Case: EEOC v. HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC.

1:04-cv-01776 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Aug. 25, 2004

Closed Date: 2004

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Case Summary

In August 2004, the Denver District Office of the EEOC filed a class-wide suit in U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, against Home Depot, a nationwide hardware chain store. The complaint alleged that Home Depot engaged in a pattern or practice violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against women, blacks, and Hispanics, creating a hostile work environment, and retaliating against those who complained. The case, which was consolidated with another suit filed by a pri…

The case, which was consolidated with another suit filed by a private party against Home Depot (1:03-cv-00126), was settled concurrently with its being filed, and in September of 2004 a consent decree was entered, resolving the case. Home Depot agreed to pay a total of $5.5 million in compensatory damages, and all Home Depot stores in Colorado were required to implement complaint procedures and training in anti-discrimination law.

In September of 2006 the EEOC filed an unopposed motion to amend the consent decree between the parties. The EEOC sought to extend the amount of time the defendant had to notify claimants of decisions made by the EEOC and to require that all claimants requests for review be sent immediately to the EEOC rather than forwarded to an Administrator. The court granted the motion the following day. Subsequently, the EEOC again sought an extension of time, which was granted.

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Summary Authors

Keri Livingston (6/5/2008)

Thompson v. Home Depot USA, Inc., District of Colorado (2003)

People

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Judge(s)

Daniel, Wiley Young (Colorado)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Eichstadt, Kent Edward (Colorado)

Kittle, Rita Byrnes (Colorado)

Attorney for Defendant

Friesen, Daniel Ernest (Colorado)

Judge(s)

Daniel, Wiley Young (Colorado)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Eichstadt, Kent Edward (Colorado)

Kittle, Rita Byrnes (Colorado)

Attorney for Defendant

Friesen, Daniel Ernest (Colorado)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:04-cv-01776	Docket EEOC v. Home Depot USA Inc.	Dec. 2, 2005	Dec. 2, 2005 Docket
	"Home Depot to Pay $5.5 Million to Resolve Class Discrimination Lawsuit in Colorado" [EEOC Press Release] EEOC v. Home Depot USA Inc No Court	Aug. 25, 2004	Aug. 25, 2004 Press Release
	EEOC Litigation Settlement Report (September 2005) [Selection] EEOC v. Home Depot USA Inc No Court	Sept. 1, 2005	Sept. 1, 2005 Press Release
10 1:04-cv-01776	EEOC's Unopposed Motion to Amend Consent Decree EEOC v. Home Depot U.S.A. Inc.	Sept. 19, 2005	Sept. 19, 2005 Settlement Agreement
1:04-cv-01776	EEOC's Office of General Counsel FY 2005 Annual Report [Selection - "Top Five Cases Resolved in FY 2005 By Money Recovered"] EEOC v. Home Depot USA Inc No Court	April 13, 2006	April 13, 2006 Other
1:03-cv-00126	Order [Regarding Motion for Approval of EEOC's Recommended Final Class Distribution List] Thompson v. Home Depot USA Inc	April 19, 2006	April 19, 2006 Order/Opinion 2006 WL 1041697

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4709205/eeoc-v-home-depot-usa-inc/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued); jury demand (bpm) (Entered: 08/26/2004)	Aug. 25, 2004	Aug. 25, 2004
2	MOTION by plaintiff, defendant to file exhibit under seal (bpm) (Entered: 08/26/2004)	Aug. 25, 2004	Aug. 25, 2004
3	MOTION by plaintiff to consolidate cases (bpm) (Entered: 08/26/2004)	Aug. 25, 2004	Aug. 25, 2004
4	ANSWER by defendant to complaint [1-1] (bpm) (Entered: 08/26/2004)	Aug. 25, 2004	Aug. 25, 2004
	Tendered Consent Decree submitted by plaintiff, defendant (bpm) (Entered: 08/26/2004)	Aug. 25, 2004	Aug. 25, 2004
	Tendered Proposed Filing of Exhibit 3 of proposed consent decree submitted under seal pursuant to D.C.Colo.LCivR. 7.3 submitted by defendant (bpm) (Entered: 08/26/2004)	Aug. 25, 2004	Aug. 25, 2004
5	MINUTE ORDER : by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel granting motion to consolidate cases [3-1] 1:03-cv-126 with member cases 1:04-cv-1776, granting motion to file exhibit under seal [2-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 8/30/04 (erv) (Entered: 08/30/2004)	Aug. 27, 2004	Aug. 27, 2004
	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC in 1:04-cv-01776 for order for entry of Consent Decree (erv) (Entered: 09/02/2004)	Sept. 1, 2004	Sept. 1, 2004
6	MINUTE ORDER : by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel regarding Pla's [51-1] motion for order for entry of Consent Decree in 1:03-cv-00126, 1:04-cv- 01776; Dft hall respond by 9/17/04 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 9/3/04 (erv) (Entered: 09/03/2004)	Sept. 2, 2004	Sept. 2, 2004
	RESPONSE by defendant Home Depot USA Inc in 1:03-cv-00126, defendant Home Depot USA Inc in 1:04-cv-01776 to motion for order for entry of Consent Decree [51-1] in 1:03-cv-00126, 1:04-cv-01776 (erv) (Entered: 09/20/2004)	Sept. 17, 2004	Sept. 17, 2004
7	CONSENT DECREE by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel dismissing case (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 9/29/04 (erv) (Entered: 09/29/2004)	Sept. 24, 2004	Sept. 24, 2004
8	Unopposed MOTION For Extension of Time to Review Recommendations of Claims Administrator by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Kittle, Rita) (Entered: 07/29/2005)	July 29, 2005	July 29, 2005
9	Minute ORDER granting 8 EEOC's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Review Recommendations of Claims Administrator up to and incl 9/12/05, by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 8/1/05. (erv, ) (Entered: 08/02/2005)	Aug. 1, 2005	Aug. 1, 2005
10	MOTION to Amend/Correct/Modify [7] Consent Decree,,, by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Kittle, Rita) (Entered: 09/19/2005)	Sept. 19, 2005	Sept. 19, 2005 Clearinghouse
11	Minute ORDER granting 10 Pla's EEOC's Unopposed Motion to Amend Consent Decree as described in paragraph 5 of EEOC's Unopposed Motion. Further, the time for sending Claimant notices is extended to 9/30/05 by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 9/20/05. (erv, ) (Entered: 09/20/2005)	Sept. 20, 2005	Sept. 20, 2005 RECAP
12	Unopposed MOTION For Extension of Time to Complete Processing of Claimant Requests for Review by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Kittle, Rita) (Entered: 12/01/2005)	Dec. 1, 2005	Dec. 1, 2005 PACER
13	Minute ORDER granting 12 Pla's Motion for Extension of Time to and incl 1/17/06 to complete processing of claimant requests for review, by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 12/2/05. (erv, ) (Entered: 12/02/2005)	Dec. 2, 2005	Dec. 2, 2005 PACER