Case: EEOC v. UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION

3:01-cv-00163 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: May 17, 2001

Closed Date: March 12, 2002

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Case Summary

In May 2001, the EEOC district office in San Antonio, Texas brought this suit against the Union Pacific Corporation, a national freight carrier, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The suit alleged that defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it denied a promotion to a black employee because of his race.

After the charging party intervened, a consent decree was entered in March 2002. The parties agreed that the defendant would pay the complainant $250,000, continue to provide EEO training to all supervisors and staff, refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of race, mail copies of its EEO policy and EEO rights to employees, and allow the EEOC to conduct inspections. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for two years.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (7/6/2007)

People

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Raechel L. (Texas)

Anderson, Suzanne M (Texas)

Bannon, Jeffrey C (Texas)

Canino, Robert A (Texas)

Che, May R (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

3:01-cv-00163

Docket

EEOC v. Union Pacific Corporation

March 12, 2002

March 12, 2002

Docket

3:01-cv-00163

Consent Decree

EEOC v. Union Pacific Corporation

March 12, 2002

March 12, 2002

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

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Last updated July 14, 2026, 5:18 a.m.

Docket for: Equal Employment v. Union Pacific Corpor
ECF Number Date Description Link
1 May 17, 2001

Complaint filed. (Pages: 5), Plaintiff is U.S. agency filing fee not required. (aq) (Entered: 05/18/2001)

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2 May 30, 2001

Amended complaint by Equal Employment, amending complaint [1-1] (Pages: 5) (fe) (Entered: 05/31/2001)

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3 June 25, 2001

Waiver of Service by Union Pacific Corpor ; Notice and Request Mailed on 6/19/01 ; Answer due on 8/20/01 for Union Pacific Corpor (fe) (Entered: 06/26/2001)

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4 July 13, 2001

Order transferring case to the docket of Judge Garnett Thomas Eisele (mm1) (Entered: 07/13/2001)

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5 July 26, 2001

Answer by Union Pacific Railroad Co. (aq) (Entered: 07/26/2001)

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6 Sept. 21, 2001

Motion by Elijah Graham to intervene (aq) (Entered: 09/24/2001)

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7 Oct. 1, 2001

Scheduling order setting Deadline for filing of all motions 12/4/01 Discovery cutoff 11/20/01 ; Jury Selection set for 9:15 2/4/02 ; Jury trial set for 9:15 2/4/02 (aq) (Entered: 10/02/2001)

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8 Oct. 2, 2001

Response by Union Pacific Corpor motion to intervene [6-1] (aq) (Entered: 10/02/2001)

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9 Nov. 5, 2001

Order granting motion to intervene [6-1] (aq) (Entered: 11/05/2001)

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10 Nov. 13, 2001

Response by Union Pacific Corpor motion to intervene [6-1] (aq) (Entered: 11/13/2001)

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11 Nov. 13, 2001

Motion by Union Pacific Corpor to quash, and for protective order (aq) (Entered: 11/13/2001)

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12 Nov. 14, 2001

Motion by Equal Employment, Union Pacific Corpor, Elijah Graham to extend time to complete discovery and file motions (aq) (Entered: 11/15/2001)

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13 Nov. 15, 2001

Second Motion by Union Pacific Corpor to quash, and for protective order (aq) (Entered: 11/15/2001)

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14 Nov. 19, 2001

Order granting motion to extend time [12-1] scheduling order deadlines: ; Deadline for filing of all motions by 1/4/02 ; Discovery deadline on 12/31/01 (aq) (Entered: 11/20/2001)

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15 Dec. 4, 2001

Notice of filing by Equal Employment, Union Pacific Corporation, Elijah Graham, joint status report of the parties (aq) (Entered: 12/05/2001)

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16 Feb. 12, 2002

Motion by Equal Employment, Union Pacific Corporation, and Elijah Graham to enter consent decree (aq) (Entered: 02/12/2002)

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17 March 12, 2002

Consent Decree for Union Pacific Corpor against Equal Employment (Pages: 6) (fe) (Entered: 03/13/2002)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 17, 2001

Closing Date: March 12, 2002

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private 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

Union Pacific Corporation

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Western District of Texas 3:01-cv-00163

Available Documents:

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:

Discrimination Prohibition

Expungement of Employment Record

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 250000

Order Duration: 2002 - 2004

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Promotion

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Affected Race(s):

Black

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

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