Case: EEOC v. SHANER HOTEL GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DBA RADISSON

2:02-cv-02279 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Filed Date: April 18, 2002

Closed Date: Jan. 22, 2003

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Case Summary

In April 2002, the Memphis District Office of the EEOC brought this action against Shaner Hotel Group Limited Partnership, a hotel chain (d/b/a Radisson Downtown Memphis). We do not have a copy of the complaint. However, according to the settlement agreement, it alleged that the defendant discriminated against the charging party, an African American employee, and a class of other African American employees because of their race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In December 2002, a settlement conference was held and the parties reached an agreement in January 2003. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the defendant agreed to pay $197,000 in damages and back pay, to be divided among six individuals.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (6/4/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11619713/parties/eeoc-v-shaner-hotel-group/

Judge(s)

Mays, Samuel H. (Tennessee)

Judge(s)

Mays, Samuel H. (Tennessee)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:02-cv-02279	Docket (PACER)	Jan. 22, 2003	Jan. 22, 2003 Docket
11 2:02-cv-02279	Settlement Agreement	Jan. 7, 2003	Jan. 7, 2003 Order/Opinion
13 2:02-cv-02279	Judgment	Jan. 22, 2003	Jan. 22, 2003 Order/Opinion
12 2:02-cv-02279	Stipulation and Order of Dismissal	May 10, 2007	May 10, 2007 Order/Opinion
2:02-cv-02279	EEOC Litigation Settlements January 2003 No Court	May 10, 2007	May 10, 2007 Press Release

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Black Farmers FAQ: The history of discrimination against Black farmers and policy initiatives to remedy these inequities. Legal Defense Fund	Black farmers have long faced systemic discrimination by public and private institutions and barriers to economic mobility. Inequities in the administration of government farm programs and discrimina…		https://www.naacpldf.org/...
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/11619713/eeoc-v-shaner-hotel-group/

Last updated April 8, 2025, 7:03 p.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (Summons NOT issued) ; Filing fee $ waived (AGJ) (Entered: 04/19/2002)	April 18, 2002	April 18, 2002
2	ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 2-11 by Chief Judge James D. Todd Case reassigned to Judge Samuel H. Mays Jr. (cc: all counsel) (YDS) (Entered: 06/20/2002)	June 18, 2002	June 18, 2002
3	SETTING LETTER : scheduling conference set for 1:30 7/15/02, Courtroom 2 (YDS) (Entered: 06/21/2002)	June 21, 2002	June 21, 2002
4	ANSWER by defendant Shaner Hotel Group to [1-1]; jury demand (YDS) (Entered: 07/03/2002)	July 1, 2002	July 1, 2002
5	RULE 26 Report of Parties' Planning Meeting by EEOC, Shaner Hotel Group (YDS) (Entered: 07/09/2002)	July 9, 2002	July 9, 2002
6	MINUTES: Scheduling Conference held on 7/15/02; medication anticipated; discovery ddl set 5/1/03; dispositive/summary jgm motion filing ddl set 7/1/03; proposed joint pretrial order ddl 5:00 9/8/03; pretrial conference set 9:00 9/15/03; jury trial set 9:30 9/22/03, est 5 days Presiding Judge: Mays PLA Atty: D. Smith DFT Atty: C. Schwimmer C/R: Sharlyn Phillips (YDS) (Entered: 07/16/2002)	July 15, 2002	July 15, 2002
8	ORDER OF REFERENCE FOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE by Judge Samuel H. Mays Jr. ..This case is therefore referred to Mag Judge Breen to conduct a settlement conf at a date and time to be determined by Mag Judge Breen and the parties. (cc: all counsel) (EHG) (Entered: 08/12/2002)	Aug. 12, 2002	Aug. 12, 2002
9	SETTING LETTER : settlement conference set for 10:00 11/1/02 before Mag Judge Breen, Rm 356 (YDS) (Entered: 09/13/2002)	Sept. 13, 2002	Sept. 13, 2002
10	MINUTES: Out-of-Court Mintues: Settlement Conference held before Mag Judge Breen on 11/1/02; this case had settled; order of dismissal should be submitted by the parties w/i new few weeks (YDS) (Entered: 12/20/2002)	Dec. 19, 2002	Dec. 19, 2002
11	NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT filed by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Shaner Hotel Group : Shaner agrees to pay a total of $192,000 in settlement claims for nonpecuniary compensatory damages and $5,000.00 in settlement of claims for alleged lost backpay to class of former employees...counsel for pla and Shaner shall execute and file w/the Court a Stipulation and order of Dismissal w/Prejudice, stating that each party is to bear its own costs and attorneys' fees. (YDS) (Entered: 01/08/2003)	Jan. 7, 2003	Jan. 7, 2003 Clearinghouse
12	STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL by Judge Samuel H. Mays Jr. re [11-1] : the case is hereby dismissed w/prejudice. Each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys' fees; terminating case (cc: all counsel) (YDS) (Entered: 01/08/2003)	Jan. 7, 2003	Jan. 7, 2003 Clearinghouse
13	JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE: by Judge Samuel H. Mays Jr. re [12-2] (cc: all counsel) (EHG) (Entered: 01/23/2003)	Jan. 22, 2003	Jan. 22, 2003 Clearinghouse