Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2004
Closed Date: 2009
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On September 29, 2004, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Colorado against Exel, Inc. The original complaint is unavailable; however, on June 28, 2005, the complainant filed a complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as an intervenor-plaintiff. The intervenor-plaintiff sought injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees and costs, and other forms of affirmative relief claiming that the defendant performed a sham investigation and terminated his employment because of his race, African American, and because he complained about offensive racial comments made by a white co-worker.
On December 20, 2005, the District Court (Judge Richard P. Matsch) entered a consent decree where the defendant, among other things, agreed to pay $145, 000 to the intervenor-plaintiff.
Summary Authors
Perry Miska (4/11/2014)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4196793/parties/eeoc-v-exel-inc/
Adams, Raechel L. (Colorado)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Colorado)
Anderson, Suzanne M (Colorado)
Andrew, Regina Maria (Colorado)
Arendes, Jennifer L. (Colorado)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Colorado)
Anderson, Suzanne M (Colorado)
Andrew, Regina Maria (Colorado)
Arendes, Jennifer L. (Colorado)
Backhaus, William C (Colorado)
Bailey, Terri Hearn (Colorado)
Bean, Julie Steptoe (Colorado)
Burstein, Jeffrey Charles (Colorado)
Butler, Michelle T. (Colorado)
Caiola, Michelle Anne (Colorado)
Cole, Holly Waldron (Colorado)
Coleman, Charles Franklin (Colorado)
Driscoll-MacEachron, James P (Colorado)
Fiorito, Bradley S. (Colorado)
Foslid, Kristen Marie (Colorado)
Gochanour, Gregory M (Colorado)
Graham, Nancy Eleanor (Colorado)
Grossman, Elizabeth (Colorado)
Guerrier, Charles E. (Colorado)
Hamilton, Deborah L (Colorado)
Hendrickson, John C (Colorado)
Imdieke, Michael H. (Colorado)
Jones, Stephanie Michelle (Colorado)
Kittle, Rita Byrnes (Colorado)
Krivonyak, J. Christopher (Colorado)
Kuelbs, Meaghan Leigh (Colorado)
Lee, Damien Anthony (Colorado)
Lepak, Thomas Scott (Colorado)
Lucero, A.Luis Lucero (Colorado)
Malloy, Margaret Ann (Colorado)
Martinez, Ana Consuelo (Colorado)
McCoy-Cruz, Kimberly A. (Colorado)
McNair, Jacqueline H. (Colorado)
Naccarato, Elizabeth A (Colorado)
O'Brien, Michael J. (Colorado)
Olson, Kathryn Blaire (Colorado)
Oppenheim, Harriett F (Colorado)
Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann (Colorado)
Pearson, Gina Elaine (Colorado)
Peters, Kirsten Jennifer (Colorado)
Peterson, Melanie M. (Colorado)
Phillips, Ronald L. (Colorado)
Pladson, Nicholas J (Colorado)
Ranis, Michael Bruce (Colorado)
Reams, Gwendolyn Young (Colorado)
Rivera, Jadhira Virginia (Colorado)
Roberts, Monique Joy (Colorado)
Robertson, Michelle M (Colorado)
Rucker, Marsha Lynn (Colorado)
Schnitzel, Andrew Marten (Colorado)
Szromba, Jeanne Bowman (Colorado)
Thomas, Gillian Lathrop (Colorado)
Thornton, Gerald L. (Colorado)
Tomlinson, Robert F (Colorado)
Valderrama, Hillary K (Colorado)
Vance, Carrie Noelle (Colorado)
Walter, Nicholas Glen (Colorado)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4196793/eeoc-v-exel-inc/
Last updated April 18, 2025, 8:52 a.m.
State / Territory: Colorado
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2004
Closing Date: 2009
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
EEOC on behalf of employee alleging termination based on race, black, and retaliation for having complained about race discrimination.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Exel, 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
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: $145,000
Order Duration: 2005 - 2008
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Race(s):
EEOC-centric: