Case: EEOC v. M.D.P., INC. (d/b/a PIZZA CITY USA)

7:03-cv-00153 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 2003

Closed Date: 2004

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Charlotte office, in conjunction with its Raleigh office, filed this suit on September 9, 2003 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Southern Division. The complaint alleged that the defendant, M.D.P., INC., doing business as Pizza City USA, violated Title VII by requiring medical clearance for pregnant employees to work and by discharging complainant because of her pregnancy. The complaint also alleged that another female employee was fired in retaliatio…

After the defendant answered the complaint, a trial date was set for November 8, 2004. On October 4, 2004, the parties notified the court that the case had settled. Subsequently, the parties filed a consent decree and a stipulation for dismissal. The case was dismissed without prejudice on December 8, 2004. The defendant agreed, through the consent decree, to pay the complainant $3,500, refrain from requiring medical clearance for pregnant employees, and provide Title VII training to its employees.

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Jason Chester (8/13/2007)

People

Judge(s)

Daniel, David W (North Carolina)

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Daniel, David W (North Carolina)

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7:03-cv-00153	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. M.D.P., Inc.	Dec. 8, 2004	Dec. 8, 2004 Docket
1 7:03-cv-00153	Complaint EEOC v. M.D.P., Inc.	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 2003 Complaint
14 7:03-cv-00153	Consent Decree EEOC v. M.D.P., Inc.	Oct. 22, 2004	Oct. 22, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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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 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED (se) (Entered: 09/10/2003)	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 2003
2	Document filed by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission titled: Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons with proposed waiver attached. (se) (Entered: 09/10/2003)	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 2003
3	Waiver of Service Returned Executed as to M.D.P., Inc. on 10/3/03 Answer due on 12/2/03 for M.D.P., Inc. (le) (Entered: 10/16/2003)	Oct. 15, 2003	Oct. 15, 2003
4	Answer to Complaint by M.D.P., Inc.; jury demand (se) (Entered: 11/06/2003)	Nov. 5, 2003	Nov. 5, 2003
5	Corporate Disclosure Filed by defendant M.D.P., Inc. (se) (Entered: 11/06/2003)	Nov. 5, 2003	Nov. 5, 2003
6	Request for Discovery Plan: Discovery Plan due by 12/20/03 (se) (Entered: 11/06/2003)	Nov. 6, 2003	Nov. 6, 2003
7	Discovery Plan filed by Equal Employment Opp, M.D.P., Inc. (se) (Entered: 12/02/2003)	Dec. 1, 2003	Dec. 1, 2003
	Case submitted to: USMJ David Daniel [7-1] discovery submitted for an order on scheduling. (se) (Entered: 12/02/2003)	Dec. 2, 2003	Dec. 2, 2003
	(se) (Entered: 12/02/2003)	Dec. 2, 2003	Dec. 2, 2003
8	Order on Scheduling by Magistrate Daniel setting Discovery cutoff 5/14/04 Deadline for filing of all motions 6/14/04 Jury Trial scheduled for 11/8/04 before Judge Fox Place: Wilm. Cpys. w/Form 85 to Mahood, Simpson, Barnes, Lanier, Sue Enyart, Scott Cannon, Becky Bowen. (le) (Entered: 12/16/2003)	Dec. 16, 2003	Dec. 16, 2003
9	Motion by Equal Employment Opp to amend [8-1] Scheduling order to extend time to designate experts w/consent and p.o. (le) (Entered: 03/16/2004)	March 15, 2004	March 15, 2004
	Motion(s) referred: referred [9-1] motion to amend [8-1] Scheduling order to extend time to designate experts to USMJ David W. Daniel (le) (Entered: 03/16/2004)	March 16, 2004	March 16, 2004
10	Order granting [9-1] motion to amend [8-1] Scheduling order to extend time to designate experts for pltf. up to 4/9/04 and from dft. by 5/10/04. signed by M/J Daniel. (le) (Entered: 03/24/2004)	March 24, 2004	March 24, 2004
11	Return of service executed on 3/25/04 on Christi Smith with a Subpoena In A Civil Case for deposition to take place on 4/8/04 @ 9:30 a.m. at the office of Lanier and Fountain in Jacksonville, NC. (se) (Entered: 04/05/2004)	April 5, 2004	April 5, 2004
	Jury trial set at 9:00 11/8/04 before Judge James C. Fox in Wilmington, NC, Ctrm #1 (se) (Entered: 09/21/2004)	Sept. 21, 2004	Sept. 21, 2004
12	Order pre-trial conference order signed by USMJ William A. Webb. CC:counsel. (se) (Entered: 09/21/2004)	Sept. 21, 2004	Sept. 21, 2004
	Informed by counsel that case has settled. (se) (Entered: 10/05/2004)	Oct. 4, 2004	Oct. 4, 2004
13	Ordered that the court having been advised that the parties have settled all matters in controversy between them, this matter hereby is dismissed without prejudice . The parties are DIRECTED to file their stipulation of dismissal with prejudice on or before 11/5/04 set Response to Order due 11/5/04 signed by Senior Judge James C. Fox. CC:counsel, B. Bowen, S. Cannon, USMJ Webb. (se) (Entered: 10/06/2004)	Oct. 6, 2004	Oct. 6, 2004
	Received the parties proposed consent decree in this matter. Will forward to Judge Fox for review and consideration. (se) (Entered: 10/21/2004)	Oct. 19, 2004	Oct. 19, 2004
	Case submitted to: Senior Judge James C. Fox for review and consideration of the parties proposed consent decree. (se) (Entered: 10/21/2004)	Oct. 21, 2004	Oct. 21, 2004
14	Document filed by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity, defendant M.D.P., Inc. titled: Consent Decree (see order for particulars). Stipulation of Dismissal with prejudice to follow. (se) (Entered: 10/22/2004)	Oct. 22, 2004	Oct. 22, 2004
	Case submitted to: Senior Judge James C. Fox for review of the parties failure to respond to [13-1] order dismissed without prejudice. (se) (Entered: 11/30/2004)	Nov. 30, 2004	Nov. 30, 2004
	CASE FILE RETURNED from: Senior Judge James C. Fox (se) (Entered: 12/08/2004)	Dec. 3, 2004	Dec. 3, 2004
15	Order that the dismissal without prejudice is EXTENDED indefinitely to comport with the Consent Decree, but the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to remove this matter from active status signed by Senior Judge James C. Fox. CC:counsel. (se) (Entered: 12/08/2004)	Dec. 8, 2004	Dec. 8, 2004
15	Stipulation of dismissal without prejudice. (se) (Entered: 12/08/2004)	Dec. 8, 2004	Dec. 8, 2004
	Case closed NP (se) (Entered: 12/08/2004)	Dec. 8, 2004	Dec. 8, 2004