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Case Name
Moore v. Norfolk Southern Corporation
EE-AL-0118
Docket / Court
93-cv-00133 ( N.D. Ala. )
State/Territory
Alabama
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Private Employment Class Actions
Case Summary
On January 15, 1993, one African-American employee of defendant filed a lawsuit on her own behalf under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §2000e et seq. against defendant Norfolk Southern Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Subsequently ...
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On January 15, 1993, one African-American employee of defendant filed a lawsuit on her own behalf under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §2000e et seq. against defendant Norfolk Southern Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Subsequently the complaint was amended to include allegations of classwide discrimination, and other named plaintiffs intervened to join the suit. Plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the court for injunctive and monetary relief, claiming that defendant has discriminated against plaintiffs on the basis of their race in violation of Title VII. One plaintiff, Carol Moore, individually claimed that defendant discharged her in retaliation for the charges of discrimination she filed against it with EEOC.
On December 22, 2000, the parties entered a Consent Decree, wherein defendant agreed to implement extensive non-discriminatory employment practices and pay $28,000,000 to a settlement fund. On March 2, 2001, the Court (Judge U.W. Clemon) approved the Consent Decree and dismissed the case.
Kunyi Zhang - 06/08/2010
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Monitor/Master
Monitoring
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Utilize objective hiring/promotion criteria
Defendant-type
Transportation
Discrimination-area
Promotion
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
General
Disparate Treatment
Pattern or Practice
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)
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Plaintiff Description
Class of African-American employees of defendant who were denied promotions.
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Unknown
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
2001 - 2005
Filed
01/15/1993
Case Closing Year
2001
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ala.
04/15/2004
93−cv−00133
EE-AL-0118-9000.pdf
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General Documents
N.D. Ala.
06/05/1997
Memorandum of Opinion on Plaintiff's Discharge Claim [ECF# 121]
EE-AL-0118-0001.pdf
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N.D. Ala.
03/02/2001
Consent Decree [ECF# 170]
EE-AL-0118-0002.pdf
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N.D. Ala.
03/02/2001
Dismissal Order [ECF# 170]
EE-AL-0118-0003.pdf
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People
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Judges
Clemon, U. W.
(N.D. Ala.)
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EE-AL-0118-0001 | EE-AL-0118-0002 | EE-AL-0118-0003 | EE-AL-0118-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Brooks, Hycall III
(Alabama)
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EE-AL-0118-9000
Calamusa, Rocco Jr.
(Alabama)
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Calvin, Joseph Hiram III
(Alabama)
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Childs, Robert F. Jr.
(Alabama)
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Ebbinghouse, Richard J
(Alabama)
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Garber, Alan H
(Georgia)
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Goldfarb, Jon Craig
(Alabama)
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Mendelsohn, James A.
(Alabama)
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EE-AL-0118-9000
Wiggins, Robert L Jr.
(Alabama)
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Wiggins, Ann K.
(Alabama)
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Winston, Lee D
(Alabama)
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EE-AL-0118-9000
Defendant's Lawyers
Berlin, Jeffrey S
(District of Columbia)
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Davis, Richard E
(Alabama)
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Edwards, Krista L
(District of Columbia)
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Gardner, William F.
(Alabama)
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Gross, Scott
(Illinois)
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Jones, Linzey D.
(Illinois)
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Sims, Patrick H.
(Alabama)
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Von−Pervieux, Claudia
(District of Columbia)
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Whitehead, S James
(Illinois)
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Wilson, R Merinda
(District of Columbia)
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