Case: EEOC v. Parfumes De Couer Limited, Inc.

3:99-cv-02555 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Nov. 9, 1999

Closed Date: 2001

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Case Summary

On November 9, 1999, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a female employee, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District Court of Texas, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, against Parfumes De Couer Limited, Inc. The EEOC sought reinstatement of the applicant, injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and other forms of affirmative relief claiming that the defendant fired the complainant based on her sex because she was pregnant.

On March 23, 2001, the District Court (Judge Sidney Allen Fitzwater) entered a consent decree where the defendant, among other things, agreed to pay the complainant $5,000.

Summary Authors

Perry Miska (4/23/2014)

Carol Chen (7/3/2020)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11201218/parties/equal-employment-opp-v-parfumes-de-couer/

Judge(s)

Fitzwater, Sidney Allen (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Anderson, Suzanne M. (Texas)

Canino, Robert Anthony (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Dargene, Dan C (Texas)

Ferguson, Jana (Texas)

Judge(s)

Fitzwater, Sidney Allen (Texas)

Kaplan, Jeff (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Anderson, Suzanne M. (Texas)

Canino, Robert Anthony (Texas)

Jr, Robert A (Texas)

Maiben, Evelyn R. (Texas)

Mays, Lawrence (Ohio)

Attorney for Defendant

Dargene, Dan C (Texas)

Ferguson, Jana (Texas)

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Documents in this case

3:99-cv-02555	Docket	March 23, 2001	March 23, 2001 Docket
1 3:99-cv-02555	Complaint	Nov. 9, 1999	Nov. 9, 1999 Complaint
25 3:99-cv-02555	Consent Decree	March 23, 2001	March 23, 2001 Settlement Agreement

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Docket

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Docket for: Equal Employment Opp v. Parfumes De Couer

