Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

222 F.R.D. 137 (2004)

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Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

United States District Court for the Northern District of California
222 F.R.D. 137 (2004)

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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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Key Terms

  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964A federal statute that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
  • Class ActionA suit brought by one or more individuals, acting as representative parties, on behalf of all members of a much larger group, called a class. A class is normally the plaintiff in a case, but defendant class actions are permitted.
  • Class CertificationThe process by which a court confirms that a particular group qualifies for treatment as a class in a class-action suit.
  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 23Rule governing all aspects of the institution and maintenance of class action lawsuits in federal courts.
  • Representative plaintiffAlso known as named plaintiff, the named party who files the case and represents the group in a class action or a derivative suit.

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