Case: EEOC v. STARWOOD HOTEL & RESORT WORLDWIDE INC (d/b/a WESTIN GALLERIA & WESTIN OAKS HOTELS)

4:01-cv-02422 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: July 18, 2001

Closed Date: 2002

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Case Summary

On July 18, 2001, the Houston office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit under Title VII against Starwood Hotel & Resort Worldwide, Inc., doing business as the Westin Galleria & Westin Oaks Hotels, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The EEOC alleged that the defendants had violated the complainant's rights by discriminating against him on the basis of his national origin. We have no further information on the allegations made because we have no record of the complaint in this case.

On February 4, 2002, the parties proposed an agreed final order, which the district court adopted the next day. Under this order, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims in exchange for an unspecified amount of money. (The order said that it would be an amount that was "agreeable to all parties" but did not specify how much). The parties agreed to bear their own costs of litigation, and the court dismissed the case.

Summary Authors

Justin Kanter (3/19/2008)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11405712/parties/eeoc-v-starwood-hotel-res/

Judge(s)

Harmon, Melinda (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Boutchee, Kathy D (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Harrison, John Gray (Texas)

Mitchell, Michael D. (Texas)

Judge(s)

Harmon, Melinda (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Boutchee, Kathy D (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Harrison, John Gray (Texas)

Mitchell, Michael D. (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

4:01-cv-02422	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Starwood Hotel & Res	Feb. 5, 2002	Feb. 5, 2002 Docket
14 4:01-cv-02422	Agreed Final Order EEOC v. Starwood Hotel & Resort Worldwide	Feb. 5, 2002	Feb. 5, 2002 Order/Opinion

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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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11405712/eeoc-v-starwood-hotel-res/

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Docket for: EEOC v. Starwood Hotel & Res

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	July 18, 2001	COMPLAINT by EEOC filed; (bchurchill) (Entered: 07/18/2001)	RECAP
2	July 18, 2001	Order setting Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference on 9:00 10/2/01 before Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy and Order to Disclose Interested Persons, filed. ( Signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) Parties notified. (bchurchill) (Entered: 07/18/2001)	RECAP
	July 18, 2001	1 SUMMONS issued for Starwood Hotel & Res (bchurchill) (Entered: 07/18/2001)	PACER
	July 18, 2001	1 SUMMONS issued for Starwood Hotel & Res (bchurchill)
3	July 23, 2001	ORDER scheduling conference for 9:00 12/4/01 before Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy, entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy ) (mlerma) (Entered: 07/23/2001)	RECAP
4	July 30, 2001	RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Starwood Hotel & Res 7/25/01 filed; Answer due on 8/14/01 for Starwood Hotel & Res (psmith) (Entered: 08/02/2001)	RECAP
5	Aug. 1, 2001	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by EEOC, filed. (mlerma) (Entered: 08/02/2001)	RECAP
6	Aug. 14, 2001	UNOPPOSED MOTION for extension of time until 9/21/01 to answer or otherwise respond by Deft Starwood Hotels & Resorts Motion Docket Date 9/3/01 [6-1] motion, filed. (fmremp) (Entered: 08/14/2001)	RECAP
7	Aug. 28, 2001	ORDER granting [6-1] motion for extension of time until 9/21/01 to answer or otherwise respond answer due or other pleading responsive to Pltf's Original Complaint for 9/21/01 for Starwood Hotel & Res, entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (mlerma) (Entered: 08/28/2001)	RECAP
8	Sept. 21, 2001	UNOPPOSED MOTION to extend time to respond to pltf's original complaint October 5, 2001 by Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Motion Docket Date 10/11/01 [8-1] motion, filed. (fmremp) (Entered: 09/21/2001)	RECAP
9	Oct. 4, 2001	ORDER entered GRANTING the [8-1] motion to extend time to respond to pltf's original complaint. The answer date is extended to 10/5/01 for Starwood Hotel & Resort . Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (psmith) (Entered: 10/05/2001)	RECAP
10	Oct. 5, 2001	ANSWER To Pltf's Complaint by Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide Incorporated (Added attorney Michael D Mitchell), filed. (fmremp) (Entered: 10/09/2001)	RECAP
11	Oct. 5, 2001	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Starwood Hotel & Resorts, filed. (fmremp) (Entered: 10/09/2001)	RECAP
13	Dec. 4, 2001	Minute Entry Order: Docket Control Order Entered, Apps: Michael D. Mitchell f/Deft, Kathy D. Boutchell f/Pltf, terminated deadlines Ct Reporter: B White Tape Number: 467-523, entered. Parties ntfd. ( Signed by CM Beverly White for Magistate Judge Frances H. Stacy ) (fmremp) (Entered: 12/11/2001)	RECAP
12	Dec. 10, 2001	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of Parties and Amending of pleadings 2/1/02 ; Pltf expert witness list submitted by 4/1/02 ; Deft expert witness list submitted by 5/1/02 ; Discovery cutoff 7/1/02 ; Deadline for filing all dispositive motions 9/16/02 ; Deadline for filing non-dispositive motions 9/16/02 ; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 11/12/02 ; Docket call deadline 11/22/02, Trial is set for two weeks starting 11/25/02 ; before Judge Melinda Harmon, entered. Parties notified. ( Signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (fmremp) Modified on 12/13/2001 (Entered: 12/11/2001)	RECAP
	Feb. 4, 2002	Rec'd and frwd to CRD: Proposed Agreed Final Order (fmremp) (Entered: 02/04/2002)	PACER
	Feb. 4, 2002	Rec'd and frwd to CRD: Proposed Agreed Final Order (fmremp)
14	Feb. 5, 2002	AGREED FINAL ORDER: This matter is hereby dismissed with prejudice, entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (fmremp) (Entered: 02/06/2002)	RECAP
	Feb. 5, 2002	Case closed (fmremp) (Entered: 02/06/2002)	PACER
	Feb. 5, 2002	Case closed (fmremp)

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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: July 18, 2001

Closing Date: 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

Starwood Hotel & Resort Worldwide, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Southern District of Texas 4:01-cv-02422

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Reporting

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Promotion

Discrimination Basis:

National origin discrimination

Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):

Indian

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. STARWOOD HOTEL & RESORT WORLDWIDE INC (d/b/a WESTIN GALLERIA & WESTIN OAKS HOTELS), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6338/ (last updated 3/19/2008).