Case: EEOC v. STUDLEY PRODUCTS & WILDWOOD INDUSTRIES INC.

1:04-cv-01323 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 21, 2004

Closed Date: April 28, 2008

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Case Summary

In September 2004, the Chicago office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Studley Products & Wildwood Industries, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimant because of his disability (deafness). The case settled by entry of a consent decree in April 2006. The two-year consent decree required the defendant to pay the claimant $33,000, refrain from discrimination and retaliation, po…

The two-year consent decree required the defendant to pay the claimant $33,000, refrain from discrimination and retaliation, post notice, provide training for all personnel that deals with human resources, keep records of complaints of disability discrimination or failure to accommodate, and give the EEOC semi-annual reports on any complaints of disability discrimination and/or failure to accommodate.

The only additional activity in the docket, is the inclusion of the notice that the consent decree required defendants to post. Given there is no additional enforcement activity, presumably the matter closed in April 2008.

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Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (7/11/2007)

Rachel Barr (1/3/2018)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:04-cv-01323	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Studley Products Inc.	May 11, 2006	May 11, 2006 Docket
1 1:04-cv-01323	Complaint Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Studley Products Inc.	Sept. 21, 2004	Sept. 21, 2004 Complaint
13 1:04-cv-01323	Agreed Protective Order [in part] Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Studley Products Inc.	Feb. 10, 2005	Feb. 10, 2005 Order/Opinion
34 1:04-cv-01323	Order Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Studley Products Inc.	April 28, 2006	April 28, 2006 Order/Opinion
35 1:04-cv-01323	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Studley Products Inc.	April 28, 2006	April 28, 2006 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4247827/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-studley-products-inc/

