Filed Date: Aug. 23, 2005
Closed Date: 2005
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On August 23, 2005, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a black employee, filed a lawsuit in the Southern District Court of Texas, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, against Satchel's BBQ & Steaks, Inc. The EEOC sought injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and other forms of affirmative relief claiming that the defendant subjected the complainant to a racially hostile work environment because of his race, Black.
On September 20, 2005, the District Court (Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt) entered a consent decree where the defendant, among other things, agreed to pay the complainant $12,000.
Summary Authors
Perry Miska (5/9/2014)
Hoyt, Kenneth M. (Texas)
Harwin, Robert B. (District of Columbia)
Randall, Jennifer Ann (Texas)
Taylor, Judith G. (Texas)
Springer, Julie A. (Texas)
Hoyt, Kenneth M. (Texas)
Last updated March 27, 2024, 3:12 a.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 23, 2005
Closing Date: 2005
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of a black employee who alleges that he was subjected to a racially hostile work environment.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
SATCHEL'S BBQ & STEAKS, INC., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 12,000
Order Duration: 2005 - 2008
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Race:
EEOC-centric: