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Case Name	EEOC v. Pokphand, et al	EE-AL-0017
Docket / Court	2:99-cv-01389-ID-SRW ( M.D. Ala. )
State/Territory	Alabama
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Birmingham District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Charoen Pokphand USA Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in November 1999. The complaint is not available, but court documents indicate that the complaint alleged sexual harassment and retaliation in ... read more > The Birmingham District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Charoen Pokphand USA Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in November 1999. The complaint is not available, but court documents indicate that the complaint alleged sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case was consolidated with a private plaintiff case, Dinkins v. Charoen Pokphand USA, 2:99-cv-00847-ID-JLC (M.D. Ala. Aug. 10, 1999), in May 2000. That case ended with a settlement agreement in April 2001. Kevin Wilemon - 08/18/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Charoen Pokphand USA, 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	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Voluntary Dismissal
Case Closing Year	2001
Case Ongoing	No

Related Cases


Case Listing	EE-AL-0847 : case name not on file (court not recorded) EE-AL-0112 : Dinkins, et al v. Charoen Pokphand USA, et al. (M.D. Ala.)

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Documents

Docket(s)

2:99-cv-01389-ID-SRW (M.D. Ala.)
EE-AL-0017-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 05/15/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Order to Show Cause [ECF# 39] (M.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0017-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/29/2000 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [ECF# 70] (M.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0017-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/22/2000 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [summary judgment] [ECF# 97] (M.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0017-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/08/2001 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Memorandum Opinion and Order [ECF# 104] (133 F.Supp.2d 1237) (M.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0017-0005.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 02/15/2001 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Memorandum Opinion and Order [ECF# 105] (133 F.Supp.2d 1254) (M.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0017-0006.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 02/15/2001 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order (M.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0017-0008.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/23/2001
Order [dismissal] [ECF# 120] (M.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0017-0007.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/03/2001 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
EEOC and Private Plaintiffs Settle Harassment Suit for $485,000 Against Chicken Processing Plant EE-AL-0017-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/10/2001
Order (M.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0017-0009.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/15/2001

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