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.

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Justin Kanter (3/19/2008)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated March 23, 2024, 3:09 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT by EEOC filed; (bchurchill) (Entered: 07/18/2001)	July 18, 2001	July 18, 2001
2	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)	July 18, 2001	July 18, 2001
	1 SUMMONS issued for Starwood Hotel & Res (bchurchill) (Entered: 07/18/2001)	July 18, 2001	July 18, 2001
3	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)	July 23, 2001	July 23, 2001
4	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)	July 30, 2001	July 30, 2001
5	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by EEOC , filed. (mlerma) (Entered: 08/02/2001)	Aug. 1, 2001	Aug. 1, 2001
6	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)	Aug. 14, 2001	Aug. 14, 2001
7	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)	Aug. 28, 2001	Aug. 28, 2001
8	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)	Sept. 21, 2001	Sept. 21, 2001
9	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)	Oct. 4, 2001	Oct. 4, 2001
10	ANSWER To Pltf's Complaint by Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide Incorporated (Added attorney Michael D Mitchell), filed. (fmremp) (Entered: 10/09/2001)	Oct. 5, 2001	Oct. 5, 2001
11	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Starwood Hotel & Resorts, filed. (fmremp) (Entered: 10/09/2001)	Oct. 5, 2001	Oct. 5, 2001
13	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)	Dec. 4, 2001	Dec. 4, 2001
	Rec'd and frwd to CRD: Proposed Agreed Final Order (fmremp) (Entered: 02/04/2002)	Feb. 4, 2002	Feb. 4, 2002
14	AGREED FINAL ORDER: This matter is hereby dismissed with prejudice, entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (fmremp) (Entered: 02/06/2002)	Feb. 5, 2002	Feb. 5, 2002
	Case closed (fmremp) (Entered: 02/06/2002)	Feb. 5, 2002	Feb. 5, 2002