Case: EEOC v. AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION

3:00-cv-00136 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: May 4, 2000

Closed Date: Feb. 7, 2003

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Case Summary

The EEOC's San Antonio district office sued Autotronic Controls Corporation, an engine component manufacturer, on May 4, 2000 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The EEOC's complaint is unavailable, however their allegations are contained in the available consent decree, which was signed on February 7, 2001. The EEOC alleged that Autotronic violated Title VII when it discriminated based on race (African American) by creating a hostile work environment and then retaliating against the aggrieved employee for his complaint. The settlement agreement stipulated that Autotronic would pay the aggrieved employee $87,500 in damages, post notice and distribute a pamphlet of EEO rights, provide training for all management personnel, and allow the EEOC to inspect the defendant's El Paso facilities to ensure compliance with the consent decree.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (6/8/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Hudspeth, Harry Lee (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dominguez, Leticia (Texas)

Gutierrez, Linda (Texas)

Harwin, Robert B. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Burns, Clara B. (Texas)

Judge(s)

Hudspeth, Harry Lee (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dominguez, Leticia (Texas)

Gutierrez, Linda (Texas)

Harwin, Robert B. (Texas)

Taylor, Judith G. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Burns, Clara B. (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

3:00-cv-00136	Docket EEOC v. Autotronic Controls Corporation	Feb. 7, 2001	Feb. 7, 2001 Docket
31 3:00-cv-00136	Consent Decree EEOC v. Autotronic Controls Corporation	Feb. 7, 2001	Feb. 7, 2001 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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Docket for: Equal Employment Opp v. Autotronic Controls

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	May 4, 2000	Complaint filed. (kh) (Entered: 05/04/2000)	RECAP
	May 4, 2000	Case assigned to Honorable Harry L. Hudspeth (kh) (Entered: 05/04/2000)	PACER
	May 4, 2000	Case assigned to Honorable Harry L. Hudspeth (kh)
2	May 11, 2000	Waiver of Service by Autotronic Controls ; Notice and Request Mailed on 5/10/00 ; Answer due on 7/10/00 for Autotronic Controls (em) (Entered: 05/15/2000)	RECAP
3	June 30, 2000	Motion by Autotronic Controls to continue answer deadline to 7/19/00 (em) (Entered: 07/01/2000)	RECAP
4	July 5, 2000	Order granting motion to continue answer deadline to 7/19/00 [3-1] extending answer due to 7/19/00 for Autotronic Controls (mm1) (Entered: 07/06/2000)	RECAP
5	July 19, 2000	Answer by Autotronic Controls (em) (Entered: 07/19/2000)	RECAP
6	July 24, 2000	Scheduling order setting Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 8/24/00 Deadline for filing of all motions 1/5/01 Discovery cutoff 12/24/00 Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 1/22/00 ; Alternate Dispute Resolution Report due by 8/24/00 ; Jury trial set for 8:30 2/5/01 ; Consent to Trial by Magistrate due by 8/24/00 (em) (Entered: 07/24/2000)	RECAP
7	July 24, 2000	Notice of right to consent to disposition of a civil case by a U.S. Magistrate (em) (Entered: 07/24/2000)	RECAP
8	Aug. 22, 2000	Non-consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate by Equal Employment Opp. Document incorporated into Doc.#8, ADR Report. (em) (Entered: 08/23/2000)	RECAP
9	Aug. 24, 2000	Non-consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate by Autotronic Controls. Document incorporated into doc.#9, ADR Report. (em) (Entered: 08/24/2000)	RECAP
10	Sept. 5, 2000	Proposed / Witness List by Equal Employment Opp (em) (Entered: 09/06/2000)	RECAP
11	Oct. 5, 2000	Proposed / Witness List and Testifying Experts by Autotronic Controls (em) (Entered: 10/05/2000)	RECAP
12	Dec. 5, 2000	Motion by Equal Employment Opp for leave to take more than ten depositions (fe) (Entered: 12/06/2000)	RECAP
13	Dec. 8, 2000	Response by Autotronic Controls to plaintiff's motion for leave to take more than ten depositions [12-1] (fe) (Entered: 12/11/2000)	RECAP
14	Dec. 13, 2000	Reply by Equal Employment Opp to Defendant's response to Plaintiff's motion for leave to take more than ten depositions [12-1] (fe) (Entered: 12/15/2000)	RECAP
15	Dec. 15, 2000	Supplemental designation of potential witnesses and potential testifying experts filed by Autotronic Controls Re: witness list [11-1] (fe) (Entered: 12/19/2000)	RECAP
16	Dec. 19, 2000	Motion by Equal Employment Opp to strike defendant's supplemental designation of potential witnesses and potential testifying experts (fe) (Entered: 12/19/2000)	RECAP
17	Dec. 19, 2000	Advisory to the court filed by Autotronic Controls withdrawing opposition to plaintiff's motion for leave to take more than ten depositions (fe) (Entered: 12/20/2000)	RECAP
18	Dec. 21, 2000	Order granting motion for leave to take more than ten depositions [12-1] (fe) (Entered: 12/21/2000)	RECAP
19	Dec. 22, 2000	Response by Autotronic Controls motion to strike defendant's supplemental designation of potential witnesses and potential testifying experts [16-1] and motion for leave to supplement it's potential witness list (fe) (Entered: 12/26/2000)	RECAP
20	Jan. 5, 2001	Motion by Equal Employment Opp for leave to file motion in excess of ten pages (fe) (Entered: 01/08/2001)	RECAP
21	Jan. 9, 2001	Order granting motion for leave to file motion for partial summary judgment in excess of ten pages [20-1] (fe) (Entered: 01/10/2001)	RECAP
22	Jan. 10, 2001	Motion by Equal Employment Opp with brief in support for partial summary judgment on defendant's affirmative defenses (fe) (Entered: 01/10/2001)	RECAP
23	Jan. 10, 2001	Affidavits by Equal Employment Opp in support of motion for partial summary judgment on defendant's affirmative defenses [22-1] (fe) (Entered: 01/10/2001)	RECAP
24	Jan. 11, 2001	Order granting Defendant's motion for leave to supplement potential witness list, denying Plaintiff's motion to strike defendant's supplemental designation of potential witnesses and potential testifying experts [16-1] (fe) (Entered: 01/12/2001)	RECAP
25	Jan. 22, 2001	Motion and objections by Autotronic Controls to strike affidavits submitted in support of plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment (fe) (Entered: 01/23/2001)	RECAP
26	Jan. 22, 2001	Response by Autotronic Controls to Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment on defendant's affirmative defenses [22-1] (fe) (Entered: 01/23/2001)	RECAP
27	Jan. 23, 2001	Joint motion by Equal Employment Opp, Autotronic Controls for leave to file pre-trial order out of time (fe) Modified on 01/24/2001 (Entered: 01/23/2001)	RECAP
28	Jan. 23, 2001	Pretrial order filed (fe) (Entered: 01/24/2001)	RECAP
	Jan. 23, 2001	Proposed pre-trial order received from Equal Employment Opp (fe) Modified on 01/24/2001 (Entered: 01/23/2001)	PACER
	Jan. 23, 2001	Proposed pre-trial order received from Equal Employment Opp (fe) Modified on 01/24/2001
29	Jan. 30, 2001	Notice of attorney appearance for Equal Employment Opp by Judith G. Taylor (fe) (Entered: 01/31/2001)	RECAP
30	Jan. 31, 2001	Motion by Autotronic Controls in limine (fe) (Entered: 01/31/2001)	RECAP
	Feb. 2, 2001	Pretrial conference held. Parties announce settlement. Documents to be filed 2/05/01 (fe) (Entered: 02/05/2001)	PACER
	Feb. 2, 2001	Pretrial conference held. Parties announce settlement. Documents to be filed 2/05/01 (fe)
31	Feb. 7, 2001	Consent judgment for Equal Employment Opp against Autotronic Controls (Pages: 6) (fe) (Entered: 02/07/2001)	RECAP
	Feb. 7, 2001	Consent Decree filed. Case closed (fe) (Entered: 02/07/2001)	PACER
	Feb. 7, 2001	Consent Decree filed. Case closed (fe)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 4, 2000

Closing Date: Feb. 7, 2003

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

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

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC 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

Autotronic Controls Corporation

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Western District of Texas 3:00-cv-00136

Available Documents:

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

Expungement of Employment Record

Monitoring

Neutral/Positive Reference

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 87500

Order Duration: 2001 - 2003

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Affected Race(s):

Black

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/5811/ (last updated 6/8/2007).