Case: EEOC v. Moore & Cowart Contractors

3:03-cv-00121 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: April 7, 2003

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

In April 2003, the EEOC San Antonio District Office filed this suit against Moore & Cowart Contractors, Inc., a general construction firm, in the U.S. District Court for Western District of Texas. The aggrieved female employee initially filed a claim under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. This case was then consolidated with the EEOC's suit, which alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it allowed the aggrieved employee to suffer from inappropriate sexual conduct in the form of verbal and physical hazing by her male coworkers, resulting in a hostile work environment. Over the course of approximately one year the parties engaged in two scheduling conferences and a few minor discovery disputes. However, in May 2004 the parties decided to settle the case with a consent judgment. The consent decree set forth that the jurisdiction of the court would last no more than three years. Moore & Cowart were ordered to pay the aggrieved employee $35,000 without regard to apportionment for specific damage claims. The aforementioned amount was also inclusive of attorney's fees. Further, the court ordered that the defendant's would employees attend 2-4 hours of training to explain how to interact and interface with coworkers appropriately. Also, the court ordered that the defendant must post a notice explaining to employees that it will not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, or religion and that the defendant would not retaliate against employees who engage in bringing such violations to the attention of the defendant. Lastly, the court gave the EEOC compliance authority over the defendant in the form of (a) conducting inspections of the defendant's facilities, (b) interviewing the defendant's employees, and (c) examining and copying relevant documents.The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Summary Authors

Jason Chester (5/29/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/26/2018)

People

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Judge(s)

Cardone, Kathleen (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dominguez, Leticia (Texas)

Harwin, Robert B. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Cooksey, William J. (Texas)

Hood, Joseph L. (Texas)

Judge(s)

Cardone, Kathleen (Texas)

Mesa, Richard P. (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dominguez, Leticia (Texas)

Harwin, Robert B. (Texas)

Phillips, Hector (Texas)

Taylor, Judith G. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Cooksey, William J. (Texas)