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Nov. 9, 1999	DEMAND for jury trial by plaintiff Equal Employment Opp (lag) (Entered: 11/10/1999)	RECAP
2	Nov. 9, 1999	SUMMONS(ES) issued for defendant Parfumes De Couer (ISS-1) (lag) (Entered: 11/10/1999)	RECAP
	Nov. 9, 1999	PRELIMINARY ASSIGNMENT TO Magistrate Judge Jeff Kaplan (lag) (Entered: 11/10/1999)	PACER
	Nov. 9, 1999	PRELIMINARY ASSIGNMENT TO Magistrate Judge Jeff Kaplan (lag)
3	Jan. 18, 2000	ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Parfumes De Couer (Attorney Dan C Dargene), (4) (lag) (Entered: 01/19/2000)	RECAP
4	Jan. 18, 2000	ORDER REQUIRING PROPOSAL for Contents of Scheduling Order. Proposed scheduling order due 2/18/00 <SEE ORDER FOR SPECIFICS> (signed by SAFitzwater) Copies to counsel: 01.19.00 Page(s): 3 (lag) (Entered: 01/19/2000)	RECAP
5	Feb. 14, 2000	JOINT STATUS REPORT by plaintiff Equal Employment Opp, defendant Parfumes De Couer (3) (lch) (Entered: 02/15/2000)	RECAP
6	Feb. 14, 2000	STATUS REPORT ORDER. Status report due on 2/1/01 ( signed by Judge SAFitzwater) Copies to counsel: 2/15/00 Page(s): 3 (lch) (Entered: 02/15/2000)	RECAP
7	July 20, 2000	MOTION by plaintiff Equal Employment Opp to quash notice of intention to take deposition by written questiosn (3) (lch) (Entered: 07/20/2000)	RECAP
8	July 20, 2000	MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Equal Employment Opp in support of [7-1] motion to quash notice of intention to take deposition by written questiosn (5) (lch) (Entered: 07/20/2000)	RECAP
9	July 20, 2000	APPENDIX by plaintiff Equal Employment Opp in support of [7-1] motion to quash notice of intention to take deposition by written questiosn (9) (lch) (Entered: 07/20/2000)	RECAP
10	July 21, 2000	ORDER SETTING HEARING in the courtroom of Magistrate Judge Jeff Kaplan Motion hearing set for 10:30 7/28/00 for [7-1] motion to quash notice of intention to take deposition by written questiosn ( signed by USMJ Kaplan) Copies to counsel: 7/24/00 Page(s) 2 (lch) (Entered: 07/24/2000)	RECAP
11	July 21, 2000	ORDER OF REFERENCE: [7-1] motion to quash notice of intention to take deposition by written questiosn referred to Magistrate Judge Jeff Kaplan ( Signed by Judge Fitzwater) Copies to counsel: 7/24/00 Page(s): 1 (lch) (Entered: 07/24/2000)	RECAP
12	July 25, 2000	MOTION by defendant Parfumes De Couer to withdraw Notices of Intention to take Deposition by written questions (2) (lch) (Entered: 07/26/2000)	RECAP
13	July 27, 2000	ORDER granting [12-1] motion to withdraw Notices of Intention to take Deposition by written questions, mooting [7-1] motion to quash notice of intention to take deposition by written questiosn ( signed by USMJ Kaplan) Copies to counsel: 7/28/00 Page(s) 2 (lch) (Entered: 07/28/2000)	RECAP
14	Aug. 9, 2000	MOTION by defendant Parfumes De Couer to compel answers to discovery (15+) (lch) (Entered: 08/10/2000)	RECAP
15	Aug. 9, 2000	ORDER OF REFERENCE: [14-1] motion to compel answers to discovery referred to Magistrate Judge Jeff Kaplan ( Signed by Judge Fitzwater) Copies to counsel: 8/10/00 Page(s): 1 (lch) (Entered: 08/10/2000)	RECAP
16	Aug. 14, 2000	ORDER Motion hearing set for 10:00 8/18/00 for [14-1] motion to compel answers to discovery Hearing shall be in the courtroom of USMJ Kaplan ( signed by USMJ Kaplan) Copies to counsel: 8/15/00 Page(s) 2 (lch) (Entered: 08/15/2000)	RECAP
17	Aug. 16, 2000	RESPONSE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opp to [14-1] motion to compel answers to discovery (10) (lch) (Entered: 08/17/2000)	RECAP
18	Aug. 16, 2000	APPENDIX by plaintiff Equal Employment Opp in support of [17-1] motion response (8) (lch) (Entered: 08/17/2000)	RECAP
19	Aug. 18, 2000	Minute order: For Dft's Motion to Compel discovery Held before Magistrate Judge Jeff Kaplan; Order to follow by noon on 8/25/00. Court Reporter: Leslie Finn (1) (lch) (Entered: 08/21/2000)	RECAP
20	Aug. 25, 2000	ORDER granting [14-1] motion to compel answers to discovery ....see order for specifics ( signed by USMJ Kaplan) Copies to counsel: 8/28/00 Page(s) 2 (lch) (Entered: 08/28/2000)	RECAP
21	Aug. 31, 2000	TRIAL SETTING ORDER set docket call for 9/17/01 see order for specifics ( signed by Judge Fitzwater) Copies to counsel: 9/1/00 Page(s) 5 (lch) (Entered: 09/01/2000)	RECAP
22	Sept. 29, 2000	TRANSCRIPT filed Court Reporter: Janet Wright Date(s): 8/18/00 Volume(s): 1 Type of proceeding: Hearing on Motion to Compel Discovery (15) USC (lch) Modified on 10/02/2000 (Entered: 10/02/2000)	RECAP
23	Jan. 12, 2001	JOINT MOTION to extend time Discovery and Dispositive Motions Deadlines by plaintiff Equal Employment Opp, defendant Parfumes De Couer (3) (lch) (Entered: 01/16/2001)	RECAP
24	Jan. 16, 2001	STATUS REPORT ORDER. Status report due on 2/22/01 ( signed by Judge Fitzwater) Copies to counsel: 1/17/01 Page(s): 1 (lch) (Entered: 01/17/2001)	RECAP
25	March 23, 2001	Consent Decree/ORDER...Parfums de Coeur agrees to pay $5,000.00 to resolve all claims for damages to Tracy Cantu...The parties to this Consent Decree agree to bear their own costs associated with the above-referenced Complaint. The term of this Consent Decree shall be for 2 years. <see consent decree for specifics> ( Signed by Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater ) Copies to counsel: 3/26/01 Page(s) 7 (djd) (Entered: 03/26/2001)	RECAP
	March 23, 2001	Case closed (djd)
	March 23, 2001	Case closed (djd) (Entered: 04/04/2001)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

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Key Dates

Filing Date: Nov. 9, 1999

Closing Date: 2001

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of a female employee who alleged sex discrimination because her employer fired her because of her pregnancy.

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

Parfumes De Couer, Ltd., Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Texas 3:99-cv-02555

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

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:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Amount Defendant Pays: 5,000

Order Duration: 2001 - 2003

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Pregnancy discrimination

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. Parfumes De Couer Limited, Inc., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6721/ (last updated 7/3/2020).