Case: EEOC v. BUD DAVIS CADILLAC INC (d/b/a CADILLAC/SAAB OF MEMPHIS)

2:02-cv-02731 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Sept. 19, 2002

Closed Date: July 1, 2003

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Case Summary

The Memphis District Office filed this action in November 2002 in the District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against Bud Davis Cadillac, a car dealer. The Defendant was charged with discriminating on the basis of race after firing the complainant for reasons that it apparently considered insufficient grounds for dismissing a white employee. The action lasted until July of 2003, when it was resolved by a consent decree. The complainant was awarded $26,000. The injunctive relief included a one-time training program for all employees, expungement of the complainant's personnel file, and posting a Notice.

Summary Authors

Tony Verticchio (6/21/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

McCalla, Jon Phipps (Tennessee)

Judge(s)

McCalla, Jon Phipps (Tennessee)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

2:02-cv-02731	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Bud Davis Cadillac	July 1, 2003	July 1, 2003 Docket
7 2:02-cv-02731	Judgment EEOC v. Bud Davis Cadillac	June 30, 2003	June 30, 2003 Order/Opinion
6 2:02-cv-02731	Consent Decree EEOC v. Bud Davis Cadillac	July 1, 2003	July 1, 2003 Settlement Agreement

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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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11619900/eeoc-v-bud-davis-cadillac/

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 19, 2002	COMPLAINT (Summons NOT issued) ; Filing fee $ waived (AGJ) (Entered: 09/20/2002)	PACER
2	Oct. 1, 2002	SETTING LETTER : scheduling conference set for 8:30 12/18/02, Courtroom 4 (YDS) (Entered: 10/01/2002)	PACER
3	Nov. 27, 2002	ANSWER by defendant Bud Davis Cadillac to [1-1] (YDS) (Entered: 11/29/2002)	PACER
4	Dec. 17, 2002	SCHEDULING ORDER 16(b) Judge Jon P. McCalla ; pretrial motion filing deadline set for 9/30/03 [including motions for summary jgm] ; initial motions to dismiss ddl 2/28/03 ; discovery deadline set for 7/31/03 ; document production ddl 7/31/03 ; depositions, interrogatories and requests for admissions ddl 7/31/03 ; pla's Rule 26 expert information ddl 3/31/03 ; dft's Rule 26 expert information ddl 4/7/03 ; Rule 26(e) Supplementation ddl 3/31/03 ; pla's final lists of witnesses and exhibits under Rule 26(a)(3) ddl 10/24/03 ; dft's final lists of witnesses and exhbiits under Rule 26(a)(3) ddl 10/24/03 ; proposed pretrial order to be entered on 11/4/03 pretrial conference set for 11/12/03 at 9:00 ; jury trial set for 11/17/03 at 9:30 ; deadline for joining parties set for 2/24/03 ; deadline for amending pleadings set for 3/31/03 ; parties have 14 days after service of final lists of witnesses and exhibits to list objections under Rule 26(a)(3) ; parties do not consent to all matters being conducted by Mag Judge Allen ; settlement cannot be evaluated prior to 7/31/03. (cc: all counsel) (YDS) (Entered: 12/18/2002)	PACER
7	June 30, 2003	JUDGMENT: by Judge Jon P. McCalla terminating case The defendant is enjoined from engaging in any employment practice which has the purpose or effect of discriminating against any employee because of their race and retaliating against any employee for opposing discriminatory employment practices (cc: all counsel) (WBE) (Entered: 07/02/2003)	Clearinghouse
6	July 1, 2003	CONSENT DECREE by Judge Jon P. McCalla : (cc: all counsel) (WBE) (Entered: 07/02/2003)	Clearinghouse

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Tennessee

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 19, 2002

Closing Date: July 1, 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

Bud Davis Cadillac

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Western District of Tennessee 2:02-cv-02731

Available Documents:

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

Expungement of Employment Record

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 26000

Order Duration: 2003 - 2004

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Affected Race(s):

Black

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. BUD DAVIS CADILLAC INC (d/b/a CADILLAC/SAAB OF MEMPHIS), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/7148/ (last updated 6/21/2007).