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Case Name	United States v. New Jersey Department of Corrections	EE-NJ-0111
Docket / Court	2:94-cv-04724-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 27, 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of New Jersey Department of Corrections under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. ("Title VII") in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The Department of Justice asked the court for injunctive and ... read more > On September 27, 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of New Jersey Department of Corrections under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. ("Title VII") in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The Department of Justice asked the court for injunctive and monetary relief, alleging that the defendant had violated Title VII, by discriminating against female employees on the basis of gender. On May 10, 1996, the District Court (Judge Alfred M. Wolin) entered an order which approved the Consent Decree and awarded Attorney's Fees. There were a number of orders after the case closed in December 12, 1996 requesting an amended Consent Decree to recalculate monetary rewards. We have no further information on this case. Jane Wu - 11/25/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Defendant-type

Law-enforcement

Discrimination-basis

Sex 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)	State of New Jersey
Plaintiff Description	U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of female employees
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	Unknown
Source of Relief	Litigation Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	1996
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


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	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)

2:94-cv-04724-AMW (D.N.J.)
EE-NJ-0111-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/15/2003
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

No documents currently in the collection

People


Judges	Pisano, Joel A. (D.N.J.) EE-NJ-0111-9000 Wolin, Alfred M. Court not on record EE-NJ-0111-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Cassell, Susan C. (New Jersey) EE-NJ-0111-9000
	Tykulsker, David (New Jersey) EE-NJ-0111-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	McCoach, Howard J. (New Jersey) EE-NJ-0111-9000