Case: EEOC v. K-MART CORPORATION

1:01-cv-00594 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 2001

Closed Date: Nov. 19, 2001

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Case Summary

In January 2001, the Chicago office of the EEOC brought this suit against Kmart Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In its complaint, the EEOC alleged that Kmart subjected Hispanic workers at its Zion, IL location to harassment and a hostile work environment, in violation of Title VII's prohibition of national origin discrimination. The case was settled by the entry of a consent decree in November 2001. The decree awarded a single complainant $50,000.00 in damages. Additionally, Kmart was required to provide Title VII training to managers and supervisors at its Zion, IL location, maintain records of national origin harassment complaints, and report these complaints to the EEOC on a semi-annual basis.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (10/1/2007)

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1:01-cv-00594	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. K-Mart Corporation	Nov. 19, 2001	Nov. 19, 2001 Docket
1 1:01-cv-00594	Complaint EEOC v. K-Mart Corporation	Jan. 29, 2001	Jan. 29, 2001 Complaint
12 1:01-cv-00594	Consent Decree EEOC v. K-Mart Corporation	Nov. 19, 2001	Nov. 19, 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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT; jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of John C. Hendrickson, Jose Jorge Behar and Pamela Sue Moore-Gibbs as attorney(s) for plaintiff EEOC (No summons(es) issued.) (Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (hp) (Entered: 01/30/2001)	Jan. 29, 2001	Jan. 29, 2001
2	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Lawrence Charles DiNardo, Michael Andrew McGuire. (vmj) (Entered: 02/13/2001)	Feb. 12, 2001	Feb. 12, 2001
3	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant K-Mart sent on 1/29/01. (vmj) (Entered: 02/23/2001)	Feb. 20, 2001	Feb. 20, 2001
4	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant sent on 1/29/01. (vmj) (Entered: 02/23/2001)	Feb. 22, 2001	Feb. 22, 2001
	SCHEDULE set on 2/26/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler : Status hearing set to 9:15 4/5/01. Parties to comply with the attached pretrial schedule. Mailed notice (jdh) (Entered: 02/26/2001)	Feb. 26, 2001	Feb. 26, 2001
6	MOTION by M Andrew McGuire for leave to withdraw as counsel for defendant (Attachment); Notice. (vmj) (Entered: 03/13/2001)	March 6, 2001	March 6, 2001
5	ADDITIONAL ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by :awrence C. DiNardo, Sabrina C. Turner. (vmj) (Entered: 03/12/2001)	March 8, 2001	March 8, 2001
8	ANSWER by defendant to plaintiff's complaint [1-1]; jury demand. (yp) (Entered: 03/23/2001)	March 22, 2001	March 22, 2001
	SCHEDULE set on 4/5/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler : Status hearing held ad continued to 9:15 6/26/01. Parties to comply with FRCP 26(a)(1) by 4/11/01. Identification of class members by 6/15/01. Fact discovery to be completed by 7/16/01. Plaintiff's FRCP 26(a)(2)expert to be completed by 8/16/01. Defendant's FRCP 26(a)(2) expert to be completed by 9/16/01. Filing of dispositive motions with supporting memoranda by 10/17/01. Mailed notice (jdh) (Entered: 04/05/2001)	April 5, 2001	April 5, 2001
	SCHEDULE set on 6/26/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler : Status hearing held and continued to 9:15 8/14/01 for report on settlement. Fact discovery cut-off extended to 8/16/01. Disclosure of plaintiff's experts pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(2) by 9/16/01. Disclosure of defendant's experts pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(2) by 10/16/01. Filing of dispositive motions with supporting memoranda extended to 11/16/01. Mailed notice (jdh) (Entered: 06/26/2001)	June 26, 2001	June 26, 2001
9	MOTION by plaintiff to extend discovery cut-off (Attachment); Notice. (vmj) (Entered: 08/16/2001)	Aug. 8, 2001	Aug. 8, 2001
10	MINUTE ORDER of 8/14/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler: Status hearing held and continued to 9/26/01 at 9:15 a.m. Plaintiff's motion to extend discovery cut-off is granted [9-1]. Discovery extended until 9/28/01. Mailed notice (vmj) (Entered: 08/16/2001)	Aug. 14, 2001	Aug. 14, 2001
11	MINUTE ORDER of 9/26/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler : Status hearing held and continued to 11/7/01 at 9:15 a.m. Parties are to complete deposition by 10/26/01. Mailed notice (eav) (Entered: 09/27/2001)	Sept. 26, 2001	Sept. 26, 2001
	SCHEDULE set on 11/7/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler : Status hearing held and continued to 9:15 11/19/01. Parties to submit the Consent Decree to the Court at the next court date. Mailed notice (jdh) (Entered: 11/07/2001)	Nov. 7, 2001	Nov. 7, 2001
12	MINUTE ORDER of 11/19/01 by Hon. William J. Hibbler: Status hearing held. All pending dates and motions are terminated as moot. (Enter Consent Decree) terminating case Notices distributed by judge's staff in court (vmj) (Entered: 11/20/2001)	Nov. 19, 2001	Nov. 19, 2001