Case: EEOC v. Sodd Enterprises

3:04-cv-01754 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 12, 2004

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

In August 2004, the Dallas District Office brought this suit against Sodd Enterprises, Inc. (owner of Sodd Electric Co., Inc.) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the charging party, a black employee, by subjecting him to a racially hostile work environment and terminating him in retaliation for his complaints of the harassment. After some scheduling orders, the parties settled in March 2005 through a consent decree.The two-year decree prohibited the defendant from discriminating and retaliating and required the defendant to: post a Title VII notice, inform its employees quarterly of its complaint procedure and the consequences of discriminating, provide Title VII training for its employees, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and pay the charging party $50,000.The decree was entered in 2005 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Summary Authors

Jason Chester (7/9/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/26/2018)

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Dubey, Devika S. (Texas)

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Butler, Allen (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dubey, Devika S. (Texas)

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Butler, Allen (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:04-cv-01754	Docket EEOC v. Sodd Enterprises Inc et al	March 31, 2005	March 31, 2005 Docket
1 3:04-cv-01754	Complaint EEOC v. Sodd Enterprises Inc et al	Aug. 12, 2004	Aug. 12, 2004 Complaint
20 3:04-cv-01754	Consent Decree EEOC v. Sodd Enterprises Inc et al	March 31, 2005	March 31, 2005 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Black Farmers FAQ: The history of discrimination against Black farmers and policy initiatives to remedy these inequities. Legal Defense Fund	Black farmers have long faced systemic discrimination by public and private institutions and barriers to economic mobility. Inequities in the administration of government farm programs and discrimina…		https://www.naacpldf.org/...
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 27, 2025, 8:17 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Sodd Electric Co., Inc, Sodd Enterprises, Inc , filed by Equal Employent Opportunty Commission.(klm, ) (Entered: 08/12/2004)	Aug. 12, 2004	Aug. 12, 2004
	***Magistrate Judge Kaplan chosen by random selection to handle matters that may be referred in this case. (klm, ) (Entered: 08/12/2004)	Aug. 12, 2004	Aug. 12, 2004
	DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Equal Employent Opportunty Commission. (see image 1) (klm, ) (Entered: 08/12/2004)	Aug. 12, 2004	Aug. 12, 2004
2	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS by Equal Employent Opportunty Commission. (klm, ) (Entered: 08/12/2004)	Aug. 12, 2004	Aug. 12, 2004
3	Summons Issued as to Sodd Enterprises, Inc. (klm, ) (Entered: 08/30/2004)	Aug. 27, 2004	Aug. 27, 2004
4	Summons Issued as to Sodd Electric Co., Inc, Sodd Enterprises, Inc. (klm, ) (Entered: 09/02/2004)	Sept. 1, 2004	Sept. 1, 2004
5	ANSWER to Complaint by Sodd Electric Co., Inc.(klm, ) (Entered: 09/29/2004)	Sept. 27, 2004	Sept. 27, 2004
6	ANSWER to Complaint by Sodd Enterprises, Inc.(klm, ) (Entered: 09/29/2004)	Sept. 28, 2004	Sept. 28, 2004
7	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS by Sodd Electric Co., Inc. (klm, ) (Entered: 10/05/2004)	Oct. 5, 2004	Oct. 5, 2004
8	Order for Scheduling Order Proposal: Proposed Scheduling Order due by 11/18/2004. (Signed by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 10/7/04) (klm, ) (Entered: 10/08/2004)	Oct. 7, 2004	Oct. 7, 2004
9	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS by Sodd Enterprises, Inc. (klm, ) (Entered: 10/08/2004)	Oct. 8, 2004	Oct. 8, 2004
10	JOINT STATUS REPORT by Equal Employent Opportunty Commission, Sodd Electric Co., Inc, Sodd Enterprises, Inc. (klm, ) (Entered: 11/19/2004)	Nov. 18, 2004	Nov. 18, 2004
11	SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 2/22/2005. Discovery due by 10/31/2005. Joinder of Parties due by 2/22/2005. Jury Trial set for three-week docket beginning 2/6/2006 09:00 AM before Judge Ed Kinkeade. Motions due by 11/28/2005. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 1/23/2006. Pretrial Materials due by 1/23/2006. (Signed by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 12/12/04) (klm, ) (Entered: 12/13/2004)	Dec. 13, 2004	Dec. 13, 2004
12	Parties Agreed Joint Designation of Mediator by Equal Employent Opportunty Commission, Sodd Enterprises, Inc, Sodd Electric Co., Inc. (Allen Butler) (klm, ) (Entered: 12/17/2004)	Dec. 17, 2004	Dec. 17, 2004
13	AGREED MOTION AND MEDIATION to Extend Time for mediation by Equal Employent Opportunty Commission, Sodd Enterprises, Inc, Sodd Electric Co., Inc.(cxb, ) (Entered: 01/07/2005)	Jan. 6, 2005	Jan. 6, 2005
14	ORDER granting 13 Motion to Extend Time for mediation. Ordered that the mediation deadline be extended until 3/4/05. (Signed by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 1/11/05) (cxb, ) (Entered: 01/12/2005)	Jan. 11, 2005	Jan. 11, 2005
15	Order Directing Administrative Closure. The parties are directed to file the necessary dismissal papers with the Clerk's Office within 30 days from the date of this order. The Clerk is instructed to submit a JS-6 form to the AO, thereby removing this case from the statistical records. (Signed by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 2/23/05) (nap, ) (Entered: 02/24/2005)	Feb. 23, 2005	Feb. 23, 2005
16	Mail Returned as Undeliverable. 15 Order Directing Administrative Closure, received back from Allen Butler as no longer at this address. (jrb, ) (Entered: 03/11/2005)	March 9, 2005	March 9, 2005
17	*FILED and DOCKETED IN ERROR* Consent Decree filed by Equal Employent Opportunty Commission, Sodd Enterprises, Inc. (jrb, ) (Entered: 03/23/2005)	March 22, 2005	March 22, 2005
18	Agreed STIPULATION of Dismissal of Sodd Electric Company Inc by Equal Employent Opportunty Commission, Sodd Enterprises, Inc, Sodd Electric Co., Inc. (jrb, ) (Entered: 03/24/2005)	March 24, 2005	March 24, 2005
19	ORDER on Parties Agreed Stipulation to Dismiss...with prejudice. (Signed by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 3/30/05) (jrb, ) (Entered: 04/01/2005)	March 31, 2005	March 31, 2005
20	CONSENT DECREE. See order for specifics. (Signed by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 3/31/05) (jrb, ) (Entered: 04/01/2005)	March 31, 2005	March 31, 2005