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Case Name
Huguley v. General Motors Corp.
EE-MI-0189
Docket / Court
2:83-cv-72864 ( E.D. Mich. )
State/Territory
Michigan
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
Private Employment Class Actions
Case Summary
On July 15, 1983, a black salaried General Motors employee, along with other similarly situated GM employees, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against General Motors in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
The plaintiffs, represented by private ...
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On July 15, 1983, a black salaried General Motors employee, along with other similarly situated GM employees, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against General Motors in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the court for both monetary damages and injunctive relief. Several amendments to the original complaint were filed. The third amended complaint was filed in 1986 and alleged that General Motors' performance appraisal system was discriminatory with respect to promotions, demotions, layoffs, recalls, salary increases, and transfers.
On October 16, 1986, the district court (Judge John Feikens) certified the class. The class was limited to employees in the states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana who were subject to General Motors' performance appraisal system between October 8, 1982, and September 25, 1986. Employees in the legal and personnel departments were excluded. In total in the class consisted of nearly 10,000 current and former employees.
After extensive discovery and lengthy settlement negotiations, the parties proposed a consent decree to the court on January 29, 1989.The district court preliminary approved the consent decree on February 3, 1989.
The consent decree provided the following: (1) a computerized system would monitor the performance appraisal system and notify General Motors when the employment statistics relating to black employees varied significantly from those of white employees; (2) General Motors, when informed of statistically significant deviations, would make necessary adjustments to offset any discrepancies; (3) monetary relief, which would be provided in the form of one-time payments to former employees who were members of the class, for named plaintiffs and anecdotal witnesses, and attorneys' fees. Permanent salary adjustments for current employees as well as attorneys' fees were also included in the proposed consent decree.
Nathaniel Koslof - 07/25/2010
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Male
Content of Injunction
Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols
Monitor/Master
Monitoring
Promotion
Defendant-type
Transportation
Discrimination-area
Pay / Benefits
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
General
Disparate Treatment
Pattern or Practice
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. § 1981
Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
GM Corporation
Plaintiff Description
Employees in the states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana who were subject to General Motors' performance appraisal system between October 8, 1982, and September 25, 1986. Employees in the legal / personnel departments were excluded
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Filed
07/15/1983
Case Closing Year
1991
Case Ongoing
No
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Docket(s)
E.D. Mich.
07/15/2004
2:83-cv-72864
EE-MI-0189-9000.pdf
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General Documents
U.S. Court of Appeals
02/22/1991
[Order affirming district court]
(925 F.2d 1464)
EE-MI-0189-0002.pdf
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U.S. Court of Appeals
10/10/1995
Opinion (6th Cir. Reversing District Court)
(67 F.3d 129)
EE-MI-0189-0001.pdf
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Judges
Feikens, John
(E.D. Mich.)
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Milburn, Herbert Theodore
(E.D. Tenn, Sixth Circuit)
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Ryan, James Leo
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Wellford, Harry Walker
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Bloom, Cheryl D.
(Michigan)
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Burkett, Patrick J.
(Michigan)
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Choly, Deborah A.
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Dillard, Godfrey J.
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Golden, Joseph A.
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Jackowski-Harrison, Michelle F.
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James, Dennis D.
(Michigan)
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Linkner, Monica F.
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Morgan, Courtney E. Jr.
(Michigan)
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Postic, Lionel J.
(Georgia)
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Ravitz, Justin C.
(Michigan)
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Reosti, Ronald J.
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Robinson, Ronald
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Stamler, Patricia A.
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Defendant's Lawyers
Alexopoulos, Alex L.
(Michigan)
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Archer, Dennis W.
(Illinois)
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Ashe, R. Lawrence Jr.
(Georgia)
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Brown, Barbara Berish
(District of Columbia)
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Casey, Dennis L.
(District of Columbia)
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Flora, Mark R.
(Texas)
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Galant, Daniel G.
(Michigan)
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Granzotto, Mark
(Michigan)
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Jenkins, Maurice G.
(Michigan)
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Page, Terence V.
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Powell, Robert W.
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Tucker, Wendell R.
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Zahra, Brian K.
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