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Case Name	EEOC v. Health Food Associates, Inc.	EE-OK-0003
Docket / Court	5:05-cv-01058-HE ( W.D. Okla. )
State/Territory	Oklahoma
Case Type(s)	Disability Rights-Pub. Accom. Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Oklahoma City office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, against Health Food Associates, Inc. The complaint, filed in September 2005, alleged disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; ... read more > The Oklahoma City office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, against Health Food Associates, Inc. The complaint, filed in September 2005, alleged disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; specifically that Defendant refused to hire the charging party because she was disabled and failed to reasonably accommodate her. Both Defendant and the EEOC moved for summary judgment in August 2006 and in October 2006 the EEOC's motion was denied and Defendant's motion was granted. The EEOC appealed in December 2006 but in February 2007 the parties dismissed the appeal by stipulation. Shankar Viswanathan - 08/01/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Accommodation / Leave

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

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)	Health Food Associates, 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	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None
Case Closing Year	2006
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)

06-6354 (U.S. Court of Appeals) EE-OK-0003-9001.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/08/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
07-6017 (U.S. Court of Appeals) EE-OK-0003-9002.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/08/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
5:05-cv-01058-HE (W.D. Okla.) EE-OK-0003-9000.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/12/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-OK-0003-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/12/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [Granting Dft's Motion for S/J] (2006 WL 2863231 / 2006 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 72779) (W.D. Okla.) EE-OK-0003-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 10/04/2006
Order [Dismissing Appeals] [Ct. of App. ECF# 105] EE-OK-0003-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/08/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Roberts, Bana (W.D. Okla.) [Magistrate] EE-OK-0003-9000