Case: EEOC v. METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEMS

2:98-cv-02863 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 1998

Closed Date: Jan. 19, 2000

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Case Summary

In September 1998, the Memphis District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Methodist Healthcare, formerly Methodist Health Systems, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, alleging discrimination on the basis of race, black, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, the Agreement Order indicates that the complaint alleged the defendant refused to promote the complainant, an employee of Methodist Healthcare's Alliance Home Care subsidiary, because of her race, black, due to its classification of employees on the basis of race through a system of coding transfer and promotion requests. Shortly thereafter, the parties settled the lawsuit through an agreement order in January 1999.

The one-year settlement agreement required the defendant to: make compliance reports, provide a neutral reference for the complainant, prohibited the defendant from coding requests for transfers or promotions using race or gender identification and from failing to maintain ordinary business records, post notice of employee rights, and pay $15,000 to the complainant.

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David Friedman (3/11/2008)

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2:98-cv-02863	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Methodist Health Sys	Jan. 19, 1999	Jan. 19, 1999 Docket
6 2:98-cv-02863	Agreed Order EEOC v. Methodist Health Systems	Jan. 19, 1999	Jan. 19, 1999 Order/Opinion

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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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT 42:2000e civil rights violation - employment (WMW) (Entered: 10/02/1998)	Sept. 30, 1998	Sept. 30, 1998
2	SETTING LETTER: Scheduling/status conference set for 12/3/98 at 9:45 (BAG) (Entered: 11/20/1998)	Nov. 17, 1998	Nov. 17, 1998
3	ANSWER AND REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES AND EXPENSES by defendant Methodist Health Sys to [1-1] (WMW) (Entered: 12/02/1998)	Nov. 30, 1998	Nov. 30, 1998
4	MINUTES: (filed 12/22/98) Schedule/Status conference held 12/16/98; the parties feel this case may be resolved by the end of the month; the Court will look forward to an order dismissing this case. Presiding Judge: Donald PLA Atty: C. Lenier DFT Atty: D. Jaqua C/R: Lynn Dudley (YDS) (Entered: 12/29/1998)	Dec. 16, 1998	Dec. 16, 1998
5	ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE by Judge Bernice B. Donald ...to administratively close a case merely means to close a case for statistical purposes in the office of the District Court Clerk and the Administrative Office of the United States Court...it is ordered and notice is hereby given that the court clerk is directed, consistent w/the foregoing, to administravely close this case in his records without prejudice to the substantive and/or procedural rights of any party in interest to move at a later time to reopen the cse for good cause, including the entry of any stipulation or order, or for any other purpose required to obtain a final determination of pending litigation; in the event a party in interest files a motion at a later time seeking to reopen this administrately closed case, no reopening filing fee shall be required. The clerk is expressly directed to docket any order of dismissal immediately upon receipt. (cc: all counsel) (WMW) (Entered: 12/31/1998)	Dec. 30, 1998	Dec. 30, 1998
6	AGREED ORDER by Judge Bernice B. Donald ....A. Dft agrees to provide a neutral reference to any potential employer of Dianne Walker who may contact Dft in the future for job references. Any such neutral reference shall be comparable to the language attached hereto as Exh B. ..B. Dft agrees to pay $15,000.00 by certified check to Dianne D. Walker w/in 10 days after entry of this Consent Decree.. ..A. W/in 10 days of entry of this decree, Dft shall provide to the Regional Attorney of the Memphis District Office a copy of its non-discrimination policy currently maintained as official company policy. B. W/in 30 days of entry of this decree, dft shall provide to the Regional Attorney of the Memphis District office a copy of all memoranda issued to employees reflecting compliance with Sections V (C) and (D),.. ..Each of the parties shall bear their own costs and attys' fees in this action. (cc: all counsel) (EHG) (Entered: 01/20/1999)	Jan. 19, 1999	Jan. 19, 1999