Case: EEOC v. Meijer Stores Limited Partnership

1:02-cv-00650 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Sept. 6, 2002

Closed Date: July 9, 2003

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Case Summary

In September 2002, the EEOC district office in Detroit, Michigan brought this suit against Meijer Stores Limited Partnership in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it refused to accommodate an employee whose religious faith dictated that she not work on Sundays and subsequently terminated her for not being available on those days.

The parties settled and a consent decree was entered in July 2003. According to the terms of the consent decree, the defendant would refrain from retaliating on the basis of religion, make reasonable accommodations in the future for religious employees, pay the aggrieved woman $22,000, modify its existing EEO policy to include religion, provide EEO training, and post EEO notices. The terms of the decree ran for one year.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (6/22/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4293222/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-meijer-stores-lmt-partnership/

Judge(s)

Enslen, Richard Alan (Michigan)

Judge(s)

Enslen, Richard Alan (Michigan)

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Documents in this case

1:02-cv-00650	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership	July 9, 2003	July 9, 2003 Docket
1 1:02-cv-00650	Complaint	Sept. 6, 2002	Sept. 6, 2002 Complaint
43 1:02-cv-00650	Consent Decree	July 9, 2003	July 9, 2003 Settlement Agreement

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4293222/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-meijer-stores-lmt-partnership/

