Case: EEOC v. LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF WISCONSIN & UPPER MICHIGAN INC

2:99-cv-00422 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: April 23, 1999

Closed Date: Dec. 21, 1999

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Case Summary

In April 1999, the EEOC district office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin brought this suit against Lutheran Social Services and DePaul Hospital in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The complaint is currently unavailable. In December of 1999, a consent decree was entered and the case dismissed.

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Jason Chester (6/16/2007)

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2:99-cv-00422

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Inc

Dec. 21, 1999

Dec. 21, 1999

Docket

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Docket

Last updated Feb. 15, 2024, 3:26 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued); jury demand Consent Forms Distributed for Magistrate Judge Gorence (ers, ) (Entered: 04/26/1999)

April 23, 1999

April 23, 1999

2

ANSWER & Affirmative Defenses by defendant to [1-1] (ers, ) Modified on 06/25/1999

June 25, 1999

June 25, 1999

3

CERTIFICATE Of Service by defendant (ers, )

June 25, 1999

June 25, 1999

5

CERTIFICATE Of Service (ers, )

June 30, 1999

June 30, 1999

6

REFUSAL to Consent to Proceed before Magistrate Judge by defendant (ers, )

June 30, 1999

June 30, 1999

7

MOTION by intervenor plaintiff Maurice P Sims FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AS PLAINTIFF w/ attached proposed complaint in intervention (ers, ) (Entered: 07/07/1999)

July 6, 1999

July 6, 1999

8

CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST by intervenor plaintiff Maurice P Sims (ers, ) (Entered: 07/07/1999)

July 6, 1999

July 6, 1999

9

NOTICE of hearing by the Court ; scheduling conference set for 9:30 9/9/99 Joint status report due 8/30/99 (cc: all counsel) (ers, ) (Entered: 07/12/1999)

July 8, 1999

July 8, 1999

10

BRIEF by defendant in opposition to motion FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AS PLAINTIFF [7-1] (hmv, )

July 28, 1999

July 28, 1999

11

REPLY BRIEF by intervenor plaintiff Maurice P Sims in support of motion FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AS PLAINTIFF [7-1] (ers, )

Aug. 11, 1999

Aug. 11, 1999

12

JOINT STATUS REPORT by plaintiff, defendant, (ers, ) (Entered: 08/31/1999)

Aug. 30, 1999

Aug. 30, 1999

13

REFUSAL to Consent to Proceed before Magistrate Judge by plaintiff (ers, )

Sept. 1, 1999

Sept. 1, 1999

14

DECISION AND ORDER: by Judge Charles N. Clevert granting motion FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AS PLAINTIFF [7-1] ; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall contact the court in writing on or before 9/20/99, regarding their willingness to mediate this dispute. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pltf shall name its expert witnesses and provide its reports and all information required by FRCP 26 by 12/9/99; dfts shall name their expert witnesses and provide their reports by 1/24/00; discovery ddl set for 6/2/00 ; motion filing ddl set for 7/5/00 ; pretrial conference set for 8:30 10/5/00 ; jury trial set for 8:30 11/6/00 ; status hearing held 9/9/99 (cc: all counsel) (bdr, ) (Entered: 09/20/1999)

Sept. 17, 1999

Sept. 17, 1999

15

LETTER from defendant by Atty Beightol saying that Defts agree to proceed to mediation at this juncture. That the matter be referred to magistrate Judge Callahan for mediation (ers, ) (Entered: 09/21/1999)

Sept. 20, 1999

Sept. 20, 1999

16

LETTER from intervenor plaintiff by Jeanette Goss saying that requesting a particular Magistrate judge to conduct the mediation is inappropriate. If no one has already been assigned to the case & would prefer to have the mediator assigned according to the usual procedure employed by the Court (ers, ) (Entered: 09/21/1999)

Sept. 20, 1999

Sept. 20, 1999

17

LETTER from plaintiff by Atty Hamilton saying that they are interested in attempting early mediation of this matter. They would prefer that a private mediator be assigned for that purpose (hmv, )

Sept. 21, 1999

Sept. 21, 1999

18

STIPULATION of all parties regarding defendants' time to answer and/or move with regard to complaint in intervention. Defendants shall shall have until 9/29/99 to answer and/or move w/regard to complaint in intervention. (bdr, )

Sept. 27, 1999

Sept. 27, 1999

19

CERTIFICATE of service. (bdr, )

Sept. 27, 1999

Sept. 27, 1999

20

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff EEOC by Tina Burnside (bdr, )

Sept. 27, 1999

Sept. 27, 1999

26

ORDER extending time for defts to answer to pltf' intervenor's complaint to 9/29/99 by Judge Charles N. Clevert (cc: all counsel) (hmv, ) (Entered: 10/04/1999)

Sept. 28, 1999

Sept. 28, 1999

22

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by defendants to dismiss pltf-intervenor's Wisconsin Fair Employment Act claim (bdr, ) (Entered: 09/30/1999)

Sept. 29, 1999

Sept. 29, 1999

23

BRIEF by defendants in support of motion to dismiss pltf-intervenor's Wisconsin Fair Employment Act claim [22-1] (bdr, ) (Entered: 09/30/1999)

Sept. 29, 1999

Sept. 29, 1999

24

ANSWER by defendants to [1-1] (bdr, ) (Entered: 09/30/1999)

Sept. 29, 1999

Sept. 29, 1999

25

CERTIFICATE of service by defendants. (bdr, ) (Entered: 09/30/1999)

Sept. 29, 1999

Sept. 29, 1999

27

STIPULATION by the parties that the defts shall have until 9/29/99 to answer with re to pltf-intervenor's complaint (hmv, ) Modified on 10/06/1999

Oct. 4, 1999

Oct. 4, 1999

29

HEARING MINUTES: by Judge Charles N. Clevert Telephonic Status conference held 11/23/99. The parties agree to submit the stipulation for dismissal by 12/24/99 Court Reporter: Cindy Bohman (ers, )

Nov. 23, 1999

Nov. 23, 1999

30

STIPULATION For Dismissal W/ Prejudice by plaintiff, defendant, intervenor plaintiff That this action be Dismissed w/ prejudice & to retention of jurisdiction by the Court to enforce the provisons of the Consent Decree (ers, )

Dec. 21, 1999

Dec. 21, 1999

31

ORIGINAL Document - Consent Decree by parties (ers, )

Dec. 21, 1999

Dec. 21, 1999

Case Details

State / Territory: Wisconsin

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 23, 1999

Closing Date: Dec. 21, 1999

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Unknown

Class Action Outcome: Unknown

Defendants

DePaul Hospital, Inc., Private Entity/Person

Lutheran Social Services of Wisonsin & Upper Michigan, Inc., Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

State Anti-Discrimination Law

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit