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 the Clearinghouse

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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
31 1:03-cv-10172	Consent Decree EEOC v. Benchmark Residential Services, Inc.	July 19, 2004	July 19, 2004 Settlement Agreement
30 1:03-cv-10172	Dismissal with Prejudice EEOC v. Benchmark Residential Services, Inc.	July 19, 2004	July 19, 2004 Order/Opinion

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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	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT; jury demand - Receipt # usa - Date Fee Received: 06/04/03 (jg) (Entered: 06/09/2003)	June 4, 2003	June 4, 2003
2	APPEARANCE for defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc of attorney Jamie H. Nisidis; proof of service (jg) (Entered: 06/18/2003)	June 16, 2003	June 16, 2003
3	ANSWER by defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc to complaint [1-1]; with jury demand (dp) (Entered: 06/23/2003)	June 23, 2003	June 23, 2003
3	AFFIRMATIVE defenses by defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc (dp) (Entered: 06/23/2003)	June 23, 2003	June 23, 2003
4	MOTION by defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc to change venue ; with brief and exhibits A-B (dp) (Entered: 06/23/2003)	June 23, 2003	June 23, 2003
5	PROOF of service by defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc of [3-1] and [4-1] (dp) (Entered: 06/23/2003)	June 23, 2003	June 23, 2003
6	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)	June 25, 2003	June 25, 2003
7	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)	July 10, 2003	July 10, 2003
8	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)	July 23, 2003	July 23, 2003
10	RECORD received from Detroit (bs) (Entered: 07/31/2003)	July 31, 2003	July 31, 2003
11	NOTICE to counsel regarding receipt of record from Detroit office (bs) (Entered: 07/31/2003)	July 31, 2003	July 31, 2003
12	ACKNOWLEDGMENT from USDC Bay City of receipt of record [10-1] (kg) (Entered: 08/05/2003)	July 31, 2003	July 31, 2003
13	MOTION by movant Kimberly Helm to intervene with brief and proof. (bs) (Entered: 10/06/2003)	Oct. 3, 2003	Oct. 3, 2003
14	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)	Oct. 9, 2003	Oct. 9, 2003
15	INTERVENOR'S complaint by Kimberly Helm against defendant Benchmark Rstl Svc.; with jury demand. (bs) (Entered: 10/24/2003)	Oct. 23, 2003	Oct. 23, 2003
16	PROOF of service by intervenor-plaintiff Kimberly Helm of [15-1] (bs) (Entered: 10/28/2003)	Oct. 28, 2003	Oct. 28, 2003
17	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)	Nov. 13, 2003	Nov. 13, 2003
18	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)	Nov. 17, 2003	Nov. 17, 2003
19	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)	Dec. 11, 2003	Dec. 11, 2003
20	NOTICE TO APPEAR: Scheduling Conference reset for 3/4/2004 09:30 AM before Honorable David M Lawson. (TJac, ) (Entered: 02/18/2004)	Feb. 18, 2004	Feb. 18, 2004
	Minute Entry -Scheduling Conference held on 3/4/2004 before Honorable David M Lawson. (TJac, ) (Entered: 03/04/2004)	March 4, 2004	March 4, 2004
21	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)	March 5, 2004	March 5, 2004
22	WITNESS LIST by Kimberly Helm (JLam, ) (Entered: 03/18/2004)	March 18, 2004	March 18, 2004
23	WITNESS LIST by Benchmark Residential Services, Incorporated (JLam, ) (Entered: 03/18/2004)	March 18, 2004	March 18, 2004
24	WITNESS LIST by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (CGre, ) (Entered: 03/22/2004)	March 19, 2004	March 19, 2004
26	NOTICE TO APPEAR: ADR Status Conference reset for 5/10/2004 09:30 AM before Honorable David M Lawson. (TJac, ) (Entered: 04/23/2004)	April 23, 2004	April 23, 2004
	Minute Entry -Status Conference held on 5/10/2004 before Honorable David M Lawson. (TJac, ) (Entered: 05/10/2004)	May 10, 2004	May 10, 2004
27	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)	May 11, 2004	May 11, 2004
28	STATEMENT of Position on Settlement by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (BSoc, ) (Entered: 06/15/2004)	June 10, 2004	June 10, 2004
29	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)	June 15, 2004	June 15, 2004
30	ORDER of dismissal with prejudice. Signed by Honorable David M Lawson. (BSoc, ) (Entered: 07/20/2004)	July 19, 2004	July 19, 2004
31	CONSENT JUDGMENT Signed by Honorable David M Lawson. (BSoc, ) (Entered: 07/20/2004)	July 19, 2004	July 19, 2004
32	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Kimberly Helm re 30 Order, 31 Consent Judgment. (BSoc, ) (Entered: 07/22/2004)	July 22, 2004	July 22, 2004