Case: EEOC v. MICHIGAN SEAMLESS TUBE

2:05-cv-73719 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2005

Closed Date: 2010

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Case Summary

The Detroit field office of the EEOC brought this suit against Michigan Seamless Tube in September 2005. The complaint alleged that seven African American complainants and similarly situated persons applied for employment and were not hired because of their race. Both parties submitted motions to compel discovery, and both were granted in part and denied in part. A successful settlement conference was held in February 2007, and a consent decree was entered into in June 2007.The three-year conse…

The three-year consent decree established a $500,000 fund for disbursing awards to the complainants and similarly situated persons. The class members were required to sign a release in order to obtain their award; class members who could not be located or would not sign the release would have their awards divided equally among class members who had signed the release. The Defendant was required to comply with Title VI, to not discriminate or retaliate, and to actively advertise and recruit African Americans. The Defendant was required to train all of its employees on Title VII. Finally, the Defendant was also required to post a notice informing employees of their rights under Title VII.

The only additional activity that appears in the docket is approval of the settlement distribution process and proposed notice of distribution, as well as a notice of withdrawal of counsel. As there is no further enforcement activity, presumably the matter ended in June 2010.

Summary Authors

Rachel Barr (1/3/2018)

Kevin Wilemon (5/14/2008)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4864206/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-michigan-seamless-tube/

Judge(s)

Borman, Paul D. (Michigan)

Capel, Wallace Jr. (Michigan)

Judge(s)

Borman, Paul D. (Michigan)

Capel, Wallace Jr. (Michigan)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

2:05-cv-73719	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Michigan Seamless Tube	Sept. 12, 2007	Sept. 12, 2007 Docket
1 2:05-cv-73719	Complaint EEOC v. Michigan Seamless Tube	Sept. 29, 2005	Sept. 29, 2005 Complaint
22 2:05-cv-73719	Order [Defendant's Motion to Compel] EEOC v. Michigan Seamless Tube	Dec. 26, 2006	Dec. 26, 2006 Order/Opinion
23 2:05-cv-73719	Order [EEOC's Motion to Compel] EEOC v. Michigan Seamless Tube	Dec. 26, 2006	Dec. 26, 2006 Order/Opinion
26 2:05-cv-73719	Consent Decree EEOC v. Michigan Seamless Tube	June 5, 2007	June 5, 2007 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/4864206/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-michigan-seamless-tube/

