Case: EEOC v. PERDUE FARMS INC

1:04-cv-01274 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: Sept. 17, 2004

Closed Date: Jan. 10, 2005

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Case Summary

In September 2004, the EEOC, represented by the U.S. Attorney's Office, brought this suit against Perdue Farms Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint is unavailable and the allegations are unknown. No answer was filed on behalf of the defendant, and a consent decree was entered in January 2005 that awarded the plaintiff $70,000, but no other details are available.

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Kevin Wilemon (10/15/2007)

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1:04-cv-01274	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Perdue Farms Inc.	Jan. 10, 2005	Jan. 10, 2005 Docket

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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

Last updated March 24, 2025, 8:05 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed. Magistrate Consent Notice to Pltf. Filing Fee Waived (els) Modified on 09/20/2004 (Entered: 09/20/2004)	Sept. 17, 2004	Sept. 17, 2004
	DEMAND for jury trial by Equal Employment (els) (Entered: 09/20/2004)	Sept. 17, 2004	Sept. 17, 2004
	SUMMONS(ES) issued for Perdue Farms Inc. (els) (Entered: 09/20/2004)	Sept. 17, 2004	Sept. 17, 2004
2	CASE assigned to Judge Joseph J. Farnan Jr. . Notice to all parties. (rjb) (Entered: 09/29/2004)	Sept. 29, 2004	Sept. 29, 2004
3	LETTER to the Clerk from Jacqueline H. McNair, Esq. dtd. 11/08/04 re: Waiver of Service of Summons (DI #4). (afb) (Entered: 11/12/2004)	Nov. 10, 2004	Nov. 10, 2004
4	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Perdue Farms Inc. on 10/25/04 Answer due on 12/27/04 for Perdue Farms Inc. (afb) (Entered: 11/12/2004)	Nov. 10, 2004	Nov. 10, 2004
5	Proposed Consent Decree filed by Equal Employment, Perdue Farms Inc. that shall resolve fully and finally all claims which were raised by the EEOC in the Complaint filed on behalf of a class of Seventh Day Adventists currently or formerly employed by Perdue Farms. Perdue Farms agrees to pay the sum total of $70,000.00 to resolve this matter. Each party to this Decree shall bear its own expenses, costs and attorneys' fees. ( see Consent Decree for details) (afb) (Entered: 01/03/2005)	Dec. 30, 2004	Dec. 30, 2004
6	LETTER to the Court from Rudolph Contreras, Esq. re: attached Exhibits which were inadvertently omitted from the Consent Decree (DI #5) that was filed on 12/30/04. (afb) (Entered: 01/03/2005)	Jan. 3, 2005	Jan. 3, 2005
	So Ordered [5-1] proposed order ( signed by Judge Joseph J. Farnan Jr. ) Notice to all parties. (afb) (Entered: 01/14/2005)	Jan. 10, 2005	Jan. 10, 2005
	Case closed per DI #5. (afb) (Entered: 01/14/2005)	Jan. 10, 2005	Jan. 10, 2005