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Case Name
Yapp v. Union Pacific RR. Co.
EE-MO-0106
Docket / Court
4:02-cv-00615 ( E.D. Mo. )
State/Territory
Missouri
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Case Summary
On April 29, 2002, six employees filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Missouri Human Rights Act in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against their employer, the Union Pacific Railroad Company ("UPRR") ...
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On April 29, 2002, six employees filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Missouri Human Rights Act in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against their employer, the Union Pacific Railroad Company ("UPRR"). The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, alleged racial discrimination and asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged systemic racial discrimination in UPRR's employee selection, training and compensation policies, practices and procedures, including claims of disparate impact and disparate treatment.
According to the PACER docket, on August 29, 2003, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification and on November 15, 2004, a hearing on the plaintiffs' motion for class certification began. The plaintiffs sought to certify a class of all African-Americans, who, from July 18, 2000 to the present, were adversely impacted by one or more aspects of the UPRR's policies, practices and procedures related to selections for non-agreement job vacancies. On August 5, 2005, the court (Judge Stephen Limbaugh) denied the plaintiffs' motion for class certification, holding that plaintiffs had failed to satisfy numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy of representation requirements. Yapp v. Union Pacific Ry. Co., 229 F.R.D. 608 (E.D. Mo. 2005).
According to the PACER docket, on July 24, 2006, the defendant filed a motion for summary judgment. On September 26, 2006, the court (Judge Limbaugh) referred the case to alternative dispute resolution in the form of mediation, yet the parties failed to reach a settlement. On March 29, 2007, the court (Judge Limbaugh) granted in part the defendant's motion for summary judgment, dismissing majority of the plaintiffs' claims. On November 9, 2007, the plaintiffs issued a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice, and on November 13, 2007, the court (Judge Limbaugh) dismissed the case with prejudice. No further details regarding the settlement are available.
Emily Kuznick - 04/14/2008
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Male
Defendant-type
Transportation
Discrimination-area
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Pay / Benefits
Training
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
General
Disparate Treatment
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Plaintiff Description
African-Americans, who, from July 18, 2000, to the present were adversely impacted by one or more aspects of the UPRR’s policies, practices and procedures related to selections for non-agreement job vacancies
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
None
Source of Relief
Litigation
Form of Settlement
Confession of Judgment
Filed
04/29/2002
Case Closing Year
2007
Case Ongoing
No
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Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
E.D. Mo.
03/28/2008
4:02-cv-00615-SNL
EE-MO-0106-9000.pdf
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General Documents
E.D. Mo.
12/27/2002
Protective Order
EE-MO-0106-0001.pdf
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E.D. Mo.
08/05/2005
Class Certification Denied
(229 F.R.D. 608)
EE-MO-0106-0004.pdf
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WESTLAW
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LEXIS
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E.D. Mo.
09/26/2006
Order Referring Case to Alternative Dispute Resolution
EE-MO-0106-0002.pdf
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E.D. Mo.
03/29/2007
Order [ECF# 179]
EE-MO-0106-0003.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
People
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Judges
Limbaugh, Stephen Nathaniel
(E.D. Mo., W.D. Mo.)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0002 | EE-MO-0106-0003 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Calamusa, Rocco Jr.
(Alabama)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Childs, Robert F. Jr.
(Alabama)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Johnson, Herman N. Jr.
(Alabama)
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EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Mattison, Deborah A.
(Alabama)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Ray, Jon A.
(Missouri)
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EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Wiggins, Robert L Jr.
(Alabama)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Defendant's Lawyers
Burke, Michael P.
(Missouri)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Donnelly, Dennis C
(Missouri)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Herbert, Douglas C.
(District of Columbia)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Martin, Lisa Demet
(Missouri)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Mooney, Timothy C. Jr.
(Missouri)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000
Other Lawyers
Sedey, Mary Anne
(Missouri)
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EE-MO-0106-0001 | EE-MO-0106-0002 | EE-MO-0106-0004 | EE-MO-0106-9000 | EE-MO-0106-9000
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