Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
222 F.R.D. 137 (2004)
- Written by Catherine Cotovsky, JD
Facts
Six named female employees (female employees) (plaintiffs) sued their employer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) (defendant) on behalf of themselves and others for sex-based employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The female employees claimed that the discriminatory practices employed by Wal-Mart affected all women who work or worked for Wal-Mart stores throughout the country. Accordingly, the female employees sought to certify a class of all women who had been employed at a Wal-Mart retail store since December 26, 1998, and subjected to Wal-Mart’s discriminatory employment practices. Wal-Mart opposed class certification on the grounds that conflict of interest existed between the female employee plaintiffs who served as managers for Wal-Mart and the female employee plaintiffs who did not have a supervisory role.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Jenkins, J.)
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