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Case Name	United States v. Hucheson Medical Center	EE-GA-0100
Docket / Court	4:96-cv-00226 ( N.D. Ga. )
State/Territory	Georgia
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On August 14, 1996, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") filed an employment discrimination lawsuit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against the Hutcheson Medical Center. It appears that the complaint alleged ... read more > On August 14, 1996, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") filed an employment discrimination lawsuit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against the Hutcheson Medical Center. It appears that the complaint alleged race discrimination. On August 20, 1996, the District Court (Judge Harold L. Murphy) entered a consent decree. The order provided that the court retain jurisdiction for enforcement purposes and that the consent decree terminate one year from its entry. On January 29, 1988, the court dismissed the case. The only document available for this case is the docket. Kaitlin Corkran - 03/03/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Defendant-type

Hospital/Health Department

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Hutcheson Medical Center
Plaintiff Description	United States
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Unknown
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	1996 - 1997
Case Closing Year	1998
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


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	Smith Barney Gender Discrimination https://www.lieffcabraser.com/employment/smith-barney/ Date: August 2008 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Date: Mar. 1, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

4:96-cv-00226 (N.D. Ga.)
EE-GA-0100-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/29/1998
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

No documents currently in the collection

People


Judges	Murphy, Harold Lloyd (N.D. Ga.) EE-GA-0100-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Berne, Amy L. (Georgia) EE-GA-0100-9000
	Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia) EE-GA-0100-9000