Case: EEOC v. IMPERIAL FABRICATING COMPANY of TENNESSEE, INC.

3:97-cv-00608 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: June 5, 1997

Closed Date: Dec. 18, 1997

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Memphis district office sued Imperial Fabricating Company of Tennessee, Inc., on June 5, 1997 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The EEOC's cause of action is unknown because the docket is the only document available for this case. The parties entered into a consent decree on December 18, 1997, which at least stipulates for $10,000 in damages to the complainant.

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Aaron Weismann (7/12/2007)

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3:97-cv-00608	Docket EEOC v. Imperial Fabricating Company of Tennessee, Inc.	Dec. 18, 1997	Dec. 18, 1997 Docket

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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

Last updated March 19, 2024, 3:03 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (NO Summons(es) issued) (af) (Entered: 06/09/1997)	June 5, 1997	June 5, 1997
2	NOTICE of Initial Case Management Conference Case Management Conference set for 1:30 8/8/97 before Judge Higgins (af) (Entered: 06/09/1997)	June 5, 1997	June 5, 1997
3	WAIVER OF SERVICE mailed upon deft on 6/16/97 (Signed by Sonja Wagner) (dm) (Entered: 06/26/1997)	June 25, 1997	June 25, 1997
4	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for deft by H. Rowan Leathers III (gi) (Entered: 07/28/1997)	July 25, 1997	July 25, 1997
5	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for deft by Randall Chadwell Ferguson (gi) (Entered: 07/28/1997)	July 25, 1997	July 25, 1997
6	JOINT MOTION by parties to continue case management conference (Attached proposed order) (dm) (Entered: 08/01/1997)	July 31, 1997	July 31, 1997
7	ORDER by Judge Thomas A. Higgins granting motion to continue case management conference [6-1]. Case Management Conference reset for 1:30 on 8/22/97 (cc: all counsel) EOD 8/5/97 (dm) (Entered: 08/05/1997)	Aug. 5, 1997	Aug. 5, 1997
8	ANSWER by deft Imperial Fabricating to [1-1]; jury demand (dm) (Entered: 08/12/1997)	Aug. 11, 1997	Aug. 11, 1997
9	CLERK'S RESUME: Case Management Conference held 8/22/97 C/R: Jim Spence. Scheduling order to enter (dm) (Entered: 08/25/1997)	Aug. 22, 1997	Aug. 22, 1997
10	ORDER by Judge Thomas A. Higgins: Discovery ddl: 11/21/97. Discovery related motion filing ddl: 12/2/97. Dispositive motion filing ddl: 12/8/97. Pretrial order ddl: 3/23/98. Pretrial conference set for 1:30 on 3/23/98. Jury trial set for 9:00 on 4/28/98 . If this action is to be settled, the courtroom deputy shall be so notified by noon on 4/24/98 (cc: all counsel) EOD 8/25/97 (dm) (Entered: 08/25/1997)	Aug. 25, 1997	Aug. 25, 1997
	PROPOSED Consent Decree (dm) (Entered: 12/18/1997)	Dec. 17, 1997	Dec. 17, 1997
11	CONSENT DECREE approved by Judge Thomas A. Higgins dismissing case . Deft agrees to pay w/i 10 days after entry of this consent decree on the docket $10,000.00 as full compensation to Heavern C. Settles (See Consent Decree for details) (cc: all counsel) EOD 12/19/97 (dm) (Entered: 12/19/1997)	Dec. 18, 1997	Dec. 18, 1997