Case: EEOC v. Jack of All Trades Personnel Services, Inc.

6:04-cv-00157 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Feb. 17, 2004

Closed Date: 2008

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Case Summary

On February 17, 2004, the Dallas District Office of the EEOC filed this suit in the Northern District of Texas under Title I of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 against Jack of All Trades Personnel Services, Inc. The EEOC, who brought this action on behalf of a class of job-seekers who applied for positions with Jack of All Trades, asked the court for monetary and injunctive relief, alleging that the Defendant company had engaged in discriminatory hiring practices. Specifically, the EEOC claimed that Jack of All Trades forced prospective employees to submit to an unlawful chiropractic examination and relied on the results of that exam as a basis to deny hire.

On April 14, 2004, Jack of All Trades moved to have the matter dismissed due to improper venue, and alternatively requested a change of venue. On June 1, 2004, Judge Barefoot Sanders denied the motion to dismiss but granted the Defendant's motion for change of venue. EEOC v. Jack of All Trades Personnel Services, Inc., 2004 WL 1217943. The case was subsequently transferred to the Western District of Texas.

After participating in alternative dispute resolution, the parties entered a Consent Decree on February 9, 2005. The Decree, which was for a term of three years, provided for a prohibition of disability discrimination, mandatory reporting to the EEOC, and a monetary award of $154,224 to be distributed among identified individuals who had been subjected to Jack of All Trade's discriminatory hiring practices.

Summary Authors

Jennifer Gitter (4/6/2013)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Anderson, Suzanne M. (Texas)

Canino, Robert Anthony (Oklahoma)

Dreiband, Eric S. (District of Columbia)

Francis, Ronetta J. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Brown, John Robert (Texas)

Judge(s)

Sanders, Harold Barefoot (Texas)

Sanders, Barefoot (Texas)

Smith, Walter Scott (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Anderson, Suzanne M. (Texas)

Canino, Robert Anthony (Oklahoma)

Dreiband, Eric S. (District of Columbia)

Francis, Ronetta J. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Brown, John Robert (Texas)

Haloftis, Douglas D (Texas)

Hawkins, John Matthew (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

3:04-cv-00338	Docket EEOC v. Jack of All Trades Personnel Services, Inc. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	June 1, 2004	June 1, 2004 Docket
6:04-cv-00157	Docket [PACER]	Feb. 17, 2005	Feb. 17, 2005 Docket
1 3:04-cv-00338	Complaint U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	Feb. 17, 2004	Feb. 17, 2004 Complaint
12 3:04-cv-00338	Memorandum Opinion and Order U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	June 1, 2004	June 1, 2004 Order/Opinion 2004 WL 1217943
9 6:04-cv-00157	Consent Decree	Feb. 9, 2005	Feb. 9, 2005 Settlement Agreement
6:04-cv-00157	FY 2005 Annual Report on the Operations and Accomplishments of the Office of the General Counsel (excerpt) No Court	April 13, 2006	April 13, 2006 Other

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Resources

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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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Docket for: Equal Employment Opp v. Jack of All Trades

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
	Feb. 17, 2004	DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (jyg, ) (Entered: 02/18/2004)	PACER
11	May 25, 2004	ORDER: Lead counsel in all cases pending before Judge Barefoot Sanders are strongly encouraged to register for electronic transmission of notice. The District Clerk's Office has discontinued fax noticing of docket activity, and notices are being sent through U.S. mail to those attorneys who have not registered for electronic noticing. For more information about how to register for electronic noticing, counsel should visit the Northern District of Texas website at http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/records/ens.html. (Signed by Judge Barefoot Sanders on May 25, 2004) (jyg, ) (Entered: 05/26/2004)	PACER
12	June 1, 2004	Memorandum Opinion and Order...Motion for change of venue granted 4 Motion to Dismiss is denied filed by Jack of All Trades Personnel Services Inc. This case is transferred to WD/TX Waco Division. (certified copy of order and docket sheet and case file sent to WD/TX Waco Division) (Signed by Judge Barefoot Sanders on 6/1/04) (klm, ) (Entered: 06/03/2004)	PACER
	June 1, 2004	Interdistrict Transfer to WD/TX Waco Division (klm, ) (Entered: 06/03/2004)	PACER
1	June 7, 2004	Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received from Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (as) (Entered: 06/08/2004)	RECAP
	June 7, 2004	Case assigned to Honorable Walter S. Smith (as)
2	June 14, 2004	Answer by Jack of All Trades (mc) (Entered: 06/14/2004)	RECAP
3	June 23, 2004	Scheduling order setting ; Alternate Dispute Resolution Report due by 8/23/04 Joining of parties 10/25/04, amending of pleadings on 11/26/04 Deadline for filing of all motions 12/27/04 Discovery cutoff 12/27/04 Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 3/18/04 ; Jury Selection set for 9:00 3/28/05 ; Jury trial set for 9:00 3/28/05, termed motions signed by Honorable Walter S. Smith (mc) (Entered: 06/24/2004)	RECAP
4	June 23, 2004	Order on Courtroom Decorum and Trial Procedures signed by Honorable Walter S. Smith (mc) (Entered: 06/24/2004)	RECAP
5	Aug. 23, 2004	Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by Jack of All Trades, Party(s) agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution (as) (Entered: 08/26/2004)	RECAP
6	Aug. 23, 2004	Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by Equal Employment Opp, Party(s) agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution (as) (Entered: 08/27/2004)	RECAP
7	Dec. 2, 2004	Agreed Motion by Equal Employment Opp, Jack of All Trades with memorandum in support to extend deadlines and conduct mediation (mc) (Entered: 12/03/2004)	RECAP
8	Jan. 7, 2005	Order granting motion to extend deadlines and conduct mediation [7-1]. Ordered that the parties shall conduct mediation with Courtnay Bass of Burdin Mediation during the month of February, 2005 resetting scheduling order deadlines: Deadline for filing of all motions by 5/2/05 ; Discovery deadline on 5/2/05 ; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 6/17/05, resetting Jury selection to 9:00 6/20/05, resetting Jury trial to 9:00 6/20/05 signed Honorable Walter S. Smith (mc) (Entered: 01/10/2005)	RECAP
9	Feb. 9, 2005	Consent Decree signed by Honorable Walter S. Smith (Pages: 11) (mc) (Entered: 02/10/2005)	RECAP
	Feb. 9, 2005	Case closed (mc)
10	Feb. 17, 2005	Notice of Alternate Dispute Resolution Outcome settled during ADR (mc) (Entered: 02/22/2005)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 17, 2004

Closing Date: 2008

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

The EEOC, on behalf of a class of job-seekers who complained of discriminatory hiring practices that included unlawful medical examinations prior to hiring.

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

Jack of All Trades Personnel Services Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.

Other Dockets:

Western District of Texas 6:04-cv-00157

Northern District of Texas 3:04-cv-00338

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:

Discrimination Prohibition

Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Utilize objective hiring/promotion criteria

Amount Defendant Pays: 154224

Order Duration: 2005 - 2008

Issues

General/Misc.:

Pattern or Practice

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Hiring

Medical Exam / Inquiry

Discrimination Basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. Jack of All Trades Personnel Services, Inc., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/10895/ (last updated 4/6/2013).