Case: EEOC v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS

4:05-cv-00207 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2005

Closed Date: Aug. 25, 2006

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Case Summary

The Atlanta District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Geogia, against BellSouth Telecommunications, a national telephone and internet provider. The complaint filed in September 2005 alleged race discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, BellSouth failed to promote the plaintiff to sales coach despite her tenure, experience and proven performance, and instead, promoted less qualified non-black employees. In August 2006, the parties settled and a consent decree was filed. The Consent Decree was valid for 18 months and included (1) a non-retaliation provision; (2) a provision requiring that Defendant hold at least one Title VII training session for managers and supervisors; (3) a provision regularly requiring Defendant to certify whether any African American employees had complained to management about denial of a promotion because of race and (4) a provision requiring the Defendant to post a notice containing information about federal anti-discrimination law. Additionally, Defendant paid the charging party $26,700. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Elizabeth Glassman (5/31/2007)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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4:05-cv-00207	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BellSouth Telecommunications	Aug. 25, 2006	Aug. 25, 2006 Docket
1 4:05-cv-00207	Complaint Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BellSouth Telecommunications	Sept. 29, 2005	Sept. 29, 2005 Complaint
18 4:05-cv-00207	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BellSouth Telecommunications	Aug. 22, 2006	Aug. 22, 2006 Settlement Agreement
18 4:05-cv-00207	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BellSouth Telecommunications	Aug. 25, 2006	Aug. 25, 2006 Order/Opinion

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Black Farmers FAQ: The history of discrimination against Black farmers and policy initiatives to remedy these inequities. Legal Defense Fund	Black farmers have long faced systemic discrimination by public and private institutions and barriers to economic mobility. Inequities in the administration of government farm programs and discrimina…		https://www.naacpldf.org/...
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

Last updated March 26, 2025, 8:28 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed by pla Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(jta) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions. (Entered: 09/29/2005)	Sept. 29, 2005	Sept. 29, 2005
2	ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by BellSouth Telecommunications. Discovery ends on 5/5/2006.(Snipe, Sheldon) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions. Modified on 12/7/2005 to add Jury Demand(jta). (Entered: 12/06/2005)	Dec. 6, 2005	Dec. 6, 2005
3	NOTICE of Appearance by S. Robert Royal on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Royal, S.) (Entered: 12/20/2005)	Dec. 20, 2005	Dec. 20, 2005
4	Joint PRELIMINARY REPORT AND DISCOVERY SCHEDULE filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, BellSouth Telecommunications. (Snipe, Sheldon) (Entered: 01/17/2006)	Jan. 17, 2006	Jan. 17, 2006
5	SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery ends on 5/5/2006. Motions under Local Rule 7.1 (A)(2) including motions to amend pleadings must be filed no later than 2/6/06. Motions for summary judgment due by 5/25/2006. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 6/5/2006 or within 30 days from a final ruling on any motion for summary judgment that is not dispostive of all claims. Signed by Judge Walter E. Johnson on 1/23/06. (klb) (Entered: 01/23/2006)	Jan. 23, 2006	Jan. 23, 2006
6	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for Defendant's Interrogatories to Plaintiff by BellSouth Telecommunications.(Snipe, Sheldon) (Entered: 02/13/2006)	Feb. 13, 2006	Feb. 13, 2006
7	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for Defendant's First Requests for Production of Documents by BellSouth Telecommunications.(Snipe, Sheldon) (Entered: 02/13/2006)	Feb. 13, 2006	Feb. 13, 2006
8	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for Notice of Taking Deposition of Pascha Burge by BellSouth Telecommunications.(Snipe, Sheldon) (Entered: 04/11/2006)	April 11, 2006	April 11, 2006
9	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of EEOC's Notice Of Deposition Pursuant To Rule 30(b)(6) by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Royal, S.) (Entered: 04/11/2006)	April 11, 2006	April 11, 2006
10	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of EEOC's Notice Of Deposition Of Haley Darby; EEOC's Notice Of Deposition Of Shane McGuigan; and EEOC's Notice Of Deposition Of Eric Brumbelow by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(Royal, S.) (Entered: 04/11/2006)	April 11, 2006	April 11, 2006
11	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for Supplement to Defendant's Response to Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Interrogatories by BellSouth Telecommunications.(Snipe, Sheldon) (Entered: 04/18/2006)	April 18, 2006	April 18, 2006
12	Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery For 60 Days by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Royal, S.) (Entered: 05/04/2006)	May 4, 2006	May 4, 2006
13	ORDER granting 12 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery. Discovery ends on 7/5/2006. The deadline for filing any summary judgment motions, and pretrial deadlines shall be extended accordingly. Signed by Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnson on 5/4/06. (klb) (Entered: 05/04/2006)	May 4, 2006	May 4, 2006
14	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for Dft's response to pla's Second request for production of documents by BellSouth Telecommunications.(Snipe, Sheldon) Modified on 5/16/2006 to edit text as it was abbreviated (jta). (Entered: 05/15/2006)	May 15, 2006	May 15, 2006
	Notification of Docket Correction re 14 Certificate of Service. (jta) (Entered: 05/16/2006)	May 16, 2006	May 16, 2006
15	MOTION to Stay Proceedings by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Royal, S.) (Entered: 07/05/2006)	July 5, 2006	July 5, 2006
16	ORDER granting 15Joint Motion to Stay proceedings through and including 7/19/06, to allow the parties to attempt a final settlement of this lawsuit. It is further ORDERED that the parties will file a written notice with the Clerk no later than 7/19/06, informing the Court of the outcome of these settlement efforts. Signed by Judge Walter E. Johnson on 7/6/06. (jta) (Entered: 07/06/2006)	July 6, 2006	July 6, 2006
17	NOTICE by BellSouth Telecommunications Of Settlement Progress (Snipe, Sheldon) (Entered: 07/19/2006)	July 19, 2006	July 19, 2006
	Submission of 16 Order on Motion to Stay and 17 Notice of Settlement progress submitted to Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnson. (jta) (Entered: 07/20/2006)	July 20, 2006	July 20, 2006
18	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Consent Decree by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Royal, S.) (Entered: 08/22/2006)	Aug. 22, 2006	Aug. 22, 2006
19	ORDER approving 18 Consent Decree/Settlement Agreement filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Case dismissed with prejudice with each party to bear its own costs and attys' fees for this action. See for details. Signed by Judge Harold L. Murphy on 8/25/06. (jta) (Entered: 08/25/2006)	Aug. 25, 2006	Aug. 25, 2006
	Civil Case Terminated. Judge Walter E. Johnson terminated from case. (jta) (Entered: 08/25/2006)	Aug. 25, 2006	Aug. 25, 2006