Case: EEOC v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

4:01-cv-00215 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 19, 2001

Closed Date: July 30, 2001

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Case Summary

In January 2001, the EEOC district office in Houston, Texas brought this action against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act by causing an employee to be denied a desired transfer in retaliation for his earlier filing of an age discrimination complaint.

The parties settled in July 2001. No settlement documentation is available.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (7/24/2007)

People

Judge(s)

Johnson, Nancy A. (Florida)

Judge(s)

Johnson, Nancy A. (Florida)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

4:01-cv-00215	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Metropolitan Life	July 30, 2001	July 30, 2001 Docket
1 4:01-cv-00215	Complaint EEOC v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	Jan. 19, 2001	Jan. 19, 2001 Complaint
16 4:01-cv-00215	Stipulation of Dismissal EEOC v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	July 16, 2001	July 16, 2001 Pleading / Motion / Brief

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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

Last updated March 24, 2025, 8:30 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Jan. 19, 2001	COMPLAINT by EEOC, filed; (psmith) (Entered: 01/24/2001)	PACER
2	Jan. 19, 2001	Order setting Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference on 8:45 4/25/01 before Magistrate Judge Nancy K. Johnson and Order to Disclose Interested Persons, filed. Parties notified. (psmith) (Entered: 01/24/2001)	PACER
	Jan. 19, 2001	SUMMONS issued (1) (psmith) (Entered: 01/24/2001)	PACER
4	Feb. 21, 2001	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Metropolitan Life , filed. (sguevara) (Entered: 02/22/2001)	PACER
5	Feb. 26, 2001	DEFT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION for extension of time to file initial response by Metropolitan Life, Motion Docket Date 3/18/01 [5-1] motion , filed. (ddarneille) (Entered: 02/26/2001)	PACER
6	March 1, 2001	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by EEOC , filed. (sguevara) (Entered: 03/01/2001)	PACER
7	March 1, 2001	ORDER granting [5-1] motion for extension of time to file initial response set answer due for 3/8/01 for Metropolitan Life , entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge John D. Rainey ) (fmremp) (Entered: 03/02/2001)	PACER
8	March 8, 2001	MOTION with brief in support to dismiss , in the alternative for summary judgment by Metropolitan Life, Motion Docket Date 3/28/01 [8-1] motion, 3/28/01 [8-2] motion , filed (hlerma) (Entered: 03/12/2001)	PACER
9	March 30, 2001	JOINT MOTION to extend deadline for pltf's respond to deft's motion to dismiss or alternatively, for summary judment until May 5, 2001 , and to postpone the scheduling conference by EEOC, Metropolitan Life , filed (sguevara) (Entered: 04/03/2001)	PACER
10	April 11, 2001	ORDER granting [9-1] joint motion to extend deadline for pltf's respond to deft's motion to dismiss or alternatively, for summary judment until May 5, 2001 granting [9-2] joint motion to postpone the scheduling conference reset scheduling conference for 8:45 7/5/01 before Magistrate Judge Nancy K. Johnson , entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge John D. Rainey ) (fmremp) (Entered: 04/12/2001)	PACER
	April 11, 2001	Deadline updated; Response to motion reset to 5/5/01 for [8-1] motion to dismiss, reset to 5/5/01 for [8-2] motion for summary judgment (fmremp) (Entered: 04/12/2001)	PACER
11	April 26, 2001	SECOND JOINT MOTION to extend time deadline for pltf's response to deft's motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, for summary judgment until May 25, 2001 by EEOC, Metropolitan Life , filed (sguevara) (Entered: 04/26/2001)	PACER
12	April 30, 2001	ORDER granting [11-1] joint motion to extend time deadline for pltf's response to deft's motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, for summary judgment until May 25, 2001. Response to motion reset to 5/25/01 for [8-1] motion to dismiss, reset to 5/25/01 for [8-2] motion for summary judgment , Motion Docket Date 5/25/01 [8-1] motion to dismiss, 5/25/01 [8-2] motion for summary judgment , entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge John D. Rainey ) (psmith) (Entered: 04/30/2001)	PACER
13	May 11, 2001	Alternate Dispute Resolution Provider MEMORANDUM by Mediator, Alvin Zimmerman, filed. The case referred to ADR has been settled (mhorn) (Entered: 05/17/2001)	PACER
	May 17, 2001	Alternative Dispute Resolution Questionaire mailed to all parties of record. (mhorn) (Entered: 05/17/2001)	PACER
15	June 18, 2001	Notice of change of address and firm by counsel (Mark Shank) for deft Metropolitan Life , filed. (sguevara) (Entered: 06/19/2001)	PACER
16	July 16, 2001	STIPULATION of dismissal by EEOC, Metropolitan Life , filed (sguevara) (Entered: 07/17/2001)	PACER
17	July 30, 2001	ORDER OF DISMISSAL, entered: The parties' stipulation of dismissal having been filed, this case is DISMISSED with prejudice to its later refiling. Parties notified. ( signed by Judge John D. Rainey ) (psmith) (Entered: 07/31/2001)	PACER
	July 30, 2001	Case closed (psmith) (Entered: 07/31/2001)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Jan. 19, 2001

Closing Date: July 30, 2001

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

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.

Other Dockets:

Southern District of Texas 4:01-cv-00215

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Voluntary Dismissal

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Age discrimination

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/6342/ (last updated 7/24/2007).