Case: EEOC v. SAPARK ENTERPRISES LLC (d/b/a RAMADA INN PASADENA)

4:04-cv-03706 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 23, 2004

Closed Date: 2009

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Case Summary

In September 2004, the EEOC's Houston office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against Sapark Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Ramada Inn Pasadena alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the EEOC alleged that defendant had, through its agents, a manager and supervisor at a Ramada Inn motel, subjected a class of females to sexual harassment that resulted in a loss of their equal employment opportunity and their constructive discharge. The defendant filed a counter-claim in October 2004 for costs and attorney's fees. Later, however, the parties came to an agreement in a consent decree that was adopted by the court in January 2006. Despite the fact that defendant had divested itself of ownership in any hotels or motels, the decree provided that, if the defendant, during the three-year term of the consent decree, gains control of any hotels or motels, it must develop an anti-discrimination policy and disseminate it to all employees. The decree also ordered the defendant to pay $30,000 to satisfy the claims of two complainants and an unknown number of female class members. The settlement term was 3 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

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Summary Authors

Tony Friedman (7/31/2007)

Clearinghouse (6/12/2017)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4396235/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-sapark-enterprises-llc/

Judge(s)

Johnson, Nancy K. (Texas)

Judge(s)

Johnson, Nancy K. (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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4:04-cv-03706	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Sapark Enterprises, LLC	Jan. 9, 2006	Jan. 9, 2006 Docket
1 4:04-cv-03706	Original Complaint EEOC v. Sapark Enterprises	Sept. 23, 2004	Sept. 23, 2004 Complaint
23 4:04-cv-03706	Consent Decree EEOC v. Sapark Enterprises	Jan. 9, 2006	Jan. 9, 2006 Settlement Agreement

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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/4396235/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-sapark-enterprises-llc/

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 23, 2004

Closing Date: 2009

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

Sapark Enterprises, LLC

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Southern District of Texas 4:04-cv-03706

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:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Expungement of Employment Record

Neutral/Positive Reference

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 30000

Order Duration: 2006 - 2009

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

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. SAPARK ENTERPRISES LLC (d/b/a RAMADA INN PASADENA), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/8075/ (last updated 6/12/2017).