Case: EEOC v. BENCHMARK RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, INC.

1:03-cv-10172 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 4, 2003

Closed Date: July 19, 2004

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Case Summary

In June 2003, the Detroit Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Benchmark Residential Services, Incorporated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, the intervenor complainant's complaint alleges the defendant subjected her to sexual harassment based on her sex, female, and that she was terminated from her position after she refused to have sex with her supervisor. Following defendant's successful motion to change venue from the Southern Division to the Northern Division in July 2003, the complainant intervened in the lawsuit in October 2003. After a series of status conferences, the parties settled the lawsuit in July 2004 through a consent decree.The consent decree, containing an anti-retaliation clause, required the defendant to: provide and report to the EEOC regarding Title VII training, restore the complainant's position and make provisions for her insurance coverage, post notice of employee rights, and pay $99,000 to the complainant as monetary relief and interest.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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David Friedman (11/13/2007)

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Documents in this case

1:03-cv-10172	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Benchmark Residential Services, Inc.	July 22, 2004	July 22, 2004 Docket
15 1:03-cv-10172	Complaint of Intervening Plaintiff - Kim Helm EEOC v. Benchmark Residential Services, Inc.	Oct. 23, 2003	Oct. 23, 2003 Complaint
30 1:03-cv-10172	Dismissal with Prejudice EEOC v. Benchmark Residential Services, Inc.	July 19, 2004	July 19, 2004 Order/Opinion
31 1:03-cv-10172	Consent Decree EEOC v. Benchmark Residential Services, Inc.	July 19, 2004	July 19, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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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

