Case: EEOC v. Gaumer Company, Inc.

4:02-cv-04817 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 17, 2002

Closed Date: Feb. 5, 2006

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Case Summary

The Houston District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, against Gaumer Company, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of electric heating equipment for the process industry. The complaint, filed in December 2002, alleged pregnancy discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The parties entered into a consent decree in February 2004. The decree was valid for two years and required Defendant to pay the charging party $57,000 and provide her with a neutral employment reference. Defendant was enjoined from discriminating or retaliating in violation of Title VII and required to post a notice of non-discrimination, provide EEO training to its employees and provide the EEOC with an annual list of all pregnant employees who had been terminated or placed on a leave of absence.

Summary Authors

Shankar Viswanathan (7/25/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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4:02-cv-04817	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Gaumer Company Inc	Feb. 3, 2004	Feb. 3, 2004 Docket
3 4:02-cv-04817	Memorandum and Order Regarding Discovery Motions, Motions for Summary Judgment, and Analogous Motions to Dismiss Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Gaumer Company Inc.	Dec. 20, 2002	Dec. 20, 2002 Order/Opinion
14 4:02-cv-04817	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Gaumer Company, Inc.	Feb. 5, 2004	Feb. 5, 2004 Settlement Agreement
4:02-cv-04817	EEOC Litigation Settlements - February 2004 EEOC v. Gaumer Co., Inc. No Court	March 29, 2004	March 29, 2004 Press Release

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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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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT by Equal Employment Opp filed; (bchurchill) (Entered: 12/19/2002)	Dec. 17, 2002	Dec. 17, 2002
2	Order setting Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference on 1:30 4/18/03 before Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore and Order to Disclose Interested Persons, filed. ( Signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) Parties notified. (bchurchill) (Entered: 12/19/2002)	Dec. 17, 2002	Dec. 17, 2002
3	MEMORANDUM AND ORDER re: discovery motions, motions for summary judgment and analogous motions to dismiss, entered. Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (ljackson) (Entered: 12/20/2002)	Dec. 20, 2002	Dec. 20, 2002
4	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Gaumer Company Inc , filed. (sfedele) (Entered: 01/13/2003)	Jan. 13, 2003	Jan. 13, 2003
5	ORIGINAL ANSWER to pltf's Original Complaint by Gaumer Company Inc, filed. (kprice) (Entered: 01/13/2003)	Jan. 13, 2003	Jan. 13, 2003
6	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Equal Employment Opp , filed. (amaly) (Entered: 01/15/2003)	Jan. 15, 2003	Jan. 15, 2003
7	RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Gaumer Company Inc 12/23/02 filed. Answer due on 1/12/03 for Gaumer Company Inc (kprice) (Entered: 01/23/2003)	Jan. 22, 2003	Jan. 22, 2003
8	JOINT DISCOVERY/Case Management Plan by Equal Employment Opp, Gaumer Company Inc , filed. (kprice) (Entered: 04/02/2003)	April 2, 2003	April 2, 2003
9	Minute entry: Scheduling Conference held. Apps: K Boutchee f/pltf; V Robinson f/deft. Scheduling Order entered. terminated deadlines Ct Reporter: Gayle Dye. (amaly) (Entered: 04/22/2003)	April 18, 2003	April 18, 2003
10	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Amending of pleadings 5/15/03 ; Joining of parties 5/15/03 ; Pltf expert witness list submitted by 9/15/03 ; Deft expert witness list submitted by 10/15/03 ; Discovery cutoff 2/1/04 ; Deadline for filing all dispositive motions 3/1/04 ; Deadline for filing non-dispositive motions 3/1/04 ; Pltfs Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 6/18/04 ; Defts Pretrial order to be submitted by 6/16/04; Docket call deadline 1:30 6/25/04 ; entered. Parties notified. Trial Term: July, 2004; ETT: 4 days/jury. ( Signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (psmith) (Entered: 05/01/2003)	April 29, 2003	April 29, 2003
11	FIRST AMENDED ANSWER to Complaint by Gaumer Company Inc : amends [5-1] answer , filed. (amaly) (Entered: 05/01/2003)	April 30, 2003	April 30, 2003
12	DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WITNESSES AND TESTIFYING EXPERTS by Gaumer Company Inc , filed (amaly) (Entered: 10/17/2003)	Oct. 16, 2003	Oct. 16, 2003
13	AGREED MOTION to enter consent decree by Equal Employment Opp, Gaumer Company Inc , filed. (psmith) (Entered: 02/03/2004)	Feb. 2, 2004	Feb. 2, 2004
14	CONSENT DECREE granting [13-1] agreed motion to enter consent decree , entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (psmith) (Entered: 02/05/2004)	Feb. 3, 2004	Feb. 3, 2004
	Case closed (sguevara) (Entered: 06/23/2004)	Feb. 3, 2004	Feb. 3, 2004