Case: Carpenter v. Boeing Company

6:02-cv-01019 | U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Filed Date: Jan. 16, 2002

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

On January 16, 2002, several female employees of defendant in its Kansas operations filed a lawsuit under Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, and state law against defendant Boeing Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Wichita Division. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, alleged gender discrimination in Boeing's compensation and overtime policies. Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that Boeing's company-wide practi…

On January 16, 2002, several female employees of defendant in its Kansas operations filed a lawsuit under Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, and state law against defendant Boeing Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Wichita Division. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, alleged gender discrimination in Boeing's compensation and overtime policies. Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that Boeing's company-wide practice for setting starting salaries and raises systematically and giving supervisors discretion in assigning overtime disadvantaged its female employees, and that Boeing's failure to correct these practices upon knowledge of them constituted intentional discrimination against its female employees.

Discovery was conducted in phases, beginning with the class certification issue. On April 25, 2003, the district court (Judge Wesley Brown) granted certification under Rule 23(b)(2) to both the Hourly and Salaried Subclasses on their disparate-impact claims. Certification was denied on all disparate-treatment claims. However, on February 24, 2004, the court granted Boeing's motion to decertify the disparate-impact claim of the Salaried Subclass, leaving only the Hourly Subclass's disparate-impact claim.

In response to this, the plaintiffs filed renewed motions for class certification on April 2, 2004, and August 27, 2004, respectively. But the court denied both motions.

On February 24, 2004, the district court granted Boeing's motion for summary judgment on the disparate-impact claim of the Hourly Subclass. The plaintiffs then appealed to the 10th Circuit. However, on August 7, 2006, the 10th Circuit (Judge Harris Hartz) affirmed the district court's summary judgment.

On June 26, 2007, the district court ordered that all claims of the plaintiffs against the defendant be dismissed.

Summary Authors

Kunyi Zhang (7/2/2010)

People

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Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Arai, Ivy D (Washington)

Berman, Steve W. (Washington)

Attorney for Defendant

Armstrong, James M. (Kansas)

Babcock, Mary Kathleen (Kansas)

Brice-Brown, Barbara (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

6:02-cv-01019

Docket

June 26, 2007

June 26, 2007

Docket
366

6:02-cv-01019

Memorandum and Order (granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment or in the alternative to decertify)

Feb. 24, 2004

Feb. 24, 2004

Order/Opinion

2004 WL 2004

399

6:02-cv-01019

Memorandum and Order (denying Plaintiff's motion for Rule 54(b) certification)

Aug. 11, 2004

Aug. 11, 2004

Order/Opinion

223 F.R.D. 223

04-03334

04-03350

04-03351

04-00602

Opinion (10th Circuit, affirming the district court's summary judgment)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Aug. 7, 2006

Aug. 7, 2006

Order/Opinion

456 F.3d 456

454

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Order (denying Defendant's Motion for Hearing)

April 12, 2007

April 12, 2007

Order/Opinion

2007 WL 2007

Docket

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ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
454

ORDER granting 446 defendant Boeing's Motion to Dismiss the claims of plaintiffs Sandy Wilcynski, Mary Dean, Faith Bridgewater, and Verlene Maholmes; and denying as moot 448 defendant's Motion for Hearing. Signed by Judge Wesley E. Brown on 4/12/07. (jh)

April 12, 2007

April 12, 2007

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Case Details

State / Territory: Kansas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Key Dates

Filing Date: Jan. 16, 2002

Closing Date: 2007

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Plaintiffs were female employees hired by defendant in its Kansas operations.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

Boeing Company, Private Entity/Person

Defendant Type(s):

Transportation

Case Details

Causes of Action:

State law

Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Non-settlement Outcome

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Defendant

Nature of Relief:

None

Source of Relief:

None

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Impact

Disparate Treatment

Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)

Discrimination-basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex or Gender:

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits