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Case Name	EEOC v. LES SCHWABS TIRES	EE-MT-0003
Docket / Court	CV06-0149-D-DWM ( D. Mont. )
State/Territory	Montana
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In September 2006, the EEOC's Seattle Field Office filed suit in U.S. District Court, District of Montana, against Les Schwab Tire Centers of Montana, Inc. and Les Schwab Tire Warehouse, Inc. The complaint was brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; it alleged that the defendant had ... read more > In September 2006, the EEOC's Seattle Field Office filed suit in U.S. District Court, District of Montana, against Les Schwab Tire Centers of Montana, Inc. and Les Schwab Tire Warehouse, Inc. The complaint was brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; it alleged that the defendant had harassed a Native American employee because of his race, and then retaliated against him when he complained. The employee intervened in the EEOC's suit. The defendant filed two separate motions for partial summary judgment. Both of these motions were still pending as of April 22, 2008. Shankar Viswanathan - 05/28/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

No EEOC Final Resolution Type

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1981
State law
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Les Schwab Tire Centers of Montana, Inc. Les Schwab Tire Warehouse, 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	None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None yet
Source of Relief	None yet
Case Ongoing	Yes

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)

9:06-cv-00149-DWM (D. Mont.)
EE-MT-0003-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/27/2008
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-MT-0003-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/25/2006
Intervening Party's Complaint and Jury Trial Demand [ECF# 15-1] EE-MT-0003-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/16/2006
EEOC's First Amended Complaint EE-MT-0003-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/15/2007

People


Judges	Molloy, Donald W. Court not on record EE-MT-0003-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Powell, Molly (Washington) EE-MT-0003-9000
	Stanley, John F. (Washington) EE-MT-0003-9000
	Tamayo, William Robert (California) EE-MT-0003-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Best, Elizabeth A. (Montana) EE-MT-0003-9000
	Caballero, Santana N. (Montana) EE-MT-0003-9000
	Diamond, Kenneth J. (Washington) EE-MT-0003-9000
	Johns, Daniel D. (Montana) EE-MT-0003-9000
	Lehman, Steven J. (Montana) EE-MT-0003-9000
	Managhan, William L. (Montana) EE-MT-0003-9000
	More, Kimberly S. (Montana) EE-MT-0003-9000