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

Clearinghouse coding complete

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.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (7/22/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/26/2018)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/33715560/parties/equal-employment-v-nfi-management-inc/

Judge(s)

Garcia, Orlando Luis (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Harwin, Robert B. (Texas)

Rivela, David C. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Craven, Stanley E. (Texas)

Place, Jeffrey M. (Texas)

Judge(s)

Garcia, Orlando Luis (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Harwin, Robert B. (Texas)

Rivela, David C. (Texas)

Taylor, Judith G. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Craven, Stanley E. (Texas)

Place, Jeffrey M. (Texas)

Smith, Lawrence D. (Texas)

Attorney Contact Information via CourtListener

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

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

show / hide documents

Resources

Resources related to this case
Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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/...

show / hide resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/33715560/equal-employment-v-nfi-management-inc/

Last updated Sept. 29, 2026, 10:05 p.m.

Docket for: Equal Employment v. NFI Management, Inc.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	July 26, 2004	Complaint filed. (Pages: 6) (ep) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	RECAP
2	July 26, 2004	Demand for jury trial by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (ep) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	RECAP
	July 26, 2004	If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Nowak (ep) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	PACER
	July 26, 2004	Summons issued for NFI Management, Inc. (ep) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	PACER
	July 26, 2004	Case assigned to Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (ep)
	July 26, 2004	If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Nowak (ep)
	July 26, 2004	Summons issued for NFI Management, Inc. (ep)
	July 26, 2004	Case assigned to Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (ep) (Entered: 07/27/2004)	PACER
3	Sept. 3, 2004	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)	RECAP
4	Sept. 20, 2004	Joint proposed Recommendations for scheduling order by Equal Employment, NFI Management, Inc. (lp) (Entered: 09/21/2004)	RECAP
5	Sept. 20, 2004	Notice of filing Joint Rule 26 (f) report by Equal Employment, NFI Management, Inc. (lp) (Entered: 09/21/2004)	RECAP
6	Sept. 22, 2004	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)	RECAP
7	Sept. 27, 2004	Non-consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate by Equal Employment (rg1) (Entered: 09/28/2004)	RECAP
8	Oct. 15, 2004	Non-consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate by Equal Employment (tm) (Entered: 10/18/2004)	RECAP
9	Nov. 23, 2004	Motion by Equal Employment for clerk to enter default as to NFI Management, Inc. (tm) (Entered: 11/29/2004)	RECAP
10	Nov. 23, 2004	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)	RECAP
11	Dec. 3, 2004	Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by Equal Employment, Party(s) agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution (rg1) (Entered: 12/06/2004)	RECAP
12	Dec. 8, 2004	Motion by NFI Management, Inc. for Jeffrey Place to appear pro hac vice (rg1) (Entered: 12/08/2004)	RECAP
13	Dec. 8, 2004	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)	RECAP
14	Dec. 21, 2004	Order granting motion for Jeffrey Place to appear pro hac vice [12-1] signed by Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (sj) (Entered: 12/21/2004)	RECAP
15	Dec. 28, 2004	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)	RECAP
16	Dec. 28, 2004	Motion by Equal Employment for default judgment against NFI Management, Inc. (tm) Modified on 03/02/2005 (Entered: 12/29/2004)	RECAP
17	Dec. 28, 2004	Answer by NFI Management, Inc. (tm) (Entered: 12/29/2004)	RECAP
18	Jan. 31, 2005	Disclosure/Designation of expert witnesses filed by Equal Employment (sj) (Entered: 02/01/2005)	RECAP
19	Feb. 22, 2005	Notice by Equal Employment of settlement (tm) (Entered: 02/24/2005)	RECAP
20	Feb. 28, 2005	Joint motion by Equal Employment, NFI Management, Inc. to enter consent decree (tm) (Entered: 03/01/2005)	RECAP
21	March 2, 2005	Final Judgment order entering consent decree signed by Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (tm) (Entered: 03/03/2005)	RECAP
	March 2, 2005	Terminated motion for default judgment against NFI Management, Inc. [16-1]; perorder doc.# 15. (mj) (Entered: 03/02/2005)	PACER
	March 2, 2005	Case closed (tm) (Entered: 03/03/2005)	PACER
	March 2, 2005	Terminated motion for default judgment against NFI Management, Inc. [16-1]; perorder doc.# 15. (mj)
	March 2, 2005	Case closed (tm)

show / hide docket entries

Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: July 26, 2004

Closing Date: March 2, 2007

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

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

NFI Management, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.

Other Dockets:

Western District of Texas 5:04-cv-00656

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:

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Amount Defendant Pays: 22500

Order Duration: 2005 - 2007

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Accommodation / Leave

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. NFI Management (Home Management, Dove Tree Apartments), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6875/ (last updated 12/26/2018).