Case: EEOC v. MEDIA PLAY INC

3:02-cv-00361 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Aug. 30, 2002

Closed Date: 2003

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Case Summary

In August 2002, the Charlotte office of the EEOC brought this suit against Media Play Inc. and Musicland Group, Inc. (d/b/a Media Play, Inc) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The complaint alleged that the defendant subjected female employees to a hostile work environment because of their sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The parties settled after engaging in court-ordered mediation and the case was dismissed in July 2003.

The settlement agreement required the defendant to pay the three claimants $2,500 each, provide training for current and newly hired supervisors, expunge the claimants' records and provide the claimants with neutral references.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (6/15/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:02-cv-00361	Docket EEOC v. Media Play Inc et al	Aug. 4, 2003	Aug. 4, 2003 Docket
1 3:02-cv-00361	Complaint EEOC v. Media Play Inc et al	Aug. 30, 2002	Aug. 30, 2002 Complaint
3:02-cv-00361	Settlement Agreement EEOC v. Media Play Inc et al	July 17, 2003	July 17, 2003 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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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 (former emp) Modified on 09/08/2002 (Entered: 09/08/2002)	Aug. 30, 2002	Aug. 30, 2002 Clearinghouse
2	CONSENT/REFUSAL to Magistrate Jurisdiction by EEOC - consent (former emp) (Entered: 09/08/2002)	Aug. 30, 2002	Aug. 30, 2002
3	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Media Play Inc 9/17/02 Answer due on 11/18/02 for Media Play Inc (former emp) (Entered: 10/02/2002)	Oct. 2, 2002	Oct. 2, 2002
4	ANSWER to Complaint by Media Play Inc, MusicLand Grp Inc (former emp) (Entered: 10/28/2002)	Oct. 28, 2002	Oct. 28, 2002
5	CONSENT/REFUSAL to Magistrate Jurisdiction by Media Play Inc, MusicLand Grp Inc - consent (former emp) (Entered: 10/28/2002)	Oct. 28, 2002	Oct. 28, 2002
6	Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations other entities with a direct financial interest in litigation by Media Play Inc, MusicLand Grp Inc (former emp) (Entered: 10/28/2002)	Oct. 28, 2002	Oct. 28, 2002
7	Certificate of I.A.C. by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Media Play Inc, defendant MusicLand Grp Inc (former emp) (Entered: 11/19/2002)	Nov. 19, 2002	Nov. 19, 2002
8	ORDER, set for IPC at 9:30 1/14/03 before Magistrate Judge Carl Horn III ( signed by Magistrate Judge Carl Horn III ) [EOD DATE: 11/21/02] (former emp) (Entered: 11/21/2002)	Nov. 21, 2002	Nov. 21, 2002
9	NOTICE of Appearance for EEOC by Lynette A. Barnes (former emp) (Entered: 12/17/2002)	Dec. 17, 2002	Dec. 17, 2002
10	INITIAL PRETRIAL ORDER Discovery deadline is 8/29/03 Motion filing deadline is 9/30/03 before Magistrate Judge Carl Horn III ETT: 5-7 days ( signed by Magistrate Judge Carl Horn III ) (former emp) (Entered: 01/14/2003)	Jan. 14, 2003	Jan. 14, 2003
11	ORDER referring case to ADR. Mediation deadline: 5/15/03 M. Ann Anderson appointed. ( signed by Magistrate Judge Carl Horn III ) (former emp) (Entered: 01/14/2003)	Jan. 14, 2003	Jan. 14, 2003
12	PROTECTIVE ORDER ( signed by Magistrate Judge Carl Horn III ) [EOD DATE: 3/25/03] (former emp) (Entered: 03/25/2003)	March 25, 2003	March 25, 2003
13	Certificate of completion of ADR session by M. Ann Anderson Session Type: Mediation, Result: settled - Terminated mediator M. Ann Anderson (former emp) (Entered: 05/01/2003)	May 1, 2003	May 1, 2003
14	JOINT MOTION by EEOC, Media Play Inc, MusicLand Grp Inc for Order to Dismiss action (former emp) (Entered: 07/17/2003)	July 17, 2003	July 17, 2003
15	STIPULATION by EEOC, Media Play Inc, MusicLand Grp Inc regarding settlement agreement () (former emp) (Entered: 07/17/2003)	July 17, 2003	July 17, 2003
16	ORDER granting [14-1] joint motion for Order to Dismiss action ( signed by Magistrate Judge Carl Horn III ) [EOD DATE: 7/18/03] Judgment Volume: 49B Page: 91 (former emp) (Entered: 07/18/2003)	July 18, 2003	July 18, 2003
	Case closed (former emp) (Entered: 08/04/2003)	Aug. 4, 2003	Aug. 4, 2003