Case: EEOC v. FRANK'S NURSERY AND CRAFTS, INC.

2:96-cv-75021 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Oct. 30, 1996

Closed Date: July 19, 1999

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Case Summary

In October 1996, the Detroit office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Frank's Nursery and Crafts, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimant by failing to promote the claimant because of her race (black). The defendant filed a motion to compel the claimant to arbitrate her claim, and the court granted the motion dismissing the EEOC's complaint. See Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Frank's Nursery & Crafts, Inc., 966 F.Supp. 500 (E.D. Mich. 1997). The EEOC appealed the decision in June 1997. Holding that the claimants' signing of an arbitration agreement did not preclude the EEOC from bringing a suit on her behalf and that the EEOC did not need to demonstrate an existence of a class of affected individuals for equitable relief, the Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded the district court's decision in June 1999. See Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Frank's Nursery & Crafts, Inc., 177 F.3d 448 (6th Cir. 1999). The case was dismissed with prejudice based on the stipulation of the parties, probably due to settlement. No information was made available pertaining to the settlement.

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Kevin Wilemon (7/31/2007)

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97-01698	Docket (PACER) [Court of Appeals] EEOC v. Frank's Nursery U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	July 8, 1999	July 8, 1999 Docket
2:96-cv-75021	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Frank's Nursery	July 19, 1999	July 19, 1999 Docket
9 2:96-cv-75021	Memorandum Opinion and Order EEOC v. Frank's Nursery & Crafts	April 22, 1997	April 22, 1997 Order/Opinion 966 F.Supp. 966
97-01698	Appellate Decision EEOC v. Frank's Nursery & Crafts U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	April 23, 1999	April 23, 1999 Order/Opinion 177 F.3d 177

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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…	April 1, 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 with jury demand (LS) (Entered: 10/31/1996)	Oct. 30, 1996	Oct. 30, 1996
2	SUMMONS returned executed by process server on 11/1/96 - answer due 11/21/96 for Frank's Nursery (RH) (Entered: 11/15/1996)	Nov. 14, 1996	Nov. 14, 1996
3	MOTION by defendants' to compel arbitration with brief, attachments, notice of hearing, and proof of mailing. (PP) (Entered: 11/25/1996)	Nov. 21, 1996	Nov. 21, 1996
4	LETTER by plaintiff to Judge Zatkoff's chambers confirming extension of time to file brief in opposition to defendant's motion to compel arbitration. (PP) (Entered: 12/09/1996)	Dec. 5, 1996	Dec. 5, 1996
5	RESPONSE by plaintiff EEOC to motion to compel arbitration by Frank's Nursery [3-1] with exhibits A, B and proof of service (RH) (Entered: 12/30/1996)	Dec. 23, 1996	Dec. 23, 1996
6	REPLY by defendant Frank's Nursery to response to motion to compel arbitration by Frank's Nursery [3-1] with attachment and proof of mailing (kg) (Entered: 01/08/1997)	Jan. 6, 1997	Jan. 6, 1997
7	AMENDED affidavit of Carol L. Adams (LS) (Entered: 01/10/1997)	Jan. 9, 1997	Jan. 9, 1997
8	SUPPLEMENTAL brief by defendant Frank's Nursery in support of motion to compel arbitration by Frank's Nursery [3-1] with exhibits and proof of mailing. (cf) (Entered: 03/21/1997)	March 18, 1997	March 18, 1997
9	MEMORANDUM opinion and order by Judge Lawrence P. Zatkoff granting motion to compel arbitration by Frank's Nursery [3-1] and dismissing complaint [1-1] (lg) (Entered: 04/23/1997)	April 22, 1997	April 22, 1997
10	JUDGMENT entered by Judge Lawrence P. Zatkoff for Frank's Nursery against EEOC (lg) (Entered: 04/23/1997)	April 22, 1997	April 22, 1997
11	APPEAL by plaintiff EEOC of orders [10-1] and [9-1] to USCA - FEE: not paid - USA (pr) (Entered: 06/25/1997)	June 20, 1997	June 20, 1997
12	PROOF of mailing by clerk of notice of appeal to USCA, Deborah Barno, Stanley Pitts, Adele Rapport, Charles DeWitt, and Brian Smith (pr) (Entered: 06/25/1997)	June 25, 1997	June 25, 1997
13	RECORD of appeal notice by EEOC [11-1] consisting of: 1 volume(s) of pleadings transmitted to USCA (pr) (Entered: 06/25/1997)	June 25, 1997	June 25, 1997
14	ACKNOWLEDGEMENT from USCA of receipt of appeal record [13-1] - appeal case # 97-1698 (kg) (Entered: 07/11/1997)	July 3, 1997	July 3, 1997
15	SLIP opinion from USCA reversing the case for further proceedings - appeal case # 97-1698. (cf) (Entered: 05/07/1999)	May 7, 1999	May 7, 1999
16	SLIP opinion from USCA reversing the case for further proceedings - appeal case # 97-1698. (cf) (Entered: 05/11/1999)	May 10, 1999	May 10, 1999
17	NON-CERTIFIED copy of judgment from USCA reversing the decision of the District Court and remanding case for further proceedings - appeal case # 97-1698. (cf) (Entered: 05/11/1999)	May 10, 1999	May 10, 1999
18	NON-CERTIFIED copy of order from USCA -- bill of costs shall be accepted for filing in the amount of $404.50 - appeal case # 97-1698 (dh) (Entered: 06/04/1999)	June 3, 1999	June 3, 1999
19	MANDATE from USCA case [0-0] reversing/remanding - appeal case # 97-1698 with proof of mailing (nh) (Entered: 06/23/1999)	June 22, 1999	June 22, 1999
20	CORRECTED pages from the USCA of the decision originally sent on 4/23/99 - appeal case # 97-1698 (LS) (Entered: 06/24/1999)	June 22, 1999	June 22, 1999
21	RECORD of appeal record [13-1] returned from USCA - appeal case # 97-1698 (nh) (Entered: 06/28/1999)	June 25, 1999	June 25, 1999
22	ORDER by Judge Lawrence P. Zatkoff with stipulation dismissing the case with prejudice [EOD Date: 7/20/99] (lg) (Entered: 07/20/1999)	July 19, 1999	July 19, 1999