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Case Name	EEOC v. M. DIGIOIA COMPANY	EE-OH-0047
Docket / Court	1:06-cv-01588-DAP ( N.D. Ohio )
State/Territory	Ohio
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In June 2006, the EEOC district office in Cleveland, Ohio brought this suit against the M. DiGioia Company, a general construction firm, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The complaint states that a female alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil ... read more > In June 2006, the EEOC district office in Cleveland, Ohio brought this suit against the M. DiGioia Company, a general construction firm, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The complaint states that a female alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it refused to hire her because of her sex. Specifically, the complaint states that the aggrieved female was denied four Heavy Machinery Operator positions that were subsequently given to males. The case was dismissed in February 2007. No settlement documentation is currently available. Joel Pettit - 06/28/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	M. DiGioia Company, LLC
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	2007
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

1:06-cv-01588-DAP (N.D. Ohio)
EE-OH-0047-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 02/26/2007
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-OH-0047-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/29/2006
Order [Dismissing Case Due to Settlement] (N.D. Ohio) EE-OH-0047-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/26/2007

People


Judges	Baughman, William H. Jr. (N.D. Ohio) [Magistrate] EE-OH-0047-9000 Polster, Dan A. (N.D. Ohio) EE-OH-0047-0002 \| EE-OH-0047-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Lee, James L. (District of Columbia) EE-OH-0047-0001
	McNair, Jacqueline H. (Pennsylvania) EE-OH-0047-0001
	Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia) EE-OH-0047-0001
	Watson, C. Larry (Ohio) EE-OH-0047-0001 \| EE-OH-0047-9000
	Williams-Alexander, Donna L. (Ohio) EE-OH-0047-0001 \| EE-OH-0047-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Spoonster, Joseph R. (Ohio) EE-OH-0047-9000