Case: EEOC v. MARYLAND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC.

1:03-cv-02792 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2003

Closed Date: Jan. 20, 2006

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Case Summary

In September 2003, the EEOC district office in Baltimore, Maryland brought this suit against the Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The complaint states that two female employees alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it maintained a sexually hostile work environment and retaliated against the women for complaining about harassment. Specifically, the women allege that the defendant committed retaliatory harassment against one woman for filing a charge of harassment and retaliated against the other complainant for assisting in the investigation. After virtually no discovery and one settlement conference, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered April 2004.

In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the complainants a total of $29,000, change is application questions, expunge employee files of any reference to this litigation, submit complaints to the EEOC for review, provide EEO training, post an EEO notice, and allow the EEOC to review for compliance with no prior notice. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the decree ran for twenty-one months.

Summary Authors

Joel Pettit (7/14/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Quarles, William D. (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Kiel, Gerald S (Maryland)

Reams, Gwendolyn Young (Maryland)

Attorney for Defendant

Ballew, Craig F (Maryland)

McLauchlin, Tracey Dallahan (Maryland)

Judge(s)

Quarles, William D. (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Kiel, Gerald S (Maryland)

Reams, Gwendolyn Young (Maryland)

Spicer, Tracy Hudson (Maryland)

Attorney for Defendant

Ballew, Craig F (Maryland)

McLauchlin, Tracey Dallahan (Maryland)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1:03-cv-02792	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc.	April 20, 2004	April 20, 2004 Docket
1 1:03-cv-02792	Complaint Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc.	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003 Complaint
15 1:03-cv-02792	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc.	April 20, 2004	April 20, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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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/11757333/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-the-maryland-classified/

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Docket for: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 30, 2003	COMPLAINT against The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc., filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	RECAP
	Sept. 30, 2003	JURY TRIAL DEMAND by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	PACER
	Sept. 30, 2003	JURY TRIAL DEMAND by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (raf, Deputy Clerk)
2	Oct. 1, 2003	Summons Issued (20 days) as to The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	RECAP
3	Jan. 22, 2004	Correcting Earlier Submission (Attachments: # 1 Reissuance of Summons-requesting)(Spicer, Tracy) (Entered: 01/22/2004)	RECAP
4	Jan. 23, 2004	Second Summons Issued (20 days) as to The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc.. (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/23/2004)	RECAP
5	Feb. 4, 2004	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint and Summons in EEOC v. MCEA served on Robert Stephens, Executive Director on 1/28/04, filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Spicer, Tracy) (Entered: 02/04/2004)	RECAP
6	Feb. 12, 2004	ANSWER to Complaint by The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc..(Awalt, Stephen) (Entered: 02/12/2004)	RECAP
7	Feb. 13, 2004	SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Judge William D Quarles Jr. on 2/13/04. (jnl, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/13/2004)	RECAP
8	Feb. 27, 2004	NOTICE of Appearance by Tracey Dallahan McLauchlin on behalf of The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc. (McLauchlin, Tracey) (Entered: 02/27/2004)	RECAP
9	March 1, 2004	MOTION for Extension of Time by The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc.. Responses due by 3/18/2004 (McLauchlin, Tracey) (Entered: 03/01/2004)	RECAP
10	March 1, 2004	Correspondence re: Consent Request for Mediation (Attachments: # 1)(McLauchlin, Tracey) (Entered: 03/01/2004)	RECAP
11	March 3, 2004	Paperless ORDER granting 9 Motion for Extension of Time. Discovery and status report due 8/16/2004; motions due 9/14/2004; pretrial conference scheduled for 11/16/2004 at 9:00 a.m.. Signed by Judge William D Quarles Jr. on 3/3/2004. (kab, Chambers) (Entered: 03/03/2004)	RECAP
12	March 3, 2004	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge for settlement or other ADR conference. Signed by Judge William D Quarles Jr. on 3/3/04. (jnl, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/04/2004)	RECAP
13	March 9, 2004	ORDER SETTING date for Settlement Conference. Signed by Judge James K. Bredar on 3/9/04. (cag, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/09/2004)	RECAP
	March 25, 2004	Settlement Conference held before Judge James K. Bredar. (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/26/2004)	PACER
	March 25, 2004	Settlement Conference held before Judge James K. Bredar. (slf, Deputy Clerk)
14	April 16, 2004	MOTION for Settlement by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Responses due by 5/3/2004 (Attachments: # 1 Consent Decree)(Spicer, Tracy) (Entered: 04/16/2004)	RECAP
15	April 20, 2004	CONSENT DECREE ORDER. Signed by Judge William D Quarles Jr. on 4/20/04. (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Maryland

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 30, 2003

Closing Date: Jan. 20, 2006

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

The Maryland Classified Employees Association, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

District of Maryland 1:03-cv-02792

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

Expungement of Employment Record

Monitoring

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Utilize objective hiring/promotion criteria

Amount Defendant Pays: 29000

Order Duration: 2004 - 2006

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. MARYLAND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/7889/ (last updated 7/14/2007).