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Case Name	EEOC v. EVELETH TACONITE COMPANY et al	EE-MN-0016
Docket / Court	5:96-cv-00339-JRT-RLE ( D. Minn. )
State/Territory	Minnesota
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The EEOC's Milwaukee area office sued Eveleth Taconite Company, Eveleth Expansion Company, Oglebay Norton Company, and Oglebay Borton Taconite Company, on November 21, 1996 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The EEOC's cause of action is unknown because the docket is the ... read more > The EEOC's Milwaukee area office sued Eveleth Taconite Company, Eveleth Expansion Company, Oglebay Norton Company, and Oglebay Borton Taconite Company, on November 21, 1996 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The EEOC's cause of action is unknown because the docket is the only document available for this case. The parties entered into a consent decree almost immediately after the case was filed, on December 13, 1996. The contents of the consent decree are unknown. Kevin Wilemon - 07/24/2007 compress summary

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Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Eleventh Taconite Company Eveleth Expansion Company Eveleth Taconite Company Oglebay Borton Taconite Company Oglebay Norton Company
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	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	1996
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)

5:96-cv-00339-JRT-RLE (D. Minn.)
EE-MN-0016-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/16/1996
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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