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Case Name	EEOC v. Tru-Form Steel and Wire, Inc.	EE-IN-0110
Docket / Court	1:98-cv-00338-WCL-RBC ( N.D. Ind. )
State/Territory	Indiana
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The EEOC's Indianapolis district office brought suit against Tru-Form Steel and Wire, Inc., an Indiana company, on November 2, 1998. Unfortunately, the only available document for this case is the docket and the basis for the EEOC's claim is not known for certain. The docket suggests that the case ... read more > The EEOC's Indianapolis district office brought suit against Tru-Form Steel and Wire, Inc., an Indiana company, on November 2, 1998. Unfortunately, the only available document for this case is the docket and the basis for the EEOC's claim is not known for certain. The docket suggests that the case was brought under Title VII. The defendant filed for partial summary judgment on May 21, 1999, which was denied. The parties settled shortly after this denial, and the court entered a consent decree on September 14, 1999. Aaron Weismann - 05/29/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Tru-Form Steel and Wire, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	1999
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 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)

1:98-cv-00338-WCL-RBC (N.D. Ind.)
EE-IN-0110-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/14/1999
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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