Case: EEOC v. Jackson Paving & Construction

5:00-cv-02708 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2000

Closed Date: Sept. 28, 2001

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Case Summary

EEOC's Birmingham, AL and Washington, DC offices jointly filed this sex discrimination lawsuit against the defendant Jackson Paving and Construction, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on 09/25/2000. EEOC alleged that two former female employees were subject to sexual harassment and retaliatory discharge. The individual complainants did not intervene or file a separate lawsuit.The parties consented to the case being referred to Magistrate Judge Rober…

The parties consented to the case being referred to Magistrate Judge Robert R. Armstrong Jr. for trial. However, the case was resolved by a proposed consent decree before any discovery was conducted. The district court entered a consent judgment on 09/28/2001.

Under the 1-year consent decree, the defendant agreed to pay the two complainants $9,000 and $1,000 respectively, and provide neutral references for them in the future. Additionally, the defendant was required to post EEO policies and complaint procedure, and provide training to all owners and supervisors.

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Justin Kanter (7/9/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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5:00-cv-02708	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Jackson Paving and Construction	April 16, 2002	April 16, 2002 Docket
18 5:00-cv-02708	Order EEOC v. Jackson Paving and Construction	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001 Order/Opinion
17 5:00-cv-02708	Consent Decree EEOC v. Jackson Paving and Construction	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 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

Last updated March 27, 2024, 3:17 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed (SRJ) (Entered: 09/26/2000)	Sept. 25, 2000	Sept. 25, 2000
2	NOTICE of appearance for pla by J Mark Graham filed cs (CTS) (Entered: 01/17/2001)	Jan. 11, 2001	Jan. 11, 2001
3	MOTION by pla to extend time to 2/2/01 to effect service of s/c filed cs (CTS) (Entered: 01/22/2001)	Jan. 22, 2001	Jan. 22, 2001
4	3 - ORDER granting pla's motion to extend time to 2/2/01 to effect service of s/c [3-1] - "The granting of this motion is not intended, however, to prejudice the defendant's right to make a timeliness objection." ( by Magistrate-Judge Robert R. Armstrong Jr ) entered cm (CTS) (Entered: 01/22/2001)	Jan. 22, 2001	Jan. 22, 2001
5	SUMMONS and complaint returned executed by USM: upon defendant Jackson Paving and on 1/25/01 filed (CTS) (Entered: 02/22/2001)	Feb. 16, 2001	Feb. 16, 2001
6	ORDER to show cause deadline created for 5/29/01 for pla to show cause w/in 20 days as to why this dft should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution filed ( by Magistrate-Judge Robert R. Armstrong Jr ) cm (CTS) (Entered: 05/07/2001)	May 7, 2001	May 7, 2001
7	ANSWER by defendant w/appear by atty(s) Randy H Beard filed cs (CTS) (Entered: 05/14/2001)	May 14, 2001	May 14, 2001
8	ORDER reminding parties of Rule 26 obligations filed ( by Magistrate-Judge Robert R. Armstrong Jr cm (CTS) (Entered: 05/17/2001)	May 17, 2001	May 17, 2001
9	Report of Parties (form 35) of compliance with FRCP 26 filed (CTS) (Entered: 05/17/2001)	May 17, 2001	May 17, 2001
10	WITNESS list by defendant filed cs (CTS) (Entered: 05/18/2001)	May 18, 2001	May 18, 2001
11	RESPONSE by pla to order to show cause order [6-1] filed cs (CTS) (Entered: 05/21/2001)	May 21, 2001	May 21, 2001
12	AMENDMENT to witness list by defendant filed cs (CTS) (Entered: 05/25/2001)	May 25, 2001	May 25, 2001
13	Report of Parties (form 35) of compliance with FRCP 26 filed (CTS) (Entered: 06/08/2001)	June 7, 2001	June 7, 2001
14	ORDER (Scheduling) settingdiscovery cutoff ddl of 11/18/01 along w/ other time limits & condictions as set out by Magistrate-Judge Robert R. Armstrong Jr entered cm (CTS) (Entered: 06/26/2001)	June 26, 2001	June 26, 2001
16	PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE of parties filed (CTS) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	Sept. 27, 2001	Sept. 27, 2001
15	CONSENT of all parties to trial by Magistrate-Judge, filed; (consent filed by dft on 6/4/01; consent filed by pla on 9/27/01) (CTS) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001
17	16 - CONSENT ORDER [16-1] signed ( by Magistrate-Judge Robert R. Armstrong Jr ) entered cm (CTS) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001
18	ORDER that final judgment having been entered this case is now CONCLUDED terminating case filed ( by Magistrate-Judge Robert R. Armstrong Jr ) cm (CTS) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001
19	RESPONSE by dft pursuant to order [18-1] filed cs (CTS) (Entered: 04/16/2002)	April 16, 2002	April 16, 2002