Last updated March 30, 2024, 3:03 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed against Dfts Studley Products Inc and Wildwood Industries Inc (Filing fee waived), filed by Plf Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(RK, ilcd) (Entered: 09/21/2004)	Sept. 21, 2004	Sept. 21, 2004 RECAP
2	NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Gregory M Gochanour, John C Hendrickson, Gordon G Waldron on behalf of Plf Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (RK, ilcd) (Entered: 09/21/2004)	Sept. 21, 2004	Sept. 21, 2004 PACER
3	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission upon Studley Products Inc. Waiver sent on 9/30/2004, answer due 11/29/2004. (RK, ilcd) (Entered: 10/08/2004)	Oct. 8, 2004	Oct. 8, 2004 PACER
4	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission upon Wildwood Industries Inc. Waiver sent on 9/30/2004, answer due 11/29/2004. (RK, ilcd) (Entered: 10/08/2004)	Oct. 8, 2004	Oct. 8, 2004 PACER
5	ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint by Defendants Studley Products Inc, Wildwood Industries Inc.(Roesler, J) Modified on 12/3/2004 to add "affirmative defense". Roessler notified of signature deficiencies. (HK: ilcd). (Entered: 11/24/2004)	Nov. 24, 2004	Nov. 24, 2004 PACER
6	CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 by Studley Products Inc, Wildwood Industries Inc. (Roesler, J) (Entered: 11/24/2004)	Nov. 24, 2004	Nov. 24, 2004 PACER
7	STATUS REPORT Discovery Scheduling Plan by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 11/29/2004)	Nov. 29, 2004	Nov. 29, 2004 PACER
8	MOTION to Continue To Continue Scheduling Conference by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Responses due by 12/13/2004 (Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 11/29/2004)	Nov. 29, 2004	Nov. 29, 2004 PACER
9	EDIT BY CLERK: STRICKEN PER TEXT ORDER OF 2/8/5: MOTION for Protective Order by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Responses due by 2/22/2005 (Waldron, Gordon) Modified on 2/9/2005 (HK, ilcd). (Entered: 02/08/2005)	Feb. 8, 2005	Feb. 8, 2005 PACER
10	EDIT BY CLERK: STRICKEN PER TEXT ORDER OF 2/8/5: CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel re 9 MOTION for Protective Order by Gordon G Waldron on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Waldron, Gordon) Modified on 2/9/2005 (HK, ilcd). (Entered: 02/08/2005)	Feb. 8, 2005	Feb. 8, 2005 PACER
11	MOTION for Protective Order by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Responses due by 2/23/2005 (Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 02/09/2005)	Feb. 9, 2005	Feb. 9, 2005 PACER
12	CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel re 11 MOTION for Protective Order by Gordon G Waldron on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 02/09/2005)	Feb. 9, 2005	Feb. 9, 2005 PACER
13	PROTECTIVE ORDER granting 11 Motion for Protective Order . Entered by Judge John A. Gorman on 2/10/05. (WW, ilcd) (Entered: 02/10/2005)	Feb. 10, 2005	Feb. 10, 2005 PACER
14	ORDER:CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge John A. Gorman. Entered by Judge Joe Billy McDade on 6/6/5. (HK, ilcd) (Entered: 06/07/2005)	June 6, 2005	June 6, 2005 PACER
15	MOTION Bar Expert Report and Testimony by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Responses due by 12/1/2005 (Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 11/17/2005)	Nov. 17, 2005	Nov. 17, 2005 PACER
16	MEMORANDUM in Support re 15 MOTION Bar Expert Report and Testimony filed by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3)(Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 11/17/2005) 1 Exhibit 1 View on PACER 2 Exhibit 2 View on PACER 3 Exhibit 3 View on PACER	Nov. 17, 2005	Nov. 17, 2005 PACER
17	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 15 MOTION Bar Expert Report and Testimony by Defendants Studley Products Inc, Wildwood Industries Inc. Responses due by 12/2/2005 (Roesler, J) (Entered: 11/18/2005)	Nov. 18, 2005	Nov. 18, 2005 PACER
18	REPLY to Response to Motion re 15 MOTION Bar Expert Report and Testimony filed by Defendants Studley Products Inc, Wildwood Industries Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit Exhibit C# 4 Exhibit Exhibit D# 5 Exhibit Exhibit E)(Roesler, J) (Entered: 12/09/2005) 1 Exhibit Exhibit A View on PACER 2 Exhibit Exhibit B View on PACER 3 Exhibit Exhibit C View on PACER 4 Exhibit Exhibit D View on PACER 5 Exhibit Exhibit E View on PACER	Dec. 9, 2005	Dec. 9, 2005 PACER
19	ORDER denying 15 Motion to bar defendant's expert witness' report and testimony. Entered by Judge John A. Gorman on 1/19/06. (WW, ilcd) (Entered: 01/19/2006)	Jan. 19, 2006	Jan. 19, 2006 RECAP
20	Proposed Pretrial Order by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit C# 4 Exhibit D# 5 Exhibit E# 6 Exhibit F 1# 7 Exhibit F 2# 8 Exhibit G# 9 Exhibit H 1# 10 Exhibit H 2# 11 Exhibit I# 12 Exhibit J)(Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 03/31/2006) 1 Exhibit A View on PACER 2 Exhibit B View on PACER 3 Exhibit C View on PACER 4 Exhibit D View on PACER 5 Exhibit E View on PACER 6 Exhibit F 1 View on PACER 7 Exhibit F 2 View on PACER 8 Exhibit G View on PACER 9 Exhibit H 1 View on PACER 10 Exhibit H 2 View on PACER 11 Exhibit I View on PACER 12 Exhibit J View on PACER	March 31, 2006	March 31, 2006 PACER
21	NOTICE of Filing Proposed Pre-Trial Order by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 03/31/2006)	March 31, 2006	March 31, 2006 PACER
22	NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Richard A Russo on behalf of Studley Products Inc, Wildwood Industries Inc (Russo, Richard) (Entered: 04/07/2006)	April 7, 2006	April 7, 2006 PACER
23	First MOTION in Limine To bar Evidence of Prior Work by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Responses due by 4/27/2006 (Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 04/13/2006)	April 13, 2006	April 13, 2006 PACER
24	MEMORANDUM in Support re 23 First MOTION in Limine To bar Evidence of Prior Work by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit C)(Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 04/13/2006) 1 Exhibit A View on PACER 2 Exhibit B View on PACER 3 Exhibit C View on PACER	April 13, 2006	April 13, 2006 PACER
25	Second MOTION in Limine Re Mitigation Evidence by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Responses due by 4/27/2006 (Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 04/13/2006)	April 13, 2006	April 13, 2006 PACER
26	MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion Re: Mitigation Evidence by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 04/13/2006)	April 13, 2006	April 13, 2006 PACER
27	TRIAL BRIEF by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit C)(Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 04/17/2006) 1 Exhibit A View on PACER 2 Exhibit B View on PACER 3 Exhibit C View on PACER	April 17, 2006	April 17, 2006 PACER
28	NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Jean P Kamp on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (TK, ilcd) (Entered: 04/17/2006)	April 17, 2006	April 17, 2006 PACER
29	RESPONSE to Motion re 23 First MOTION in Limine To bar Evidence of Prior Work filed by Defendants Studley Products Inc, Wildwood Industries Inc. (Roesler, J) (Entered: 04/18/2006)	April 18, 2006	April 18, 2006 PACER
30	RESPONSE to Motion re 25 Second MOTION in Limine Re Mitigation Evidence filed by Defendants Studley Products Inc, Wildwood Industries Inc. (Roesler, J) (Entered: 04/18/2006)	April 18, 2006	April 18, 2006 PACER
31	ORDER denying 25 Motion in Limine in its entirety and granting in part and denying in part 23 Motion in Limine. Entered by Judge John A. Gorman on 4/21/06. (WW, ilcd) (Entered: 04/21/2006)	April 21, 2006	April 21, 2006 RECAP
32	ORDER following report of settlement. Settlement Papers due by 6/2/2006. Entered by Judge John A. Gorman on 4/26/06. (WW, ilcd) (Entered: 04/26/2006)	April 26, 2006	April 26, 2006 PACER
33	MOTION for Order Consent Decree by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Responses due by 5/12/2006 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Waldron, Gordon) (Entered: 04/28/2006) 1 Exhibit A View on PACER 2 Exhibit B View on PACER	April 28, 2006	April 28, 2006 PACER
34	ORDER DISMISSING CASE Entered by Judge John A. Gorman on 4/28/06. (TK, ilcd) (Entered: 04/28/2006)	April 28, 2006	April 28, 2006 PACER
35	CONSENT DECREE re 34 Order Dismissing Case. Entered by Judge John A. Gorman on 4/28/06. (WW, ilcd) (Entered: 04/28/2006)	April 28, 2006	April 28, 2006 RECAP
36	Exhibit (notice to employees) in re 35 Consent Decree. (WW, ilcd) (Entered: 05/11/2006)	May 11, 2006	May 11, 2006 PACER