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Case Name
EEOC v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY
EE-OH-0030
Docket / Court
1:04CV845 ( S.D. Ohio )
State/Territory
Ohio
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
This case was filed in December 2004 in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, by twelve African-Americans who alleged that their employer, Ford Motor Company, as well as their union, the UAW, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1981, and Michigan state anti- ...
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This case was filed in December 2004 in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, by twelve African-Americans who alleged that their employer, Ford Motor Company, as well as their union, the UAW, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1981, and Michigan state anti-discrimination law. At issue were selection tests for apprenticeship training programs, tests which the plaintiffs said had a disparate impact upon blacks.
The EEOC brought a separate action against Ford (1:04-cv-00845), and the cases were consolidated. In June 2005 both cases were resolved via a settlement agreement. Ford agreed to pay $8.55 million and to implement a new selection process for its apprenticeship programs. This agreement further required Ford to hire an industrial psychologist to design this new selection process and to place 279 members of the Settlement Class on the eligibility list for the Ford apprenticeship program.
On June 15, 2005, the court found that the proposed Settlement Agreement was fair and on June 16, 2005, the court granted the Plaintiff's Motion in Support of Award of Attorney's Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses. The court ordered the Defendant to pay $1.1 million to class counsel to cover fees and expenses incurred during settlement negotiations, and $567,000 to cover fees and expenses associated with the implementation and monitoring of the Settlement Agreement. As the settlement was initially scheduled to last for three years, and there is no further activity on the docket sheet, presumably this case closed in 2008.
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Hire
Monitoring
Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention
Recordkeeping
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Testing
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Impact
Disparate Treatment
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Private Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. § 1981
State Anti-Discrimination Law
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agriculatural Implement Workers of America
Plaintiff Description
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
EEOC
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Voluntary Dismissal
Order Duration
2005 - 2008
Filed
12/27/2004
Case Closing Year
2008
Case Ongoing
No
Related Cases
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Case Listing
EE-IL-0107
: EEOC v. H Q Global Workplace, Inc. (N.D. Ill.)
EE-OH-0107
: Robinson et al v. Ford Motor Company, Inc. et al (S.D. Ohio)
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Court
Docket(s)
S.D. Ohio
09/04/2007
1:04-cv-00845-SAS
EE-OH-0030-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
S.D. Ohio
12/27/2004
Complaint
EE-OH-0030-0001.pdf
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Detail
S.D. Ohio
12/27/2004
Settlement Agreement [ECF# 2-2]
EE-OH-0030-0012.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
S.D. Ohio
01/06/2005
Order [of Consolidation] [ECF# 5]
EE-OH-0030-0005.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
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06/01/2005
EEOC Press Release
EE-OH-0030-0002.pdf
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S.D. Ohio
06/15/2005
Opinion and Order
(2005 WL 5253339)
EE-OH-0030-0013.pdf
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Source: Westlaw
S.D. Ohio
06/15/2005
Opinion & Order [ECF# 17]
EE-OH-0030-0011.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
not recorded
06/16/2005
EEOC Litigation Settlement Report
EE-OH-0030-0007.pdf
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S.D. Ohio
06/17/2005
Judgment in a Civil Case
EE-OH-0030-0004.pdf
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S.D. Ohio
09/06/2007
Status Conference Memo including exhibits [ECF# 36]
EE-OH-0030-0010.pdf
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People
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Judges
Spiegel, S. Arthur
(S.D. Ohio)
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Mays, Lawrence
(Ohio)
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Stern, Jefferey A
(Ohio)
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Watson, C. Larry
(Ohio)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Cook, David M.
(Ohio)
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Harper, Connye Y.
(Michigan)
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Morrison, Virginia
(California)
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Simon, Stephen A.
(Ohio)
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