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Case Name	EEOC v. OAK MOUNTAIN ENERGY, LLC	EE-AL-0061
Docket / Court	6:99-cv-01556-SLB ( N.D. Ala. )
State/Territory	Alabama
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In June 1999, the Birmingham Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Oak Mountain Energy, LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. When the defendant failed to appear, ... read more > In June 1999, the Birmingham Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Oak Mountain Energy, LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. When the defendant failed to appear, the EEOC successfully motioned for a default judgment in March 2000. The EEOC motioned to dismiss the case without prejudice in July 2000 since the defendant filed for bankruptcy and the EEOC did not believe it would be worth the time and cost of proving damages in this case. David Friedman - 04/23/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Oak Mountain Energy, LLC
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	None
Source of Relief	None
Case Closing Year	2000
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)

6:99-cv-01556-SLB (N.D. Ala.)
EE-AL-0061-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/22/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Order [Granting Default Judgment] [ECF# 11] (N.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0061-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/02/2000 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [Dismissing Case] [ECF# 16] (N.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0061-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/27/2000 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
[Amended] Order [ECF# 18] (N.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0061-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/22/2001 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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