Case: EEOC v. Beloit Corporation

1:99-cv-00297 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 1999

Closed Date: July 31, 2002

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Case Summary

In September 1999, the EEOC district office in Birmingham, Alabama brought this suit against the Beloit Corporation, doing business as the Beloit Manhattan Corporation, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. The complaint is not currently available. After a successful defense motion to dismiss, the EEOC amended its complaint and defeated the defense's second motion to dismiss. Shortly after the denial order, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in July of 2002. Although the consent decree is not available, the docket states that four named complainant received monetary relief totaling $98,000.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (6/11/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Pepper, W. Allen (Mississippi)

Judge(s)

Pepper, W. Allen (Mississippi)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:99-cv-00297

Docket (PACER)

July 31, 2002

July 31, 2002

Docket

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10998782/eeoc-v-beloit-corporation/

Last updated Feb. 20, 2024, 3:06 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT for employment discrimination; jury demand (jlj) Modified on 10/01/1999 (Entered: 10/01/1999)

Sept. 30, 1999

Sept. 30, 1999

PACER

**Set Jury Flag (jlj)

Sept. 30, 1999

Sept. 30, 1999

PACER

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. and Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jlj)

Oct. 1, 1999

Oct. 1, 1999

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CLERK'S NOTICE of Incomplete Process/Default Re: defendant Beloit Corporation (mhg)

Dec. 13, 1999

Dec. 13, 1999

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CLERK'S NOTICE of Incomplete Process/Default Re: defendant Beloit Corporation (dlh)

Jan. 7, 2000

Jan. 7, 2000

PACER
2

NOTICE OF SERVICE of pre-discovery disclosure by EEOC to Beloit Corporation (dlh)

Jan. 24, 2000

Jan. 24, 2000

PACER
3

REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service as to Beloit Corporation 1/21/00 Waiver of Service due by 2/20/00 for Beloit Corporation (dlh)

Jan. 24, 2000

Jan. 24, 2000

PACER
4

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Beloit Corporation 1/21/00 Answer due on 3/21/00 for Beloit Corporation (dlh)

Feb. 24, 2000

Feb. 24, 2000

PACER
5

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance for Beloit Corporation by Peter Thomas Martin (dlh)

March 17, 2000

March 17, 2000

PACER
6

MOTION by Beloit Corporation to Extend Time to answer [6-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

March 17, 2000

March 17, 2000

PACER
7

ORDER granting [6-1] motion to Extend Time to answer, reset Answer deadline to 4/27/00 for Beloit Corporation ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 3/27/00) Date of Entry: 3/28/00 (dlh)

March 28, 2000

March 28, 2000

PACER
8

MOTION by Beloit Corporation for Timothy G. Costello to Appear Pro Hac Vice [8-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jlj)

April 20, 2000

April 20, 2000

PACER
9

ORDER granting [8-1] motion for Timothy G. Costello, Erik C. J. Anderson and Elliot H. Shaller to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Beloit Corp. ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 4/25/00) Date of Entry: 4/25/00 (dlh)

April 26, 2000

April 26, 2000

PACER
10

MOTION by Beloit Corporation to Dismiss (dlh) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

April 26, 2000

April 26, 2000

PACER
11

NOTICE OF SERVICE of pre-discovery disclosure by Beloit Corporation to EEOC (dlh) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

April 26, 2000

April 26, 2000

PACER
12

RESPONSE by EEOC in opposition to [10-1] motion to Dismiss by Beloit Corporation (jlj)

May 10, 2000

May 10, 2000

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13

MEMORANDUM OPINION ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 2/1/01) (jla)

Feb. 5, 2001

Feb. 5, 2001

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14

ORDER granting [10-1] motion to Dismiss; in lieu of dismissal of this case, plaintiff has 20 days to file an amended complaint or a judgment of dismissal will be entered (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 2/1/01) COB # 53 pg. 46 Date of Entry: 2/5/01 (jla)

Feb. 5, 2001

Feb. 5, 2001

PACER
15

AMENDED COMPLAINT by EEOC (Answer due 3/8/01 for Beloit Corporation ) amending [1-1] complaint; jury demand (mhg)

Feb. 26, 2001

Feb. 26, 2001

PACER
16

MOTION by Beloit Corporation to Extend Time to respond to amended complaint [16-1] motion referred to Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (dlh)

March 9, 2001

March 9, 2001

PACER
17

ORDER granting [16-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to amended complaint, reset Answer to amended complaint deadline to 4/27/01 for Beloit Corporation ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 3/19/01) Date of Entry: 3/20/01 (dlh)

