Case: EEOC v. HOWARD PONTIAC INC

1:05-cv-04006 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: July 13, 2005

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

In July 2005, the EEOC district office in Chicago, Illinois brought this action against Howard Pontiac, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts when it terminated and issued negative references for a male employee in retaliation for his complaints of being sexually harassed by a co-worker. Before the defendant filed its formal answer to the complaint, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in October 2005. The defendant agreed to pay the aggrieved party $32,500, refrain from retaliating against employees who complained of retaliation, post an EEO notice, provide EEO training to its managers and HR personnel, and submit semiannual complaint/compliance reports to the EEOC.The decree was entered in 2005 and scheduled to last until 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Jason Chester (7/28/2007)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:05-cv-04006	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Howard Pontiac Inc	Oct. 12, 2005	Oct. 12, 2005 Docket
1 1:05-cv-04006	Complaint EEOC v. Howard Pontiac Inc	July 13, 2005	July 13, 2005 Complaint
12 1:05-cv-04006	Consent Decree EEOC v. Howard Pontiac Inc	Oct. 12, 2005	Oct. 12, 2005 Settlement Agreement

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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
2	CIVIL Cover Sheet (jmp, ) (Entered: 07/13/2005)	July 12, 2005	July 12, 2005
3	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Aaron R. DeCamp, John C. Hendrickson, Diane Ilene Smason (jmp, ) (Entered: 07/13/2005)	July 12, 2005	July 12, 2005
1	COMPLAINT filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Jury Demand.(jmp, ) (Entered: 07/13/2005)	July 13, 2005	July 13, 2005
4	WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed Howard Pontiac, Inc. waiver sent on 7/13/2005, answer due 9/12/2005. (air, ) (Entered: 07/29/2005)	July 27, 2005	July 27, 2005
5	MINUTE entry before Judge George M. Marovich : Initial status hearing set. All parties shall refer to and comply with Judge Marovich?s requirements for the initial appearance as outlined in Judge Marovich?s case management procedures, which can be found at: www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. The parties shall deliver a copy of the initial status report to the Courtroom Deputy (Room 1744) three business days before the initial status hearing. Status hearing set for 10/19/2005 at 11:00 AM. Mailed notice (jlj, ) (Entered: 08/10/2005)	Aug. 10, 2005	Aug. 10, 2005
6	STIPULATED MOTION by Defendant Howard Pontiac, Inc. to extend time to answer or otherwise plead.(td, ) (Entered: 09/13/2005)	Sept. 12, 2005	Sept. 12, 2005
7	NOTICE of Motion by Howard Pontiac, Inc. for presentment of stipulated motion to extend time to answer or otherwise plead6 before Honorable George M. Marovich on 9/21/2005 at 10:30 AM. (td, ) (Entered: 09/13/2005)	Sept. 12, 2005	Sept. 12, 2005
8	MINUTE entry before Judge George M. Marovich : Motion for extension of time 6 is granted, Motions terminated: MOTION by Defendant Howard Pontiac, Inc. for extension of time. Answer due by 10/13/05. Mailed/Telephone notice (jlj, ) (Entered: 09/20/2005)	Sept. 20, 2005	Sept. 20, 2005
9	JOINT MOTION by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for entry of consent decree (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(DeCamp, Aaron) Modified on 10/12/2005 (mb, ). (Entered: 10/05/2005)	Oct. 5, 2005	Oct. 5, 2005
10	NOTICE of Motion by Aaron R. DeCamp for presentment of joint motion for entry of consent decree9 before Honorable George M. Marovich on 10/12/2005 at 10:30 AM. (DeCamp, Aaron) Modified on 10/12/2005 (mb, ). (Entered: 10/05/2005)	Oct. 5, 2005	Oct. 5, 2005
11	MINUTE entry before Judge George M. Marovich: Joint motion for entry of consent decree 9 is granted. Enter Consent Decree. Enter notice to all Howard Pontiac Employees. Status hearing set for 10/19/05 is stricken. Ciase terminated. Mailed (vmj, ) (Entered: 10/17/2005)	Oct. 12, 2005	Oct. 12, 2005
12	CONSENT Decree (vmj, ) (Entered: 10/17/2005)	Oct. 12, 2005	Oct. 12, 2005
13	NOTICE to all Howard Pontiac Employees(vmj, ) (Entered: 10/17/2005)	Oct. 12, 2005	Oct. 12, 2005