Case: EEOC v. Nirman Enterprises Associates d/b/a Hampton Inn

8:00-cv-03055 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2000

Closed Date: June 21, 2001

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Case Summary

EEOC's Greenville, SC office filed this lawsuit alleging discrimination based on religious belief and failure to reasonably accommodate at the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (Anderson/Greenwood) on 09/28/2000. The defendant Nirman Enterprises Associates operated a Hampton Inn in Clemson, SC. EEOC corrected the defendant's name in an amended complaint. The individual complainant did not intervene in the lawsuit.The parties settled after some discovery. A cons…

The parties settled after some discovery. A consent decree was entered into judgment on 06/21/2001.

The defendant agreed to pay the complainant $3,000 to settle the case. Additionally, the defendant agreed to expunge the records of the complainant and provide neutral references. The defendant was also required to provide training on religious accommodations to its manager and assistant manager. The duration of the consent decree was 30 days or 10 days after EEOC received certification that the training was held, whichever period is longer.

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Summary Authors

Yin Zheng (8/12/2007)

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Judge(s)

Herlong, Henry Michael (South Carolina)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Turnage, Edwin Lake (South Carolina)

Attorney for Defendant

Wynkoop, Steven Mark (South Carolina)

Judge(s)

Herlong, Henry Michael (South Carolina)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Turnage, Edwin Lake (South Carolina)

Attorney for Defendant

Wynkoop, Steven Mark (South Carolina)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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8:00-cv-03055	Docket [PACER]	June 21, 2001	June 21, 2001 Docket
18 8:00-cv-03055	Consent Decree	June 21, 2001	June 21, 2001 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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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/11184070/equal-employment-v-nirman-enterprises/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT; Scheduling order due by 1/5/01 Service due by 1/26/01 for Mukund J Desai (jsmi) (Entered: 09/28/2000)	Sept. 28, 2000	Sept. 28, 2000 PACER
2	SUMMONS issued for defendant Mukund J Desai (jsmi) (Entered: 09/28/2000)	Sept. 28, 2000	Sept. 28, 2000 PACER
3	Answers to 16B Interrogatories by plaintiff Equal Employment; jury demand (jsmi) (Entered: 09/28/2000)	Sept. 28, 2000	Sept. 28, 2000 PACER
4	ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Mukund J Desai (Attorney Steven Mark Wynkoop),; jury demand (jsmi) (Entered: 10/25/2000)	Oct. 25, 2000	Oct. 25, 2000 PACER
5	WAIVER OF SERVICE as to Mukund J Desai. Defendant's answer filed 10/25/00 (jtho) (Entered: 12/05/2000)	Dec. 5, 2000	Dec. 5, 2000 PACER
6	ORDER amending [1-1] complaint Plaintiff shall file its amended pleading within 10 days of this Order - by 1/31/01 ( signed by Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe ) (jtho) (Entered: 01/17/2001)	Jan. 17, 2001	Jan. 17, 2001 PACER
7	AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiff Equal Employment, (Answer due 1/29/01 for Nirman Enterprises ) amending [1-1] complaint against defendant Nirman Enterprises; jury demand (jtho) (Entered: 01/18/2001)	Jan. 18, 2001	Jan. 18, 2001 PACER
8	ANSWER by defendant Nirman Enterprises (Attorney ) to amended complaint (jtho) (Entered: 01/30/2001)	Jan. 30, 2001	Jan. 30, 2001 PACER
9	Consnet ORDER extending time for EEOC until 02/10/01 ( signed by Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe )svd (jsmi) (Entered: 02/05/2001)	Feb. 1, 2001	Feb. 1, 2001 PACER
10	MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment to compel defendant to fully and completely answer or respond (1) interrogatories 7,11,14,15; (2) requests to produce 5,6 (3) EEOC also requests that teh court order defendant to create and serve on the EEOC a privilege log related to its objections based on alleged privilege. EEOC also requests that defendant be compelled to produce legible darker copies of documents previously produced that are stamped by defendant pages 36-37, 63-64, 69-72, 73-76, and 152-56 (jtho) (Entered: 02/12/2001)	Feb. 9, 2001	Feb. 9, 2001 PACER
11	MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Equal Employment in support of [10-1] motion to compel defendant to fully and completely answer or respond (1) interrogatories 7,11,14,15; (2) requests to produce 5,6 (3) EEOC also requests that teh court order defendant to create and serve on the EEOC a privilege log related to its objections based on alleged privilege. EEOC also requests that defendant be compelled to produce legible darker copies of documents previously produced that are stamped by defendant pages 36-37, 63-64, 69-72, 73-76, and 152-56 (jtho) (Entered: 02/12/2001)	Feb. 12, 2001	Feb. 12, 2001 PACER
12	ORDER granting [10-1] motion to compel defendant to fully and completely answer or respond (1) interrogatories 7,11,14,15; (2) requests to produce 5,6 (3) EEOC also requests that teh court order defendant to create and serve on the EEOC a privilege log related to its objections based on alleged privilege. EEOC also requests that defendant be compelled to produce legible darker copies of documents previously produced that are stamped by defendant pages 36-37, 63-64, 69-72, 73-76, and 152-56 ( signed by Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe ) (jtho) (Entered: 03/06/2001)	March 6, 2001	March 6, 2001 PACER
13	Answers to 16B Interrogatories by defendant Nirman Enterprises (jtho) (Entered: 04/02/2001)	March 30, 2001	March 30, 2001 PACER
14	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of parties,amending of pleadings on 4/20/01 ; Plaintiff's ID of Experts set for 5/7/01 ; Defendant's ID of Experts set for 6/6/01 ; Discovery cutoff 6/25/01 ; Deadline for filing of all motions 7/10/01 ; Jury Selection deadline set for 9/5/01 ; ( signed by Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe ) (jtho) (Entered: 04/04/2001)	April 4, 2001	April 4, 2001 PACER
15	ORDER/NOTICE that attorneys must be available for trial during the month this case is scheduled; leave of court is required to be excused, and must be requested in writing within 7 days of this notice; that all motions pending at the time of the Bar Meeting will be heard at the Bar Meeting; SVD ( signed by Judge Henry M. Herlong Jr. ) (sfet) (Entered: 04/27/2001)	April 27, 2001	April 27, 2001 PACER
16	SUPPLEMENTAL Answers to 16B Interrogatories by plaintiff Equal Employment (jtho) (Entered: 05/09/2001)	May 7, 2001	May 7, 2001 PACER
17	PLAINTIFF'S SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL Answers to 16B Interrogatories by plaintiff Equal Employment (jtho) (Entered: 05/15/2001)	May 14, 2001	May 14, 2001 PACER
18	CONSENT ORDER resolving all matters in controversy between the parties as set out in decree( signed by Judge Henry M. Herlong Jr. ) (jtho) (Entered: 06/21/2001)	June 21, 2001	June 21, 2001 RECAP
	Case closed (jtho)	June 21, 2001	June 21, 2001 PACER