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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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, 9:21 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