Case: EEOC v. Kraft Foods of North America

2:02-cv-02628 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Oct. 25, 2002

Closed Date: June 16, 2007

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Birmingham office filed this suit on October 25, 2002 in the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division. The EEOC alleged that 17 male employees at defendant Kraft Foods of North America, Inc.'s Birmingham location were subjected to a hostile work environment created by the actions and remarks of a supervisor. The complainants were represented by private counsel in communications with the defendant before the EEOC filed the suit, but none of the complainants intervened in the suit.

On June 10, 2003 the parties filed a joint motion entering the consent decree. The consent decree was granted on June 16, 2003.

The consent decree explained that the defendant paid the complainants undisclosed amounts of money as well as attorney's fees. The defendant also agreed to provide separate training sessions for the supervisory and non-supervisory employees at its Birmingham office.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (9/6/2007)

People

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Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Raechel L. (Alabama)

Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Alabama)

Anderson, Suzanne M (Alabama)

Andrew, Regina Maria (Alabama)

Arendes, Jennifer L. (Alabama)

Attorney for Defendant
Judge(s)

Blackburn, Sharon Lovelace (Alabama)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Raechel L. (Alabama)

Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Alabama)

Anderson, Suzanne M (Alabama)

Andrew, Regina Maria (Alabama)

Arendes, Jennifer L. (Alabama)

Awad, Wasan (Alabama)

Backhaus, William C (Alabama)

Bannon, Jeffrey C (Alabama)

Baran, Andrea G. (Alabama)

Batog, Konrad (Alabama)

Bean, Julie Steptoe (Alabama)

Burstein, Jeffrey Charles (Alabama)

Caiola, Michelle Anne (Alabama)

Call, Gary L. (Alabama)

Canino, Robert A (Alabama)

Carrillo, Gina E (Alabama)

Chandy, Sunu P. (Alabama)

Che, May R (Alabama)

Cheung, Raymond T. (Alabama)

Cohen, Ethan M (Alabama)

Cole, Holly Waldron (Alabama)

Cooper, Ronald S (Alabama)

Costas, Toby W (Alabama)

Cox, Lisa Ann (Alabama)

Crook, Debra Hawes (Alabama)

Curtin, Nora Ellen (Alabama)

Deck, Dayna F. (Alabama)

Denig, Jessica A (Alabama)

Dreiband, Eric S (Alabama)

Dubey, Devika S (Alabama)

Farrell, Michael J (Alabama)

Feldman, Laura R (Alabama)

Fiorito, Bradley S. (Alabama)

Fischer, Kurt S (Alabama)

Flores, Carmen (Alabama)

Foslid, Kristen Marie (Alabama)

Fox, Rosemary J (Alabama)

Gochanour, Gregory M (Alabama)

Graziano, Louis (Alabama)

Grossman, Elizabeth (Alabama)

Guerrier, Charles E. (Alabama)

Gusewelle, Anne E. (Alabama)

Hamilton, Deborah L (Alabama)

Healy, Teri L. (Alabama)

Hendrickson, John C (Alabama)

Henry, Ann Marie (Alabama)

Hobson, William R (Alabama)

Holman, Patrick J (Alabama)

Imdieke, Michael H. (Alabama)

Isenhart, Jessi D. (Alabama)

Jones, Anica C. (Alabama)

Kamp, Jean P (Alabama)

Kane, Deborah A. (Alabama)

Kennedy, Melvin D. (Alabama)

Kinne, Paul A. (Alabama)

Kittle, Rita Byrnes (Alabama)

Klaassen, Mark A (Alabama)

Krivonyak, J. Christopher (Alabama)

Laura, Peter F. (Alabama)

Lawrence, Debra M. (Alabama)

Lee, Jeff A (Alabama)

Lee, Damien Anthony (Alabama)

Lee, James L. (Alabama)

Lee, Jeffrey A. (Alabama)

Lewis, Muslima (Alabama)

Li, Derek W (Alabama)

Liem, Connie (Alabama)

Lopez, P David (Alabama)

Lucero, A.Luis Lucero (Alabama)

Mallik, Amrita (Alabama)

