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Case Name	EEOC v. SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC	EE-AZ-0106
Docket / Court	2:01-cv-00926-VAM ( D. Ariz. )
State/Territory	Arizona
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In May 2001, the EEOC district office in Phoenix, Arizona brought this suit against the Swift Transportation Company, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. An individual female complainant intervened and later stipulated to have the case dismissed prior to the EEOC ... read more > In May 2001, the EEOC district office in Phoenix, Arizona brought this suit against the Swift Transportation Company, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. An individual female complainant intervened and later stipulated to have the case dismissed prior to the EEOC concluding its case. After the denial of two motions for partial summary judgment by the intervenor and the EEOC, a consent decree was entered in January 2004. The consent decree is currently unavailable. Joel Pettit - 06/08/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Swift Transportatin Company, Inc. Swift Transportation Company, Inc
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	Unknown
Class action status granted	Unknown
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	2004
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)

2:01-cv-00926-VAM (D. Ariz.)
EE-AZ-0106-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/14/2004

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