Case: EEOC v. House of Philadelphia Center, Inc.

1:05-cv-00530 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Sept. 15, 2005

Closed Date: 2010

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Case Summary

On September 15, 2005, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against House of Philadelphia, Inc., on behalf of an employee who was allegedly fired because she was pregnant. Seeking monetary and injunctive relief for the employee (including economic damage, compensation for emotional harm, and punitive damages), the EEOC brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex. The EEOC also sought to recover its costs.V…

Via private counsel, the employee filed a motion to intervene in the suit, which was automatically granted after the period for filing objections passed without incident. The employee brought claims under Title VII and state law and sought substantially the same relief as the EEOC, except that the complaint specifically sought reinstatement.

Eventually the parties came to a settlement agreement, which the Court (Judge Kristi K. DuBose) entered as a consent decree on Jan 10, 2009. The terms of the decree, which lasted 3 years, provided monetary and injunctive relief. The employee received $8,000, while House of Philadelphia, Inc., was required to institute and follow policies to eliminate sex discrimination and pregnancy discrimination from the workplace and to post and distribute the policies to employees. House of Philadelphia also had to provided yearly training to its employees explaining pregnancy and sex discrimination, informing them of its illegality, and explaining how to avoid it, who to file complaints with, and that managers would be evaluated for enforcing the anti-discrimination policies. House of Philadelphia was further required to investigate complaints adequately and report the results of each investigation to the EEOC. The 3-year decree period passed without court involvement and the case is now closed.

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Kenneth Gray (7/14/2013)

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1:05-cv-00530	Docket [PACER]	Jan. 10, 2007	Jan. 10, 2007 Docket
1-1 1:05-cv-00530	Complaint	Sept. 19, 2005	Sept. 19, 2005 Complaint
9-t 1:05-cv-00530	Complaint in Intervention	Feb. 21, 2006	Feb. 21, 2006 Complaint
19 1:05-cv-00530	Consent Decree	Jan. 10, 2007	Jan. 10, 2007 Settlement Agreement

