Case: EEOC v. WHITEN DODGE INC

1:99-cv-00531 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 1999

Closed Date: June 30, 2000

Clearinghouse coding complete

Case Summary

In February 1999, the Atlanta District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Whiten Dodge, Inc. and SouthTowne Motors of Stone Mountain, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The only document publicly available regarding this case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. The charging party intervened in the suit in June 1999. After some discovery and scheduling orders, SouthTowne Motors was voluntarily dismissed from the case in early June 2000. The remaining parties settled in late June 2000 through a consent decree. It appears from the docket that the decree contained a non-discrimination clause and required the defendant to pay $46,000.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (7/24/2007)

People

Judge(s)

Brill, Gerrilyn G. (Georgia)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

1:99-cv-00531

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. Whiten Dodge, Inc., et al

June 30, 2000

June 30, 2000

Docket

Resources

Docket

Last updated March 26, 2025, 8:42 a.m.

ECF Number Date Description Link
1 Feb. 25, 1999

COMPLAINT filed and summons issued. Consent form to proceed before U.S. magistrate and pretrial instructions given to attorney; jury demand (web) (Entered: 03/02/1999)

PACER
2 Feb. 25, 1999

ANSWERS TO MANDATORY DISCLOSURES by plaintiff (web) (Entered: 03/02/1999)

PACER
Feb. 25, 1999

CASE REFERRED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill (Calendar sheets forwarded & notice of referral sent to GGB, JOF and given to counsel) (web) Modified on 03/02/1999 (Entered: 03/02/1999)

PACER
3 April 9, 1999

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Whiten Dodge-Hyundai, SouthTowne Motors mailed 3/2/99. Answer due by 5/1/99 for SouthTowne Motors and Whiten Dodge-Hyundai. (web) (Entered: 04/14/1999)

PACER
4 April 30, 1999

ANSWER by Whiten Dodge-Hyundai to complaint [1-1]. Discovery ends 9/27/99; jury demand (web) (Entered: 05/04/1999)

PACER
5 May 3, 1999

ANSWER by SouthTowne Motors to complaint [1-1]. Discovery ends 9/27/99. (web) (Entered: 05/04/1999)

PACER
6 May 11, 1999

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Whiten Dodge-Hyundai, SouthTowne Motors mailed 3/2/99 Answer due by 5/1/99 for SouthTowne Motors, for Whiten Dodge-Hyundai. (shb) (Entered: 05/13/1999)

PACER
7 May 18, 1999

MOTION by Nancy L. Thomas to intervene as a matter or right with brief in support. (web) (Entered: 05/20/1999)

PACER
8 May 20, 1999

ANSWERS TO MANDATORY DISCLOSURES by SouthTowne Motors (web) (Entered: 05/24/1999)

PACER
9 June 1, 1999

ANSWERS TO MANDATORY DISCLOSURES by Whiten Dodge-Hyundai. (web) (Entered: 06/03/1999)

PACER
10 June 22, 1999

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill GRANTING [7-1] motion to intervene as a matter or right. (cc) (web) (Entered: 06/22/1999)

PACER
June 22, 1999

Terminated submissions. (web) (Entered: 06/22/1999)

PACER
11 July 14, 1999

Joint MOTION to extend time pre-trial scheduling w/proposed order (to GGB) (djh) (Entered: 07/16/1999)

PACER
12 July 16, 1999

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill GRANTING [11-1] joint motion to extend time pre-trial scheduling and shall run from date on which 1st dft answers or responds to Intervenor Nancy Thomas' complaint (cc) (djh) (Entered: 07/19/1999)

PACER
13 Sept. 20, 1999

MOTION by Whiten Dodge-Hyundai to lift scheduling stay with brief in support. (web) (Entered: 09/21/1999)

PACER
Oct. 8, 1999

SUBMITTED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill on [13-1] motion to lift scheduling stay (web) (Entered: 10/08/1999)

PACER
14 Oct. 13, 1999

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill GRANTING [13-1] motion to lift scheduling stay, Discovery ends 3/1/00 . The parties are ORDERED to prepare and submit a joint preliminary planning report on or before 11/01/99. [14-1] order to be submitted on 11/2/99 if joint preliminary planning report is not filed. (cc) (web) (Entered: 10/14/1999)

PACER
Oct. 13, 1999

Terminated submissions. (web) (Entered: 10/14/1999)

PACER
15 Oct. 22, 1999

Notice of filing a change of address by counsel for Proposed Pla Intervenor. (copy to admin) (web) (Entered: 10/22/1999)

PACER
16 Oct. 22, 1999

MOTION by Pla Proposed Intervenor to w/draw referral of this matter to a Magistrate with brief in support. (web) Modified on 11/09/1999 (Entered: 10/22/1999)

PACER
17 Oct. 27, 1999

Intervenor's COMPLAINT filed. Jury demand. (web) (Entered: 10/28/1999)

PACER
18 Nov. 2, 1999

Joint MOTION to extend time thru 11/08/99 for filing the joint preliminary planning report. (web) (Entered: 11/03/1999)

