Case: EEOC v. The Imagine Group Inc.

1:02-cv-10025 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 19, 2002

Closed Date: March 27, 2004

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Case Summary

In December 2002, the EEOC district office in New York, New York brought this suit against The Imagine Group, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint is currently unavailable. The docket suggests that the case was brought under Title VII. A female intervened in the case. Two weeks after the defense submitted its initial answer, a consent decree was entered in March 2003. Although the consent decree is unavailable, the docket states that there was some monetary relief. Specifically, the consent decree states that the defendant paid the aggrieved female $45,000 for damages and attorney's fees, $545.07 in interest, $70 for fees, and that the terms of the decree would run for one year.

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Joel Pettit (6/15/2007)

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1:02-cv-10025

Docket

EEOC v. The Imagine Group, Inc.

May 19, 2003

May 19, 2003

Docket

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Docket

Last updated March 23, 2025, 9:21 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT filed. Summons issued and Notice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (laq) (Entered: 12/20/2002)

Dec. 19, 2002

Dec. 19, 2002

Magistrate Judge Douglas F. Eaton is so designated. (laq) (Entered: 12/20/2002)

Dec. 19, 2002

Dec. 19, 2002

2

INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by Alexandra Cole against Alexandra Cole. Summons issued. (sb) (Entered: 02/14/2003)

Feb. 7, 2003

Feb. 7, 2003

3

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of summons and complaint as to Allen Fredman by "John" Maha on 1/24/03 . Answer due on 2/13/03 for Allen Fredman . (sb) (Entered: 02/14/2003)

Feb. 7, 2003

Feb. 7, 2003

4

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of summons and complaint as to Allen Fredman by "John" Maha on 1/24/03 . Answer due on 2/13/03 for Allen Fredman . (sb) (Entered: 02/14/2003)

Feb. 7, 2003

Feb. 7, 2003

5

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of summons and complaint as to The Imagine Group by "Jane Smith" on 2/4/03 . Answer due on 2/24/03 for The Imagine Group . (sb) (Entered: 02/14/2003)

Feb. 7, 2003

Feb. 7, 2003

6

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of summons and complaint as to The Imagine Group by "Jane Smith" on 2/4/03 . Answer due on 2/24/03 for The Imagine Group . (sb) (Entered: 02/14/2003)

Feb. 7, 2003

Feb. 7, 2003

7

RULE 7.1 CERTIFICATE filed by The Imagine Group . (yv) (Entered: 03/14/2003)

March 13, 2003

March 13, 2003

8

ANSWER to Complaint by The Imagine Group (Attorney Steve Anduze from the Firm: Porcari, Anduze & Pastilha, LLP). (yv) (Entered: 03/14/2003)

March 13, 2003

March 13, 2003

9

ANSWER by The Imagine Group, Allen Fredman to [2-1] intervenor complaint Firm of: Porcari, Anduze & Pastilha, LLP by attorney Richard S. Pastilha (yv) (Entered: 03/14/2003)

March 13, 2003

March 13, 2003

10

CONSENT DECREE AND JUDGMENT #03,0573, that this Decree resolves all matters raised by EEOC Charge No. 160A200602; The EEOC Complaint and Amended Complaint; and the Intervenor Complaint and Amended Intervenor Complaint. No party shall contest the jurisdiction of the federal court to enforce this Decree and its terms or the right of any party to bring an enforcement suit upon breach of any of the terms of this Decree by any other party as further set forth. Defendants The Imagine Group, inc. and Allen Fredman shall pay to Alexandra Cole $45,000.00 in compensation for non-wage related claims (including compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys fees and costs), plus interest at the rate of 2% per year, computed daily from 9/26/02 and compounded annually, plus costs in the sum of $70 as reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Intervenor to serve the Complaint in Intervention on the Imagine Group, Inc. and Allan Fredman, for a total sum of $45,545.07, with payments to be made on the schedule further set forth. Defendants shall not retaliate against Alexandra Cole. This Decree remain in effect for one year from the date of entry. This Consent Decree and Judgment constitutes the complete agreement between the parties. no other promises or agreement shall be binding unless agreed to in writing and signed by these parties. The Clerk is instructed to close this case & remove it from my docket. ( signed by Judge Harold Baer Jr. ) Entered On Docket: 3/31/03. (tp) Modified on 03/31/2003 (Entered: 03/31/2003)

March 27, 2003

March 27, 2003

Case closed. (tp) (Entered: 03/31/2003)

March 27, 2003

March 27, 2003

Case Details

State / Territory:

New York

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 19, 2002

Closing Date: March 27, 2004

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

The Imagine Group, Inc.

The Imagine Group, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Southern District of New York 1:02-cv-10025

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Amount Defendant Pays: 45545.07

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

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