Case: EEOC v. ALPHA CARE HOME HEALTH INC

3:98-cv-00218 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Feb. 2, 1998

Closed Date: Aug. 11, 1999

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Case Summary

The EEOC's New Orleans office, in conjunction with its Houston office, filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Monroe Division on February 2, 1998. The complaint for this case was not available on PACER but it appears from the settlement that defendant Alpha Care Home Health Inc., was accused of violating Title VII by sexual harassing a female. The complainant intervened soon after filing. A trial date was set in February of 1999 for July of that year. In May of 1999, the parties notified the court that they intended to settle the case. On August 11, 1999 a settlement agreement was entered.

In the settlement agreement the defendant agreed to pay the complainant $15,000. The defendant agreed to distribute and post its anti-discrimination policy and provide training for its employees. The training provision mandated a specific employees attendance at the training session.

Summary Authors

William Burns (7/24/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10775788/parties/e-e-o-c-v-alpha-care-home-hlth/

Judge(s)

James, Robert Gillespie (Louisiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Agular, Jeffery T (Louisiana)

Alfred-George, Pamela (Louisiana)

Hill, Keith T (Louisiana)

Attorney for Defendant

Furr, Susan W (Louisiana)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Judge(s)

James, Robert Gillespie (Louisiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Agular, Jeffery T (Louisiana)

Alfred-George, Pamela (Louisiana)

Hill, Keith T (Louisiana)

Attorney for Defendant

Furr, Susan W (Louisiana)

Kiggans, Thomas H (Louisiana)

Other

Rhymes, J Michael (Louisiana)

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Documents in this case

3:98-cv-00218	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Alpha Care Home Health	Aug. 11, 1999	Aug. 11, 1999 Docket
20 3:98-cv-00218	Settlement Agreement EEOC v. Alpha Care Home Health	Aug. 11, 1999	Aug. 11, 1999 Settlement Agreement

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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

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Last updated Sept. 29, 2026, 11:55 p.m.