Last updated April 5, 2025, 10:28 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 29, 2005	COMPLAINT filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Michigan Seamless Tube.(DPer, ) (Entered: 09/29/2005)	PACER
2	Nov. 1, 2005	ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses and Reliance on Jury Demand by Michigan Seamless Tube.(Foley, Nicole) (Entered: 11/01/2005)	PACER
3	Feb. 3, 2006	SCHEDULING ORDER: Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 8/3/2006 Discovery due by 7/3/2006. Signed by Honorable Paul D Borman. (Refer to image for additional dates)(RMcG, ) (Entered: 02/03/2006)	PACER
4	Feb. 7, 2006	[FILING ERROR: certificate of service docketed on incorrect case]NOTICE of Appearance by Trina R. Mengesha on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Mengesha, Trina) Modified on 2/8/2006 (DPer, ). (Entered: 02/07/2006)	PACER
5	Feb. 7, 2006	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission re: Notice of Appearance . (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 02/07/2006)	PACER
6	March 23, 2006	[STRICKEN] CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures . (Mengesha, Trina) Modified on 3/23/2006 (SMar, ). (Entered: 03/23/2006)	PACER
7	May 26, 2006	NOTICE of Withdrawal of Attorney Robert K. Dawkins by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Dawkins, Robert) (Entered: 05/26/2006)	PACER
8	June 2, 2006	Defendant's Lay and Expert WITNESS LIST by Michigan Seamless Tube (Foley, Nicole) (Entered: 06/02/2006)	PACER
9	June 5, 2006	WITNESS LIST by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 06/05/2006)	PACER
10	June 26, 2006	[FILING ERROR: RULE 11 VIOLATION]. STIPULATION to Amend the Scheduling Order by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(Mengesha, Trina) Modified on 6/26/2006 (THal, ). (Entered: 06/26/2006)	PACER
11	June 29, 2006	STIPULATION AND ORDER TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER Signed by Honorable Paul D Borman. (JPar, ) (Entered: 06/29/2006)	PACER
13	Oct. 31, 2006	ORDER REFERRING MOTION to Magistrate Judge CAPEL: 12 MOTION to Compel Discovery and Request for Extension of Discovery filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,. Signed by Honorable Paul D Borman. (DGoo, ) (Entered: 10/31/2006)	PACER
14	Nov. 8, 2006	RESPONSE to 12 MOTION to Compel Discovery and Request for Extension of Discovery filed by all defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-EEOC Discovery Responses)(Foley, Nicole) (Entered: 11/08/2006)	PACER
15	Nov. 13, 2006	MOTION to Compel Discovery by all defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits # 2 Exhibit A-Defendant's First Discovery Requests# 3 Exhibit B-Plaintiff's Initial Responses to Defendant's First Discovery Requests# 4 Exhibit C-October 11, 2006 Letter to Plaintiff's counsel# 5 Exhibit D-Plaintiff's Supplemental Responses to Defendant's First Discovery Requests)(Foley, Nicole) (Entered: 11/13/2006)	PACER
16	Nov. 16, 2006	ORDER REFERRING MOTION to Magistrate Judge CAPEL: 15 MOTION to Compel Discovery filed by Michigan Seamless Tube,. Signed by Honorable Paul D Borman. (DGoo, ) (Entered: 11/16/2006)	PACER
17	Nov. 17, 2006	REPLY to Response re 12 MOTION to Compel Discovery and Request for Extension of Discovery filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 11/17/2006)	PACER
19	Nov. 21, 2006	NOTICE to counsel regarding reassignment from Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel to Magistrate Judge Donald A Scheer. (Srour, S.) (Entered: 11/29/2006)	PACER
18	Nov. 27, 2006	RESPONSE to 15 MOTION to Compel Discovery filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 11/27/2006)	PACER
20	Dec. 1, 2006	NOTICE of hearing on 15 MOTION to Compel Discovery , 12 MOTION to Compel Discovery and Request for Extension of Discovery . Resolved/Unresolved Issues due by 12/8/2006. Motion Hearing set for 12/12/2006 02:00 PM before Honorable Donald A Scheer. (MLan, ) (Entered: 12/01/2006)	PACER
21	Dec. 5, 2006	REPLY to Response re 15 MOTION to Compel Discovery filed by Michigan Seamless Tube. (LaFave, Melanie) (Entered: 12/05/2006)	PACER
22	Dec. 26, 2006	ORDER granting in part and denying in part 15 Motion to Compel- Signed by Honorable Donald A Scheer. (MLan, ) (Entered: 12/26/2006)	PACER
23	Dec. 26, 2006	ORDER granting in part and denying in part 12 Motion to Compel - Discovery extended to 3/31/07- Signed by Honorable Donald A Scheer. (MLan, ) (Entered: 12/26/2006)	PACER
24	Jan. 31, 2007	AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 4/30/2007 Discovery due by 3/31/2007. Signed by Honorable Paul D Borman. (Refer to image for additional dates)(DGoo, ) (Entered: 01/31/2007)	PACER
	Jan. 31, 2007	Set Deadlines/Hearings: Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 1/31/2007 (DGoo, ) (Entered: 01/31/2007)	PACER
25	Feb. 13, 2007	ORDER REFERRING OTHER MATTERS to Magistrate Judge KOMIVES: SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Honorable Paul D Borman. (DGoo, ) (Entered: 02/13/2007)	PACER
	Feb. 15, 2007	Minute Entry -Settlement Conference held on 2/15/2007 before Honorable Paul J Komives. Disposition: case not settled (EBut) (Entered: 02/20/2007)	PACER
26	June 5, 2007	CONSENT DECREE Signed by Honorable Paul D Borman. (DGoo)	RECAP
27	June 6, 2007	Notice of Failure to Comply with ECF Policies and Procedures as to attorney Adele Rapport. (DHam) (Entered: 06/06/2007)	PACER
28	June 29, 2007	[FILING ERROR: MOTION IS MISSING FROM IMAGE AND RULE 18 VIOLATIONS - ATTORNEY WILL REFILE CORRECTLY]. MOTION for Disbursement of Funds Motion for Approval of Distribution by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits List of Document Exhibits# 2 Exhibit Proposed Distribution# 3 Document Continuation Notice of Distribution# 4 Exhibit Order on Settlement Disribution) (Mengesha, Trina) Modified on 7/2/2007 (Hallwood, T.). (Entered: 06/29/2007)	PACER
29	July 2, 2007	MOTION for Disbursement of Funds Corrected Motion for Approval of Distribution by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits List of Document Exhibits# 2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 Proposed Distribution# 3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 Notice of Distribution# 4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 Order of Distribution) (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 07/02/2007)	PACER
30	July 6, 2007	Notice of Failure to Comply with ECF Policies and Procedures , for dates 06/29/07 and 07/02/07, as to attorney Adele Rapport. (DHam) Modified on 7/6/2007 (Hamel, D.). (Entered: 07/06/2007)	PACER
31	July 12, 2007	NOTICE of Withdrawal of Attorney Adele Rapport by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Mengesha, Trina) (Entered: 07/12/2007)	PACER
32	July 12, 2007	ORDER granting 29 Motion for Disbursement of Funds. Signed by Honorable Paul D Borman. (DGoo)	RECAP
33	Sept. 12, 2007	FINAL ORDER re 32 Order on Motion for Disbursement of Funds. Signed by Honorable Paul D Borman. (DGoo)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Michigan

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2005

Closing Date: 2010

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

Michigan Seamless Tube

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Eastern District of Michigan 2:05-cv-73719

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:

Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 500000

Order Duration: 2007 - 2010

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Hiring

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Affected Race(s):

Black

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. MICHIGAN SEAMLESS TUBE, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/8150/ (last updated 5/14/2008).