On August 15, 1990, the United States Department of Justice ("D.O.J") filed a lawsuit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. ("Title VII") in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The D.O.J. sought monetary relief, alleging that the defendants violated Title VII by discriminating against an employee on the basis of race on multiple occasions.

On September 19, 1991, the D.O.J. filed a motion to dismiss this action. On October 2, 1991, Oconto County filed a responsive brief, requesting that if this court dismisses this action without prejudice, this court should award Oconto County its statutory costs and reasonable attorney's fees. Oconto County further argued that the separate action by the employee should also be dismissed. The D.O.J. replied that it does not object to a dismissal with prejudice as to itself. The government also stated that it has no objection to paying costs upon a properly filed statement of reasonable costs but objects to paying attorney's fees. The court (Judge John W. Reynolds) granted the D.O.J's motion and dismissed the government's lawsuit with prejudice. This court did not dismiss the separate action brought by the employee, as urged by Oconto County. The court (Judge Reynolds)awarded Oconto County reasonable costs but not attorney's fees.

Hyun Jeong Yang - 10/15/2007


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