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Case Name	EEOC v. BEST BUY COMPANY INC et al	EE-PA-0023
Docket / Court	2:00-cv-04867-JF ( E.D. Pa. )
State/Territory	Pennsylvania
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Philadelphia Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Best Buy Company, Inc in September 2000 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). Only the docket is available for this case. The court granted a private plaintiff's motion for ... read more > The Philadelphia Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Best Buy Company, Inc in September 2000 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). Only the docket is available for this case. The court granted a private plaintiff's motion for consolidation with (2:00-cv-05460-JF) and intervention in November 2000, and three additional defendants were brought in to this case. After the court denied one individual defendant's motion to dismiss, or in the alternative for summary judgment, the case was settled by entry of consent decree in November 2001. A copy of the consent decree is not available. Kevin Wilemon - 06/05/2008 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

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Best Buy Company, Inc. Chris Weidner Michael Bonnelli Sherry Singletary
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	2001
Case Ongoing	No

Related Cases


Case Listing	EE-PA-0211 : Fralin v. Best Buy Company, Inc (E.D. Pa.)

Additional Resources


	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Date: Mar 1, 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)

2:00-cv-04867-JF (E.D. Pa.)
EE-PA-0023-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 11/06/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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