Case: EEOC v. LEE COUNTY

2:99-cv-00248 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: May 12, 1999

Closed Date: July 24, 2000

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Case Summary

In May 1999, the Miami District Office of the EEOC filed this action against Lee County, FL in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The complaint alleged discrimination by the defendant in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"). The defendant discriminated against two charging parties, one sixty years of age and the other sixty-one years of age. Specifically, the defendant discharged two well-qualified employees from their positions and replaced them with younger individuals, and the defendant retaliated against the charging parties because they had previously taken part in an investigation of age discrimination. After some scheduling orders, the parties settled in July 2000.

Under the three-year consent decree, which contained a non-discrimination clause, the defendant agreed to: develop a written ADEA policy, provide ADEA training to all employees, post an EEOC approved notice, retain records of age discrimination, report to the EEOC every six months on compliance, and pay a total of $350,000.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/3/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Bucklew, Susan C. (Florida)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Franklin-Thomas, Delner (Florida)

Henderson, Kelly James (Florida)

Lowe, Eve G. (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Peterson, Jack Neil (Florida)

Judge(s)

Bucklew, Susan C. (Florida)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Franklin-Thomas, Delner (Florida)

Henderson, Kelly James (Florida)

Lowe, Eve G. (Florida)

Reams, Gwendolyn Y. (Florida)

Stewart, C. Gregory (Florida)

Terrelonge, Pauline (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Peterson, Jack Neil (Florida)

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Documents in this case

2:99-cv-00248	Docket (PACER)	July 24, 2000	July 24, 2000 Docket
1 2:99-cv-00248	Complaint Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lee County	May 12, 1999	May 12, 1999 Complaint
14 2:99-cv-00248	Consent Decree	July 24, 2000	July 24, 2000 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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Docket for: EEOC v. Lee County

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	May 12, 1999	COMPLAINT filed; Jury Demand (sll) (Entered: 05/12/1999)	RECAP
	May 12, 1999	MAGISTRATE JUDGE CASE ASSIGNMENT Magistrate assigned: George T. Swartz (sll)
	May 19, 1999	SUMMONS(ES) issued for Lee County . Consent(s) issued. (aa) (Entered: 05/19/1999)	PACER
	May 19, 1999	SUMMONS(ES) issued for Lee County . Consent(s) issued. (aa)
2	May 24, 1999	COURT'S NOTICE of certain deadlines (aa) (Entered: 05/24/1999)	RECAP
3	May 24, 1999	NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - TRACK 2. (ctc) (aa) (Entered: 05/24/1999)	RECAP
4	June 1, 1999	NOTICE of attorney appearance for EEOC by Pauline Terrelonge (aa) (Entered: 06/02/1999)	RECAP
5	June 3, 1999	NOTICE of substitution of attorney Kelly Henderson for Pauline Terrelonge by EEOC (aa) (Entered: 06/04/1999)	RECAP
6	June 22, 1999	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Lee County 5/14/99 Answer due on 7/13/99 for Lee County (aa) (Entered: 06/24/1999)	RECAP
7	July 7, 1999	ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint by Lee County (sll) (Entered: 07/07/1999)	RECAP
8	July 21, 1999	CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (aa) (Entered: 07/23/1999)	RECAP
9	Oct. 18, 1999	CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER setting Pretrial conference for 9:00 8/3/00; Pretrial statement due on or before 7/31/00 (signed by Judge Susan C. Bucklew) ctc (aa) (Entered: 10/19/1999)	RECAP
	Jan. 10, 2000	MAGISTRATE JUDGE CASE ASSIGNMENT Magistrate assigned: Douglas N. Frazier (aa) (Entered: 01/10/2000)	PACER
	Jan. 10, 2000	MAGISTRATE JUDGE CASE ASSIGNMENT Magistrate assigned: Douglas N. Frazier (aa)
10	March 31, 2000	NOTICE of stipulation regarding parties' expert identification and disclosure of experts reports, and dates ordered in case management order for dispositive motions, pretrial conference, trial and related matters and request for issuance of amended court order by EEOC, Lee County (aa) (Entered: 04/03/2000)	RECAP
11	March 31, 2000	STIPULATION regarding parties' expert identification and disclosure of experts reports and dates ordered in case management order for dispositive motions, pretrial conference, trial and related matters and for issuance of amended scheduling order by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Lee County . (aa) (Entered: 04/03/2000)	RECAP
12	April 7, 2000	AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER setting Discovery cutoff 7/14/00; dispositive motion filing deadline for 8/15/00 Jury trial set for the term commencing 11/6/00; Scheduled for Judge Susan C. Bucklew (signed by Judge Susan C. Bucklew) ctc (aa) (Entered: 04/07/2000)	RECAP
13	July 24, 2000	NOTICE of consent decree by EEOC (jnb) (Entered: 07/24/2000)	RECAP
14	July 24, 2000	CONSENT DECREE by EEOC, Lee County (jnb) (Entered: 07/24/2000)	RECAP
	July 24, 2000	CASE CLOSED. (jnb) (Entered: 07/24/2000)	PACER
	July 24, 2000	ENDORSED ORDER granting [14-1] decree consent ( Signed by Judge Susan C. Bucklew ) ctc (jnb)
	July 24, 2000	CASE CLOSED. (jnb)