Case: EEOC v. BABIES "R" US

2:02-cv-00989 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: March 6, 2002

Closed Date: Jan. 23, 2003

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Philadelphia district office sued Babies "R" Us, Inc. on March 6, 2002 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII when it discriminated based on sex (male) by creating hostile work environment for one of its employees resulting in his constructive discharge. The parties entered into a consent decree (the full text of which is not available to us) on March 23, 2003, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $205,000 in damages, provide Title VII training to its employees, and maintain records of discrimination and harassment complaints.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (6/21/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Bassler, William G. (New Jersey)

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Bassler, William G. (New Jersey)

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2:02-cv-00989	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Babies R Us, Inc.	Jan. 23, 2003	Jan. 23, 2003 Docket
2:02-cv-00989	'Babies R Us' To Pay $205,000, Implement Training Due to Same-Sex Harassment of Male Employee EEOC v. Babies "R" Us. Inc. No Court	Jan. 15, 2003	Jan. 15, 2003 Press Release

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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…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	March 6, 2002	COMPLAINT filed; jury demand FILING FEE $ wv (dr) (Entered: 03/07/2002)	PACER
2	March 6, 2002	NOTICE of Allocation and Assignment filed. Magistrate Judge MADELINE COX ARLEO (dr) (Entered: 03/07/2002)	PACER
	March 6, 2002	CASE REFERRED to arbitration (dr) (Entered: 03/07/2002)	PACER
	March 7, 2002	SUMMONS(ES) issued for BABIES R US, INC. ( 20 Days) (Mailed to Counsel) (dr) (Entered: 03/07/2002)	PACER
3	March 20, 2002	Notice of MOTION to intervene by mov ANDRES VASQUEZ, Motion set for 4/22/02 on [3-1] motion w/certsvc. (Brief/PO Subm) (ak) Modified on 04/18/2002 (Entered: 03/21/2002)	PACER
4	March 20, 2002	CERTIFICATION w/exhibit of Stephen T. Mashel on behalf of mov ANDRES VASQUEZ and in support of [3-1] motion to intervene by ANDRES VASQUEZ (ak) (Entered: 03/21/2002)	PACER
5	April 3, 2002	FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT by plt EEOC , amending [1-1] complaint w/jury demand (ak) (Entered: 04/05/2002)	PACER
6	April 25, 2002	RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to BABIES R US, INC. 4/16/02 Answer due on 5/6/02 for BABIES R US, INC. c/o Laura Vitobello executive secretary. (JB) (Entered: 04/29/2002)	PACER
8	May 13, 2002	Minute entry: Proceedings recorded by Ct-Reporter: none; Minutes of: 5/13/02; The following actions were taken, [3-1] motion to intervene taken under advisement Rule 78 By Judge William G. Bassler (ak) (Entered: 05/20/2002)	PACER
9	May 20, 2002	NOTICE of attorney appearance for plt EEOC by ANN THACHER ANDERSON (ak) (Entered: 05/23/2002)	PACER
10	May 28, 2002	LETTER ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 16.1, setting scheduling conference for 7/18/02 ( signed by Magistrate Judge Madeline C. Arleo ) (NM) (ak) (Entered: 05/29/2002)	PACER
11	May 30, 2002	LETTER ORDER rescheduling the Rule 16 conference for 7/18/02 at 11:30a.m. to 3:00p.m. ( signed by Magistrate Judge Madeline C. Arleo ) (NM) (ak) (Entered: 05/31/2002)	PACER
12	June 7, 2002	Notice of MOTION for Mindy S. Novick and Michelle E. Phillips to appear pro hac vice by dft BABIES R US, INC., Motion set for 7/8/02 on [12-1] motion . (PO Subm) (ak) (Entered: 06/11/2002)	PACER
13	June 7, 2002	AFFIDAVIT of Mindy S. Novick on behalf of dft BABIES R US, INC. and in support of [12-1] motion for Mindy S. Novick and Michelle E. Phillips to appear pro hac vice (ak) (Entered: 06/11/2002)	PACER
14	June 7, 2002	AFFIDAVIT of John A. Snyder on behalf of dft BABIES R US, INC. and in support of [12-1] motion for Mindy S. Novick and Michelle E. Phillips to appear pro hac vice (ak) (Entered: 06/11/2002)	PACER
15	June 7, 2002	AFFIDAVIT of Michelle E. Phillips on behalf of dft BABIES R US, INC. and in support of [12-1] motion for Mindy S. Novick and Michelle E. Phillips to appear pro hac vice (ak) (Entered: 06/11/2002)	PACER
16	June 7, 2002	APPLICATION for Mary M. Tiernan to withdraw as attorney by plt EEOC (cc:chambers) (ak) (Entered: 06/12/2002)	PACER
17	June 13, 2002	ORDER granting [3-1] motion to intervene, consolidating case 02-1801 into 02-989 ( signed by Judge William G. Bassler ) (NM) (aa) (Entered: 06/18/2002)	PACER
18	June 17, 2002	ORDER granting [12-1] motion for Mindy S. Novick and Michelle E. Phillips to appear pro hac vice ( signed by Magistrate Judge Madeline C. Arleo ) (NM) (ak) (Entered: 06/18/2002)	PACER
	June 18, 2002	Consolidated Lead Case (aa) (Entered: 06/18/2002)	PACER
19	June 28, 2002	NOTICE of firm name change by attorney for dfts BABIES R US, INC. (ak) (Entered: 07/02/2002)	PACER
20	July 29, 2002	ORDER referring case to Mediation; Jeannine DiSomma has been chosen by the Court as the mediator; all proceedings are stayed for 60 days, etc. ( signed by Magistrate Judge Madeline C. Arleo ) (ak) (Entered: 07/29/2002)	PACER
21	Nov. 14, 2002	ORDER, dismissing action as settled, w/out costs and w/out prejudice ( signed by Judge William G. Bassler ) (NM) (jd) (Entered: 11/18/2002)	PACER
	Nov. 18, 2002	Case closed (jd) (Entered: 11/18/2002)	PACER
23	Jan. 21, 2003	STIPULATION of DISMISSAL of action in its entirety w/no attorney fees or costs to any party and w/prejudice (ak) (Entered: 01/24/2003)	PACER
24	Jan. 23, 2003	ORDER of FINAL DISMISSAL, dismissing action in its entirety w/prejudic and w/out costs ( signed by Judge William G. Bassler ) (NM) (ak) (Entered: 01/24/2003)	PACER