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Case Name	EEOC v. Los Angeles Times	EE-CA-0131
Docket / Court	2:03-cv-06993-JFW-SS ( C.D. Cal. )
State/Territory	California
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In September 2003, the Los Angeles office of the EEOC brought this suit against Los Angeles Times in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment in October 2004, and the court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant ... read more > In September 2003, the Los Angeles office of the EEOC brought this suit against Los Angeles Times in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment in October 2004, and the court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant in December 2004. After the EEOC filed a notice of appeal in February 2005, the EEOC voluntarily withdrew its appeal in November 2005. No information was made available pertaining to the nature of the suit. Lionel Joiner - 06/22/2007 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

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Los Angeles Times Communications 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	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None
Case Closing Year	2004
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)

2:03-cv-06993-JFW-SS (C.D. Cal.)
EE-CA-0131-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 11/03/2005
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Judgment [ECF# 51] (C.D. Cal.) EE-CA-0131-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/09/2004 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [Court of Appeals] [Ct. of App. ECF# 74] EE-CA-0131-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/03/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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