Nowaki vs. State of Michigan Department of Corrections

Plaintiff Tom Nowacki filed Nowacki v. State of Michigan Department of Corrections, Case No. 11-852-CD, in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court in Ann Arbor, Michigan on August 1, 2011. Mr. Nowacki's lawsuit challenges gender discrimination against male Corrections Officers by the Michigan Department of Corrections at its Women's Huron Valley Facilty ("WHV") in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Court certified the case as a class action on June 20, 2012.

For more information, visit the Women's Huron Valley Class Action Litigation website here. You may also click on the links below to read selected filings and other documents regarding the case.

WASHTENAW COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ORDERS

• Scheduling Order
• Order Granting Class Certification
• Order denying Defendant's Motion for Involuntary Dismissal
• Order denying Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration
• Order to Stay - June 26, 2013

PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINTS

• Complaint and Jury Demand
• Amended Complaint and Jury Demand

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY DISPOSITION

• Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support
  • Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit A
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit B
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit C
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit D
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit E
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit F
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit G
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit H
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit I
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit J
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit K
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit L
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit M
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit N
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit O
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit P
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit Q
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit R
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit S
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit T
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit U
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit V Part 1
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit V Part 2
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit W
  • Plantiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition and Brief in Support - Exhibit X
• Errata to Defendant Michigan Department of Corrections' Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Disposition
• Plaintiff's Supplemental Brief in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Disposition

DEFENDANT'S APPEAL OF CLASS CERTIFICATION ORDER

• Appellant Michigan Department of Corrections' Application for Leave to Appeal
• Plaintiff-Appellee's Answer to Defendant-Appellant's Application for Leave to Appeal
• ORDER granting Defendant-Appellant's Application for Leave to Appeal and Motions for Immediate Consideration and Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Appeal
• Appellant Michigan Department of Corrections' Appeal Brief
• Appellee Tom Nowacki's Appeal Brief

PLAINTIFF'S MOTIONS

• Plaintiff's Motion for Protective Order to Quash Subpoena to and Prevent Depositions of Absent Class Members

MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS

• EEOC Determination Regarding "Overly Expansive Application of BFOQ Process"