Hood, Joseph L. (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:03-cv-00121	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Moore & Cowart Contractors, Inc.	May 21, 2004	May 21, 2004 Docket
1 3:03-cv-00121	Complaint [] EEOC v. Moore & Cowart Contractors, Inc.	April 7, 2003	April 7, 2003 Complaint
23 3:03-cv-00121	Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Compel EEOC v. Moore & Cowart Contractors, Inc.	March 10, 2004	March 10, 2004 Order/Opinion
25 3:03-cv-00121	Consent Decree EEOC v. Moore & Cowart Contractors, Inc.	May 17, 2004	May 17, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4400958/equal-employment-v-moore-cowart-contr/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
18	Certificate of service by Moore & Cowart Contractors, Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Discovery (aq) (Entered: 02/03/2004)	Feb. 2, 2003	Feb. 2, 2003 PACER
1	Complaint filed. (Pages: 5) (jm) (Entered: 04/08/2003)	April 7, 2003	April 7, 2003 RECAP
	Case assigned to Judge David Briones (jm) (Entered: 04/14/2003)	April 11, 2003	April 11, 2003
2	Order directing parties to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and Local Rule CV-16 signed by Judge David Briones (rc) (Entered: 06/06/2003)	June 6, 2003	June 6, 2003 PACER
3	Joint motion by Equal Employment, Moore & Cowart Contr to consolidate cases (fe) (Entered: 06/11/2003)	June 10, 2003	June 10, 2003 PACER
	Case closed (jm) (Entered: 06/02/2004)	June 12, 2003	June 12, 2003
4	Order granting joint motion to consolidate cases [3-1] signed by Judge David Briones EP-03-cv121DB lead case and EP-03-cv-135DB member case this case is consolidate with EP-03-CV-121DB all filing to be docketed in this case. (fe) (Entered: 06/12/2003)	June 12, 2003	June 12, 2003 PACER
5	Order that joint motion to extend the time to file proposed discovery plant is granted due 6/30/03(this motion is in member case 3:03cv135) signed by Judge David Briones (fe) (Entered: 06/18/2003)	June 16, 2003	June 16, 2003 PACER
	Mooted motions joint motion to extend time to file discovery plan and submit the scheduling order [6-1] granted w/order filed in lead case. (fe) (Entered: 06/18/2003)	June 18, 2003	June 18, 2003
	ALL DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED IN EP-03-CV-121DB NOTHING TO BE DOCKETED ON THIS CASE. (fe) (Entered: 06/18/2003)	June 18, 2003	June 18, 2003
6	Notice of filing proposed discovery plan by Equal Employment, Moore & Cowart Contr (mt) (Entered: 07/01/2003)	July 1, 2003	July 1, 2003 PACER
7	Scheduling order setting Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 8/29/03 Deadline for filing of all motions 2/13/04 Discovery cutoff 2/2/04 ; Alternate Dispute Resolution Report due by 1/31/03 ; Jury Selection set for 9:00 3/29/04 ; Jury trial set for 9:00 3/29/04 signed by Judge David Briones (mt) (Entered: 07/03/2003)	July 3, 2003	July 3, 2003 PACER
8	Letter/Correspondence regarding: from the Court regarding courtroom protocol (mt) (Entered: 07/03/2003)	July 3, 2003	July 3, 2003 PACER
9	Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by Equal Employment, Moore & Cowart Contr, Manuela Anchondo, Moore & Cowart Contr, Party(s) agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution (fe) (Entered: 08/04/2003)	Aug. 4, 2003	Aug. 4, 2003 PACER
10	Order transferring case signed by Judge David Briones to the docket of Judge Kathleen Cardone (mm1) (Entered: 09/15/2003)	Sept. 12, 2003	Sept. 12, 2003 PACER
11	Order regarding motion filing procedure before Judge Cardone signed by Judge Kathleen Cardone (mm1) (Entered: 09/24/2003)	Sept. 18, 2003	Sept. 18, 2003 PACER
12	Order regarding magistrate referrals signed by Judge Kathleen Cardone (mm1) (Entered: 09/24/2003)	Sept. 18, 2003	Sept. 18, 2003 PACER
13	Proposed / Witness List by Equal Employment (mt) (Entered: 11/21/2003)	Nov. 21, 2003	Nov. 21, 2003 PACER
14	Return of service executed as to Moore & Cowart Contractors, Inc. in re: Moore & Cowart Contr on 12/11/03 (aq) (Entered: 12/12/2003)	Dec. 12, 2003	Dec. 12, 2003 PACER
15	Motion by Equal Employment to compel (aq) (Entered: 01/21/2004)	Jan. 21, 2004	Jan. 21, 2004 PACER
16	Motion by Equal Employment, Moore & Cowart Contr, Manuela Anchondo to amend scheduling order so as to enlarge the remaining deadlines by one month (aq) (Entered: 01/23/2004)	Jan. 23, 2004	Jan. 23, 2004 PACER
17	Order granting motion to amend scheduling order so as to enlarge the remaining deadlines by one month [16-1] re scheduling order deadlines: ; Deadline for filing of all motions by 3/15/04 ; Discovery deadline on 3/1/04 ; Jury Selection set for 4/26/04 ; Jury Trial set for 4/26/04 signed by Judge Kathleen Cardone (aq) (Entered: 01/29/2004)	Jan. 28, 2004	Jan. 28, 2004 PACER
19	Response by Moore & Cowart Contr motion to compel [15-1] (aq) (Entered: 02/05/2004)	Feb. 4, 2004	Feb. 4, 2004 PACER
20	Certificate of service by Moore & Cowart Contractors, Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Discovery (aq) (Entered: 02/05/2004)	Feb. 5, 2004	Feb. 5, 2004 PACER
21	Notice Motion hearing motion to compel [15-1] for 2:00 3/4/04 set before U.S. Magistrate Mesa (aq) Modified on 02/10/2004 (Entered: 02/10/2004)	Feb. 9, 2004	Feb. 9, 2004 PACER
22	Minutes of proceedings for discovery-motion to compel conducted on 3/4/04 by Judge Mesa. Court Reporter: electronic recording (dl1) (Entered: 03/08/2004)	March 5, 2004	March 5, 2004 PACER
23	Order granting motion to compel [15-1] signed by Honorable Richard P. Mesa (dl1) (Entered: 03/11/2004)	March 10, 2004	March 10, 2004 PACER
24	Joint Motion by Equal Employment, Moore & Cowart Contr, Manuela Anchondo for Entry of Consent Decree (aq) (Entered: 04/16/2004)	April 16, 2004	April 16, 2004 PACER
25	CONSENT DECREE, Order granting motion for Entry of Consent Decree [24-1] signed by Judge Kathleen Cardone (aq) (Entered: 05/17/2004)	May 17, 2004	May 17, 2004 PACER
26	Consent Decree signed by Judge Kathleen Cardone (Pages: 9) (aq) (Entered: 05/21/2004)	May 17, 2004	May 17, 2004 PACER