Filed Date: June 29, 2004
Closed Date: 2007
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In June 2004, the EEOC district office in Houston, Texas brought this suit against Minorplanet Systems USA, LTD. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint is currently unavailable. However, the consent decree states that a male employee claimed he was retaliated against, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, when he complained to supervisors that he felt the defendant employed discriminatory hiring procedures.
In November of 2004, the parties settled, and a consent decree was entered stating that the defendant must (1) not discriminate or retaliate on the basis of race, (2) post EEO notices in its Houston facility, (3) provide EEO training for all its hiring and managerial staff, and (4) provide the aggrieved employee with a neutral reference. The terms of the agreement were to run for 2 and 1/2 years. No monetary damages were awarded.
The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.
Summary Authors
Jason Chester (6/10/2007)
Clearinghouse (12/26/2018)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11981163/parties/equal-employment-v-minorplanet-systems/
Gilmore, Vanessa D. (Texas)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11981163/equal-employment-v-minorplanet-systems/
Last updated April 8, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: June 29, 2004
Closing Date: 2007
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Minorplanet Systems USA, LTD, Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Order Duration: 2004 - 2007
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Race(s):
EEOC-centric: