv-70420	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Lexus	Sept. 28, 2004	Sept. 28, 2004 Docket
1 2:04-cv-70420	Complaint	Feb. 5, 2004	Feb. 5, 2004 Complaint
10 2:04-cv-70420	Order [Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss]	Aug. 2, 2004	Aug. 2, 2004 Order/Opinion
13 2:04-cv-70420	Consent Decree	Sept. 28, 2004	Sept. 28, 2004 Settlement Agreement
14 2:04-cv-70420	First Amended Complaint	Sept. 28, 2004	Sept. 28, 2004 Complaint

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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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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Meade Lexus, Receipt No. USA.(CGre, ) (Entered: 02/07/2004)	Feb. 5, 2004	Feb. 5, 2004
2	STIPULATION AND ORDER to Extend Time to Answer. Signed by Judge George E Woods. (SMar, ) (Entered: 04/23/2004)	April 22, 2004	April 22, 2004
3	MOTION to Dismiss by Meade Lexus. (Attachments: # 1 Document Continuation # 2 Document Continuation)(CGre, ) (Entered: 05/04/2004)	May 3, 2004	May 3, 2004
4	STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending time. Response due by 6/14/2004. Signed by Honorable George E Woods. (BSoc, ) (Entered: 06/09/2004)	June 7, 2004	June 7, 2004
5	RESPONSE to 3 Motion to Dismiss filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (JLam, ) (Entered: 06/16/2004)	June 14, 2004	June 14, 2004
6	Appendix by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Related document: 5 Response to Motion filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits)(JLam, ) (Entered: 06/16/2004)	June 14, 2004	June 14, 2004
7	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission re 6 Appendix. (JLam, ) (Entered: 06/16/2004)	June 14, 2004	June 14, 2004
8	ORDER for response and no oral hearing re 3 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Meade Lexus Signed by Honorable George E Woods. (TMcg, ) (Entered: 06/17/2004)	June 17, 2004	June 17, 2004
10	ORDER denying 3 Motion to Dismiss.- Signed by Honorable George E Woods. (SMar, ) (Entered: 08/04/2004)	Aug. 2, 2004	Aug. 2, 2004
11	NOTICE of reassignment from Judge George E. Woods to Judge AVERN COHN. (Attachments: # 1)(TMcg, ) (Entered: 08/19/2004)	Aug. 19, 2004	Aug. 19, 2004
12	NOTICE TO APPEAR: Status Conference set for 9/14/2004 02:15 PM before Honorable Avern Cohn. (JCas, ) (Entered: 08/27/2004)	Aug. 27, 2004	Aug. 27, 2004
13	CONSENT DECREE Signed by Honorable Avern Cohn. (SSchoe, ) (Entered: 09/30/2004)	Sept. 28, 2004	Sept. 28, 2004
14	FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Meade Lexus.(KWil, ) (Entered: 10/01/2004)	Sept. 28, 2004	Sept. 28, 2004