Last updated March 23, 2025, 9:24 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	June 4, 2003	COMPLAINT; jury demand - Receipt # usa - Date Fee Received: 06/04/03 (jg) (Entered: 06/09/2003)	PACER
2	June 16, 2003	APPEARANCE for defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc of attorney Jamie H. Nisidis; proof of service (jg) (Entered: 06/18/2003)	PACER
3	June 23, 2003	ANSWER by defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc to complaint [1-1]; with jury demand (dp) (Entered: 06/23/2003)	PACER
3	June 23, 2003	AFFIRMATIVE defenses by defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc (dp) (Entered: 06/23/2003)	PACER
4	June 23, 2003	MOTION by defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc to change venue ; with brief and exhibits A-B (dp) (Entered: 06/23/2003)	PACER
5	June 23, 2003	PROOF of service by defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc of [3-1] and [4-1] (dp) (Entered: 06/23/2003)	PACER
6	June 25, 2003	NOTICE of setting hearing on motion to change venue by Benchmark Rstl Svc [4-1] for 2:00 7/29/03 (cm) (Entered: 06/26/2003)	PACER
7	July 10, 2003	RESPONSE by plaintiff EEOC to motion to change venue by Benchmark Rstl Svc [4-1]; with exhibit A and proof of service (dp) (Entered: 07/14/2003)	PACER
8	July 23, 2003	ORDER by Judge George C. Steeh with stipulation granting motion to change venue by Benchmark Rstl Svc [4-1] from the Southern Division of this court to the Northern Division [EOD Date: 7/30/03] (LS) (Entered: 07/30/2003)	PACER
10	July 31, 2003	RECORD received from Detroit (bs) (Entered: 07/31/2003)	PACER
11	July 31, 2003	NOTICE to counsel regarding receipt of record from Detroit office (bs) (Entered: 07/31/2003)	PACER
12	July 31, 2003	ACKNOWLEDGMENT from USDC Bay City of receipt of record [10-1] (kg) (Entered: 08/05/2003)	PACER
13	Oct. 3, 2003	MOTION by movant Kimberly Helm to intervene with brief and proof. (bs) (Entered: 10/06/2003)	PACER
14	Oct. 9, 2003	ORDER by Judge David M. Lawson granting motion to intervene by Kimberly Helm [13-1], setting deadline for 10/24/03 to serve complaint [EOD Date 10/9/03] (bs) (Entered: 10/09/2003)	PACER
15	Oct. 23, 2003	INTERVENOR'S complaint by Kimberly Helm against defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc.; with jury demand. (bs) (Entered: 10/24/2003)	PACER
16	Oct. 28, 2003	PROOF of service by intervenor-plaintiff Kimberly Helm of [15-1] (bs) (Entered: 10/28/2003)	PACER
17	Nov. 13, 2003	ANSWER by defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc to intervenor complaint [15-1] with affirmative defenses; jury demand and proof of service. (bs) (Entered: 11/13/2003)	PACER
18	Nov. 17, 2003	NOTICE of setting civil status conference for 2:30 1/14/04 , setting scheduling conference for 2:30 1/14/04 (bs) (Entered: 11/18/2003)	PACER
19	Dec. 11, 2003	NOTICE of resetting civil status conference for 2:00 1/27/04 , and scheduling conference for 2:00 1/27/04 (bs) (Entered: 12/11/2003)	PACER
20	Feb. 18, 2004	NOTICE TO APPEAR: Scheduling Conference reset for 3/4/2004 09:30 AM before Honorable David M Lawson. (TJac, ) (Entered: 02/18/2004)	PACER
	March 4, 2004	Minute Entry -Scheduling Conference held on 3/4/2004 before Honorable David M Lawson. (TJac, ) (Entered: 03/04/2004)	PACER
21	March 5, 2004	SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 11/23/2004 03:00 PM before Honorable David M Lawson. Jury Trial set for 12/7/2004 08:30 AM before Honorable David M Lawson. Status Conference set for 4/29/2004 04:30 PM before Honorable David M Lawson. Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 9/14/2004 Signed by Judge David M Lawson. (Refer to image for additional dates)(TJac, ) (Entered: 03/05/2004)	PACER
22	March 18, 2004	WITNESS LIST by Kimberly Helm (JLam, ) (Entered: 03/18/2004)	PACER
23	March 18, 2004	WITNESS LIST by Benchmark Residential Services, Incorporated (JLam, ) (Entered: 03/18/2004)	PACER
24	March 19, 2004	WITNESS LIST by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (CGre, ) (Entered: 03/22/2004)	PACER
26	April 23, 2004	NOTICE TO APPEAR: ADR Status Conference reset for 5/10/2004 09:30 AM before Honorable David M Lawson. (TJac, ) (Entered: 04/23/2004)	PACER
	May 10, 2004	Minute Entry -Status Conference held on 5/10/2004 before Honorable David M Lawson. (TJac, ) (Entered: 05/10/2004)	PACER
27	May 11, 2004	ORDER Scheduling Settlement Conference for 6/14/2004 09:00 AM before Honorable David M Lawson. Signed by Judge David M Lawson. (BSoc, ) (Entered: 05/12/2004)	PACER
28	June 10, 2004	STATEMENT of Position on Settlement by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (BSoc, ) (Entered: 06/15/2004)	PACER
29	June 15, 2004	SCHEDULING ORDER: Settlement Conference rescheduled for 6/21/2004 09:30 AM before Honorable David M Lawson. Signed by Honorable David M Lawson. (Refer to image for additional dates)(BSoc, ) (Entered: 06/16/2004)	PACER
30	July 19, 2004	ORDER of dismissal with prejudice. Signed by Honorable David M Lawson. (BSoc, ) (Entered: 07/20/2004)	PACER
31	July 19, 2004	CONSENT JUDGMENT Signed by Honorable David M Lawson. (BSoc, ) (Entered: 07/20/2004)	PACER
32	July 22, 2004	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Kimberly Helm re 30 Order, 31 Consent Judgment. (BSoc, ) (Entered: 07/22/2004)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Michigan

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: June 4, 2003

Closing Date: July 19, 2004

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private 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

Benchmark Residential Services, Incorporated

Case Details

Causes of Action:

State law

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

Eastern District of Michigan 1:03-cv-10172

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

Position Restored

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 99000

Order Duration: 2004 - 2007

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. BENCHMARK RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, INC., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/5601/ (last updated 12/21/2018).