Case: EEOC v. Cox's Foodarama, Inc. d/b/a La Fiesta Supermarket

5:03-cv-01043 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Oct. 23, 2003

Closed Date: March 15, 2004

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Case Summary

The EEOC's San Antonio district office sued Cox's Foodarama, Inc., dba. La Fiesta Supermarket, on October 23, 2003 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The docket is the only document available for this case and it is uncertain which causes of action the EEOC claimed. The parties successfully completed Alternate Dispute Resolution and reached a settlement agreement on March 15, 2004. The contents of this agreement are unknown.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (6/7/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/33486150/parties/equal-employment-v-coxs-foodarama-inc/

Judge(s)

Garcia, Orlando Luis (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Harwin, Robert B. (Texas)

Rivela, David C. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Ford, William H. (Texas)

Henning, Nicole Elizalde (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

Ford, William H. (Texas)

Henning, Nicole Elizalde (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

5:03-cv-01043	Docket EEOC v. Cox's Foodarama, Inc.	March 15, 2004	March 15, 2004 Docket

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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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/33486150/equal-employment-v-coxs-foodarama-inc/

Last updated Sept. 29, 2026, 9:47 p.m.

Docket for: Equal Employment v. Cox's Foodarama, Inc

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
9	March 12, 2003	Notice of Alternate Dispute Resolution Outcome settled during ADR (rg) (Entered: 03/15/2004)	RECAP
1	Oct. 23, 2003	Demand for jury trial by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (ep) (Entered: 10/24/2003)	RECAP
	Oct. 23, 2003	Case assigned to Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (ep) (Entered: 10/24/2003)	PACER
	Oct. 23, 2003	Case assigned to Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (ep)
	Nov. 20, 2003	Summons issued for Carroll D. Cox registered agent for Cox's Foodarama, Inc (rg) (Entered: 11/20/2003)	PACER
	Nov. 20, 2003	Summons issued for Carroll D. Cox registered agent for Cox's Foodarama, Inc (rg)
2	Dec. 2, 2003	Waiver of Service by Cox's Foodarama, Inc ; Notice and Request Mailed on 10/28/03 ; Answer due on 12/29/03 for Cox's Foodarama, Inc (rg) (Entered: 12/04/2003)	RECAP
3	Dec. 23, 2003	Answer by Cox's Foodarama, Inc. (fe) (Entered: 12/24/2003)	RECAP
4	Feb. 12, 2004	Notice of filing Report of Parties' Rule 26(f) Joint Discovery/Case Management Plan by Equal Employment, Cox's Foodarama, Inc (rg) (Entered: 02/13/2004)	RECAP
5	Feb. 12, 2004	Recommendations for scheduling order by Equal Employment, Cox's Foodarama, Inc (rg) (Entered: 02/13/2004)	RECAP
6	Feb. 23, 2004	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 6/1/04 Deadline for filing dispositive motions 12/3/04 Discovery cutoff 10/30/04 Alternate Dispute Resolution Report due by 4/30/04 Jury Selection set for 9:30 3/14/05 Jury trial set for 9:30 3/14/05. signed by Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (rg) (Entered: 02/24/2004)	RECAP
7	March 5, 2004	Non-consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate by Equal Employment (sj) (Entered: 03/08/2004)	RECAP
8	March 11, 2004	Joint motion by Equal Employment, Cox's Foodarama, Inc for entry of settlement agreement (sj) (Entered: 03/12/2004)	RECAP
10	March 15, 2004	Order granting joint motion for entry of settlement agreement [8-1] signed by Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (sj) (Entered: 03/16/2004)	RECAP
	March 15, 2004	Case closed (sj) (Entered: 03/16/2004)	PACER
	March 15, 2004	Case closed (sj)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Oct. 23, 2003

Closing Date: March 15, 2004

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

Cox's Foodarama, Inc.

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Western District of Texas 5:03-cv-01043

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Voluntary Dismissal

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. Cox's Foodarama, Inc. d/b/a La Fiesta Supermarket, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/7597/ (last updated 6/7/2007).