Malloy, Margaret Ann (Alabama)

Martin, C Levi (Alabama)

Martinez, Ana Consuelo (Alabama)

Maxion, Sanya Hill (Alabama)

McBride, Dennis R (Alabama)

McCoy-Cruz, Kimberly A. (Alabama)

Miller, Gerald L (Alabama)

Moench, William E (Alabama)

Monahan, Camille A (Alabama)

Murray, Steven Lee (Alabama)

Naccarato, Elizabeth A (Alabama)

Neary, Kathleen M. (Alabama)

Northrup, Kate (Alabama)

O'Brien, Michael J. (Alabama)

Olson, Kathryn Blaire (Alabama)

O'Neill, Mary Jo (Alabama)

Oppenheim, Harriett F (Alabama)

Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann (Alabama)

Park, Anna (Alabama)

Parker, Russell P (Alabama)

Pearson, Gina Elaine (Alabama)

Peck, Jonathan T (Alabama)

Peral, Cesar J (Alabama)

Peters, Kirsten Jennifer (Alabama)

Peterson, Melanie M. (Alabama)

Phillips, Ronald L. (Alabama)

Pladson, Nicholas J (Alabama)

Pohl, Anna Marie (Alabama)

Powell, Molly P. (Alabama)

Ranis, Michael Bruce (Alabama)

Ratliff, Sean (Alabama)

Reams, Gwendolyn Young (Alabama)

Rivera, Jadhira Virginia (Alabama)

Roberts, Monique Joy (Alabama)

Robertson, Michelle M (Alabama)

Rose, Robert David (Alabama)

Rucker, Marsha Lynn (Alabama)

Santos, Adela P. (Alabama)

Schnitzel, Andrew Marten (Alabama)

Seely, Barbara A (Alabama)

Sexton, Richard I (Alabama)

Sirkin, Lisa (Alabama)

Smason, Diane I (Alabama)

Smith, C Emanuel (Alabama)

Stanley, John F. (Alabama)

Statkus, Carol A (Alabama)

Steele, Roberta (Alabama)

Stewart, Ronald S (Alabama)

Stith, Rebecca S. (Alabama)

Struble, Stephanie (Alabama)

Szromba, Jeanne Bowman (Alabama)

Tamayo, William R. (Alabama)

Tetzlaff, Karl R. (Alabama)

Thomas, Gillian Lathrop (Alabama)

Tomlinson, Robert F (Alabama)

Tyndall, Brian C (Alabama)

Valderrama, Hillary K (Alabama)

Vance, Carrie Noelle (Alabama)

Varma, Maneesh (Alabama)

Vasichek, Laurie A (Alabama)

Vuong, Rumduol Kim (Alabama)

Weisberg, Robert E. (Alabama)

Welsh, Blaine T (Alabama)

Whitehead, Jamal N (Alabama)

Wong, Kam Sau (Alabama)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

2:02-cv-02628

Docket [PACER]

June 16, 2003

June 16, 2003

Docket
1

2:02-cv-02628

Complaint

Oct. 25, 2002

Oct. 25, 2002

Complaint

2:02-cv-02628

EEOC Sues Kraft Foods North America, Inc. for Same-Sex Harassment of Men

EEOC v. Kraft Foods North America

No Court

Oct. 25, 2002

Oct. 25, 2002

Press Release
16

2:02-cv-02628

Consent Decree

June 16, 2003

June 16, 2003

Settlement Agreement
16

2:02-cv-02628

Order [Entering Consent Decree]

June 16, 2003

June 16, 2003

Order/Opinion

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4126779/eeoc-v-kraft-foods-of-north/

Last updated March 19, 2024, 3:07 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT filed, amount paid $ wv, (KAM) (Entered: 10/29/2002)

Oct. 25, 2002

Oct. 25, 2002

RECAP
2

WAIVER of service of summons by defendant Kraft Foods of North filed 12/20/02 (KAM) Modified on 01/23/2003 (Entered: 01/07/2003)

Jan. 6, 2003

Jan. 6, 2003

PACER
3

MOTION by defendant Kraft Foods of North to dismiss, or, in the alternative for more definite statement filed cs (KAM) (Entered: 01/21/2003)

