Case: EEOC v. BELLE CHASE MARINE, INC.

2:01-cv-02981 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2001

Closed Date: June 11, 2002

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Case Summary

In September, 2001 the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Belle Chasse Marine Transportation, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana alleging discrimination on the basis of race, black, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant allegedly subjected complainant, a black employee, to a racially hostile environment by permitting derogatory comments to be made to the complainant due to his marriage to a white female, allowing its managers to make other inappropriate comments, and assigning menial and demeaning tasks to African-American employees outside their duties. The parties settled the dispute in June 2002 through a consent decree, prior to the defendant's appearance in court.

The two-year decree, containing agreements not to discriminate or retaliate, required the defendant to: re-employ complainant at a different work site, distribute notice of employee rights, provide EEO training both internally and externally for its managers, implement a complaint resolution process, keep records of all employment applications and pay $14,500 to be distributed among 6 individuals

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Daisy Manning (10/18/2007)

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2:01-cv-02981	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Belle Chasse Marine	June 11, 2002	June 11, 2002 Docket
1 2:01-cv-02981	Complaint EEOC v. Belle Chasse Marine Trans., Inc.	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001 Complaint
11 2:01-cv-02981	Consent Decree EEOC v. Belle Chasse Marine Trans., Inc.	June 11, 2002	June 11, 2002 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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT; 1 summons(es) issued (bc) (Entered: 10/02/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001
	Automatic Referral (Utility Event) to Magistrate Judge Karen W. Roby (bc) (Entered: 10/02/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001
2	M.E. (2/4/02) ORDER that case is set before Mag Judge for call docket at 11:00 2/20/02 by Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby (pck) (Entered: 02/06/2002)	Feb. 6, 2002	Feb. 6, 2002
3	WAIVER OF SERVICE of summons and complaint sent to defendant Belle Chasse Mar on 10/3/01 (bb) (Entered: 02/21/2002)	Feb. 19, 2002	Feb. 19, 2002
4	WAIVER OF SERVICE of summons and complaint sent to defendant Belle Chasse Mar on 10/3/01 (bb) (Entered: 02/21/2002)	Feb. 20, 2002	Feb. 20, 2002
5	MINUTE ENTRY ( 2/20/02 ) On 2/19/02 the pla informed the Court that the dft has agreed to a waiver of sms; accordingly, pla has satisfied the call docket order by Magistrate Judge Karen W. Roby (bb) (Entered: 02/21/2002)	Feb. 21, 2002	Feb. 21, 2002
6	M.E. (4/2/02) CALL DOCKET: ORDERED that pla show cause in writing by 4/17/02 why claims & demands agst dft Belle Chasse Mar Transportation should not be dismissed for pla's failure to prosecute Judge for call docket by Clerk (pck) (Entered: 04/03/2002)	April 3, 2002	April 3, 2002
8	Motion by plaintiff EEOC to cont matter for 60 days to allow the ptys to finalize their Consent Decree and ORDER - denied as moot by Magistrate Judge Karen W. Roby (gw) (Entered: 04/19/2002)	April 15, 2002	April 15, 2002
7	MINUTE ENTRY ( 4/17/02 ) the Mag Judge was notified that negotiations were successful & a settlement was reached; call docket set 4/17/02 is satisfied; Dist Judge's staff was notified to enter a dismissal w/a retention of jurisdiction by Magistrate Judge Karen W. Roby (pck) (Entered: 04/18/2002)	April 18, 2002	April 18, 2002
9	SIXTY DAY ORDER to dismiss case by Judge Ivan L. Lemelle Date Signed: 4/29/02 (CLOSED) (tbl) (Entered: 05/08/2002)	May 7, 2002	May 7, 2002
10	MOTION by plaintiff EEOC to approve and enter consent decree referred to Magistrate Judge Karen W. Roby to be heard before mag judge; no hrg date set (pck) (Entered: 06/11/2002)	June 6, 2002	June 6, 2002
11	CONSENT DECREE: ORDERED that the negotiation, execution & entry of this consent decree will fully & finally resolve any and all claims of the Title VII violation brought by the Commission agst dft alleged in the instant civil action as stated herein; dft agrees to pay to Michael Samson $12,500.00 as stated herein w/in 15 days of entry of the decree; dft agrees to re-employ Michael Samson as stated herein; dft agrees to pay the class members identified herein $500.00 each w/in 15 days of entry of the decree; dft agrees to send at least 50 percent of its managerial employees to training as stated herein; dft agrees to conduct internal training as stated herein; dft agrees to cont to implement & distribute employees as stated herein; pla & dft will bear their own atty's fees & costs; the decree shall remain in effect for a period of 2 years from the date of its execution as stated herein by Magistrate Judge Karen W. Roby Date Signed: 6/10/02 (pck) (Entered: 06/11/2002)	June 11, 2002	June 11, 2002