Docket for: E E O C v. Alpha Care Home Hlth

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Feb. 2, 1998	COMPLAINT filed w/jury demand. (Prest, B) (Entered: 02/10/1998)	RECAP
	Feb. 2, 1998	Amount of fee $0/USA PLAINTIFF. (McInnis, S) (Entered: 02/05/1998)	PACER
	Feb. 2, 1998	Amount of fee $0/USA PLAINTIFF. (McInnis, S)
2	Feb. 5, 1998	SUMMONS issued for Alpha Care Home Hlth (addressed to Russell Starns). (Prest, B) (Entered: 02/10/1998)	RECAP
3	March 30, 1998	WAIVER of service returned executed as to Alpha Care Home Hlth; Request for waiver mailed on 2/19/98; Answer due on 4/20/98 for Alpha Care Home Hlth (former employee) (Entered: 04/01/1998)	RECAP
4	April 21, 1998	ANSWER to Complaint by Alpha Care Home Hlth (former employee) (Entered: 04/21/1998)	RECAP
5	April 30, 1998	MOTION by Kimberly Kennedy to intervene as plaintiff with Memorandum and Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes (former employee) Modified on 05/01/1998 (Entered: 05/01/1998)	RECAP
6	May 5, 1998	ORDER granting [5-1] motion to intervene as plaintiff (signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes) NOE by: dd (former employee) (Entered: 05/06/1998)	RECAP
7	May 5, 1998	INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by Kimberly Kennedy against Alpha Care Home Hlth (former employee) (Entered: 05/06/1998)	RECAP
8	May 27, 1998	ANSWER by Alpha Care Home Hlth to [7-1] intervenor complaint (Dean, S) (Entered: 05/27/1998)	RECAP
9	Sept. 10, 1998	MOTION by E E O C to substitute attorney Pamela Alfred-George as trial attorney in place of Gregory T Juge with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes (former employee) (Entered: 09/10/1998)	RECAP
10	Sept. 11, 1998	ORDER granting [9-1] motion to substitute attorney Pamela Alfred-George as trial attorney in place of Gregory T Juge for E E O C; (terminated attorney Gregory T Juge for E E O C; added attorney Pamela Alfred-Greoge for E E O C). (signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes) NOE by: dd (Dean, S) (Entered: 09/15/1998)	RECAP
11	Nov. 5, 1998	MINUTE ENTRY; this case is hereby reassigned to Judge Robert G James. The Magistrate Judge reassignment shall be designated by the Clerk in accordance with the current Case Assignment Order. All motions presently set for hearing before Judge Donald Walter shall be reset for consideration on the motion calendar of Judge James. Any scheduling order presently filed in the case shall remain in force, to be rescheduled by Judge James, if necessary. (signed by Donald E Walter) NOE by: cd (Dean, S) (Entered: 11/10/1998)	RECAP
	Nov. 5, 1998	CASE reassigned to Judge Robert G James (Dean, S) (Entered: 11/10/1998)	PACER
	Nov. 5, 1998	CASE reassigned to Judge Robert G James (Dean, S)
12	Feb. 24, 1999	SCHEDULING ORDER; Jury Trial set for 9:00 7/19/99; Pretrial Conference for 9:00 6/25/99; Joining of parties, amding of pleadings on 4/26/99; Pltf's expert info/rpts due 4/26/99; Discovery due 4/26/99; Dft's expert info/rpts due 4/26/99; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 12:00 6/21/99; Deadline for filing of all motions 4/26/99; Expert depositions due 5/11/99; Conference to prepare PT stips set for 5/26/99; Motions in limine due 6/10/99; Trial depositions due 7/12/99; Trial inst., interr, etc due 7/12/99; Witness list due 4/26/99; deadlines set before Judge Robert G James. (signed by Judge Robert G James) NOE by: dd (Dean, S) (Entered: 02/26/1999)	RECAP
13	May 17, 1999	LETTER by J Michael Rhymes to Judge James requesting a status conference. Copy to All Counsel of Record (former employee) (Entered: 05/18/1999)	RECAP
14	May 17, 1999	MINUTE ENTRY: At the request of counsel in his [13-1] letter, a telephone status conference is scheduled for 1:30 5/25/99 before Judge Robert G James (signed by Judge Robert G James) NOE by: dd (former employee) (Entered: 05/18/1999)	RECAP
15	May 25, 1999	LETTER by J Michael Rhymes to Judge James regarding settlement of this matter. Copy to Susan Furr and Pamela Alfred George (former employee) (Entered: 05/27/1999)	RECAP
16	May 25, 1999	60 DAY ORDER of dismissal (signed by Judge Robert G James) NOE by: dd (former employee) (Entered: 05/27/1999)	RECAP
	May 25, 1999	Case closed (former employee) (Entered: 05/27/1999)	PACER
	May 25, 1999	Case closed (former employee)
17	Aug. 2, 1999	STIPULATION of Dismissal (former employee) (Entered: 08/04/1999)	RECAP
18	Aug. 2, 1999	JOINT MOTION by E E O C, Alpha Care Home Hlth, Kimberly Kennedy to appear and enter settlement agreement with Proposed Order referred to Judge Robert G James (former employee) (Entered: 08/04/1999)	RECAP
19	Aug. 11, 1999	ORDER granting [18-1] motion to appear and enter settlement agreement. ORDERED that this matter is hereby dismissed with prejudice, each party to bear its own costs. FURTHER ORDERED that this court will retain jurisdiction over this matter to enforce the terms of this settlement agreement. (signed by Judge Robert G James) NOE by: dd (McInnis, S) (Entered: 08/12/1999)	RECAP
20	Aug. 11, 1999	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (McInnis, S) (Entered: 08/12/1999)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Louisiana

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 2, 1998

Closing Date: Aug. 11, 1999

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

Alpha Care Home Health, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Western District of Louisiana 3:98-cv-00218

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:

Voluntary Dismissal

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 15000

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. ALPHA CARE HOME HEALTH INC, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6394/ (last updated 7/24/2007).