Case: EEOC v. SIX L'S PACKING CO.

2:03-cv-00570 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2003

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

In September 2003, the Miami District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Six L's Packing Co., Inc. and Produce Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the charging parties, female employees, to a sexually hostile work environment consisting of unwelcome sexual comments, requests for sexual favors, and touching, and in one instance retaliation for complaint about the alleged harassment, resulting in the constructive discharge of the charging parties. The charging parties intervened in the lawsuit in January 2004. Following some conferences, the parties settled the dispute through a consent decree in November 2004 and judgment was entered in favor of the EEOC and complainants in December 2004.

The three-year decree, containing a non-discrimination and non-retaliation clause, required the defendant to: post and distribute notice of employee rights, provide annual training sessions to managers and personnel, expunge one complainant's record and provide a neutral reference, and pay $206,000 to be distributed among three individuals.

The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last until 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Summary Authors

Daisy Manning (10/9/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/3/2018)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Arias, Victor M. (Florida)

Cooper, Cheryl A. (Florida)

Dreiband, Eric (Florida)

Farrell, Michael J. (Florida)

Franklin-Thomas, Delner (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Judge(s)

Steele, John E. (Florida)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Arias, Victor M. (Florida)

Cooper, Cheryl A. (Florida)

Dreiband, Eric (Florida)

Farrell, Michael J. (Florida)

Franklin-Thomas, Delner (Florida)

Lee, James L. (Florida)

Reams, Gwendolyn Y. (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Potanovic, John F. (Florida)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

	Document
2:03-cv-00570	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Six L's Packing Co.	Dec. 1, 2004	Dec. 1, 2004 Docket
1 2:03-cv-00570	Complaint EEOC v. Six L's Packing Co.	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003 Complaint
17 2:03-cv-00570	[Intervenor Complaint] Seide v. Six L's Packing Co.	Jan. 26, 2004	Jan. 26, 2004 Complaint
23 2:03-cv-00570	Consent Decree EEOC v. Produce, Inc.	Nov. 2, 2004	Nov. 2, 2004 Settlement Agreement
	EEOC Litigation Settlement Report (November 2004) EEOC v. Produce, Inc. No Court	Nov. 30, 2004	Nov. 30, 2004 Press Release
	EEOC's Office of General Counsel FY 2005 Annual Report [Excerpt] EEOC v. Produce, Inc. No Court	April 13, 2006	April 13, 2006 Press Release

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Resources

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/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11694591/us-equal-employmen-v-six-ls-packing-co/