Jan. 21, 2003

Jan. 21, 2003

PACER
4

MOTION by plaintiff EEOC in limine re: substance of conciliation efforts filed cs (KAM) (Entered: 03/06/2003)

March 5, 2003

March 5, 2003

PACER
5

MOTION by defendant Kraft Foods of North for order for temporary relief from LR26.1 filed cs (KAM) (Entered: 03/06/2003)

March 5, 2003

March 5, 2003

RECAP
6

ORDER -Parties DIRECTED to follow attached instructions regarding scheduling conferences ; Pretrial scheduling conf set for 3:00 4/20/03 filed ( by Judge Sharon L. Blackburn ) cm (MAA) (Entered: 03/07/2003)

March 7, 2003

March 7, 2003

PACER
7

ORDER granting motion for order for temporary relief from LR26.1 [5-1] parties are ORDERED to meet and file report of planning meeting by 3/25/03, denying motion to dismiss [3-1], denying motion for more definite statement [3-2] filed ( by Judge Sharon L. Blackburn ) cm (MAA) (Entered: 03/07/2003)

March 7, 2003

March 7, 2003

PACER
8

ANSWER by defendant Kraft Foods of North w/appear by atty(s) filed cs (KAM) (Entered: 03/21/2003)

March 21, 2003

March 21, 2003

PACER
9

Report of Parties (form 35) of compliance with FRCP 26 filed (KAM) (Entered: 03/26/2003)

March 25, 2003

March 25, 2003

PACER
10

ORDER ; Pretrial scheduling conf set for 1:30 4/14/03 filed ( by Judge Sharon L. Blackburn ) cm (KAM) (Entered: 04/09/2003)

April 9, 2003

April 9, 2003

PACER
11

4 - ORDER denying motion in limine re: substance of conciliation efforts [4-1] upon consideration of the Motion, the memoranda submitted in support of and in opposiiton to the motion, and the record herein, the court is of the opinion that this motion is due to be and hereby is DENIED (As noted during oral argument, dft's reply brief was submitted to the court's chambers and is currently not a filed document in the court's official case file ( by Judge Sharon L. Blackburn ) entered cm (KSS) (Entered: 04/15/2003)

April 14, 2003

April 14, 2003

PACER
12

ORDER this case is SET for a 16(b) scheduling conference at 10:00 a.m. on 5/27/03; the parties are DIRECTED to follow the attached instructions regarding scheduling conferences filed ( by Judge Sharon L. Blackburn ) cm (KSS) (Entered: 04/15/2003)

April 15, 2003

April 15, 2003

PACER
13

ORDER ; Pretrial scheduling conf set for 12:00 6/3/03 filed ( by Judge Sharon L. Blackburn ) cm (KAM) (Entered: 05/14/2003)

May 14, 2003

May 14, 2003

PACER
14

ORDER the 16(b) scheduling conf is hereby RESET at 11:30 a.m. on 6/24/03 filed ( by Judge Sharon L. Blackburn ) cm (KSS) (Entered: 06/04/2003)

June 4, 2003

June 4, 2003

RECAP
15

MOTION by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Kraft Foods of North for order approving and entering consent decree and final judgment filed (KAM) (Entered: 06/11/2003)

June 10, 2003

June 10, 2003

RECAP
16

ORDER granting motion for order approving and entering consent decree and final judgment [15-1]; the court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this decree for pruposes of insuring compliance; if the the terms and conditions of the decree are violated or breached, the parties may petition the Court for further orders terminating case each party shall bear his own costs and atty fees in accordance with the provisions of the decree filed ( by Judge Sharon L. Blackburn ) cm (KAM) (Entered: 06/16/2003)

June 16, 2003

June 16, 2003

RECAP

Case Details

State / Territory: Alabama

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Oct. 25, 2002

Closing Date: June 16, 2007

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Kraft Foods of North America, Inc. (Birmingham), Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Retaliation Prohibition

Provide antidiscrimination training

Issues

General:

Pattern or Practice

Retaliation

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)

Discrimination-basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex or Gender:

Male

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits