Case: EEOC v. Brookdale Living Communities of Texas, Inc.

1:02-cv-00627 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2002

Closed Date: Sept. 5, 2004

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Case Summary

In September 2002, the EEOC district office of San Antonio, Texas filed this suit against Brookdale Living Communities of Texas, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The complaint alleges violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 based upon failure to hire and reasonably accommodate due to an aggrieved individual's religion, Muslim. Soon after the initial scheduling conference the parties settled the case and moved for a consent decree.The consent d…

The consent decree, entered in March of 2003, stated that the defendant must provide training for all of its employees concerning failure to hire and failure to reasonably accommodate an individual because of his or her religion. Further, the consent decree mandated the posting of EEOC required notices concerning all forms of employment discrimination. Also, the defendant had to establish a rigorous written complaint system that would enable other similarly situated employees to receive swift resolution to problems of reasonable accommodation or discrimination. In addition to the injunctive relief, the defendant had to pay the aggrieved employee $15,000 dollars in settlement of all claims relating to this litigation.

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Jason Chester (6/7/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:02-cv-00627	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Brookdale Living Communities Of Texas, Inc.	March 5, 2003	March 5, 2003 Docket
1 1:02-cv-00627	Complaint EEOC v. Brookdale Living Communities Of Texas, Inc.	Sept. 27, 2002	Sept. 27, 2002 Complaint
21 1:02-cv-00627	Consent Decree EEOC v. Brookdale Living Communities Of Texas, Inc.	March 5, 2003	March 5, 2003 Settlement Agreement
3 1:02-cv-00627	Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint EEOC v. Brookdale Living Communities Of Texas, Inc.	May 10, 2007	May 10, 2007 Complaint
22 1:02-cv-00627	Final Judgment Order Entering Consent Decree EEOC v. Brookdale Living Communities Of Texas, Inc.	May 10, 2007	May 10, 2007 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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
	Case assigned to Honorable Sam Sparks (td) (Entered: 09/30/2002)	Sept. 27, 2002	Sept. 27, 2002
1	Complaint filed. Filing Fee: $ wv (Pages: 5) (td) (Entered: 09/30/2002)	Sept. 27, 2002	Sept. 27, 2002
2	Waiver of Service by Brookdale Living ; Notice and Request Mailed on 10/2/02 ; Answer due on 12/2/02 for Brookdale Living (mc2) (Entered: 10/31/2002)	Oct. 30, 2002	Oct. 30, 2002
3	Amended complaint by EEOC, amending complaint [1-1] (Pages: 5) (fe) (Entered: 11/07/2002)	Nov. 6, 2002	Nov. 6, 2002
4	Answer by Brookdale Living to amended complaint (td) (Entered: 12/03/2002)	Dec. 2, 2002	Dec. 2, 2002
5	Motion by Brookdale Living for Stephen B. Mead to appear pro hac vice (td) (Entered: 12/03/2002)	Dec. 2, 2002	Dec. 2, 2002
6	Motion by Brookdale Living for Christy E. Phanthavong to appear pro hac vice (td) (Entered: 12/03/2002)	Dec. 2, 2002	Dec. 2, 2002
	Pro hac vice fee paid by Stephen B. Mead with Amount: $25.00 Receipt # 340633 (td) (Entered: 12/03/2002)	Dec. 2, 2002	Dec. 2, 2002
	Pro hac vice fee paid by Christy E. Phanthavong with Amount: $25.00 Receipt #340634 (td) (Entered: 12/03/2002)	Dec. 2, 2002	Dec. 2, 2002
7	Motion by Brookdale Living for leave to file amended answer to first amended complaint instanter (rec'd amd ans) (td) (Entered: 12/09/2002)	Dec. 9, 2002	Dec. 9, 2002
8	Order that the parties confer and submit a proposed scheduling order to the Court by 2/4/03. (SS) (td) (Entered: 12/10/2002)	Dec. 10, 2002	Dec. 10, 2002
9	Order granting motion for Stephen B. Mead to appear pro hac vice [5-1]. (SS) (td) (Entered: 12/12/2002)	Dec. 12, 2002	Dec. 12, 2002
10	Order granting motion for Christy E. Phanthavong to appear pro hac vice [6-1]. (SS) (td) (Entered: 12/12/2002)	Dec. 12, 2002	Dec. 12, 2002
11	Order granting motion for leave to file amended answer to first amended complaint instanter [7-1]. (SS) (td) (Entered: 12/19/2002)	Dec. 19, 2002	Dec. 19, 2002
12	Amended answer to pltf's first amended complaint by Brookdale Living (td) (Entered: 12/19/2002)	Dec. 19, 2002	Dec. 19, 2002
13	Motion by EEOC to amend caption (td) (Entered: 01/08/2003)	Jan. 8, 2003	Jan. 8, 2003
14	Joint Recommendations for scheduling order by EEOC, Brookdale Living (fe) (Entered: 01/13/2003)	Jan. 13, 2003	Jan. 13, 2003
15	Notice of filing Joint Discovery/Case Management plan by EEOC, Brookdale Living (fe) (Entered: 01/13/2003)	Jan. 13, 2003	Jan. 13, 2003
16	Motion by EEOC to substitute attorney (Judith G. Taylor in place of Cynthia M. Cano) (td) (Entered: 01/17/2003)	Jan. 17, 2003	Jan. 17, 2003
17	Order granting motion to substitute attorney (Judith G. Taylor in place of Cynthia M. Cano) [16-1]; Cynthia M. Cano terminated; Judith G. Taylor added signed by Honorable Sam Sparks. (td) Modified on 01/23/2003 (Entered: 01/23/2003)	Jan. 22, 2003	Jan. 22, 2003
18	Order granting motion to amend caption [13-1] signed by Honorable Sam Sparks. (td) (Entered: 01/23/2003)	Jan. 22, 2003	Jan. 22, 2003
20	Joint motion by EEOC, BLC of Texas - II to enter consent decree (td) (Entered: 03/03/2003)	Feb. 28, 2003	Feb. 28, 2003
21	Order granting joint motion to enter consent decree [20-1] Consent Decree filed, signed by Honorable Sam Sparks. (td) (Entered: 03/06/2003)	March 5, 2003	March 5, 2003
22	Final Judgment Order Entering Consent Decree signed by Honorable Sam Sparks (Pages: 1) (td) (Entered: 03/06/2003)	March 5, 2003	March 5, 2003
	Case closed (td) (Entered: 03/06/2003)	March 5, 2003	March 5, 2003