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Case Name	United States v. Ridley Township	EE-PA-0198
Docket / Court	2:94-cv-00170-RK ( E.D. Pa. )
State/Territory	Pennsylvania
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On January 11, 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit against the Township of Ridley and Ridley Township Civil Service Commission, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On June 30, 199 ... read more > On January 11, 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit against the Township of Ridley and Ridley Township Civil Service Commission, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On June 30, 1994 the district court (Judge Robert F. Kelly) entered a consent decree. The docket ends on June 30, 1994 with the district Court closing the case. We do not have access to the consent decree, and we have no further information. Hyun Jeong Yang - 11/15/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	The Township of Ridley
Plaintiff Description	United States Department of Justice
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Mixed
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	1994
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 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)

2:94-cv-00170-RK (E.D. Pa.)
EE-PA-0198-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/30/1994
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

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People


Judges	Kelly, Robert F. Court not on record EE-PA-0198-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia) EE-PA-0198-9000
	Riege, Julie A. (District of Columbia) EE-PA-0198-9000
	Sheehan, James G. (Pennsylvania) EE-PA-0198-9000
	Turner, James P. (District of Columbia) EE-PA-0198-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Rohana, Peter J. Jr. (Pennsylvania) EE-PA-0198-9000