Case: EEOC v. AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. & BP AMOCO CORP.

4:99-cv-01414 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 10, 1999

Closed Date: Oct. 30, 2003

Clearinghouse coding complete

Case Summary

The EEOC's Houston district office sued Amoco Chemical Company, Inc. and BP Amoco Corporation on May 10, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The EEOC alleged that the defendant violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when it discriminated based on age. The EEOC filed a motion for partial summary judgment in April 2000 and refiled it in July 2000, which was denied as moot in September 2000. Amoco filed a motion for summary judgment in July 2000 which was never resolved. The parties entered into a consent decree on October 30, 2000, which stipulated that the defendant would pay $100,000 in damages; provide ADEA training to its human resources personnel, interviewers, and applicants to the Texas City plant; and report compliance with the training requirement to the EEOC.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (7/2/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11207420/parties/eeoc-v-amoco-chemical-co/


Judge(s)

Gilmore, Vanessa D. (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bowne, Timothy M (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Schwartz, Richard A. (Texas)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

4:99-cv-01414

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. Amoco Chemical Company Inc, BP AMOCO Corp; BP Amoco Corp [Counter Claimant] v. EEOC [Counter Defendant]; AMOCO Chemical Company Inc [Counter Claimant], BP AMOCO Corp [Counter Claimant] v. EEOC [Counter Defendant]

Oct. 30, 2000

Oct. 30, 2000

Docket
46

4:99-cv-01414

Consent Decree

EEOC v. AMOCO Chemical Company Inc., and BP AMOCO Corp.

Oct. 30, 2000

Oct. 30, 2000

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11207420/eeoc-v-amoco-chemical-co/

Last updated Sept. 29, 2026, 9:13 p.m.

Docket for: EEOC v. AMOCO Chemical Co
ECF Number Date Description Link
1 May 10, 1999

COMPLAINT filed; (bchurchill) (Entered: 05/11/1999)

RECAP
2 May 10, 1999

Order setting Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference on 1:30 9/17/99 before Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore and Order to Disclose Interested Persons, filed. ( Signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) Party filing case notified. (bchurchill) (Entered: 05/11/1999)

RECAP
May 10, 1999

SUMMONS issued (3) (psmith) (Entered: 05/11/1999)

PACER
May 10, 1999

SUMMONS issued (3) (psmith)

3 May 12, 1999

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Regarding Discovery Motions, Motions For Summary Judgment and Analogous Motions to Dismiss, entered. Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (psmith) (Entered: 05/12/1999)

RECAP
May 12, 1999

SUMMONS issued (1) (psmith) (Entered: 05/12/1999)

PACER
May 12, 1999

SUMMONS issued (1) (psmith)

4 May 17, 1999

CERTIFICATE Of Interested Parties, by EEOC, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 05/17/1999)

RECAP
5 June 4, 1999

ANSWER to Complaint; jury demand and COUNTERCLAIM by BP AMOCO Corp (Attorney Richard Austin Schwartz) against EEOC, filed (psmith) (Entered: 06/07/1999)

RECAP
6 June 24, 1999

ANSWER by EEOC to Defts [5-2] counter claim, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 06/24/1999)

RECAP
7 July 2, 1999

ANSWER to Complaint; jury demand and COUNTERCLAIM by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp (Attorney Richard Austin Schwartz) against EEOC,filed (psmith) (Entered: 07/02/1999)

RECAP
8 July 6, 1999

CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by BP AMOCO Corp, AMOCO Chemical Co, filed. (fmremp) (Entered: 07/06/1999)

RECAP
9 July 21, 1999

ANSWER by EEOC to Deft Amoco Chemical Company's [7-2] counter claim, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 07/21/1999)

RECAP
10 Sept. 7, 1999

JOINT DISCOVERY/Case Management Plan by EEOC, AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 09/07/1999)

RECAP
11 Sept. 10, 1999

INITIAL DISCLOSURE pursuant to Order for Accelerated Discovery by EEOC, filed. (hlerma) (Entered: 09/10/1999)

RECAP
12 Sept. 10, 1999

INITIAL DISCLOSURE pursuant to Order for Accelerated Discovery by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 09/10/1999)

RECAP
13 Sept. 17, 1999

Minute entry: SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held. Apps: Adewale; Schwartz. Scheduling order entered. terminated deadlines Ct Reporter: E Reed (psmith) (Entered: 09/20/1999)

RECAP
14 Sept. 20, 1999

SCHEDULING ORDER setting Amending of pleadings 10/1/99 ; Joining of parties 10/1/99 ; Pltf expert witness list submitted by 3/1/00 ; Deft expert witness list submitted by 4/1/00 ; Discovery cutoff 6/1/00 ; Deadline for filing all dispositive motions 7/1/00 ; Deadline for filing non-dispositive motions 7/1/00 ; Defts Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 10/17/00 ; Pltfs Pretrial order to be submitted by 10/20/00; Docket call deadline 1:30 10/27/00 ; entered. Parties notified. Trial Term: November, 2000; ETT: 7 days/jury. ( Signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (psmith) (Entered: 09/21/1999)

RECAP
15 Feb. 16, 2000

NOTICE by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp to take deposition of Jeff Brown on 3/6/00 at 9:30 am, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

RECAP
16 Feb. 16, 2000

NOTICE by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp to take deposition of Frank N Rodriguez on 3/8/00 at 9:30 am, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

RECAP
17 Feb. 16, 2000

NOTICE by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp to take deposition of James Ronald Harper on 3/9/00 at 9:30 am, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

RECAP
18 Feb. 16, 2000

NOTICE by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp to take deposition of Miguel Duran on 3/13/00 at 1:30 pm, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

RECAP
19 Feb. 16, 2000

NOTICE by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp to take deposition of Carl McGee on 3/14/00 at 9:30 am, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

RECAP
20 March 1, 2000

UNOPPOSED MOTION to modify scheduling order by EEOC, Motion Docket Date 3/21/00 [20-1] motion, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 03/02/2000)

RECAP
21 March 3, 2000

ORDER entered GRANTING Pltfs [20-1] motion to modify scheduling order. Pltfs designation of expert witness list due for 5/1/00, Defts designation of expert witness list due for 6/1/00, entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (psmith) (Entered: 03/06/2000)

RECAP
22 April 24, 2000

MOTION for partial summary judgment by EEOC, Motion Docket Date 5/14/00 [22-1] motion, filed. (hlerma) (Entered: 04/25/2000)

RECAP
23 April 27, 2000

Designation of EXPERT WITNESS LIST by EEOC filed. (psmith) (Entered: 04/28/2000)

RECAP
24 May 15, 2000

MOTION for leave to amend counterclaim by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp, Motion Docket Date 6/4/00 [24-1] motion, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 05/15/2000)

RECAP
25 May 15, 2000

AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM by BP AMOCO Corp, AMOCO Chemical Co, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 05/15/2000)

RECAP
26 May 18, 2000

Minute entry: IN CHAMBERS Telephone Conference held. Apps: T Borone; R Schwartz. Pltf to supplement interrogatories by June 15, 2000. The discovery deadline is moved to 6/15/00 ; dispositive motion filing deadline moved to 7/15/00, non-dispositve filing deadline moved to 7/15/00, terminated deadlines, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 05/19/2000)

RECAP
27 May 26, 2000

PLTF/CNTR-DEFT'S REPLY by EEOC to defts' response to EEOC's [22-1] motion for partial summary judgment and [24-1] motion for leave to amend counterclaim, filed. (ddarneille) (Entered: 05/26/2000)

RECAP
28 June 14, 2000

NOTICE by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp to take deposition of Richard Spinn, Francisco Gonzalez and Jeff Jacobs on 7/10/00, filed. (psmith) Modified on 06/15/2000 (Entered: 06/15/2000)

RECAP
29 June 15, 2000

AMENDED [11-1] Disclosures, by EEOC, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 06/15/2000)

RECAP
30 June 15, 2000

DEFTS' DESIGNATION OF EXPERT WITNESSES with reports by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp, filed. (ddarneille) (Entered: 06/15/2000)

RECAP
31 June 15, 2000

DEFTS' SUPPLEMENTAL INITIAL DISCLOSURES by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp, filed. (ddarneille) (Entered: 06/15/2000)

RECAP
32 June 20, 2000

SUR-REPLY by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp to EEOC's Opposition to [24-1] motion for leave to amend counterclaim, filed (psmith) (Entered: 06/21/2000)

RECAP
33 June 28, 2000

ORDER that Defts' [24-1] motion for leave to amend counterclaim - DENIED, entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (fmremp) (Entered: 06/28/2000)

RECAP
34 July 14, 2000

SECOND MOTION for partial summary judgment by EEOC, Motion Docket Date 8/3/00 [34-1] motion, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 07/14/2000)

RECAP
35 July 17, 2000

MOTION for summary judgment by AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp, Motion Docket Date 8/6/00 [35-1] motion, filed. (in brown expandex folder with CONFIDENTIAL documents placed in sealed envelope) (psmith) (Entered: 07/18/2000)

RECAP
36 July 17, 2000

ORDER entered GRANTING Pltfs [24-1] motion for leave to amend counterclaim. Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (psmith) (Entered: 07/18/2000)

RECAP
37 July 20, 2000

AFFIDAVIT Of Douglas Reynolds, filed (psmith) (Entered: 07/21/2000)

RECAP
38 July 26, 2000

UNOPPOSED MOTION to exceed page limits by EEOC, Motion Docket Date 8/15/00 [38-1] motion, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 07/26/2000)

RECAP
39 July 27, 2000

ORDER entered GRANTING Pltfs [38-1] motion to exceed page limits. Pltf may file a brief or memorandum which exceeds 20 pages. Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (psmith) (Entered: 07/28/2000)

RECAP
40 Aug. 2, 2000

RESPONSE by Defts AMOCO Chemical Co and BP AMOCO Corp to EEOC's [34-1] second motion for partial summary judgment on failure to conciliate defense, filed. (fmremp) (Entered: 08/02/2000)

RECAP
41 Aug. 7, 2000

RESPONSE by EEOC to Defts [35-1] motion for summary judgment, filed. (in brown expandable folder) (psmith) (Entered: 08/08/2000)

RECAP
42 Aug. 7, 2000

OBJECTION to Defts Summary Judgment Evidence, by EEOC, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 08/08/2000)

RECAP
43 Aug. 14, 2000

AMENDED Exhibit 33 to Pltfs [41-1] Response to Defts Motion for Summary Judgment, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 08/14/2000)

RECAP
44 Sept. 22, 2000

ORDER entered DENYING as moot EEOC's Second [34-1] motion for partial summary judgment. Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (psmith) (Entered: 09/22/2000)

RECAP
45 Oct. 24, 2000

AGREED MOTION to enter consent decree, by EEOC, AMOCO Chemical Co, BP AMOCO Corp, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 10/25/2000)

RECAP
46 Oct. 30, 2000

CONSENT DECREE entered GRANTING the [45-1] agreed motion to enter consent decree. The parties shall bear their own costs and attorneys fees. Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (psmith) (Entered: 10/31/2000)

RECAP
Oct. 30, 2000

Case closed (psmith) (Entered: 10/31/2000)

PACER
Oct. 30, 2000

Case closed (psmith)

Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 10, 1999

Closing Date: Oct. 30, 2003

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

AMOCO Chemical Company Inc

BP AMOCO Corp

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Southern District of Texas 4:99-cv-01414

Available Documents:

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

Hire

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 100000

Order Duration: 2000 - 2003

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Hiring

Discrimination Basis:

Age discrimination

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation