Case: EEOC v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

3:01-cv-00316 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: May 10, 2001

Closed Date: Feb. 7, 2004

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Case Summary

In May 2001, the Richmond and Baltimore offices of the EEOC brought this suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The case settled by entry of a consent decree in February 2002.

The two year consent decree required the defendant to pay the claimant $105,000, make a charitable contribution of $35,000, provide Title VII training to management, and give the EEOC reports every six months. No other information was made available pertaining to the nature of the suit or the consent decree.

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Kevin Wilemon (7/17/2007)

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3:01-cv-00316	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	Feb. 7, 2002	Feb. 7, 2002 Docket

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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

Last updated March 27, 2024, 3:26 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT; jury demand (clerk) (Entered: 05/11/2001)	May 10, 2001	May 10, 2001
	Jury Trial Flag (clerk) (Entered: 05/11/2001)	May 10, 2001	May 10, 2001
	SUMMONS(ES) issued for Wal-Mart Stores & mailed to pltf's counsel. (clerk) (Entered: 05/11/2001)	May 11, 2001	May 11, 2001
2	ANSWER to Complaint by Wal-Mart Stores (Attorney James Leroy Banks Jr.), (clerk) (Entered: 06/04/2001)	June 4, 2001	June 4, 2001
3	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Pretrial Conference for 9:20 9/13/01 ; ( signed by Judge Richard L. Williams ) Copies Mailed: yes (jpea) (Entered: 06/07/2001)	June 7, 2001	June 7, 2001
4	MOTION by Wal-Mart Stores Susan K. Klooz for admission pro hac vice (form mailed to Ms. Klooz) (clerk) (Entered: 07/23/2001)	July 20, 2001	July 20, 2001
5	MOTION by Wal-Mart Stores Susan Kay Klooz for admission pro hac vice Filing Fee Paid $ 25.00 Receipt # 60145 (clerk) (Entered: 08/29/2001)	Aug. 29, 2001	Aug. 29, 2001
	So Ordered: granting [5-1] motion by Wal-Mart Stores Susan Kay Klooz for admission pro hac vice Filing Fee Paid $ 25.00 Receipt # 60145 ( signed 9-3-01 by Judge Richard L. Williams ) Copies Mailed: y (clerk) Modified on 09/04/2001 (Entered: 09/04/2001)	Sept. 4, 2001	Sept. 4, 2001
6	PRETRIAL ORDER filed Jury Trial date 9:30 12/20/01 ( signed by Judge Richard L. Williams ) Copies Mailed: yes (jpea) (Entered: 09/14/2001)	Sept. 13, 2001	Sept. 13, 2001
	Pre-Trial Conference held (jpea) (Entered: 09/14/2001)	Sept. 13, 2001	Sept. 13, 2001
7	ORDER that the parties are DIRECTED to contact the Honorable Judge David G. Lowe within five days of receipt of this Order to schedule a settlement conference; each party must have a person present at the settlement conference that has settlement authority; counsel are also DIRECTED to determine what, if any, additional requirements Judge Lowe requires prior to settlement conference; ( signed by Judge Richard L. Williams ) Copies Mailed: y and Honorable U.S. Magistrate Judge David G. Lowe [EOD Date: 9/14/01] (thom) (Entered: 09/14/2001)	Sept. 14, 2001	Sept. 14, 2001
	Case closed (clerk) (Entered: 02/07/2002)	Feb. 7, 2002	Feb. 7, 2002