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Case Name	EEOC v. U-HAUL CO	EE-IL-0229
Docket / Court	04 C 6162 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory	Illinois
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Chicago District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, against U-Haul International, Inc. and U-Haul Of Illinois, Inc. The complaint, filed in September 2004, alleged race discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII ... read more > The Chicago District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, against U-Haul International, Inc. and U-Haul Of Illinois, Inc. The complaint, filed in September 2004, alleged race discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, specifically that Defendant had discriminated against the charging party by suspending him and demoting him because of his race and then terminated him for complaining about race discrimination. The case went to trial in January 2006 and after a three day trial the jury returned a verdict for the Defendants. Elizabeth Glassman - 07/06/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Demotion

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	U-Haul International, 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

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Documents

Docket(s)

1:04-cv-06162 (N.D. Ill.)
EE-IL-0229-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 08/08/2006
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint

EE-IL-0229-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/22/2004

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