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Case Name	United States v. New Jersey Department of Human Services	EE-NJ-0109
Docket / Court	2:95-cv-04915-AMW ( D.N.J. )
State/Territory	New Jersey
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On September 22, 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit under Title VII in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against New Jersey Department of Human Services and Commissioner of personnel. The D.O.J. sought injunctive relief, alleging that the defendant ... read more > On September 22, 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit under Title VII in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against New Jersey Department of Human Services and Commissioner of personnel. The D.O.J. sought injunctive relief, alleging that the defendant had violated Title VII by discriminating on the basis of race. On September 28, 1995, the district court (Judge Alfred M. Wolin) entered a consent decree ordering the defendant to: (1) provide promotions and monetary and other relief to eight named charging parties; (2) develop lawful selection procedures for the hiring and promotion of applicants to positions in the Family Service Specialist series. The docket ends on July 26, 2004, where mail sent to Nancy E. Whatley was returned as undeliverable. We have no further information. Hyun Jeong Yang - 11/18/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Promotion

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	STATE OF NEW JERSEY State of New Jersey State of New Jersey
Plaintiff Description	U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of employees allegedly discriminated against on the basis of race
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	1995 - 1998
Case Closing Year	2004
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

2:95-cv-04915-AMW (D.N.J.)
EE-NJ-0109-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/26/2004
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Memorandum in Support of Joint Motion to Terminate Settlement Agreement and Dismiss Case and Order Granting Motion [ECF# 13-2]

EE-NJ-0109-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/09/2004
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Wolin, Alfred M. (D.N.J.) EE-NJ-0109-0001 \| EE-NJ-0109-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Acosta, R. Alexander (District of Columbia) EE-NJ-0109-0001
	Cassell, Susan C. (New Jersey) EE-NJ-0109-9000
	Derry, Douglass L. (New Jersey) EE-NJ-0109-9000
	Griffin, Nancy Ellen Whatley (New Jersey) EE-NJ-0109-9000
	Ward, Larry G. (District of Columbia) EE-NJ-0109-0001
Defendant's Lawyers	Harvey, Peter C. (New Jersey) EE-NJ-0109-0001
	Ruch, Lisa Dorio (New Jersey) EE-NJ-0109-0001