Case: EEOC v. K-Mart Corporation

1:01-cv-00594 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 2001

Closed Date: Nov. 19, 2001

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Case Summary

In January 2001, the Chicago office of the EEOC brought this suit against Kmart Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In its complaint, the EEOC alleged that Kmart subjected Hispanic workers at its Zion, IL location to harassment and a hostile work environment, in violation of Title VII's prohibition of national origin discrimination. The case was settled by the entry of a consent decree in November 2001. The decree awarded a single complainant $50,000.00 in damages. Additionally, Kmart was required to provide Title VII training to managers and supervisors at its Zion, IL location, maintain records of national origin harassment complaints, and report these complaints to the EEOC on a semi-annual basis.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (10/1/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Hibbler, William J. (Illinois)

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Hibbler, William J. (Illinois)

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Documents in this case

1:01-cv-00594	Docket [PACER]	Nov. 19, 2001	Nov. 19, 2001 Docket
1 1:01-cv-00594	Complaint	Jan. 29, 2001	Jan. 29, 2001 Complaint
12 1:01-cv-00594	Consent Decree	Nov. 19, 2001	Nov. 19, 2001 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. Kmart Corp

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Jan. 29, 2001	COMPLAINT; jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of John C. Hendrickson, Jose Jorge Behar and Pamela Sue Moore-Gibbs as attorney(s) for plaintiff EEOC (No summons(es) issued.) (Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (hp) (Entered: 01/30/2001)	RECAP
2	Feb. 12, 2001	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Lawrence Charles DiNardo, Michael Andrew McGuire. (vmj) (Entered: 02/13/2001)	RECAP
3	Feb. 20, 2001	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant K-Mart sent on 1/29/01. (vmj) (Entered: 02/23/2001)	RECAP
4	Feb. 22, 2001	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant sent on 1/29/01. (vmj) (Entered: 02/23/2001)	RECAP
	Feb. 26, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 2/26/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler : Status hearing set to 9:15 4/5/01. Parties to comply with the attached pretrial schedule. Mailed notice (jdh)
6	March 6, 2001	MOTION by M Andrew McGuire for leave to withdraw as counsel for defendant (Attachment); Notice. (vmj) (Entered: 03/13/2001)	RECAP
5	March 8, 2001	ADDITIONAL ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by :awrence C. DiNardo, Sabrina C. Turner. (vmj) (Entered: 03/12/2001)	RECAP
7	March 12, 2001	MINUTE ORDER of 3/12/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler: Motion for leave to withdraw as counsel for defendant is granted [6-1]. M Andrew McGuire and the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw is given leave to withdraw as counsel for defendant. Lawrence C. DiNardo and the law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue is given leave to subtitute as counsel for defendant. Mailed notice (vmj) (Entered: 03/13/2001)	RECAP
8	March 22, 2001	ANSWER by defendant to plaintiff's complaint [1-1]; jury demand. (yp) (Entered: 03/23/2001)	RECAP
	April 5, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 4/5/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler : Status hearing held ad continued to 9:15 6/26/01. Parties to comply with FRCP 26(a)(1) by 4/11/01. Identification of class members by 6/15/01. Fact discovery to be completed by 7/16/01. Plaintiff's FRCP 26(a)(2)expert to be completed by 8/16/01. Defendant's FRCP 26(a)(2) expert to be completed by 9/16/01. Filing of dispositive motions with supporting memoranda by 10/17/01. Mailed notice (jdh)
	June 26, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 6/26/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler : Status hearing held and continued to 9:15 8/14/01 for report on settlement. Fact discovery cut-off extended to 8/16/01. Disclosure of plaintiff's experts pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(2) by 9/16/01. Disclosure of defendant's experts pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(2) by 10/16/01. Filing of dispositive motions with supporting memoranda extended to 11/16/01. Mailed notice (jdh)
9	Aug. 8, 2001	MOTION by plaintiff to extend discovery cut-off (Attachment); Notice. (vmj) (Entered: 08/16/2001)	RECAP
10	Aug. 14, 2001	MINUTE ORDER of 8/14/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler: Status hearing held and continued to 9/26/01 at 9:15 a.m. Plaintiff's motion to extend discovery cut-off is granted [9-1]. Discovery extended until 9/28/01. Mailed notice (vmj) (Entered: 08/16/2001)	RECAP
11	Sept. 26, 2001	MINUTE ORDER of 9/26/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler : Status hearing held and continued to 11/7/01 at 9:15 a.m. Parties are to complete deposition by 10/26/01. Mailed notice (eav) (Entered: 09/27/2001)	RECAP
	Nov. 7, 2001	SCHEDULE set on 11/7/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler : Status hearing held and continued to 9:15 11/19/01. Parties to submit the Consent Decree to the Court at the next court date. Mailed notice (jdh)
12	Nov. 19, 2001	MINUTE ORDER of 11/19/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler: Status hearing held. All pending dates and motions are terminated as moot. (Enter Consent Decree) terminating case Notices distributed by judge's staff in court (vmj) (Entered: 11/20/2001)	RECAP