Case: EEOC v. Alltel Telecom Information Services

3:04-cv-00722 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2004

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

The Baltimore District Office of the EEOC filed this case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The defendant was Alltel Telecom Information Services, Inc., a network telecommunications business serving customers in 26 states. It was alleged that the complainant, a black male, was discharged on the basis of race. The lawsuit was filed in September 2004 and was resolved by consent decree in April 2005. The complainant, who did not intervene in the case, was awarded a total of $137,000. The consent decree was not available, and therefore the full terms are not known. The duration of the consent decree was two years.The decree was entered in 2002 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (7/29/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/27/2018)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:04-cv-00722	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment v. Alltel Telecom	April 18, 2005	April 18, 2005 Docket
3:04-cv-00722	EEOC Litigation Settlements - April 2005 EEOC v. Alltel Telecom Information Services, Inc. No Court	May 24, 2005	May 24, 2005 Press Release

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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

Last updated March 25, 2025, 8:11 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT; jury demand (khan) (Entered: 09/30/2004)	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004
	Jury Trial Flag (khan) (Entered: 09/30/2004)	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004
	SUMMONS(ES) issued for Alltel Telecom. Prepared and given to atty at counter. (khan) (Entered: 09/30/2004)	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004
3	AMENDED COMPLAINT by Equal Employment; amending [1-1] complaint; jury demand (khan) (Entered: 01/24/2005)	Jan. 21, 2005	Jan. 21, 2005
2	Summons returned unexecuted as to Alltel Telecom as to Alltel Telecom (khan) (Entered: 01/24/2005)	Jan. 24, 2005	Jan. 24, 2005
4	SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Alltel Telecom 1/28/05 Answer due on 2/17/05 for Alltel Telecom (kste) (Entered: 02/02/2005)	Feb. 2, 2005	Feb. 2, 2005
5	MOTION by Alltel Telecom to Extend Time to Respond to Amended Complaint (Consent Order received) (khan) (Entered: 02/15/2005)	Feb. 15, 2005	Feb. 15, 2005
6	Consent Order granting [5-1] motion by Alltel Telecom to Extend Time to Respond to Amended Complaint; ORDERED that defendant shall have until Feb. 25, 2005 to submit a Motion to Dismiss or responsive pleading in response to the Amended Complaint (signed by Judge James R. Spencer) Copies Mailed: yes (lsal) (Entered: 02/16/2005)	Feb. 16, 2005	Feb. 16, 2005
	Pre-Trial Conference set at 9:00 3/31/05 before Judge James R. Spencer (lmcd) (Entered: 02/17/2005)	Feb. 17, 2005	Feb. 17, 2005
7	MOTION by Alltel Telecom for Extension of Time to Respond to Amended Complaint Order presented (khan) (Entered: 02/24/2005)	Feb. 24, 2005	Feb. 24, 2005
8	ORDER granting [7-1] motion by Alltel Telecom for Extension of Time to Respond to Amended Complaint; Alltel shall have until 03/04/05 ( signed by Judge James R. Spencer ) Copies Mailed: yes [EOD Date: 2/25/05] (cgar) (Entered: 02/25/2005)	Feb. 25, 2005	Feb. 25, 2005
9	ANSWER to Complaint by Alltel Telecom (Attorney C. Randolph Sullivan) (cmcc) (Entered: 03/04/2005)	March 4, 2005	March 4, 2005
10	Consent Decree; the case is dismissed and removed from docket of this Court (Signed by Judge James R. Spencer) Copies Mailed: y (wtuc) (Entered: 04/18/2005)	April 18, 2005	April 18, 2005
	Case closed (wtuc) (Entered: 04/18/2005)	April 18, 2005	April 18, 2005

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Virginia

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 30, 2004

Closing Date: 2007

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

Alltel Telecom Information Services, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Eastern District of Virginia 3:04-cv-00722

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 137000

Order Duration: 2005 - 2007

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Training

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Affected Race(s):

Black

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. Alltel Telecom Information Services, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6461/ (last updated 12/27/2018).