Case: EEOC v. J.W. Aluminum

2:03-cv-02448 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: July 25, 2003

Closed Date: March 11, 2000

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Case Summary

In July 2003, the EEOC district office in Charlotte, North Carolina brought this suit against the J.W. Aluminum Company, a foil and sheet aluminum manufacturer, in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. The complaint alleged racial discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the allegations were that the defendant allowed its employees to use racial slurs and deface its premises with racial graffiti. The parties settled and a c…

The parties settled and a consent decree was entered in March 2005. In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of race, establish a fund for potential class members in the amount of $225,000, provide EEO training, post EEO notices, implement an EEO policy, and make semiannual complaint reports. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for three years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (6/24/2007)

People

Judge(s)

Kosko, George C. (South Carolina)

Judge(s)

Kosko, George C. (South Carolina)

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Documents in this case

2:03-cv-02448	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. JW Aluminum Company	March 10, 2005	March 10, 2005 Docket
1 2:03-cv-02448	Complaint EEOC v. JW Aluminum Company	July 25, 2003	July 25, 2003 Complaint
23 2:03-cv-02448	Consent Decree EEOC v. JW Aluminum Company	Oct. 13, 2004	Oct. 13, 2004 Settlement Agreement
28 2:03-cv-02448	Final Order Approving Consent Decree EEOC v. JW Aluminum Company	March 10, 2005	March 10, 2005 Order/Opinion
	Annual Report on the Operations and Accomplishments of the Office of the General Counsel (FY 2005) EEOC v. J.W. Aluminum Co. No Court	April 13, 2006	April 13, 2006 Press Release

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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

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	July 25, 2003	COMPLAINT; Service due by 11/24/03 for JW Aluminum Company (kmca) (Entered: 07/28/2003)	PACER
2	July 25, 2003	SUMMONS issued for defendant JW Aluminum Company (kmca) (Entered: 07/28/2003)	PACER
3	July 25, 2003	ANSWER to Local Rule 26 Interrogatories by plaintiff EEOC; jury demand (kmca) (Entered: 07/28/2003)	PACER
4	Aug. 13, 2003	JOINT MOTION by plaintiff EEOC, defendant JW Aluminum Company to extend time to move,answer, or otherwise plead to the complaint for 40 days until 9/29/03. (proposed consent order attached) (asni) Modified on 08/14/2003 (Entered: 08/13/2003)	PACER
5	Aug. 14, 2003	ORDER granting [4-1] motion to extend time to move,answer, or otherwise plead to the complaint for 40 days until 9/29/03 ( signed by Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko ) eod 8/14/03 (cmur) Modified on 08/14/2003 (Entered: 08/14/2003)	PACER
6	Aug. 18, 2003	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed as to defendant JW Aluminum Company 7/28/03 Assignment Interrogatories due on 8/27/03 for JW Aluminum Company; Answer due on 8/18/03 for JW Aluminum Company executed by certified mail to CT Corp System, Registered Agent for JW Aluminum (kmca) (Entered: 08/19/2003)	PACER
7	Sept. 25, 2003	ANSWER to Complaint by defendant JW Aluminum Company (Attorney Matthew D Patterson), Assignment Interrogatories due on 10/6/03 for JW Aluminum Company (gpea) (Entered: 09/26/2003)	PACER
9	Nov. 18, 2003	26(f) Report by EEOC. Parties Agree to Conference and Scheduling Order. Proposed Discovery Plan and 26f Answers to Interrogatories included. (gpea) (Entered: 11/19/2003)	PACER
10	Nov. 21, 2003	AMENDED CONFERENCE AND SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of parties,amending of pleadings on 1/12/04 ; Plaintiff's ID of Experts set for 2/6/04 ; Defendant's ID of Experts set for 3/5/04 ; Records Custodian Affidavit filed by 3/5/04 ; Discovery cutoff 6/7/04 ; Motion In Limine filed by 7/12/04 ; Deadline for filing of all motions 5/20/04 ; Mediation deadline for 8/20/04 Mediation Statement filed by 7/20/04 ; 26(a)3 Pretrial Disclosures filed by 8/11/04 ; Pretrial Brief filed by 10/25/04 ; Jury Selection deadline set for 11/1/04 ; ( signed by Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko ) (cmur) (Entered: 11/21/2003)	PACER
11	Nov. 21, 2003	26(f) Answers to Local Rule 26 Interrogatories by JW Aluminum Company. (gpea) (Entered: 11/24/2003)	PACER
	April 8, 2004	CASE reassigned to Judge David C. Norton (admin) (Entered: 04/08/2004)	PACER
12	April 13, 2004	AMENDED CONFERENCE AND SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of parties,amending of pleadings on 1/12/04 ; Plaintiff's ID of Experts set for 2/6/04 ; Defendant's ID of Experts set for 3/5/04 ; Records Custodian Affidavit filed by 7/5/04 ; Discovery cutoff 9/7/04 ; Motion In Limine filed by 10/12/04 ; Deadline for filing of all motions 8/20/04 ; Mediation deadline for 11/20/04 Mediation Statement filed by 10/20/04 ; 26(a)3 Pretrial Disclosures filed by 11/11/04 ; Pretrial Brief filed by 1/27/04 ; Jury Selection deadline set for 2/1/05 ; ( signed by Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko ) eod (cmur) (Entered: 04/13/2004)	PACER
13	April 28, 2004	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC for Attorney Edwin L. Turnage to withdraw (dnap) (Entered: 04/28/2004)	PACER
14	April 28, 2004	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC to stay the proceedings until May 31, 2004 (dnap) (Entered: 04/28/2004)	PACER
15	May 4, 2004	ORDER granting [13-1] motion for Attorney Edwin L. Turnage to withdraw ( signed by Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko ) eod 5/5/04 (cmur) (Entered: 05/05/2004)	PACER
16	May 4, 2004	ORDER granting [14-1] motion to stay the proceedings until May 31, 2004 ( signed by Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko ) eod 5/5/04 (cmur) (Entered: 05/05/2004)	PACER
17	May 26, 2004	NOTICE of attorney appearance for plaintiff EEOC by Robert F Daley Jr (cram) (Entered: 05/27/2004)	PACER
19	June 2, 2004	ORDER granting [18-1] motion for Jessica L Dixon to appear pro hac vice FILING FEE WAIVED DUE TO STATUE ( signed by Judge C W. Houck ) eod (cmur) (Entered: 06/02/2004)	PACER
20	Oct. 8, 2004	UNOPPOSED MOTION by plaintiff EEOC for entry of provisional order approving consent decree. (cmur) (Entered: 10/12/2004)	PACER
21	Oct. 13, 2004	PROVISIONAL ORDER approving consent decree. Details outlined in the order. ( signed by Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko ) eod 10/14/04 (cmur) (Entered: 10/14/2004)	PACER
22	Oct. 13, 2004	NOTICE of Hearing set Fairness Hearing for 10:00 12/1/04 before Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko (cmur) Modified on 10/14/2004 (Entered: 10/14/2004)	PACER
23	Oct. 13, 2004	CONSENT DECREE outlining the resolution of this matter. Details are outlined in the order. ( signed by Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko ) eod 10/13/04 (cmur) (Entered: 10/14/2004)	PACER
	Oct. 13, 2004	Minute entry: per order#23 granting [20-1] motion for entry of provisional order approving consent decree. (cmur) (Entered: 10/18/2004)	PACER
24	Nov. 15, 2004	NOTICE of Hearing reset status conference for 10:00 2/17/05 before Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko (cmur) (Entered: 11/15/2004)	PACER
25	Dec. 23, 2004	NOTICE of Proposed Distribution List by plaintiff EEOC (cram) (Entered: 12/28/2004)	PACER
26	Feb. 3, 2005	NOTICE of Hearing cancelling status conference for 10:00 2/17/05 before Magistrate Judge George C. Kosko (obri) (Entered: 02/03/2005)	PACER
27	Feb. 9, 2005	Unopposed MOTION by plaintiff EEOC for entry of the final order approving consent decree (cram) (Entered: 02/10/2005)	PACER
28	March 10, 2005	FINAL ORDER APPROVING CONSENT DECREE re 27 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Details are outlined in the order. Signed by Judge David C Norton on 3/10/05. (cmur, ) (Entered: 03/11/2005)	PACER