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Case Name	EEOC v. OAK LANE PRINTING	EE-NJ-0071
Docket / Court	06-CV-01485-FLW ( D.N.J. )
State/Territory	New Jersey
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Philadelphia District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Oak Lane Printing and Letter Service Co., Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in March 2006. The complaint alleged age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). ... read more > The Philadelphia District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Oak Lane Printing and Letter Service Co., Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in March 2006. The complaint alleged age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Two employees, aged 55 and 60, were allegedly discharged while younger, similarly-situated employees were not. An unsuccessful settlement conference was held in December 2006. The defendant moved for summary judgment in May 2007, which was denied. The case was still ongoing in the district court as of 4/22/2008. In March, a jury trial date was set for 5/20/2008. Jason Chester - 05/29/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discrimination-basis

Age discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

No EEOC Final Resolution Type

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Oak Lane Printing and Letter Service Co., 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	None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None yet
Source of Relief	None yet
Case Ongoing	Yes

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)

1:06-cv-01485-NLH-JS (D.N.J.)
EE-NJ-0071-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/01/2008
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-NJ-0071-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/30/2006 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Opinion (2007 WL 4557630) (D.N.J.) EE-NJ-0071-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW \| Detail Date: 12/20/2007 Source: Westlaw
Order [Denying Summary Judgment] [ECF# 23] (D.N.J.) EE-NJ-0071-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/20/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Hillman, Noel Lawrence Court not on record EE-NJ-0071-9000 Schneider, Joel (D.N.J.) [Magistrate] EE-NJ-0071-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Cook, Terrence R. (Pennsylvania) EE-NJ-0071-9000
	Edge, Dawn M (Pennsylvania) EE-NJ-0071-9000
	McNair, Jacqueline H. (Pennsylvania) EE-NJ-0071-9000
	Ramos, Marisol (Pennsylvania) EE-NJ-0071-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Bradley, Thomas J. (Pennsylvania) EE-NJ-0071-9000