Case: EEOC v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC

1:01-cv-00803 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: March 29, 2001

Closed Date: Jan. 23, 2002

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Case Summary

In March 2001, the Atlanta District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. in U.S. District for the Northern District of Georgia. The only document publicly available regarding the case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. After some discovery, the parties settled in January 2002 through a consent decree. It appears from the docket that the decree had one year duration and required the defendant to pay $200,000.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/30/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/19979213/parties/equal-employment-v-bellsouth-telecommun/

Judge(s)

Story, Richard W. (Georgia)

Judge(s)

Story, Richard W. (Georgia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:01-cv-00803	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment v. BellSouth Telecommun	Jan. 23, 2002	Jan. 23, 2002 Docket

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/19979213/equal-employment-v-bellsouth-telecommun/

Last updated Oct. 31, 2025, 3:41 p.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed. Consent form to proceed before U.S. magistrate and pretrial instructions given to attorney; jury demand (ck) (Entered: 04/02/2001)	March 29, 2001	March 29, 2001
2	ANSWERS TO INITIAL DISCLOSURES by plaintiff (ck) (Entered: 04/02/2001)	March 29, 2001	March 29, 2001
3	Withdrawal of S. Robert Royal & Rosemarie Rhodes as counsel for the plaintiff. (ck) (Entered: 04/09/2001)	April 4, 2001	April 4, 2001
5	ANSWER by defendant to complaint [1-1] Discovery ends 10/26/01 (ck) (Entered: 05/31/2001)	May 29, 2001	May 29, 2001
6	ANSWERS TO INITIAL DISCLOSURES by defendant (ck) (Entered: 06/14/2001)	June 13, 2001	June 13, 2001
7	Preliminary Report and Discovery Schedule. (to judge) (ck) (Entered: 06/26/2001)	June 25, 2001	June 25, 2001
	ENDORSED ORDER by Judge Richard W. Story APPROVING [7-1] preliminary statement (cc) (ck) (Entered: 06/28/2001)	June 28, 2001	June 28, 2001
8	Notice of filing supplemental discovery by plaintiff. (ck) (Entered: 07/13/2001)	July 11, 2001	July 11, 2001
9	Notice of change of address of Steven T. Breaux, counsel for the defendant. (ck) (Entered: 07/23/2001)	July 20, 2001	July 20, 2001
10	Notice of filing original certificates of service by defendant. (ck) (Entered: 08/07/2001)	Aug. 7, 2001	Aug. 7, 2001
11	Notice to take deposition of Deborah Caldwell by defendant (lme) (Entered: 09/12/2001)	Sept. 10, 2001	Sept. 10, 2001
12	Reset Notice to take deposition of Deborah Caldwell by defendant (lme) (Entered: 09/26/2001)	Sept. 21, 2001	Sept. 21, 2001
13	CONSENT ORDER by Judge Richard W. Story, extending time thru 11/30/01 for discovery period , Discovery ends 11/30/01 (cc) (lme) (Entered: 10/25/2001)	Oct. 24, 2001	Oct. 24, 2001
14	Reset Notice to take deposition of Deborah Caldwell by defendant. (lme) (Entered: 11/20/2001)	Nov. 19, 2001	Nov. 19, 2001
15	CONSENT ORDER by Judge Richard W. Story, extending time thru 1/18/02 for discovery , Discovery ends 1/18/02 (cc) (lme) (Entered: 11/29/2001)	Nov. 29, 2001	Nov. 29, 2001
16	CONSENT DECREE approved Judge Richard W. Story that BellSouth will pay $200,000.00 in monetary relief in settlement of this case. Ms. Caldwell shall retire from BellSouth with a pension commencement date of 1/23/02. This consnet decree shall continue to be effective and binding upon the parties for a period of 12 months immediately following the entry of this decree and shall expire at the end of this 12 month period, provided that all remedial benefits have been received. Parties shall each bear their own respective cost and atty's fees for this action. (cc) (lme) (Entered: 01/24/2002)	Jan. 23, 2002	Jan. 23, 2002
	Case terminated. (lme) (Entered: 01/24/2002)	Jan. 23, 2002	Jan. 23, 2002

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Georgia

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 29, 2001

Closing Date: Jan. 23, 2002

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

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Georgia 1:01-cv-00803

Available Documents:

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

Amount Defendant Pays: 200000

Order Duration: 2002 - 2003

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6134/ (last updated 6/30/2007).