Case: EEOC v. Nielsen & Bainbridge, LLC

1:01-cv-07508 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2001

Closed Date: Dec. 17, 2002

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Case Summary

This case was brought by the EEOC's Chicago office in September 2001, in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. The EEOC alleged that Nielsen & Bainbridge violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by subjecting a class of black and female employees to sexual and racial harassment.

In June of 2002, the case was consolidated with a separate action brought by one of the employees (case #1:01-cv-07388). In December 2002 the parties came to terms, and a consent decree was entered resolving both cases. The defendant agreed to pay $155,000 total, including approximately $73,000 to the charging party. The consent decree also prohibited the defendant from engaging in further discrimination or retaliation and mandated employee training in anti-discrimination law.

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Kevin Wilemon (8/19/2008)

People

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Judge(s)

Leinenweber, Harry Daniel (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Patterson, Sharon Finegan (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Jepson, Edward C. (Illinois)

O'Neil, Mary Claire (Illinois)

Judge(s)

Leinenweber, Harry Daniel (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Patterson, Sharon Finegan (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Jepson, Edward C. (Illinois)

O'Neil, Mary Claire (Illinois)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:01-cv-07508	Docket EEOC v. Nielsen & Bainbridge	Oct. 6, 2005	Oct. 6, 2005 Docket
1 1:01-cv-07508	Complaint EEOC v. Nielsen & Bainbridge, L.L.C.	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001 Complaint
18 1:01-cv-07508 1:01-cv-07388	Consent Decree EEOC & Maria Williams v. Nielsen & Bainbridge, LLC & Williams v. Nielsen & Bainbridge, LLC	Dec. 17, 2002	Dec. 17, 2002 Settlement Agreement
	EEOC Litigation Settlement Report EEOC v. Nielsen & Bainbridge, L.L.C. No Court	Dec. 31, 2002	Dec. 31, 2002 Other

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Resources

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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; Jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of John C. Hendrickson, Noelle Christine Brennan, Pamela Sue Moore-Gibbs as attorney(s) for plaintiff (No summons(es) issued). (Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (cem) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001 Clearinghouse
2	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant sent on 09/28/01. (mw) (Entered: 10/19/2001)	Oct. 16, 2001	Oct. 16, 2001
6	MOTION by Maria Williams to intervene (Attachments); Notice. (mw) (Entered: 12/12/2001)	Nov. 9, 2001	Nov. 9, 2001
7	AMENDED NOTICE by intervenor of her motion to intervene [6-1] (Attachments). (mw) (Entered: 12/12/2001)	Nov. 19, 2001	Nov. 19, 2001
3	ANSWER by defendant to plaintiff's complaint [1-1]. (mw) (Entered: 11/20/2001)	Nov. 20, 2001	Nov. 20, 2001
4	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Mary Claire O'Neil. (mw) (Entered: 11/28/2001)	Nov. 27, 2001	Nov. 27, 2001
	SCHEDULE set on 11/30/01 by Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber : Status hearing set for February 7, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. Mailed notice (wp) (Entered: 11/30/2001)	Nov. 30, 2001	Nov. 30, 2001
5	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for Maria Williams by Sharon Finegan Patterson. (mw) (Entered: 12/10/2001)	Dec. 7, 2001	Dec. 7, 2001
8	MINUTE ORDER of 12/7/01 by Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber : Maria Williams' motion to intervene is granted [6-1]. No notice (mw) (Entered: 12/12/2001)	Dec. 7, 2001	Dec. 7, 2001
9	INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenor; Jury demand. (mw) (Entered: 12/12/2001)	Dec. 7, 2001	Dec. 7, 2001
10	ANSWER by defendant to intervenor's complaint [9-1]. (mw) (Entered: 02/05/2002)	Feb. 5, 2002	Feb. 5, 2002
11	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff by Ann M Henry. (mw) (Entered: 02/07/2002)	Feb. 7, 2002	Feb. 7, 2002
	SCHEDULE set on 2/7/02 by Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber : Status hearing held and continued to March 12, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. No notice (wp) (Entered: 02/08/2002)	Feb. 7, 2002	Feb. 7, 2002
	SCHEDULE set on 3/12/02 by Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber : Status hearing held and continued to May 14, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. No notice (wp) (Entered: 03/15/2002)	March 12, 2002	March 12, 2002
12	MINUTE ORDER of 4/1/02 by Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber : Entered Agreed Protective Order. Mailed notice (mw) (Entered: 04/02/2002)	April 1, 2002	April 1, 2002
13	JOINT MOTION by intervenor Maria Williams to consolidate 01 C 7388 with this case (Attachments); Notice. (mw) (Entered: 05/16/2002)	April 24, 2002	April 24, 2002
14	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC to enlarge time to identify class members ; Notice. (mw) (Entered: 05/16/2002)	May 10, 2002	May 10, 2002
15	MINUTE ORDER of 5/14/02 by Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber : Status hearing held and continued to 06/04/02 at 9:00 a.m. EEOC's motion to enlarge time to identify class members by 06/04/02 [14-1] is granted. The parties joint motion to consolidate case number 01 C 7388 now pending before Judge Guzman [13-1] is granted. No notice (mw) (Entered: 05/16/2002)	May 14, 2002	May 14, 2002
16	MINUTE ORDER of 6/12/02 by Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber : The above cases 01 C 7388 and 01 C 7508 are consolidated for all purposes. No notice (mw) (Entered: 06/13/2002)	June 12, 2002	June 12, 2002
	CONSOLIDATED for all purposes. See docket of 01 C 7388 for all further entries. (mw) (Entered: 06/13/2002)	June 12, 2002	June 12, 2002
17	JOINT MOTION by plaintiff EEOC and intervenor Maria Williams to enlarge time for discovery ; Notice. (cem) (Entered: 10/28/2002)	Oct. 18, 2002	Oct. 18, 2002
18	MINUTE ORDER of 12/17/02 by Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber: The joint motion for entry of consent decree is granted. (Entered Consent Decree.) Status hearing stricken. terminating case. Mailed notice (gcy) (Entered: 12/23/2002)	Dec. 17, 2002	Dec. 17, 2002 Clearinghouse
19	APPENDIX filed by plaintiff to the consent decree [18-1]. (RESTRICTED.) (gcy) (Entered: 12/23/2002)	Dec. 17, 2002	Dec. 17, 2002
20	ACKNOWLEDGMENT by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of receipt of sealed documents No. 19.(mjc, ) (Entered: 10/13/2005)	Oct. 6, 2005	Oct. 6, 2005