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Case Name	EEOC v. DOC JOHNSON ENTERPRISES and HEALTH DEVICES CORPORA	EE-CA-0076
Docket / Court	97-9600 KMW ( C.D. Cal. )
State/Territory	California
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In December 1997, the EEOC district office in Los Angeles, California brought this suit against Doc Johnson Enterprises and the Health Devices Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The complaint is currently unavailable. After a single motion to compel, ... read more > In December 1997, the EEOC district office in Los Angeles, California brought this suit against Doc Johnson Enterprises and the Health Devices Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The complaint is currently unavailable. After a single motion to compel, the parties settled the case and a consent decree was entered in August 1998. Although the consent decree is not available, the docket states that Health Devices agreed to pay a class of people $150,000. Jason Chester - 06/14/2007 compress summary

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Issues

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

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Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Doc Johnson Enterprises Health Devices Corporation
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	Damages
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	1998
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)

2:97-cv-09600-KMW-MAN (C.D. Cal.)
EE-CA-0076-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 08/04/1998
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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