Case: EEOC v. BOUZIANIS, INC. d/b/a DOUBLE T DINER

1:06-cv-02520 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2006

Closed Date: Oct. 3, 2010

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Case Summary

The Baltimore district office of the EEOC brought this suit against Bouzianis, Inc., an entity doing business as the Double T Diner, in September 2006, in the District Court of Maryland. The complaint alleged that a waitress was subjected to sexual harassment by her supervisor and the business owner. The harassment was severe enough to cause her to be constructively discharged from her position. After the Defendant made a motion to dismiss, both parties requested alternative dispute resolution. In May 2007, a settlement conference was held. The motion to dismiss was denied in August 2007, and a consent decree was issued in October 2007.The consent decree required the Defendant to implement a revised sexual harassment policy. This policy included a contact person to whom reports of harassment could be made and an impartial investigation procedure. The consent decree also required mandatory training of employees (including managers and supervisors); the posting of notices informing employees of their statutory right to a workplace free from harassment; and the distribution of the notice to new employees. The decree was to last for three years. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2010.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (5/14/2008)

Clearinghouse (6/13/2017)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4710912/parties/eeoc-v-bouzianis-inc/

Judge(s)

Bennett, Richard D. (Maryland)

Judge(s)

Bennett, Richard D. (Maryland)

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Documents in this case

1:06-cv-02520	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Bouzianis, Inc.	Oct. 4, 2007	Oct. 4, 2007 Docket
1 1:06-cv-02520	Complaint EEOC v. Bouzianis, Inc. d/b/a Double T Diner	Sept. 26, 2006	Sept. 26, 2006 Complaint
20 1:06-cv-02520	Memorandum Opinion [re: Motion to Dismiss] EEOC v. Bouzianis, Inc.	Aug. 2, 2007	Aug. 2, 2007 Order/Opinion 2007 WL 2258898
21 1:06-cv-02520	Order [Denying Motion to Dismiss] EEOC v. Bouzianis, Inc.	Aug. 2, 2007	Aug. 2, 2007 Order/Opinion
22 1:06-cv-02520	Consent Decree EEOC v. Bouzianis, Inc.	Oct. 3, 2007	Oct. 3, 2007 Settlement Agreement

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Docket

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Docket for: EEOC v. Bouzianis, Inc.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 26, 2006	COMPLAINT against Bouzianis, Inc., filed by EEOC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	PACER
2	Sept. 26, 2006	NOTICE OF LAWSUIT AND REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service by EEOC as to Bouzianis, Inc. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	PACER
	Sept. 26, 2006	Jury Trial Demand by EEOC. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	PACER
3	Sept. 27, 2006	NOTICE of Appearance by Jacqueline H McNair on behalf of EEOC (jnl, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/28/2006)	PACER
4	Nov. 22, 2006	REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service sent to Bouzianis resident agent/counsel on 11/20/06 by EEOC. (Quinlan, Cecile) (Entered: 11/22/2006)	PACER
5	Jan. 22, 2007	MOTION to Dismiss by Bouzianis, Inc.. Responses due by 2/8/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum In Support# 2 Exhibit Exhibit 1# 3 Exhibit Exhibit 2# 4 Exhibit Exhibit 3# 5 Exhibit Exhibit 4)(Taylor, Ronald) (Entered: 01/22/2007)	PACER
6	Feb. 6, 2007	STIPULATION re 5 MOTION to Dismiss - JOINT REQUEST FOR ADR AND EXTENSION TO RESPOND by EEOC. (Quinlan, Cecile) (Entered: 02/06/2007)	PACER
7	Feb. 7, 2007	MARGINAL ORDER APPROVING 6 Joint Request for Court Settlement/ADR Conference and Extension of Time For Filing Opposition Motion by EEOC.. Signed by Judge Richard D Bennett on 2/6/07. (eg, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/07/2007)	PACER
9	Feb. 20, 2007	LETTER ORDER SCHEDULING Settlement Conference. Signed by Judge Susan K. Gauvey on 2/16/07. (Attachments: # 1 Mediation)(eg, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/20/2007)	PACER
10	March 13, 2007	LETTER ORDER RESCHEDULING Settlement Conference. Signed by Judge Susan K. Gauvey on 3/13/07. (eg, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/13/2007)	PACER
	May 25, 2007	Settlement Conference held on 5/25/2007 held before Judge Susan K. Gauvey. (eg, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 05/29/2007)	PACER
11	June 8, 2007	ORDER DIRECTING counsel to submit a status report on or before June 15, 2007. Signed by Judge Richard D Bennett on 6/8/07(cag, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/08/2007)	PACER
12	June 15, 2007	STATUS REPORT by Bouzianis, Inc.. (Taylor, Ronald) (Entered: 06/15/2007)	PACER
	June 15, 2007	Judge Susan K. Gauvey no longer assigned to case. (eg, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/15/2007)	PACER
	June 21, 2007	Telephone Conference held on 6/21/2007 before Judge Richard D Bennett. (hml, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/22/2007)	PACER
13	June 22, 2007	MARGINAL ORDER APPROVING 12 Request to extend briefing schedule deadlines. Signed by Judge Richard D Bennett on 6/21/07. (hml, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/22/2007)	PACER
14	June 29, 2007	RESPONSE in Opposition re 5 MOTION to Dismiss filed by EEOC.Replies due by 7/13/2007. (Quinlan, Cecile) (Entered: 06/29/2007)	PACER
15	June 29, 2007	NOTICE by EEOC re 14 Response in Opposition to Motion Of Filing Lengthy Exhibits (Quinlan, Cecile) (LENGTHY EXHIBITS REC'D 7/2/07) Modified on 7/2/2007 (hml, Deputy Clerk). (Entered: 06/29/2007)	PACER
16	July 11, 2007	REPLY to Response to Motion re 5 MOTION to Dismiss Defendant's Reply to EEOC's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and Request for Oral Hearing filed by Bouzianis, Inc.. (Taylor, Ronald) (Entered: 07/11/2007)	PACER
17	July 13, 2007	NOTICE of Appearance by Todd James Horn on behalf of Bouzianis, Inc. (Horn, Todd) (Entered: 07/13/2007)	PACER
18	July 24, 2007	Motion Hearing held on 7/24/2007 re 5 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Bouzianis, Inc. held before Judge Richard D Bennett. Ruling to be entered at a later date. (Court Reporter: L. Bankins) (kmt, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/24/2007)	PACER
19	July 25, 2007	Correspondence re: Comment Re: Letter Submitted by Plaintiff at 7/24/07 Hearing (Taylor, Ronald) (Entered: 07/25/2007)	PACER
20	Aug. 2, 2007	MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Richard D Bennett on 8/2/07. (hml, Deputy Clerk)	RECAP
21	Aug. 2, 2007	ORDER denying 5 Motion of defendant to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Richard D Bennett on 8/2/07. (hml, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/02/2007)	PACER
23	Oct. 4, 2007	CONSENT DECREE and Approval. Signed by Judge Richard D Bennett on 10/4/07. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/05/2007)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Maryland

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 26, 2006

Closing Date: Oct. 3, 2010

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

Bouzianis, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

District of Maryland 1:06-cv-02520

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

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:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 35000

Order Duration: 2007 - 2010

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. BOUZIANIS, INC. d/b/a DOUBLE T DINER, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/5989/ (last updated 6/13/2017).