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Case Name	United States v. Maury County	EE-TN-0134
Docket / Court	1:95-cv-00144 ( M.D. Tenn. )
State/Territory	Tennessee
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On September 29, 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit against Board of Commissioners of Maury County and Maury County Sheriff, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. On November 4, 1996, ... read more > On September 29, 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit against Board of Commissioners of Maury County and Maury County Sheriff, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. On November 4, 1996, following a jury trial, the court entered a verdict in favor of the defendants. The docket ends on March 19, 1996. We have no further information. Hyun Jeong Yang - 11/14/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Defendant-type

Law-enforcement

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Maury County Sheriff Maury County, Board of Commissioners
Plaintiff Description	U.S. Department of Justice and individual intervenor plaintiffs
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	Litigation
Filed	09/29/1995
Case Closing Year	1997
Case Ongoing	No

Documents


Court	Docket(s)
M.D. Tenn. 03/19/1997	1:95-cv-00144 EE-TN-0134-9000.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
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People


Judges	Higgins, Thomas Aquinas (M.D. Tenn.) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Annexstein, Leslie T. (New York) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000 Behm, Margaret Louise (Tennessee) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000 Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000 Martin, Anne C. (Tennessee) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000 Meacham, Barbara J. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000 Patrick, Deval L. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000 Watson, Robert C. (Tennessee) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Dale, William House Jr. (Tennessee) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000 Hardin, Thomas Wesley (Tennessee) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000 Tyeer, Kim B. (Tennessee) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000
Other Lawyers	Graham, William Abbey (Tennessee) show/hide docs EE-TN-0134-9000