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
	Sept. 6, 2002	DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (bd, ) (Entered: 09/13/2002)	PACER
	Sept. 6, 2002	SUMMONS ISSUED as to Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership (bd, ) (Entered: 09/13/2002)	PACER
1	Sept. 6, 2002	COMPLAINT with JURY DEMAND against Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership ; filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (bd, ) (Entered: 09/13/2002)	RECAP
2	Oct. 1, 2002	NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS directed to Adele Rapport (bd, ) (Entered: 10/01/2002)	RECAP
3	Oct. 2, 2002	ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses by Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership (mrs, ) (Entered: 10/03/2002)	RECAP
4	Oct. 2, 2002	PROOF OF SERVICE by Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership re 3 (mrs, ) (Entered: 10/03/2002)	RECAP
	Oct. 8, 2002	Copies of Order Setting Rule 16 Scheduling Conference sent via U.S. Mail to S. Behler, A. Rapport (rlw, ) (Entered: 10/08/2002)	PACER
5	Oct. 8, 2002	ORDER Setting Rule 16 Scheduling Conference before Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody: Rule 16 scheduling conference set for 11/5/2002 at 10:00 AM at 654 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI; status report due by 10/31/2002; signed by Judge Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) (Entered: 10/08/2002)	RECAP
6	Oct. 8, 2002	NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS directed to S. Behler (rlw, ) (Entered: 10/08/2002)	RECAP
7	Oct. 31, 2002	JOINT STATUS REPORT submitted for filing by Meijer Stores Limited Partnership (mrs, ) Modified on 11/4/2002 (mrs, ). (Entered: 11/04/2002)	RECAP
8	Oct. 31, 2002	PROOF OF SERVICE by Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership re 7 (mrs, ) (Entered: 11/04/2002)	RECAP
9	Nov. 5, 2002	Minute Entry: Rule 16 Scheduling Conference held before Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody. CMO to follow. (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cr) (Entered: 11/05/2002)	RECAP
10	Nov. 11, 2002	CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: jury trial set for 1/2004 trial session at 174 Federal Building, Kalamazoo, MI; settlement conference set for 6/3/2003 10:00 AM at 654 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI; final pretrial conference set for 12/9/2003 10:00 AM at 654 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI; signed by Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Judge Richard Alan Enslen, sas) (Entered: 11/11/2002)	RECAP
	Nov. 12, 2002	Copies of Case Management Order sent via U.S. Mail to A. Rapport, S. Behler (rlw, ) (Entered: 11/12/2002)	PACER
11	Nov. 12, 2002	ORDER Regarding Settlement Conference; signed by Judge Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) (Entered: 11/12/2002)	RECAP
12	Nov. 29, 2002	LETTER RETURNING DISCOVERY MATERIAL: Defendant Meijer Stores Limited Partnership's Initial Disclosures Pursuant to FRCP 26(a) returned to atty Behler's office (mrs, ) (Entered: 11/29/2002)	RECAP
13	Nov. 29, 2002	PROOF OF SERVICE by Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership of Initial Discloures Pursuant to FRCP 26(a) (mrs, ) (Entered: 11/29/2002)	RECAP
14	Dec. 11, 2002	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for Rule 26(a)(1) Disclosures (mrs, ) (Entered: 12/12/2002)	RECAP
15	Jan. 21, 2003	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for first set of interrogatories and requests to produce documents (mrs, ) (Entered: 01/21/2003)	RECAP
16	Jan. 29, 2003	PROOF OF SERVICE by Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership of Notice of Taking Records Deposition and Record Certification (mrs, ) (Entered: 01/30/2003)	RECAP
	Jan. 30, 2003	Document #17 was incorrectly filed in this case; it belongs in case 1:01-cv-650 Remark (mdr, ) (Entered: 01/31/2003)	PACER
17	Jan. 30, 2003	This document was inadvertantly docketed in this case; it belongs in case 1:01-cv-650 (mdr, ) Modified on 1/31/2003 (mdr, ). (Entered: 01/31/2003)	RECAP
18	Feb. 3, 2003	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Witness List (mrs, ) (Entered: 02/05/2003)	RECAP
19	Feb. 24, 2003	PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership for expert witness list (mrs, ) (Entered: 02/25/2003)	RECAP
20	Feb. 26, 2003	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of Notices for Depositons of Raymond, Fletter and Johnson (mrs, ) (Entered: 02/27/2003)	RECAP
21	March 3, 2003	PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of Notice of Deposition of Kerkstra (mrs, ) (Entered: 03/04/2003)	RECAP
22	March 7, 2003	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for deposition of Angie Mena (mrs, ) (Entered: 03/11/2003)	RECAP
23	March 7, 2003	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for re-notices for the depositions of Karen Raymond, Stacey Fletter and Kay Johnson (mrs, ) (Entered: 03/11/2003)	RECAP
24	March 14, 2003	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for Notice of Deposition of Angie Mena (rlw, ) (Entered: 03/17/2003)	RECAP
25	March 26, 2003	PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership of responses and objections to first set of interrogatories and request to produce docuements (mrs, ) (Entered: 03/27/2003)	RECAP
26	March 26, 2003	PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership for first set of interrogatories and request for production of documents (mrs, ) (Entered: 03/27/2003)	RECAP
27	March 28, 2003	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for Supplemental Rule 26(a)(1) Disclosures, Rule 26(a)(2) Disclosures of Expert Witness, and Amended Witness List (rlw, ) (Entered: 03/28/2003)	RECAP
28	April 1, 2003	PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership of renotice of deposition for Kerkstra (mrs, ) (Entered: 04/03/2003)	RECAP
29	April 2, 2003	PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership of first set of requests for admissions (mrs, ) (Entered: 04/04/2003)	RECAP
30	April 8, 2003	PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Meijer Stores Lmt. Partnership of Amended Notice of Deposition (mrs, ) (Entered: 04/10/2003)	RECAP
31	April 11, 2003	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of notice of depositions and request #4 for production of documents (mrs, ) (Entered: 04/11/2003)	RECAP
32	April 11, 2003	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of first set of requests for admissions and second set of interrogatories and requests to produce documents (mrs, ) (Entered: 04/11/2003)	RECAP
34	April 17, 2003	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for second set of requests for admissions (mrs, ) (Entered: 04/18/2003)	RECAP
	April 18, 2003	Copy of Order Regarding Settlement Conference, 33 sent via U.S. Mail to Behler (mrs, ) (Entered: 04/18/2003)	PACER
33	April 18, 2003	ORDER regarding settlement conference: settlement conference set for 4/30/2003 at 10:00 AM at 114 Federal Building, Kalamazoo, MI before Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody; signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) (Entered: 04/18/2003)	RECAP
35	April 22, 2003	JOINT MOTION for extension of time to complete discovery by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Meijer Stores; (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Proposed Order) (mrs, ) Modified on 4/30/2003 (mrs, ). Modified on 4/30/2003 (mrs, ). (Entered: 04/23/2003) 2 Exhibit 1 View on PACER 3 Proposed Order View on PACER	RECAP
36	April 22, 2003	BRIEF in support of 35 joint motion to extend discovery filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Meijer Stores (mrs, ) Modified on 4/30/2003 (mrs, ). (Entered: 04/23/2003)	RECAP
37	April 22, 2003	NOTICE of Hearing regarding joint motion to extend discovery by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Meijer Stores (mrs, ) Modified on 4/30/2003 (mrs, ). (Entered: 04/23/2003)	RECAP
38	April 22, 2003	PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Meijer Stores re 35, 36, 37 (mrs, ) Modified on 4/30/2003 (mrs, ). (Entered: 04/23/2003)	RECAP
39	April 30, 2003	ORDER requiring proposed consent judgment to be submitted by 5/30/2003, dismissing motion to extend dates 35 as moot; signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) (Entered: 04/30/2003)	RECAP
40	April 30, 2003	Minutes of settlement conference held before Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Court Reporter C. Rather) (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cr) (Entered: 05/01/2003)	RECAP
	May 1, 2003	Copy of Order Regarding Settlement Papers39 sent via U.S. Mail to atty Behler (mrs, ) (Entered: 05/01/2003)	PACER
	June 3, 2003	Set/Reset hearings: Telephone status conference set for 7/11/2003 at 09:00 AM at 654 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody; (mrs, ) (Entered: 06/04/2003)	PACER
	June 3, 2003	Copy of Order Regarding Settlement Papers, 41 sent via U.S. Mail to atty Behler (mrs, ) (Entered: 06/03/2003)	PACER
41	June 3, 2003	ORDER requiring settlement papers to be submitted by 7/3/2003; if the proposed consent judgment is not timely filed, a telephone status conference with Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody will be held on 7/11/2003 at 9:00 a.m.; signed by Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody (Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody, cbh) (Entered: 06/03/2003)	RECAP
42	July 2, 2003	PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER for consent decree (mj, ) (Entered: 07/07/2003)	RECAP
43	July 9, 2003	CONSENT DECREE granting PROPOSED STIPULATED CONSENT DECREE 42 ; signed by Judge Richard Alan Enslen (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1) (Judge Richard Alan Enslen, blb) (Entered: 07/09/2003) 2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 View on PACER	RECAP
	July 9, 2003	Copy of Order on Stipulation and Proposed Order43 sent via U.S. Mail to atty Behler (mrs, ) (Entered: 07/09/2003)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Michigan

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 6, 2002

Closing Date: July 9, 2003

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

Meijer Stores, LP

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Western District of Michigan 1:02-cv-00650

Available Documents:

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:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 22000

Order Duration: 2003 - 2004

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Accommodation / Leave

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Religion discrimination

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. Meijer Stores Limited Partnership, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/6074/ (last updated 6/22/2007).