Case: EEOC v. SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY dba CP RAIL SYSTEM

0:99-cv-00940 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: June 21, 1999

Closed Date: April 27, 2003

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Milwaukee district office sued Soo Line Railroad Company, a Northern-Midwest railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Rail System, on June 21, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The EEOC's complaint alleged that Soo Line violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to hire a man based on his prior history of disability (a prior ankle and neck injury) due to a company medical system which screens out numerous people with histories of disability. The parties entered into a settlement conference with the court in January 2000 which culminated in a consent decree on April 27, 2000. The consent decree stipulated that Soo Line would pay $68,175 in damages to the aggrieved applicant, comply with the ADA in the future and provide individualized medical examinations to determine fitness for work, issue a statement to all employees emphasizing compliance with the ADA, and certify compliance with the consent decree to the EEOC after each section is accomplished.

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Yin Zheng (5/30/2007)

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0:99-cv-00940	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Soo Line Railroad	April 27, 2000	April 27, 2000 Docket
14 0:99-cv-00940	Stipulation and Order for Dismissal EEOC v. Soo Line Railroad Company, d/b/a C.P. Rail System	April 27, 2000	April 27, 2000 Order/Opinion
15 0:99-cv-00940	Consent Decree EEOC v. Soo Line Railroad Company, d/b/a C.P. Rail System	April 27, 2000	April 27, 2000 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…	April 1, 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 - Summons issued. Assigned to Judge James M. Rosenbaum per 440 Civil Rights List and referred to Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel 6pg(s) (SJH) (Entered: 06/22/1999)	June 21, 1999	June 21, 1999
2	Summons - RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Soo Line Railroad on 6/29/99 2pg(s) (SJH) Modified on 07/02/1999 (Entered: 07/02/1999)	June 30, 1999	June 30, 1999
3	ANSWER by defendant 5 pg(s) (JMH) (Entered: 07/21/1999)	July 19, 1999	July 19, 1999
4	NOTICE of Initial Pretrial Conference (Chief Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel / 7/29/99) initial pretrial conference set for 2:00 9/8/99 before FLN 4pg(s) (mailed from chambers) (SJH) (Entered: 07/30/1999)	July 30, 1999	July 30, 1999
5	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff by Dennis R. McBride 1pg(s) (SJH) (Entered: 08/03/1999)	Aug. 2, 1999	Aug. 2, 1999
6	REQUEST by plaintiff for telephonic hearing at initial pretrial conference 2+pg(s) (SJH) (Entered: 08/13/1999)	Aug. 12, 1999	Aug. 12, 1999
7	REPORT OF RULE 26(f) MEETING 5pg(s) (SJH) (Entered: 09/09/1999)	Sept. 3, 1999	Sept. 3, 1999
8	MINUTES ( Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel ) re: PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 3pg(s) (SJH) (Entered: 09/27/1999)	Sept. 8, 1999	Sept. 8, 1999
9	Pretrial Schedule ORDER ( Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel / 9/24/99) amd pleadings set for 12/1/99 ; discovery set for 4/1/00 ; non-dispositive motions set for 7/1/00 ; dispositive motions set for 9/1/00 ; ready for trial set for 10/1/00 3pg(s) (cc: all counsel) (SJH) (Entered: 09/27/1999)	Sept. 27, 1999	Sept. 27, 1999
11	MINUTES ( Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel ) Early Settlement Conference held on 1/3/00 1pg(s) (SJH) (Entered: 01/04/2000)	Jan. 3, 2000	Jan. 3, 2000
12	ORDER ( Judge James M. Rosenbaum ) that this action is dismissed with prejudice; in the event the parties wish to file settlement documents, counsel are directed to do so within 15 days 1pg(s) (cc: all counsel) (SJH) (Entered: 01/07/2000)	Jan. 6, 2000	Jan. 6, 2000
13	MOTION by plaintiff for order for relief from judgment and for continuation of settlement conference ( to Judge James M. Rosenbaum ) 3pg(s) (SJH) (Entered: 01/13/2000)	Jan. 13, 2000	Jan. 13, 2000
14	STIPULATION AND ORDER for Dismissal with Prejudice ( Judge James M. Rosenbaum ) 2pg(s)(cc: all counsel) (SJH) (Entered: 05/01/2000)	April 27, 2000	April 27, 2000
15	CONSENT DECREE 9pg(s) (SJH) (Entered: 05/01/2000)	April 27, 2000	April 27, 2000