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against House of Philadelphia Center, Inc., filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(jlr) (Entered: 09/20/2005)	Sept. 19, 2005	Sept. 19, 2005
2	REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service sent to Mamie H. Mackey as registered agent of House of Philadelphia Center, Inc. on 10/4/05 by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Waiver of Service due by 11/4/2005. (mca, ) (Entered: 10/07/2005)	Oct. 7, 2005	Oct. 7, 2005
3	Summons Issued as to House of Philadelphia Center, Inc.; summons mailed to counsel for service (mca, ) (Entered: 12/02/2005)	Dec. 2, 2005	Dec. 2, 2005
4	RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint served 12-31-2005 as to House of Philadelphia Center, Inc. (Barrett, Mason) (Entered: 01/10/2006)	Jan. 10, 2006	Jan. 10, 2006
	Answer due from House of Philadelphia Center, Inc. on 1/20/2006. (cmj, ) (Entered: 01/11/2006)	Jan. 11, 2006	Jan. 11, 2006
5	ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by House of Philadelphia Center, Inc..(Bell, Raymond) (Entered: 01/13/2006)	Jan. 13, 2006	Jan. 13, 2006
6	PRELIMINARY SCHEDULING ORDER entered Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 3/3/2006.. Signed by Judge Bert W. Milling Jr. on 1/17/06. (cmj, ) (Entered: 01/17/2006)	Jan. 17, 2006	Jan. 17, 2006
7	MOTION to Intervene by Sharonda Griffin. (Attachment #1 Complaint in Intervention; Attachment #2 Exhibit 1; Attachment #3 Exhibit 2; Attachment #4 Exhibit 3 (Hannan, Daniel) (Entered: 02/09/2006)	Feb. 9, 2006	Feb. 9, 2006
	REFERRAL OF 7 MOTION to Intervene to Judge DuBose. (mca, ) (Entered: 02/10/2006)	Feb. 10, 2006	Feb. 10, 2006
8	Order re: 7 MOTION to Intervene filed by Sharonda Griffin. Response to Motion due by 2/17/2006. Any party objecting to the proposed relief shall file an objection no later than 2/17/06. If no objections are received by that date, Sharonda Griffin's motion will be automatically GRANTED and she will be allowed to intervene as a pltf without further order of the court. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 2/10/06. (mca, ) (Entered: 02/10/2006)	Feb. 10, 2006	Feb. 10, 2006
10	REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Hannan, Daniel) (Entered: 03/03/2006)	March 3, 2006	March 3, 2006
	REFERRAL OF 10 Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting to Judge Milling. (mca, ) (Entered: 03/03/2006)	March 3, 2006	March 3, 2006
11	ANSWER to Intervenor Complaint by House of Philadelphia Center, Inc..(Bell, Raymond) (Entered: 03/10/2006)	March 10, 2006	March 10, 2006
12	SCHEDULING ORDER: Pretrial Conference set for 3/8/2007 01:30 PM in Chambers before Judge Kristi K. DuBose. Amended Pleadings due by 5/5/2006. Discovery cutoff 10/6/2006. Motions due by 10/27/2006. Jury Selection set for 4/3/2007 08:45 AM in Courtroom 5A before Judge Kristi K. DuBose. Trial will be set for April, 2007. Position Regarding Settlement due by 10/6/2006. Defendant's narrative statement is stricken. Not later than 3/23/06, defendant is to supplement Report of Parties as set out. Signed by Judge Bert W. Milling Jr. on 3/13/06. (Attachments:, # 1 Standing Pretrial Order)(cmj, ) (Entered: 03/13/2006)	March 13, 2006	March 13, 2006
13	RESPONSE to 12 Scheduling Order,, Initial Disclosures filed by Sharonda Griffin. (Hannan, Daniel) (Entered: 03/22/2006)	March 22, 2006	March 22, 2006
14	RESPONSE TO ORDER re: 12 Scheduling Order,, by House of Philadelphia Center, Inc. filed by House of Philadelphia Center, Inc.. (Bell, Raymond) (Entered: 03/22/2006)	March 22, 2006	March 22, 2006
	REFERRAL OF 13 Response, 14 Response to Order to Judge Milling. (mca, ) (Entered: 03/22/2006)	March 22, 2006	March 22, 2006
15	RESPONSE TO ORDER re: 12 Scheduling Order,, by House of Philadelphia Center, Inc. filed by House of Philadelphia Center, Inc.. (Bell, Raymond) (Entered: 03/24/2006)	March 24, 2006	March 24, 2006
	REFERRAL OF 15 Response to Order to Judge Milling. (mca, ) (Entered: 03/24/2006)	March 24, 2006	March 24, 2006
16	Document endorsed NOTED by Judge Bert W. Milling Jr.: Response to Order15 filed by House of Philadelphia Center, Inc., (vlh, ) (Entered: 03/27/2006)	March 27, 2006	March 27, 2006
17	Proposed Consent Decree by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Barrett, Mason) (Entered: 01/04/2007)	Jan. 4, 2007	Jan. 4, 2007
18	MOTION for Consent Decree by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Barrett, Mason) (Entered: 01/04/2007)	Jan. 4, 2007	Jan. 4, 2007
	MOTIONS REFERRED: 18 MOTION for Consent Decree to Judge DuBose (cmj) (Entered: 01/04/2007)	Jan. 4, 2007	Jan. 4, 2007
	REFERRAL OF 17 Proposed Consent Decree to Judge DuBose. (cmj) (Entered: 01/04/2007)	Jan. 4, 2007	Jan. 4, 2007
19	CONSENT DECREE entered between EEOC and House of Philadelphia Center, Inc.. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 1/9/07. (mca) (Entered: 01/10/2007)	Jan. 10, 2007	Jan. 10, 2007