March 20, 2001

March 20, 2001

PACER
18

MOTION by Beloit Corporation to Dismiss (dlh)

April 26, 2001

April 26, 2001

PACER
19

RESPONSE by EEOC in opposition to [18-1] motion to Dismiss by Beloit Corporation (jla) (Entered: 05/15/2001)

May 14, 2001

May 14, 2001

PACER
20

MOTION by Beloit Corporation to Extend Time to file a rebuttal to plaintiff's opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss the amended complaint (dlh) (Entered: 06/19/2001)

June 18, 2001

June 18, 2001

PACER
21

ORDER granting [20-1] motion to Extend Time to file a rebuttal to plaintiff's opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss the amended complaint, Reply to Response to Motion reset to 6/25/01 for [18-1] motion to Dismiss ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 6/20/01) Date of Entry: 6/22/01 (dlh)

June 22, 2001

June 22, 2001

PACER
22

ORDER transferring and reassigning cause to Judge Michael P. Mills (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 11/1/01) Date of Entry: 11/5/01 (jla)

Nov. 5, 2001

Nov. 5, 2001

PACER

CASE reassigned to Judge Michael P. Mills (jla)

Nov. 5, 2001

Nov. 5, 2001

PACER
23

RULE 16.1(A) INITIAL ORDER setting Case Management Conference (CMC) at 1:30 4/22/02 Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander . No later than 21 days prior to the CMC, counsel shall confer, either in person or telephonically. ( signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 2/20/02) (dlh)

Feb. 22, 2002

Feb. 22, 2002

PACER
24

ORDER transferring and reassigning cause to Judge Pepper (signed by Judge Michael P. Mills on 3/5/02) Date of Entry: 3/6/02 (jla)

March 6, 2002

March 6, 2002

PACER

CASE reassigned to Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. (jla)

March 6, 2002

March 6, 2002

PACER

Case Management Conference reset at 10:00 4/29/02 Location: Oxford before Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander (jla)

March 22, 2002

March 22, 2002

PACER
25

MEMORANDUM OPINION ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 3/25/02) (jla)

March 27, 2002

March 27, 2002

PACER
26

ORDER denying [18-1] motion to Dismiss ( signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 3/25/02) Date of Entry: 3/27/02 (jla)

March 27, 2002

March 27, 2002

PACER
27

Corporate statement by Beloit Corporation stating it has no parent corporations. (dlh)

April 3, 2002

April 3, 2002

PACER
28

ANSWER by Beloit Corporation to amended complaint (dlh)

April 3, 2002

April 3, 2002

PACER
29

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance for EEOC by Charles E. Guerrier (dlh)

April 4, 2002

April 4, 2002

PACER
30

ORDER dismissing action by reason of settlement (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 4/29/02) Date of Entry: 5/1/02 (jla)

May 1, 2002

May 1, 2002

PACER

Case closed (jla)

May 1, 2002

May 1, 2002

PACER
31

CIVIL MINUTES for: CMC held 4/29/02 before Mag Judge Alexander; case in the process of being settled; order to be entered; Court Reporter: None (dlh) Modified on 06/20/2002

May 7, 2002

May 7, 2002

PACER

Case Management Conference held on 4/29/02 before Mag Judge Alexander (dlh)

May 7, 2002

May 7, 2002

PACER
32

MOTION by EEOC, Beloit Corporation to enter consent decree and final judgment (jla)

July 26, 2002

July 26, 2002

PACER
33

AGREED CONSENT DECREE (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 7/29/02) Date of Entry: 7/31/02 (jla)

July 31, 2002

July 31, 2002

PACER
34

FINAL JUDGMENT/ORDER entered in favor of plaintiff EEOC on behalf of Gladys Moore for $30,000; on behalf of Eunice Pruitt for $30,000; on behalf of Larry Parker for $36,000 and on behalf of Benny Rice for $2,000; the EEOC acknowledges and agrees that such judgment constitutes a general, unsecured, pre-petition claim against Beloit's bankruptcy estate; the EEOC cannot execute or otherwise collect or attempt to collect such judgment except that the EEOC may file a proof of claim in Case No. 99-2171 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and such judgment will be fully satisfied by any distribution pursuant to a distrubution in Beloit's bankruptcy case (signed by Judge W. A. Pepper Jr. on 7/29/02) Date of Entry: 7/31/02 (jla)

July 31, 2002

July 31, 2002

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory: Mississippi

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 30, 1999

Closing Date: July 31, 2002

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

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

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Beloit Corporation, Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Amount Defendant Pays: 98000

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits