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Case Name	EEOC v. E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC.	EE-TN-0036
Docket / Court	3:01-cv-00380 ( M.D. Tenn. )
State/Territory	Tennessee
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Memphis District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against DuPont in April of 2001, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The only document available from PACER is the docket, which does not give much information on the allegations or the terms of the outcome. ... read more > The Memphis District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against DuPont in April of 2001, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The only document available from PACER is the docket, which does not give much information on the allegations or the terms of the outcome. The complainant intervened in this suit and within four months, on August 13, 2001, a consent decree was issued. The original magistrate recused herself a month before the consent decree and the defendant moved to dismiss the case early on. Alex Bean - 07/20/2007 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

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	E. I. DuPont De Nemours & 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	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	2001
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)

3:01-cv-00380 (M.D. Tenn.)
EE-TN-0036-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 08/15/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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