Case: EEOC v. CHRIST HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER

1:00-cv-05999 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2000

Closed Date: July 23, 2001

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Case Summary

In September 2000, the EEOC district office in Chicago, Illinois brought this suit against Christ Hospital & Medical Center, a general health care facility, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged race discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The black female employee alleged she was subject to different terms and conditions from other non-black employee; received discipline that non-black employees were not subjected to; and that the aforementioned practices created an environment that would have forced any reasonable employee to quit his or her position, thus constructively discharging her. The parties agreed to trial by a magistrate judge and to attend a settlement conference, where the parties subsequently came to an agreement and a consent decree was entered in July 2001.

In the consent decree, the defendant agreed to (1) pay the aggrieved employee $40,350 in back pay, compensatory damages, and attorney's fees; (2) post notices concerning Title VII; (3) not retaliate or discriminate on the basis of race; (4) train all of its employees in race discrimination law; and (5) make semi-annual reports to the EEOC of complaints regarding race discrimination made by its employees.

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Jason Chester (6/2/2007)

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1:00-cv-05999	Docket (PACER) US EEOC v. Christ Hospital & Medical Center	July 23, 2001	July 23, 2001 Docket
1 1:00-cv-05999	Complaint EEOC v. Christ Hospital & Medical Center	Sept. 29, 2000	Sept. 29, 2000 Complaint
1:00-cv-05999	Consent Decree US EEOC v. Christ Hospital & Medical Center	July 23, 2001	July 23, 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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11226724/us-eeoc-v-christ-hosp-med/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT; jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of John C. Hendrickson, Jean Powers Kamp, Keith L. Spence as attorney(s) for plaintiff ( no summons(es) issued.) ( Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (yap) (Entered: 10/02/2000)	Sept. 29, 2000	Sept. 29, 2000 Clearinghouse
	SCHEDULE set on 11/3/00 by Hon. Charles P. Kocoras : Status hearing set to 9:30 12/6/00. At the initial hearing, parties to report on the following: 1. Possibility of settlement. 2. If no possibility of settlement exists, the nature and length of discovery necessary to prepare case for trial. Discovery plans need not be in writing unless ordered by the Court. Provisions of FRCivP 26 (a)(1) shall not apply unless expressly ordered by the Court. Plaintiff is directed to advise all other parties of the Court's action herein. Lead counsel for each party is required to attend the initial hearing. Mailed notice (sct)	Nov. 3, 2000	Nov. 3, 2000 PACER
2	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Joan E. Gale, Angela Renee Mersch (fce) (Entered: 11/29/2000)	Nov. 28, 2000	Nov. 28, 2000 PACER
3	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant sent on 9/29/00. (fce) (Entered: 11/29/2000)	Nov. 28, 2000	Nov. 28, 2000 PACER
5	UNOPPOSED MOTION by defendant for extension of time in which to file an answer or otherwise plead to complaint ; Notice. (cem) (Entered: 12/07/2000)	Nov. 28, 2000	Nov. 28, 2000 PACER
4	EXPEDITED REFERRAL ORDER: Case referred to Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown for settlement conference. Mailed notice. (sct) (Entered: 12/06/2000)	Dec. 6, 2000	Dec. 6, 2000 PACER
6	MINUTE ORDER of 12/6/00 by Hon. Charles P. Kocoras: Status hearing held. Defendant's unopposed motion for an extension of time answer or otherwise plead is granted to 01/08/01 [5-1]. Cause to be referred to Magistrate Judge Brown for a settlement conference. Mailed notice (cem) (Entered: 12/07/2000)	Dec. 6, 2000	Dec. 6, 2000 PACER
7	MINUTE ORDER of 12/13/00 by Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown : The referral of this matter having been assigned to Magistrate Judge Geraldine Soat Brown, an initial status hearing is hereby set before Magistrate Judge Brown on 01/04/01 at 9:30 a.m. in courtroom 1812 . Mailed notice (mw) (Entered: 12/15/2000)	Dec. 13, 2000	Dec. 13, 2000 PACER
8	MINUTE ORDER of 1/4/01 by Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown : Status hearing held. Settlement conference set for 1:30 p.m. on 3/7/01. The parties are to comply with Judge Brown's standing order for settlement conference. Mailed notices by judge's staff. (las) (Entered: 01/08/2001)	Jan. 4, 2001	Jan. 4, 2001 PACER
9	ANSWER by defendant and affirmative defenses to plaintiff's complaint [1-1]; Notice. (mw) (Entered: 01/09/2001)	Jan. 8, 2001	Jan. 8, 2001 PACER
10	MINUTE ORDER of 3/7/01 by Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown : Settlement conference held. Counsel for the respective parties are to exchange certain information identified at the settlement conference prior to the next status date before Judge Brown. Status hearing set before Judge Brown on 4/11/01 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss continuation of settlement conference. Notices mailed by judge's staff (rmm) (Entered: 03/09/2001)	March 7, 2001	March 7, 2001 PACER
11	MINUTE ORDER of 4/11/01 by Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown: Status hearing held and continued to 5/10/01 at 9:30 a.m. Ms. Moore-Gibbs is to advise the plaintiff's attorney about the next status hearing date. Notices mailed by judge's staff (vmj) (Entered: 04/16/2001)	April 11, 2001	April 11, 2001 PACER
12	MINUTE ORDER of 5/10/01 by Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown: Status hearing held. Settlement conference set for 6/21/01 at 1:30 p.m. Notices mailed by judge's staff (vmj) (Entered: 05/15/2001)	May 10, 2001	May 10, 2001 PACER
13	MINUTE ORDER of 6/21/01 by Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown : Continued settlement conference held. Parties reach agreement in principle subject to the finalized terms in the necessary documents. Status hearing set for 7/19/01 at 9:30 am . Mailed notices by judge's staff (cem) (Entered: 06/25/2001)	June 21, 2001	June 21, 2001 PACER
14	MINUTE ORDER of 7/19/01 by Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown : Status hearing held. Parties report case has settled (Entered consent decree.) Mailed notice by judge's staff. (yp) (Entered: 07/23/2001)	July 19, 2001	July 19, 2001 PACER
15	CONSENT by plaintiff to exercise of jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge. (yp) (Entered: 07/23/2001)	July 19, 2001	July 19, 2001 PACER
16	CONSENT by defendant to exercise of jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge. (yp) (Entered: 07/23/2001)	July 19, 2001	July 19, 2001 PACER
17	REASSIGNMENT ORDER of 7/19/01 Case reassigned to Honorable Geraldine Soat Brown from Honorable Charles P. Kocoras purusant to Local Rule 73.1, Terminating the case referral to Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown (For further detail see order.) Mailed notice. (yp) (Entered: 07/23/2001)	July 19, 2001	July 19, 2001 PACER
18	MINUTE ORDER of 7/23/01 by Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown : Parties having reached a settlement and the court having entered a consent decree, the court hereby dismisses this case with prejudice with the court retaining jurisdiction to enforce the consent decree. terminating case Mailed notice by judge's staff. (yp) (Entered: 07/24/2001)	July 23, 2001	July 23, 2001 PACER