Case: EEOC v. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES

1:04-cv-03055 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 29, 2004

Closed Date: June 21, 2008

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Case Summary

In April 2004, the Chicago District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Continental Airlines, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging discrimination on the basis of race and sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the charging party, a Black female employee, to a hostile work environment and demoted her because of her race and sex. After several status and se…

In April 2004, the Chicago District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Continental Airlines, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging discrimination on the basis of race and sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the charging party, a Black female employee, to a hostile work environment and demoted her because of her race and sex. After several status and settlement conferences and some discovery disputes, the defendant filed a motion for summary judgment in August 2005 which was granted in part and denied in part in January 2006. After a couple more settlement and status conferences, the parties settled in late December 2006 through a consent decree.

The eighteen-month decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: post a notice of the decree, keep records of all complaints of gender discrimination, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, provide Title VII training for all its employees, and pay $40,000. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (7/30/2007)

Clearinghouse (6/10/2017)

People

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Judge(s)

Aspen, Marvin E. (Illinois)

Keys, Arlander (Illinois)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:04-cv-03055

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. Continental Airline Inc

Dec. 27, 2006

Dec. 27, 2006

Docket
1

1:04-cv-03055

[Complaint]

EEOC v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

April 29, 2004

April 29, 2004

Complaint
68

1:04-cv-03055

Memorandum Opinion and Order

EEOC v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

Oct. 11, 2005

Oct. 11, 2005

Order/Opinion

395 F.Supp.2d 738

79

1:04-cv-03055

Memorandum Order and Opinion

EEOC v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

Jan. 3, 2006

Jan. 3, 2006

Order/Opinion

2006 WL 14510

105-2

1:04-cv-03055

Consent Decree

EEOC v. Continental Airlines, Inc

Dec. 21, 2006

Dec. 21, 2006

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5394761/eeoc-v-continental-al-inc/

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ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
68

MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by Judge Marvin E. Aspen on 10/11/2005.(jmm, )

Oct. 11, 2005

Oct. 11, 2005

RECAP
79

Enter MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order dated 1/3/06 Signed by Judge Marvin E. Aspen on 1/3/2006:Judicial staff mailed notice(gl, )

Jan. 3, 2006

Jan. 3, 2006

RECAP

Case Details

State / Territory: Illinois

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 29, 2004

Closing Date: June 21, 2008

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

Continental Airlines, Inc. (Chicago, IL), Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Monetary Relief

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Recordkeeping

Monitoring

Amount Defendant Pays: 40000

Order Duration: 2006 - 2008

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Demotion

Discipline

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Sex discrimination

Affected Race(s):

Black

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits