Case: EEOC v. The Reed Group, Inc.

1:02-cv-00396 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 3, 2002

Closed Date: Jan. 30, 2003

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Case Summary

In June 2002, the Detroit District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against The Reed Group, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the charging party, a female employee, to a sexually hostile work environment consisting of unwelcome sexual comments, offensive remarks with sexual overtones, unwanted touching, sexually explicit phone calls on cell and house phone, and constructive discharged from employment. The defendant did not appear in the case, and the EEOC received entry of a default judgment in November 2002. The default judgment, made in January of 2003, required the defendant to pay $73,878.04 plus costs.

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David Friedman (10/8/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:02-cv-00396	Docket [PACER]	Jan. 30, 2003	Jan. 30, 2003 Docket
1 1:02-cv-00396	Complaint and Jury Demand	June 3, 2002	June 3, 2002 Complaint
13 1:02-cv-00396	Default Judgment	Jan. 30, 2003	Jan. 30, 2003 Order/Opinion

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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 and jury demand against Reed Group Inc., The ; filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (cmi, ) (Entered: 06/04/2002)	June 3, 2002	June 3, 2002
	SUMMONS ISSUED as to Reed Group Inc., The (cmi, ) (Entered: 06/04/2002)	June 3, 2002	June 3, 2002
2	PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER to extend time to file answer or other responsive pleading by Reed Group Inc., The (mdr, ) (Entered: 07/03/2002)	July 2, 2002	July 2, 2002
3	STIPULATION AND ORDER granting extention of time to file answer or other responsive pleading; signed by Chief Judge Bell.(Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, kcb) (Entered: 07/09/2002)	July 9, 2002	July 9, 2002
	Copies of stipulation and order 3 sent via U.S. Mail to attorney Rapport (mdr, ) (Entered: 07/09/2002)	July 9, 2002	July 9, 2002
	SERVICE EXECUTED (IMPLIED) on defendant Reed Group Inc., The, through the filing of stipulation and order (mdr, ) (Entered: 07/10/2002)	July 9, 2002	July 9, 2002
4	NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS directed to Adele Rapport and Gary A. Chamberlin (mdr, ) (Entered: 09/10/2002)	Sept. 10, 2002	Sept. 10, 2002
5	NOTICE OF IMPENDING DEFAULT as to Defendant The Reed Group, Inc.; plaintiff to file a request for entry of default or advise the court that a responsive pleading has been filed by 11/6/2002 or the Court will enter default; signed by Judge Bell (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, ymc) (Entered: 10/25/2002)	Oct. 24, 2002	Oct. 24, 2002
	Copy of notice 5 sent via U.S. Mail to attorney Adele Rapport (mj) (Entered: 10/25/2002)	Oct. 25, 2002	Oct. 25, 2002
6	AMENDED COMPLAINT (1st) against Reed Group Inc., The ; filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Klein, Tammy) THIS DOCUMENT WAS FILED IN ERROR - PLEASE DISREGARD. Modified on 10/31/2002 (dpj). (Entered: 10/30/2002)	Oct. 30, 2002	Oct. 30, 2002
7	MOTION for Default Judgment as to defendant The Reed Group by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (gjf, ) (Entered: 11/05/2002)	Oct. 31, 2002	Oct. 31, 2002
8	BRIEF in Support of 7 filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Attachments:, # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H)(gjf, ) (Entered: 11/05/2002)	Oct. 31, 2002	Oct. 31, 2002
9	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission re 7, 8 (gjf, ) (Entered: 11/05/2002)	Oct. 31, 2002	Oct. 31, 2002
10	ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to Defendant Reed Group Inc.; signed by Chief Judge Bell.(Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, kcb) (Entered: 11/08/2002)	Nov. 8, 2002	Nov. 8, 2002
	Copy of default 10 sent via U.S. Mail to attorney Adele Rapport (mj) (Entered: 11/08/2002)	Nov. 8, 2002	Nov. 8, 2002
12	Minute Entry: Motion Hearing re 7 Motion for Default Judgment held before Chief Judge Bell; Judgment granted for Plaintiff in the amount of $73,878.04 plus costs (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, ymc) (Entered: 01/29/2003)	Jan. 29, 2003	Jan. 29, 2003
13	DEFAULT JUDGMENT in favor of Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of the charging party Mary VanderWeele, and against Defendant The Reed Group in the total amount of $73,878.04 plus costs. This amount represents $23,878.04 in back pay, $20,000.00 in compensatory damages, and $30,000.00 in punitive damages; signed by Chief Judge Bell.(Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, kcb) (Entered: 01/30/2003)	Jan. 30, 2003	Jan. 30, 2003