PACER
19 Nov. 2, 1999

CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill APPROVING [18-1] joint motion to extend time thru 11/08/99 for filing the joint preliminary planning report. (cc) (web) (Entered: 11/03/1999)

PACER
20 Nov. 2, 1999

Certification of Consent to Substitution of Counsel for plaintiff, EEOC. Steven Mark Tapper replacing attorney C. Gregory Stewart, attorney Rhonda Lynn Klein, & attorney Charles T. Bell for EEOC. (web) (Entered: 11/03/1999)

PACER
Nov. 2, 1999

SUBMITTED to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill on [14-1] order. [14-1] Order to be submitted on 11/2/99 if joint preliminary planning report is not filed. (web) (Entered: 11/02/1999)

PACER
Nov. 3, 1999

Terminated submissions. (web) (Entered: 11/03/1999)

PACER
21 Nov. 8, 1999

(Joint) Preliminary Statement and Scheduling Order. (to judge) (web) (Entered: 11/09/1999)

PACER
Nov. 9, 1999

SUBMITTED to Judge J. O. Forrester on [16-1] motion to w/draw referral of this matter to a Magistrate (web) (Entered: 11/09/1999)

PACER
Nov. 12, 1999

ENDORSED ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill APPROVING [21-1] preliminary statement w/ Magistrate Judge's Scheduling Order attached. (cc) (web) (Entered: 11/15/1999)

PACER
22 Nov. 15, 1999

ANSWER by Whiten Dodge-Hyundai to intervenor's complaint [17-1]; jury demand (web) (Entered: 11/16/1999)

PACER
23 Nov. 17, 1999

ANSWER by SouthTowne Motors to intervenor's complaint [17-1] (web) (Entered: 11/17/1999)

PACER
24 Nov. 23, 1999

Joint MOTION to amend caption and correct name of dft found in [17-1] complaint. A proposed order is attached. (To JOF for approval) (web) (Entered: 11/24/1999)

PACER
25 Dec. 3, 1999

CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill APPROVING [24-1] joint motion to amend caption and correct name of dft found in [17-1] complaint. Caption is to read Whiten Dodge, Inc. (cc) (web) (Entered: 12/03/1999)

PACER
26 Feb. 29, 2000

Joint MOTION to extend time for discovery thru 06/01/00 (to JOF) (aar) (Entered: 03/01/2000)

PACER
27 Feb. 29, 2000

ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill GRANTING [26-1] joint motion to extend time for discovery thru 06/01/00, Discovery ends 6/1/00 (cc) (aar) (Entered: 03/02/2000)

PACER
28 March 1, 2000

ORDER by Judge J. O. Forrester APPROVING [21-1] preliminary statement (cc) (aar) (Entered: 03/02/2000)

PACER
30 March 1, 2000

Joint MOTION for protective order (to JOF) (aar) (Entered: 03/14/2000)

PACER
29 March 2, 2000

CONSENT PROTECTIVE ORDER by Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill (cc) (aar) (Entered: 03/03/2000)

PACER
March 14, 2000

ENDORSED ORDER on by Judge J. O. Forrester GRANTING [16-1] motion to w/draw referral of this matter to a Magistrate (cc) (aar) (Entered: 03/15/2000)

PACER
March 14, 2000

Completed referral to Mag Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill (aar) (Entered: 03/15/2000)

PACER
March 14, 2000

Terminated submissions. (aar) (Entered: 03/15/2000)

PACER
March 15, 2000

ENDORSED ORDER by Judge J. O. Forrester APPROVING [30-1] joint motion for protective order by Nancy L. Thomas, SouthTowne Motors, Whiten Dodge, Inc., EEOC (cc) (aar) (Entered: 03/16/2000)

PACER
31 April 20, 2000

Notice to take depositions of Southtowne Motors of Stone Mountain, Harold Philipson & Whiten Dodge by plaintiff (aar) (Entered: 04/21/2000)

PACER
33 June 7, 2000

Stipulation by parties and approved by Deputy Clerk, dismissing dft Southtowne Motors of Stone Mountain with prejudice by plaintiff EEOC. All parties consented. (crc) Modified on 06/13/2000 (Entered: 06/12/2000)

PACER
June 7, 2000

Proposed Consent Decree. (to JOF). (crc) Modified on 06/13/2000 (Entered: 06/12/2000)

PACER
34 June 30, 2000

CONSENT DECREE by Judge J. O. Forrester defendant shall comply with non-discrimination clause and pay a total of $46,000 in monetary relief in settlement of this case for compensatory damages. See order for specifics (cc) (aar) (Entered: 06/30/2000)

PACER
June 30, 2000

Case terminated. (aar) (Entered: 06/30/2000)

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory:

Georgia

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 25, 1999

Closing Date: June 30, 2000

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Unknown

Class Action Outcome: Unknown

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

SouthTowne Motors of Stone Mountain, Inc.

Whiten Dodge, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Georgia 1:99-cv-00531

Available Documents:

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

Amount Defendant Pays: 46000

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

Recommended Citation