Case: EEOC v. Factory Connection, LLC

1:05-cv-00896 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Sept. 20, 2005

Closed Date: 2008

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Case Summary

On September 20, 2005, the Birmingham office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit under Title VII against Factory Connection, LLC, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. The EEOC alleged that the defendants had violated the rights of the complainant by discriminating against her on the basis of her race.On October 10, 2006, the parties entered into a consent decree, which was adopted by the court three days later. Under the terms of the agreement, the defendants agreed to pay $12,500 in damages to the complainant. The defendants were prohibited from discriminating against any employee on the basis of their race or retaliating against any employee for complaining about such discrimination. The defendants agreed to provide at least one hour of racial discrimination training to all of its employees at the Elba location each year during the life of the decree. The defendants were required to mail a written report of the anti-discrimination training to the EEOC's Birmingham office. Defendants were required to give 15 days' notice of the anti-discrimination training to the EEOC so that they could attend the sessions. The defendants were required to keep a written record of all employees who attended the training sessions.On November 21, 2006, the court entered final judgment and dismissed the case with prejudice, declaring that both parties should bear their own costs. The decree was to last for two years. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Summary Authors

Kristen Sagar (3/11/2008)

Clearinghouse (6/13/2017)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Byrd, Mildred (Alabama)

Durkin, Thomas Michael (Alabama)

Duval, Stanwood R. (Alabama)

Attorney for Defendant

Bostick, Brian Roberts (Alabama)

Dwyer, William Lee (Alabama)

Judge(s)

Watkins, William Keith (Alabama)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Byrd, Mildred (Alabama)

Durkin, Thomas Michael (Alabama)

Duval, Stanwood R. (Alabama)

Graham, J. Mark (Alabama)

Guerrier, Charles Edward (Alabama)

Attorney for Defendant

Bostick, Brian Roberts (Alabama)

Dwyer, William Lee (Alabama)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:05-cv-00896	Docket [PACER]	Nov. 21, 2006	Nov. 21, 2006 Docket
1 1:05-cv-00896	Complaint EEOC v. Factory Connection	Sept. 20, 2005	Sept. 20, 2005 Complaint
13 1:05-cv-00896	Order on Consent Decree EEOC v. Factory Connection	Nov. 13, 2006	Nov. 13, 2006 Settlement Agreement
15-1 1:05-cv-00896	Final Judgment [Dismissing Case]	Nov. 21, 2006	Nov. 21, 2006 Order/Opinion

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Black Farmers FAQ: The history of discrimination against Black farmers and policy initiatives to remedy these inequities. Legal Defense Fund	Black farmers have long faced systemic discrimination by public and private institutions and barriers to economic mobility. Inequities in the administration of government farm programs and discrimina…		https://www.naacpldf.org/...
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/4122822/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-factory-connection-llc/

Last updated Aug. 18, 2025, 12:32 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Factory Connection, LLC, filed by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION.(ajr, ) (Entered: 09/23/2005)	Sept. 20, 2005	Sept. 20, 2005 RECAP
2	(VACATED PURSUANT TO 7 ORDER) ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge for action or recommendation on all pretrial matters. Signed by Judge Myron H. Thompson on 9/26/05. (ajr, ) Modified on 1/10/2006 (ajr, ). (Entered: 09/26/2005)	Sept. 26, 2005	Sept. 26, 2005 RECAP
3	REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service sent to CSC Lawyers Incorporating Srv Inc. as agent for Factory Connection LLC on 09/29/2005 by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION. Waiver of Service due by 11/1/2004. (Graham, John) (Entered: 11/08/2005)	Nov. 8, 2005	Nov. 8, 2005 RECAP
4	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION. Factory Connection, LLC waiver sent on 9/29/2005, answer due 11/28/2005. (Graham, John) (Entered: 11/21/2005)	Nov. 21, 2005	Nov. 21, 2005 RECAP
5	ANSWER to Complaint by Factory Connection, LLC.(Bostick, Brian) (Entered: 11/22/2005)	Nov. 22, 2005	Nov. 22, 2005 RECAP
6	REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Bostick, Brian) (Entered: 01/06/2006)	Jan. 6, 2006	Jan. 6, 2006 RECAP
7	ORDER VACATING 2 Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge. Signed by Judge Myron H. Thompson on 1/10/06. (ajr, ) (Entered: 01/10/2006)	Jan. 10, 2006	Jan. 10, 2006 RECAP
8	Case reassigned to Judge William Keith Watkins. Judge Myron H. Thompson no longer assigned to the case. (ajr, ) (Entered: 01/13/2006)	Jan. 13, 2006	Jan. 13, 2006 RECAP
9	Ex Parte MOTION to Substitute Attorney by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Graham, John) (Entered: 04/05/2006) 1 Exhibit A View on RECAP	April 5, 2006	April 5, 2006 RECAP
10	ORDER that C. Emanuel Smith, Regional Attorney, be subsituted as counsel of record for the EEOC and that Charles E. Guerrier be withdrawn as counsel of record for the Commission. Signed by Judge William Keith Watkins on 4/6/2006. (ag, ) (Entered: 04/06/2006)	April 6, 2006	April 6, 2006 RECAP
11	Joint MOTION for Order Entering Consent Decree by Factory Connection, LLC and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Consent Decree)(Bostick, Brian) Modified on 10/11/2006 add plaintiff as a filer (cb, ). (Entered: 10/10/2006) 1 Exhibit Consent Decree View on RECAP	Oct. 10, 2006	Oct. 10, 2006 RECAP
12	ORDER granting 11 Joint Motion to Enter Consent Decree; that the consent decree will be entered. Signed by Judge William Keith Watkins on 11/13/2006. (cc, ) (Entered: 11/13/2006)	Nov. 13, 2006	Nov. 13, 2006 RECAP
13	ORDER ON CONSENT DECREE with Exhibit A, Notice to Employees attached. Signed by Judge William Keith Watkins on 11/13/2006. (cc, )	Nov. 13, 2006	Nov. 13, 2006 RECAP
14	Joint MOTION to Dismiss by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION. (Attachments: # 1)(Graham, John) (Entered: 11/21/2006) 1 Restricted View on RECAP	Nov. 21, 2006	Nov. 21, 2006 RECAP
15	FINAL JUDGMENT as follows: (1) This case is dismissed with prejudice; and (2) Each party will bear its own costs. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to enter this document on the civil docket as a final judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Signed by Judge William Keith Watkins on 11/21/2006. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist)(cb, ) 1 Civil Appeals Checklist View on RECAP	Nov. 21, 2006	Nov. 21, 2006 RECAP