Last updated April 18, 2025, 9:13 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed; jury demand. (drn) (Entered: 09/30/2003)	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003 RECAP
	MAGISTRATE JUDGE CASE ASSIGNMENT Magistrate assigned: Douglas N. Frazier (drn)	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003 PACER
	SUMMONS(ES) issued for Six L's Packing Co. and Produce, Inc. (drn)	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003 PACER
2	NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - TRACK 2. (ctc) (sll) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	Oct. 1, 2003	Oct. 1, 2003 PACER
3	INTERESTED PERSONS ORDER ( Signed by Judge John E. Steele ) ctc (sll) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	Oct. 1, 2003	Oct. 1, 2003 PACER
4	NOTICE of filing by U.S. Equal Employmen (sll) (Entered: 10/14/2003)	Oct. 14, 2003	Oct. 14, 2003 PACER
5	NOTICE by U.S. Equal Employmen of pendency of other actions re: order of compliance to local rule (sll) (Entered: 10/14/2003)	Oct. 14, 2003	Oct. 14, 2003 PACER
6	CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE by U.S. Equal Employmen Re: [3-1] order (sll) (Entered: 10/14/2003)	Oct. 14, 2003	Oct. 14, 2003 PACER
7	NOTICE of attorney appearance for U.S. Equal Employmen by Cheryl A. Cooper (sll) (Entered: 11/18/2003)	Nov. 17, 2003	Nov. 17, 2003 PACER
8	RETURN of service executed as to Produce, Inc. on 11/10/03 Answer due on 12/1/03 for Produce, Inc. (sll) (Entered: 11/24/2003)	Nov. 21, 2003	Nov. 21, 2003 PACER
9	RETURN of service executed as to Six L's Packing Co. on 11/10/03 Answer due on 12/1/03 for Six L's Packing Co. (sll) (Entered: 11/24/2003)	Nov. 21, 2003	Nov. 21, 2003 PACER
10	ANSWER and defenses to [1-1] complaint by Six L's Packing Co., Produce, Inc. (sll) (Entered: 12/02/2003)	Dec. 1, 2003	Dec. 1, 2003 PACER
11	INTERESTED PERSONS ORDER directing Six L's Packing Co., Inc., and Produce, Inc. shall file within 11 days from the date of this order. ( Signed by Judge John E. Steele ) ctc (bjt) (Entered: 12/02/2003)	Dec. 2, 2003	Dec. 2, 2003 PACER
12	NOTICE by Six L's Packing Co., Produce, Inc. of pendency of other actions re: order of compliance to local rule (sll) (Entered: 12/15/2003)	Dec. 12, 2003	Dec. 12, 2003 PACER
13	CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE by Six L's Packing Co., Produce, Inc. Re: [11-1] order (sll) (Entered: 12/15/2003)	Dec. 12, 2003	Dec. 12, 2003 PACER
14	CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT (sll) (Entered: 01/23/2004)	Jan. 22, 2004	Jan. 22, 2004 PACER
15	MOTION with memorandum in support to intervene by Elianne Francis, Marie Francois, Miriame Seide referred to Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier (sll) (Entered: 01/23/2004)	Jan. 23, 2004	Jan. 23, 2004 PACER
16	ORDER granting [15-1] motion to intervene by Elianne Francis, Marie Francois, Miriame Seide ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier ) ctc (sll) (Entered: 01/27/2004)	Jan. 26, 2004	Jan. 26, 2004 PACER
17	DEMAND for jury trial by Elianne Francis, Marie Francois, Miriame Seide (sll) (Entered: 01/27/2004)	Jan. 26, 2004	Jan. 26, 2004 PACER
18	CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of parties,amending of pleadings on 4/30/04 ; Discovery cutoff 12/10/04 ; dispositive motion filing deadline for 1/17/05 Pretrial statement due on or before 3/14/05 ; Pretrial conference for 10:00 4/11/05 ; Jury trial set for 5/2/05 ; Scheduled for Judge John E. Steele ( signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier ) ctc (sll) (Entered: 02/09/2004)	Feb. 6, 2004	Feb. 6, 2004 PACER
19	ANSWER and defenses by Six L's Packing Co., Produce, Inc. to [17-1] intervenor complaint (sll) (Entered: 02/18/2004)	Feb. 17, 2004	Feb. 17, 2004 PACER
20	NOTICE of mediation conference (sll) (Entered: 04/28/2004)	April 28, 2004	April 28, 2004 PACER
	DEADLINE updated; setting mediation conference for 10:30 5/6/04 (sll)	April 28, 2004	April 28, 2004 PACER
21	ORDER the parties shall advise the Court within 11 days as to the status of the mediation. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier) ctc (drn) (Entered: 05/27/2004)	May 27, 2004	May 27, 2004 PACER
22	MEDIATION REPORT. Mediation conference held: 5/6/04. not specified, mediator. Hearing outcome: continued (sll) (Entered: 06/07/2004)	June 3, 2004	June 3, 2004 PACER
23	CONSENT DECREE by Elianne Francis, Marie Francois, Produce, Inc., Miriame Seide, Six L's Packing Co., Inc., United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Cooper, Cheryl) (Entered: 11/02/2004)	Nov. 2, 2004	Nov. 2, 2004 PACER
24	NOTICE of Hearing: Telephone Conference set for 11/29/2004 04:45 PM before Judge John E. Steele. (Chambers will initiate the call.)(LAG, ) (Entered: 11/10/2004)	Nov. 10, 2004	Nov. 10, 2004 PACER
27	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge John E. Steele : Telephone Conference held on 11/29/2004. Parties agreed to strike paragraph 21 of the Consent Decree. (lah, ) (Entered: 11/30/2004)	Nov. 29, 2004	Nov. 29, 2004 PACER
25	ORDER ADOPTING AND APPROVING CONSENT DECREE 23 filed by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Six L's Packing Co., Inc., Marie Francois, Produce, Inc., Elianne Francis, Miriame Seide. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this matter for purposes of enforcement of the Consent Decree. The Consent Decree will be entered separately. The Clerk shall enter judgment adopting the Consent Decree by attaching a copy of the signed Consent Decree, with the Court retaining jurisdiction over its enforcement. The Clerk shall further terminate any remaining deadlines and motions, and close the file. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 11/30/2004. (RKM) (Entered: 11/30/2004)	Nov. 30, 2004	Nov. 30, 2004 PACER
26	ENDORSED CONSENT DECREE. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 11/30/2004. (RKM) (Entered: 11/30/2004)	Nov. 30, 2004	Nov. 30, 2004 PACER
28	JUDGMENT in favor of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Myriam Seide, Marie Francois and Elaine Francis (Signed by Deputy Clerk) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Consent Decree) (slu, ) (Entered: 12/02/2004) 2 Exhibit Consent Decree View on PACER	Dec. 1, 2004	Dec. 1, 2004 PACER