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Case Name	EEOC v. CENTURY CHEVROLET-GEO, INC.	EE-AL-0015
Docket / Court	2:96-cv-02845-WMA ( N.D. Ala. )
State/Territory	Alabama
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The EEOC's Birmingham district office filed suit against Century Chevrolet-Geo, Inc., a national auto manufacturer, on October 31, 1996 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The EEOC's complaint is unavailable; however the EEOC's causes of action are listed in the ... read more > The EEOC's Birmingham district office filed suit against Century Chevrolet-Geo, Inc., a national auto manufacturer, on October 31, 1996 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The EEOC's complaint is unavailable; however the EEOC's causes of action are listed in the summary judgment motion Century filed in November 1997. The EEOC alleged that Century violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when it failed to promote one of its employees over a younger individual. The court denied the motion for summary judgment in March 1998. The parties settled outside of court and the case was dismissed on January 14, 1999. Aaron Weismann - 06/01/2007 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

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)	Century Chevrolet-GEO, 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	Voluntary Dismissal
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)

2:96-cv-02845-WMA (N.D. Ala.)
EE-AL-0015-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/14/1999
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

[Order Denying Motion for Summary Judgment] [ECF# 41] (N.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0015-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/19/1998 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Memorandum Opinion [Re: Order Denying Motion for S/J] [ECF# 42] (N.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0015-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/19/1998 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [ECF# 65] (N.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0015-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/14/1999 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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