Case: EEOC v. NFI Management (Home Management, Dove Tree Apartments)

5:04-cv-00656 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: July 26, 2004

Closed Date: March 2, 2007

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Case Summary

The San Antonio Office of the EEOC filed this action in the District Court for the Western District of Texas. The Defendant was NFI Management, Inc., a financial services provider doing business as Home Management, Inc. and Dove Tree Apartments. The complaint alleged the failure of the Defendant to reasonably accommodate a physically disabled employee and then discharging him in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit was filed in July of 2004 and was resolved by consent decree in March of 2005. The EEOC filed two motions for a default judgment, one of which was granted and later set aside. The complainant, who did not intervene in the case, was awarded $22,500. In addition, all management personnel in Texas were required to attend a training seminar and the company had to post a Notice. The decree was to last for two years.The decree was entered in 2005 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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5:04-cv-00656	Docket EEOC v. NFI Management, Inc. d/b/a Home Management, Inc. d/b/a Dove Tree Apartments	March 2, 2005	March 2, 2005 Docket
1 5:04-cv-00656	Complaint EEOC v. NFI Management, Inc. d/b/a Home Management, Inc. d/b/a Dove Tree Apartments	July 26, 2004	July 26, 2004 Complaint
21 5:04-cv-00656	Final Judgment EEOC v. NFI Management, Inc. d/b/a Home Management, Inc. d/b/a Dove Tree Apartments	March 2, 2005	March 2, 2005 Order/Opinion

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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

Last updated March 27, 2025, 8:54 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
	Case assigned to Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (ep) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	July 26, 2004	July 26, 2004
	If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Nowak (ep) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	July 26, 2004	July 26, 2004
1	Complaint filed. (Pages: 6) (ep) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	July 26, 2004	July 26, 2004
2	Demand for jury trial by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (ep) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	July 26, 2004	July 26, 2004
	Summons issued for NFI Management, Inc. (ep) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	July 26, 2004	July 26, 2004
3	Waiver of Service by NFI Management, Inc. ; Notice and Request Mailed on 8/4/04 ; Answer due on 10/4/04 for NFI Management, Inc. (rg1) (Entered: 09/07/2004)	Sept. 3, 2004	Sept. 3, 2004
5	Notice of filing Joint Rule 26 (f) report by Equal Employment, NFI Management, Inc. (lp) (Entered: 09/21/2004)	Sept. 20, 2004	Sept. 20, 2004
6	Scheduling order setting Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 2/22/05 Deadline for filing of all motions 5/9/05 Discovery cutoff 4/4/05 ; Alternate Dispute Resolution Report due by 1/3/05 ; Jury Selection set for 9:30 9/12/05 ; Jury trial set for 9:30 9/12/05 , termed motions signed by Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (lp) (Entered: 09/23/2004)	Sept. 22, 2004	Sept. 22, 2004
7	Non-consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate by Equal Employment (rg1) (Entered: 09/28/2004)	Sept. 27, 2004	Sept. 27, 2004
8	Non-consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate by Equal Employment (tm) (Entered: 10/18/2004)	Oct. 15, 2004	Oct. 15, 2004
9	Motion by Equal Employment for clerk to enter default as to NFI Management, Inc. (tm) (Entered: 11/29/2004)	Nov. 23, 2004	Nov. 23, 2004
10	Clerk's entry of default as to NFI Management, Inc. motion for clerk to enter default as to NFI Management, Inc. [9-1] (tm) (Entered: 11/29/2004)	Nov. 23, 2004	Nov. 23, 2004
11	Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by Equal Employment, Party(s) agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution (rg1) (Entered: 12/06/2004)	Dec. 3, 2004	Dec. 3, 2004
12	Motion by NFI Management, Inc. for Jeffrey Place to appear pro hac vice (rg1) (Entered: 12/08/2004)	Dec. 8, 2004	Dec. 8, 2004
13	Motion by NFI Management, Inc. to set aside entry of default and to permit dft to file its answer out of time (answer marked received and attached to motion) (rg1) (Entered: 12/08/2004)	Dec. 8, 2004	Dec. 8, 2004
14	Order granting motion for Jeffrey Place to appear pro hac vice [12-1] signed by Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (sj) (Entered: 12/21/2004)	Dec. 21, 2004	Dec. 21, 2004
15	Order granting motion to set aside entry of default and to permit dft to file its answer out of time [13-1] signed by Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (tm) (Entered: 12/29/2004)	Dec. 28, 2004	Dec. 28, 2004
16	Motion by Equal Employment for default judgment against NFI Management, Inc. (tm) Modified on 03/02/2005 (Entered: 12/29/2004)	Dec. 28, 2004	Dec. 28, 2004
17	Answer by NFI Management, Inc. (tm) (Entered: 12/29/2004)	Dec. 28, 2004	Dec. 28, 2004
18	Disclosure/Designation of expert witnesses filed by Equal Employment (sj) (Entered: 02/01/2005)	Jan. 31, 2005	Jan. 31, 2005
19	Notice by Equal Employment of settlement (tm) (Entered: 02/24/2005)	Feb. 22, 2005	Feb. 22, 2005
20	Joint motion by Equal Employment, NFI Management, Inc. to enter consent decree (tm) (Entered: 03/01/2005)	Feb. 28, 2005	Feb. 28, 2005
	Terminated motion for default judgment against NFI Management, Inc. [16-1]; perorder doc.# 15. (mj) (Entered: 03/02/2005)	March 2, 2005	March 2, 2005
	Case closed (tm) (Entered: 03/03/2005)	March 2, 2005	March 2, 2005