Case: EEOC v. MT MORRIS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO

2:05-cv-00951 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Sept. 2, 2005

Closed Date: April 19, 2006

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Case Summary

In September 2005, the Milwaukee office of the EEOC brought this suit against Mt. Morris Mutual Insurance Co. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimant by firing the claimant due to her pregnancy, violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case settled by entry of a consent decree in April 2006. The two year consent decree includes: an anti-discrimination clause, training, posting of notice, and payment of $65,000 to the claimant. The terms of the agreement were to run for 2 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (6/8/2007)

Clearinghouse (6/15/2017)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4649022/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-mt-morris-mutual-insurance/

Judge(s)

Curran, Thomas John (Wisconsin)

Judge(s)

Curran, Thomas John (Wisconsin)

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Documents in this case

2:05-cv-00951	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mt Morris Mutual Insurance Company	April 20, 2006	April 20, 2006 Docket
1 2:05-cv-00951	Complaint EEOC v. Mt. Morris Mutual Insurance Company	Sept. 2, 2005	Sept. 2, 2005 Complaint
16 2:05-cv-00951	Judgment EEOC v. Mt. Morris Mutual Insurance Company	April 19, 2006	April 19, 2006 Order/Opinion 2006 WL 1049550

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Resources

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Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4649022/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-mt-morris-mutual-insurance/

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 2, 2005	COMPLAINT with Jury Demand (Summons(es) issued) Consent Forms Distributed for Magistrate Judge Goodstein; E-File Notification Distributed(vkb) Document added on 10/6/2005 (bet) (Entered: 09/06/2005)	Clearinghouse
2	Sept. 7, 2005	Consent to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by all plaintiffs (McBride, Dennis)	PACER
3	Sept. 9, 2005	PDF Document Requirement form sent to Atty. McBride regarding Complaint filed on 9/02/05. (vkb)	PACER
4	Sept. 23, 2005	SECOND PDF Document Requirement form sent to Atty. McBride regarding Complaint filed on 9/02/05 (vkb)	PACER
5	Oct. 6, 2005	LETTER from the Court to plaintiff Attorney Dennis R McBride re: Final Notice to submit PDF disk. (bet)	PACER
6	Oct. 14, 2005	LETTER (courtesy copy) from Donald P. O'Meara to Dennis McBride re: Waiver and Refusal form. (kah, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 10/17/2005 (kah, ). (Entered: 10/17/2005)	PACER
7	Oct. 21, 2005	Mt. Morris's ANSWER to Complaint of the Plaintiff by Mt Morris Mutual Insurance Company.(O'Meara, Donald)	PACER
8	Oct. 24, 2005	Docket Annotation; email sent to Atty. O'Meara re: all documents should be signed (vkb)	PACER
10	Nov. 28, 2005	REPORT of Rule 26(f) Plan by all plaintiffs (McBride, Dennis)	PACER
12	Dec. 2, 2005	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Thomas J Curran : Scheduling Conference held on 12/2/2005; see Scheduling Order (vkb) (Entered: 12/05/2005)	PACER
11	Dec. 5, 2005	SCHEDULING ORDER: signed by Judge Thomas J Curran on December 5, 2005. Amended Pleadings due by 1/1/2006. Discovery due by 8/31/2006. Plaintiffs Expert Witness List due by 4/28/2006. Defendants Expert Witness List due by 6/15/2006. Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/14/2007 09:00 AM before Senior Judge Thomas J Curran. Jury Trial set in the number 3 position for 3/12/2007; in the number 2 position for 4/9/2007; in the number 1 position for 5/7/2007 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 242 before Senior Judge Thomas J Curran. Motions due by 9/29/2006. (Attachments: # 1) (cc: all counsel)(Furlick, Barbara)	PACER
13	April 18, 2006	LETTER from Dennis R. McBride regarding Consent Decree and Order (McBride, Dennis)	PACER
14	April 18, 2006	MOTION for Settlement Consent Decree and Order by all plaintiffs. (McBride, Dennis)	PACER
15	April 19, 2006	ORDER signed by Judge Thomas J Curran on April 19, 2006, dismissing this action with prejudice based upon court's approval of consent decree. It is further ordered that the clerk of court shall enter a final judgment as a separate document. (cc: all counsel)(Thomas J. Curran)	RECAP
16	April 19, 2006	JUDGMENT signed by Deputy Clerk on April 19, 2006. See Judgment for details. (cc: all counsel)(Furlick, Barbara)	Clearinghouse
17	April 20, 2006	RELEASE of Charissa Black Slife filed by plaintiff EEOC (vkb) (Entered: 04/21/2006)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Wisconsin

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 2, 2005

Closing Date: April 19, 2006

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

Private Entity/Person

Mt. Morris Mutual Insurance Company

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Eastern District of Wisconsin 2:05-cv-00951

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Amount Defendant Pays: 65000

Order Duration: 2006 - 2008

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Pregnancy discrimination

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. MT MORRIS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/5841/ (last updated 6/15/2017).