Case: EEOC v. LONG PRAIRIE PACKING COMPANY, INC.

0:99-cv-01253 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Aug. 11, 1999

Closed Date: 1999

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Milwaukee and Minneapolis offices filed this suit on August 11, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The suit alleged that defendant Long Prairie Packing violated Title VII and the ADA through a pattern or practice of sexual and disability-based harassment of men. According to the EEOC, this was the first class action suit alleging a pattern of male-on-male sexual harassment. On the date the complaint was filed, the parties also filed a joint motion for entr…

On the date the complaint was filed, the parties also filed a joint motion for entry of consent decree. The court entered the consent decree on August 13, 1999. The case remained open after entry of the consent decree so the court could oversee the EEOC's distribution of the settlement to the class-members.

The defendant agreed to create a settlement fund containing $1,900,000 to be distributed to class-members through the EEOC. The defendant also agree to provide training, institute a new complaint procedure and develop a new discrimination during the 3-year consent decree.

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Jason Chester (2/21/2008)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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0:99-cv-01253	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Long Prairie Packing	June 16, 2000	June 16, 2000 Docket
2 0:99-cv-01253	Consent Decree EEOC v. Long Prairie Packing Company, Inc.	Aug. 11, 1999	Aug. 11, 1999 Settlement Agreement
	EEOC Press Release EEOC v. Long Prairie Packing Company, Inc. No Court	Aug. 11, 1999	Aug. 11, 1999 Press Release

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Resources

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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 - No Summons issued. Assigned to Judge Ann D. Montgomery per civil rights list and referred to Magistrate Judge Raymond L. Erickson. (6 99ul 83)(6 pgs) (MKC) (Entered: 08/12/1999)	Aug. 11, 1999	Aug. 11, 1999
2	JOINT MOTION for entry of consent decree ( to Judge Ann D. Montgomery ) . (2 pgs) (MKC) (Entered: 08/12/1999)	Aug. 11, 1999	Aug. 11, 1999
3	CONSENT DECREE ( Judge Ann D. Montgomery, 8/12/99 ) [2-1] (21 pgs)(cc: all counsel) (MKC) (Entered: 08/13/1999)	Aug. 13, 1999	Aug. 13, 1999
4	MOTION by plaintiff for approval of Distribution of Payment Pursuant to Consent Decree ( to Judge Ann D. Montgomery . ) (1 pg) (MKC) (Entered: 03/13/2000)	March 10, 2000	March 10, 2000
5	MEMORANDUM by plaintiff in support of motion for approval of Distribution of Payment Pursuant to Consent Decree. [4-1] (sealed) (separate) (MKC) (Entered: 03/13/2000)	March 10, 2000	March 10, 2000
6	DECLARATION of Lloyd Zimmerman in support of motion for approval of Distribution of Payment Pursuant to Consent Decree. [4-1] (sealed) (separate) (MKC) (Entered: 03/13/2000)	March 10, 2000	March 10, 2000
7	AMENDED MEMORANDUM by plaintiff in support of motion for approval of Distribution of Payment Pursuant to Consent Decree [4-1] (sealed) (separate) (MKC) (Entered: 03/14/2000)	March 13, 2000	March 13, 2000
8	DECLARATION of Lloyd Zimmerman re motion for approval of Distribution of Payment Pursuant to Consent Decree . [4-1] (sealed) (separate) (MKC) (Entered: 03/14/2000)	March 13, 2000	March 13, 2000
9	ORDER ( Judge Ann D. Montgomery ) that the EEOC's determinations are approved as consistent with the terms of the decree [4-1] 2pg(s) (cc: all counsel) (SJH) (Entered: 03/24/2000)	March 23, 2000	March 23, 2000
10	MOTION by plaintiff for Final Approval of Disribution of Payments Pursuant to Consent Decree ( to Judge Ann D. Montgomery ) . (1 pg) (MKC) (Entered: 05/12/2000)	May 10, 2000	May 10, 2000
11	DECLARATION of Lloyd Zimmerman re motion for Final Approval of Disribution of Payments Pursuant to Consent Decree. [10-1] (sealed)(separate) (MKC) (Entered: 05/12/2000)	May 10, 2000	May 10, 2000
12	ORDER ( Judge Ann D. Montgomery ) that the allocations made by the EEOC are approved; the EEOC is authorized to request the payment agent to pay the awards in the manner provided in the consent decree [10-1] 1pg(s) (cc: all counsel) (SJH) (Entered: 05/12/2000)	May 10, 2000	May 10, 2000
13	NOTICE for return of documents under seal. (1pg(s) (CJF) (Entered: 06/26/2000)	June 16, 2000	June 16, 2000